United Soccer Conference
The United Soccer Conference was an NCAA Division I conference founded in 2005 whose members competed in the sport of women's soccer. On February 10, 2007, New Jersey Institute of Technology joined the conference, however later that year on July 1, 2007, Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State left the conference and joined The Summit League. On February 12, 2009, it was announced that the Great West Conference would add Delaware State, Howard, and South Carolina State as associate members to compete in a soccer conference with Houston Baptist, NJIT, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah Valley beginning with the 2009–2010 school year. [1] This left Longwood to compete as an independent for the 2009–10 school year, and caused the United Soccer Conference to fold.[2]
Charter members of the conference were Delaware State, Howard, IPFW, Longwood, South Carolina State, and Utah Valley
Former members
[edit]| Institution | Team | Joined | Left | Current women's soccer conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State University | Hornets | 2005 | 2009 | Independent |
| Howard University | Lady Bison | 2005 | 2009 | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne[a] | Mastodons | 2005 | 2006 | Summit League |
| Longwood University | Lancers | 2005 | 2009 | Big South Conference |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Highlanders | 2007 | 2009 | ASUN Conference |
| North Dakota State University | Bison | 2006 | 2006 | Summit League |
| South Carolina State University | Lady Bulldogs | 2005 | 2009 | Independent |
| South Dakota State University | Jackrabbits | 2006 | 2006 | Summit League |
| Utah Valley University | Wolverines | 2005 | 2009 | Western Athletic Conference |
- ^ IPFW split into two separate institutions on July 1, 2018. The school's athletic program was inherited by Purdue University Fort Wayne, the larger of the two new institutions, and rebranded at that time as "Purdue Fort Wayne".
Conference Champions
[edit]| Season | Conference Champion |
|---|---|
| 2005 | IPFW |
| 2006 | South Dakota State |
| 2007 | Utah Valley State |
References
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