2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament
The 2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 5 and 7, 2015. The three-match tournament took place at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings, South Dakota. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the defending champions, and were successful in defending their championship. They defeated North Dakota State in the final. The win was South Dakota State's third as a member of the conference, and third for coach Lang Wedemeyer. This was South Dakota State's second consecutive championship.
| 2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 985 | ||||
| Site | Fishback Soccer Park Brookings, South Dakota | ||||
| Champions | South Dakota State (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lang Wedemeyer (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Diana Potterveld (South Dakota State) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .250 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Summit League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2023[1] Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top four of the ten teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2015 tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were needed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 7-0-1 | 22 |
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 6-2-0 | 18 |
| 3 | South Dakota State | 5-1-2 | 17 |
| 4 | South Dakota | 5-3-0 | 15 |
Bracket
Source:[2]
| Semifinals Thursday, November 5 | Final Saturday, November 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota State | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | South Dakota | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | North Dakota State | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Oral Roberts | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | South Dakota State | 3 | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 5, 2015 | #2 Oral Roberts | 1-3 | #3 South Dakota State | Brookings, SD |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 237 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Tyler Soyer Okey Abara Fourth official: Christopher Koloffon |
| November 5, 2015 | #1 North Dakota State | 4-3 (a.e.t.) | #4 South Dakota | Brookings, SD |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 322 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Lauren Parliament Fourth official: Kevin Mesman |
Final
| November 7, 2015 | #1 North Dakota State | 0-3 | #3 South Dakota State | Brookings, SD |
| 12:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 426 Referee: Landis Wiley Assistant referees: Chris Koloffon Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Kevin Mesman |
All-Tournament Team
Source:[3]
| Player | Team |
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| Diana Potterveld | South Dakota State |
| Delaney Ratcliffe | |
| Dani Patterson | |
| Brittany Jensen | |
| Tori Veth | North Dakota State |
| Lauren Miller | |
| Gaby Arnquist | |
| Corey Strang | South Dakota |
| Kasha Meyer | |
| Ashley Martin | Oral Roberts |
| Maria Stordahl |
MVP in bold
References
- "2015 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- "North Dakota State Carries Top Seed Into #SummitWSOC Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- "SDSU Wins Second Straight #SummitWSOC Tournament Title". The Summit League. Retrieved November 15, 2022.