2018 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
The 2018 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from October 31 through November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at Old Dominion Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Virginia. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the third for the North Texas women's soccer program, all three of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]
2018 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 478 | ||||
Site | Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, Virginia | ||||
Champions | North Texas (3rd title) | ||||
Winning coach | John Hedlund (3rd title) | ||||
MVP | Lauryn Bruffett (Offensive) Carissa Sanders (Defensive) (North Texas) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas †‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA |
Bracket
Source:[4]
Quarterfinals Wednesday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 2OT | ||||||||||||
7 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Atlantic | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Southern Miss | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | UAB | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Southern Miss | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Southern Miss | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Texas | 22OT | ||||||||||||
1 | North Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Rice | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Texas | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
4 | Louisiana Tech | 3OT | ||||||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 2 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
October 31, 2018 | #2 Florida Atlantic | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #7 Middle Tennessee | Norfolk, Virginia |
11:30 a.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: N/A Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Charles Raney Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
October 31, 2018 | #3 UAB | 0–1 | #6 Southern Miss | Norfolk, Virginia |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: N/A |
October 31, 2018 | #1 North Texas | 2–0 | #8 Rice | Norfolk, Virginia |
4:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: N/A |
October 31, 2018 | #4 Louisiana Tech | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Old Dominion | Norfolk, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 207 |
Semifinals
November 2, 2018 | #2 Florida Atlantic | 0–1 | #6 Southern Miss | Norfolk, Virginia |
4:30 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 88 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Jamie Willis Fourth official: JC Griggs |
November 2, 2018 | #1 North Texas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | #4 Louisiana Tech | Norfolk, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 74 Referee: Daniel Thornberry Assistant referees: JC Griggs William Dittmar Fourth official: Lance Jacob VanHaits |
Penalties | ||||
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Final
November 4, 2018 | #6 Southern Miss | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #1 North Texas | Norfolk, Virginia |
11:00 a.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex Attendance: 109 Referee: Lance VanHaitsma Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Danny Thornberry Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 Goal
- Ola Akinniyi - Southern Miss
- Alexandra Augustyn - Louisiana Tech
- Hanna Banks - Louisiana Tech
- Lauryn Bruffett - North Texas
- Elizabeth Doll - Louisiana Tech
- Stephanie Garcia - Southern Miss
- Emma Grissom - Florida Atlantic
- Madeline Guderian - North Texas
- Tiril Haga - Florida Atlantic
- Amber Hoot - Middle Tennessee
- Amanda Nhek - Old Dominion
- Olivia Klein - North Texas
- Aaliyah Nolan - North Texas
- Mylene Roy-Ouellet - Louisiana Tech
- Carissa Sanders - North Texas
- Raegan Tate - Old Dominion
- Miah Zuazua - Southern Miss
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Lauryn Bruffett | North Texas |
Carissa Sanders | North Texas |
Kelsey Brann | North Texas |
Madeline Guderian | North Texas |
Jenny Caracheo | Southern Miss |
Kendell Mindnich | Southern Miss |
Miah Zuazua | Southern Miss |
Jessica Monteiro | Florida Atlantic |
Emma Grissom | Florida Atlantic |
Jaelyn Peeples | Louisiana Tech |
Elizabeth Doll | Louisiana Tech |
Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.
References
- Conference USA. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- "2018 AIR FORCE RESERVE CONFERENCE USA WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "WSOC: North Texas Wins 2018 C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.