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]

Official logo of United Soccer Conference

Charter members of the conference were Delaware State, Howard, IPFW, Longwood, South Carolina State, and Utah Valley

Former members
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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. 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
Season Conference Champion
2005 IPFW
2006 South Dakota State
2007 Utah Valley State

References

Replica Soccer Jerseys

  1. Three Institutions Added as Associate Members for Women's Soccer
  2. Longwood Optimistic For 2009 Season
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