Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
Collegiate basketball tournament
The Southern Conference women's basketball tournament has been played every year since the 1983–1984 academic year. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship .
Chattanooga leads the conference in wins, with 20 in 40 tournaments and five consecutively from 2013 until 2017.[ 1]
Results
Year
Tournament champion
Score
Runner-up
Site
Most Valuable Player
1984
Chattanooga 60–45
East Tennessee State
Chattanooga, TN
Tina Chairs, Chattanooga
1985
Chattanooga 88–76
Marshall
Johnson City, TN
Chris McClure, Chattanooga
1986
Chattanooga 77–69
Marshall
Boone, NC
Regina Kirk, Chattanooga
1987
Appalachian State 68–65
Marshall
Cullowhee, NC
Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State
1988
Appalachian State 72–67
Marshall
Huntington, WV
Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State
1989
Chattanooga 69–65
Furman
Johnson City, TN
Janice Rhynehardt, Furman; Nancy Smith, Chattanooga
1990
Appalachian State 94–90
Furman
Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State
1991
Appalachian State 98–87
East Tennessee State
Nicole Hopson, East Tennessee State
1992
Chattanooga 84–66
Furman
Kim Brown, Chattanooga
1993
Georgia Southern 76–73
Furman
Janice Johnson, Georgia Southern
1994
Georgia Southern 59–55
Furman
Greenville, SC
Rushia Brown, Furman
1995
Furman 88–85
East Tennessee State |
Asheville, NC
DeShawne Blocker, East Tennessee State
1996
Appalachian State 77–75
Marshall
Greensboro, NC
Stephanie Wine, Marshall
1997
Marshall 77–69
Georgia Southern
Keri Simmons, Marshall
1998
UNC Greensboro 75–69
Georgia Southern
Telly Hall, Georgia Southern
1999
Appalachian State 78–69
Davidson
Beth Schoolfield, Appalachian State
2000
Furman 68–49
UNC Greensboro
Greenville, SC
Brianne Dodgen, UNCG
2001
Chattanooga 64–63
UNC Greensboro
ChoRhonda Gwaltney, UNCG
2002
Chattanooga 77–69
UNC Greensboro
Charleston, SC
Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga
2003
Chattanooga 66–52
Georgia Southern
Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga
2004
Chattanooga 86–68
Western Carolina
Katasha Brown, Chattanooga
2005
Western Carolina 97–95 (2OT)
Georgia Southern
Chattanooga, TN
Jennifer Gardner, Western Carolina
2006
Chattanooga 91–79
UNC Greensboro
North Charleston, SC
Tiffani Roberson, Chattanooga
2007
Chattanooga 84–66
Western Carolina
Alex Anderson, Chattanooga
2008
Chattanooga 71–59
Western Carolina
Alex Anderson, Chattanooga
2009
Western Carolina 101–87 (3OT)
College of Charleston
Chattanooga, TN
Brooke Johnson, Western Carolina
2010
Chattanooga 72–67
Samford
Charlotte, NC
Shanara Hollinquest, Chattanooga
2011
Samford 57–54
Appalachian State
Chattanooga, TN
Savannah Hill, Samford
2012
Samford 54–43
Appalachian State
Asheville, NC
Shelby Campbell, Samford
2013
Chattanooga 64–63
Davidson
Ashlen Dewart, Chattanooga
2014
Chattanooga 71–45
Davidson
Taylor Hall, Chattanooga
2015
Chattanooga 61–56 (OT)
East Tennessee State
Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
2016
Chattanooga 65–57
Mercer
Alicia Payne, Chattanooga
2017
Chattanooga 61–59
Mercer
Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
2018
Mercer 68–53
East Tennessee State
Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
2019
Mercer 66–63
Furman
KeKe Calloway , Mercer
2020
Samford 59–54
UNC Greensboro
Natalie Armstrong , Samford
2021
Mercer 60–48
Wofford
Amoria Neal-Tysor , Mercer
2022
Mercer 73–54
Furman
Amoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer
2023
Chattanooga 63–53
Wofford
Raven Thompson, Chattanooga
2024
Chattanooga 69–60
UNCG
Jada Guinn, Chattanooga
Champions
Member
Winners
Winning Years
Chattanooga
20
1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024
Appalachian State 6
1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999
Mercer
4
2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Samford
3
2011, 2012, 2020
Georgia Southern 2
1993, 1994
Furman
2
1995, 2000
Western Carolina
2
2005, 2009
UNC Greensboro
1
1998
Marshall 1
1997
See also
References
Teams Championships & awards Seasons
Southern Conference championships
NCAA women's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Conference Postseason
Division II
Conference Postseason
Division III
