2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at Wildcat Soccer Field, home of the regular-season champions Weber State Wildcats. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and did not successfully defended their title, losing to the Northern Colorado Bears in the quarterfinals. The fifth seeded Montana Grizzlies upset three teams along their way to a championship, beating Northern Colorado 1–0 in the final.[1][2][3]

2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,175
SiteWildcat Soccer Field
Ogden, Utah
ChampionsMontana (5th title)
Winning coachChris Citowicki (1st title)
MVPJanessa Fowler (Montana)
BroadcastNone
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Weber St.   711 .833954 .611
Idaho   612 .778973 .553
Northern Colorado   621 .7221281 .595
Northern Arizona   513 .722954 .611
Montana  y 324 .556796 .455
Eastern Washington   441 .500883 .500
Portland St.   351 .3895101 .344
Sac State   270 .2223132 .222
Southern Utah   171 .1672151 .139
Idaho St.   180 .1112140 .125
Conference champion
2018 Big Sky Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 13, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
2 Idaho 0
3 Northern Colorado 3 3 Northern Colorado 3
6 Eastern Washington 1 3 Northern Colorado 0
5 Montana 1
1 Weber St. 0
4 Northern Arizona 0 5 Montana 2
5 Montana 1

Source:[4]

Schedule

First Round

October 31, 2018 #3 Northern Colorado 3–1 #6 Eastern Washington Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.
  • Cara Quinn 27'
  • Mariel Gutierrez 46', 75'
Report
  • Jenny Chavez 8'
  • Devan Talley Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 77'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 269
Referee: Jason Hutchinson
Assistant referees: Kristi Mak
Assistant referees: Adam Sanchez
Fourth official: Alan Jimenez
October 31, 2018 #4 Northern Arizona 0–1 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m. Report
  • Janessa Fowler 54'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Referee: Brad James
Assistant referees: TJ Zarlock
Assistant referees: Alan Jiminez
Fourth official: Kristi Mak

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #2 Idaho 0–3 #3 Northern Colorado Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.
  • Taylor Brust Yellow card 62'
  • Team Yellow card 85'
Report
  • Maddie Roberts 22'
  • Taylor Bray 22', 58'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 256
Referee: Mario Cross
Assistant referees: Sly Yeates
Assistant referees: David Rozek
Fourth official: Micheal Anglin
November 2, 2018 #1 Weber St. 0–2 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m.
  • Shailyn Jenkins Yellow card 42'
  • Madison Carter Yellow card 71'
  • Morgan Quarnberg Yellow card 76'
Report
  • Alexa Coyle 8'
  • Janessa Fowler 31' Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 412
Referee: Megan McCain
Assistant referees: Dani Spicer-Escalnat
Assistant referees: Micheal Anglin
Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Final

November 4, 2018 #3 Northern Colorado 0–1 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m. Report
  • Alexa Coyle 57'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 238
Referee: Adam Zarrin
Assistant referees: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald
Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
  • Alexa Coyle - Montana
  • Janessa Fowler - Montana
  • Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado
1 Goal
  • Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
  • Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
  • Cara Quinn - Northern Colorado

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Janessa Fowler (MVP)Montana
Alexa CoyleMontana
Claire HowardMontana
Taryn MillerMontana
Taylor HansenMontana
Mariel GutierrezNorthern Colorado
Maddie RobertsNorthern Colorado
Lindsi JenningsNorthern Colorado
Olivia GlassfordWeber State
Nixie HernandezWeber State
Kelly DopkeIdaho
Brooke SosaIdaho

References

  1. "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "2018 Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. Casey, Robert (November 4, 2018). "Fifth-Seeded Montana Captures #BigSkySoccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  4. "2018 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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