# America East Conference women's basketball tournament

The America East Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the America East Conference. The winner of the annual tournament gains an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

## History of the tournament finals

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player | Tournament venue |
| 1985 | Northeastern | 73–59 | Maine | N/A | Unknown |
| 1986 | Northeastern | 62–55 | Boston University | N/A | Unknown |
| 1987 | Northeastern | 55–48 | Maine | N/A | Unknown |
| 1988 | Boston University | 66–62 | Maine | N/A | Unknown |
| 1989 | Boston University | 60–54 | Northeastern | N/A | Unknown |
| 1990 | Maine | 64–54 | Boston University | Rachel Bouchard, Maine | Unknown |
| 1991 | Maine | 79–64 | Vermont | Rachel Bouchard, Maine | Unknown |
| 1992 | Vermont | 70–50 | Maine | Sharon Bay, Vermont | Unknown |
| 1993 | Vermont | 62–45 | Maine | Sharon Bay, Vermont | Unknown |
| 1994 | Vermont | 53–51 | Northeastern | Sheri Turnbull, Vermont | Unknown |
| 1995 | Maine | 70–59 | Northeastern | Cindy Blodgett, Maine | Unknown |
| 1996 | Maine | 88–55 | Vermont | Cindy Blodgett, Maine | Unknown |
| 1997 | Maine | 92–70 | Vermont | Cindy Blodgett, Maine | Unknown |
| 1998 | Maine | 81–80 | Vermont | Cindy Blodgett, Maine | Alfond Arena, (Orono, ME) |
| 1999 | Northeastern | 57–55 | Maine | Tesha Tinsley, Northeastern | Patrick Gym, (Burlington, VT) |
| 2000 | Vermont | 77–50 | Maine | Karalyn Church, Vermont | Patrick Gym, (Burlington, VT) |
| 2001 | Delaware | 69–64 | Vermont | Cindy Johnson, Delaware | Patrick Gym, (Burlington, VT) |
| 2002 | Hartford | 60–57 | Stony Brook | Kenitra Johnson, Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2003 | Boston University | 69–65 | Maine | Katie Terhune, Boston University | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2004 | Maine | 68–43 | Boston University | Heather Ernest, Maine | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2005 | Hartford | 52–50 | Boston University | Erika Messam, Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2006 | Hartford | 75–56 | Boston University | Erika Messam, Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2007 | UMBC | 48–46 | Hartford | Amanda Robinson, UMBC | Binghamton University Events Center, (Vestal, NY) |
| 2008 | Hartford | 61–45 | Boston University | Lisa Etienne, Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2009 | Vermont | 74–66 | Boston University | Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2010 | Vermont | 55–50 | Hartford | Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont | Preliminary Rounds at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) Finals at Chase Areana at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) |
| 2011 | Hartford | 65–53 | Boston University | Alex Hall, Hartford | Preliminary Rounds at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, (West Hartford, CT) Finals at Case Gym, (Boston, MA) |
| 2012 | Albany | 69–61 | UMBC | Ebone Henry, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2013 | Albany | 61–52 | Hartford | Megan Craig, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2014 | Albany | 70–46 | Stony Brook | Shereesha Richards, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2015 | Albany | 84–75 | Hartford | Shereesha Richards, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at Binghamton University Events Center, (Vestal, NY) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2016 | Albany | 59–58 | Maine | Shereesha Richards, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at Binghamton University Events Center, (Vestal, NY) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2017 | Albany | 66–50 | Maine | Imani Tate, Albany | Preliminary Rounds at Cross Insurance Center, (Portland, ME) Finals at SEFCU Arena, (Albany, NY) |
| 2018 | Maine | 74–65 | Hartford | Blanca Millan, Maine | Preliminary Rounds at Cross Insurance Center, Portland, ME Finals at Top seed. |
| 2019 | Maine | 68–48 | Hartford | Blanca Millan, Maine | Campus Sites |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Stony Brook | 64–60 | Maine | Annie Warren, Stony Brook | Campus Sites |
| 2022 | Albany | 56–47 | Maine | Kayla Cooper, Albany | Campus Sites |
| 2023 | Vermont | 38–36 | Albany | Emma Utterback, Vermont | Campus Sites |
| 2024 | Maine | 64–48 | Vermont | Anne Simon, Maine | Campus Sites Finals at Memorial Gymnasium (Orono, ME) |
| 2025 | Vermont | 62–55 | Albany | Nikola Priede, Vermont | Campus sites |

## Tournament championships by school

| School | Tournament Championships | Championship Years |
| Maine | 10 | 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| Vermont | 8 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2023, 2025 |
| Albany | 7 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| Hartford | 5 | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 |
| Northeastern | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999 |
| Boston | 3 | 1988, 1989, 2003 |
| Stony Brook | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware | 1 | 2001 |
| UMBC | 1 | 2007 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | |
| Binghamton | 0 | |
| Bryant | 0 | |
| UMass Lowell | 0 | |
| NJIT | 0 | |
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the America East Conference