The Northeast Conference softball tournament (also referred to as the Northeast Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Northeast Conference. It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format The tournament has always used a double-elimination format. The number of teams has varied with the number of eligible members of the NEC. From 1987–1989, six teams participated. In 1990 and 1991, the field consisted of seven teams. In 1992, eight teams participated while beginning in 1993, nine teams made up the field. From 1996 through 1998, the field was set at six. Since 1999, the tournament field has consisted of the top four finishers from the regular season.
Champions
Year-by-year Year Champion Location MVP 1987 Fort Hamilton • Brooklyn, NY Judy Gouveia, Long Island 1988 Fort Hamilton • Brooklyn, NY Thuy Bonagura, Long Island 1989 Fort Hamilton • Brooklyn, NY Natalie Jufer, Long Island 1990 Fort Hamilton • Brooklyn, NY Lisa Ostermann, Long Island 1991 Yardley, PA Tera Prosser, Robert Morris 1992 New Britain, PA Tera Prosser, Robert Morris 1993 New Britain, PA Heather Ferrari, Robert Morris 1994 New Britain, PA Alissa Noel, Robert Morris 1995 Staten Island, NY Jennifer Dahl, Rider 1996 Franklin Park, PA Michele Hudson, Marist 1997 Franklin Park, PA Jen Dahl, Rider 1998 Franklin Park, PA Erica Schwanke, Robert Morris 1999 Franklin Park, PA Shannon Payne, Long Island 2000 Brooklyn, NY Crystal Ray, UMBC 2001 Brooklyn, NY Shannon Payne, Long Island 2002 West Long Branch, NJ Lisa Boone, UMBC 2003 Brooklyn, NY Crystal Eubanks, Long Island 2004 Brooklyn, NY Krystal Mejia, Long Island 2005 Moon Township, PA Danielle Cohen, Robert Morris 2006 Teaneck, NJ Jenny Giles, Long Island 2007 Teaneck, NJ Jenny Giles, Long Island 2008 Brooklyn, NY Blaire Porter, Long Island 2009 Queens, NY Jen Russell, Sacred Heart 2010 Teaneck, NJ Brynn Lewis, Long Island 2011 Moon Township, PA Jen Russell, Sacred Heart 2012 Moon Township, PA Sterling Hoham, Long Island 2013 Moon Township, PA Laura Messina, Central Connecticut 2014 Smithfield, RI Elle Madsen, Bryant 2015 Moon Township, PA Kat Malcolm, Central Connecticut 2016 Brooklyn, NY Erynn Sobieski, LIU Brooklyn 2017 Loretto, PA Sierra McKee, Saint Francis 2018 Loretto, PA Adrian Smith, Saint Francis 2019 Brooklyn, NY Christina Clark, Saint Francis 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 Loretto, PA Grace Vesco, Saint Francis 2022 Loretto, PA Grace Vesco, Saint Francis 2023 Loretto, PA Camryn Lyman, LIU 2024 Loretto, PA Lexi Hernandez, Saint Francis 2025 Brooklyn, NY Savannah Nash, Saint Francis 2026 LIU Softball Complex • Brooklyn, NY Sydnie Trujillo, Wagner
By school School Championships Years LIU 15 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2023 Saint Francis 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 Robert Morris 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005 Central Connecticut 2 2013, 2015 Rider 2 1995, 1997 Sacred Heart 2 2009, 2011 UMBC 2 2000, 2002 Bryant 1 2014 Marist 1 1996 Wagner 1 2026 Italics indicates the school currently does not sponsor softball in the NEC.
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