The Lone Star Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Lone Star Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1983. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the Lone Star Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 1983 Abilene Christian 55–53 Texas A&I Nacogdoches, TX 1984 Howard Payne 53–51 Sam Houston State Commerce, TX 1985 Abilene Christian 70–50 Howard Payne Abilene, TX 1986 Abilene Christian 102–56 Angelo State Abilene, TX 1987 West Texas State 98–60 Abilene Christian Canyon, TX 1988 West Texas State 82–53 Abilene Christian Canyon, TX 1989 West Texas State 72–58 Abilene Christian Canyon, TX 1990 West Texas State 78–50 Texas Woman's Canyon, TX 1991 West Texas State 86–52 Eastern New Mexico Canyon, TX 1992 Central Oklahoma 87–85 Abilene Christian Abilene, TX 1993 Abilene Christian 90–79 Eastern New Mexico Abilene, TX 1994 Angelo State 79–69 Abilene Christian San Angelo, TX 1995 West Texas A&M 74–68 Abilene Christian Canyon, TX 1996 Abilene Christian 82–60 West Texas A&M Canyon, TX 1997 West Texas A&M 59–56 Abilene Christian Canyon, TX 1998 Abilene Christian 76–54 Harding Abilene, TX 1999 Abilene Christian 70–57 West Texas A&M Canyon, TX 2000 Texas A&M–Kingsville 82–67 West Texas A&M Kingsville, TX 2001 Midwestern State 65–61 Southeastern Oklahoma Wichita Falls, TX 2002 Angelo State 82–67 Midwestern State San Angelo, TX 2003 Northeastern State 82–68 West Texas A&M Tahlequah, OK 2004 Angelo State 78–63 Northeastern State Canyon, TX 2005 Angelo State 61–49 Northeastern State Tahlequah, OK 2006 West Texas A&M 83–68 Angelo State Canyon, TX 2007 Texas A&M–Commerce 81–71 West Texas A&M Commerce, TX 2008 West Texas A&M 85–73 Central Oklahoma Bartlesville, OK 2009 West Texas A&M 66–59 Central Oklahoma Bartlesville, OK 2010 West Texas A&M 66–59 Northeastern State Bartlesville, OK 2011 Texas Woman's 74–73 Central Oklahoma Bartlesville, OK 2012 Tarleton State 48–44 Incarnate Word Allen, TX 2013 Midwestern State 85–83 (OT) West Texas A&M 2014 West Texas A&M 73–67 Tarleton State 2015 West Texas A&M 73–70 Midwestern State 2016 Angelo State 68–65 (2OT) West Texas A&M 2017 Tarleton State 80–78 Angelo State 2018 West Texas A&M 80–66 Tarleton State Frisco, TX 2019 West Texas A&M 71–55 Angelo State 2020 Lubbock Christian 57–44 Texas A&M–Commerce 2021 Lubbock Christian 78–57 Texas A&M–Commerce Lubbock, TX 2022 West Texas A&M 67–66 Texas A&M–Commerce Frisco, TX 2023 Angelo State 63–62 Texas Woman's 2024 Texas Woman's 70–60 UT Permian Basin 2025 Texas Woman's 73-66 (OT) Lubbock Christian 2026 Texas Woman's 54–46 West Texas A&M
Championship records School School FinalsRecord FinalsAppearances Years West Texas A&M(West Texas State) 16–8 24 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022 Abilene Christian 7–7 14 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999 Angelo State 6–4 10 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2023 Texas Woman's 4–2 6 2011, 2024, 2025, 2026 Tarleton State 2–2 4 2012, 2017 Midwestern State 2–2 4 2001, 2013 Lubbock Christian 2–1 3 2020, 2021 Texas A&M–Commerce(East Texas State; now East Texas A&M) 1–3 4 2007 Northeastern State (OK) 1–3 4 2003 Texas A&M–Kingsville(Texas A&I) 1–1 2 2000 Central Oklahoma(Central State) 1–3 4 1992 Howard Payne 1–1 2 1984 Eastern New Mexico 0–2 2 UT Permian Basin 0–1 1 Sam Houston State 0–1 1 Harding 0–1 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0–1 1 Incarnate Word 0–1 1 Arkansas–Fort Smith, Cameron, Dallas Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward's, St. Mary's (TX), Texas A&M International, UT Tyler, and Western New Mexico have yet to qualify for the tournament finals. Sul Ross State left the LSC in 1976, before the women's tournament was established, and did not return to the conference until the 2024–25 season. East Central, Ouachita Baptist, Southwest Texas State (now Texas State), Southwestern Oklahoma State, and Stephen F. Austin never qualified for the tournament finals as Lone Star Conference members. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Lone Star Conference
See also Lone Star Conference men's basketball tournament
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