2018 Patriot League women's soccer tournament
The 2018 Patriot League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from October 30 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament will be held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Nickerson Field in Boston, Massachusetts. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Bucknell Bison, however they were unable to defend their crown, losing to Lehigh 2–1 in the first round. The tournament was won by the Boston University Terriers, who were the #1 seed and defeated Lehigh 1–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the fourth for the Boston University women's soccer program, all of which have come under coach Nancy Feldman.[3]
2018 Patriot League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 1,878 | ||||
Site | Nickerson Field Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
Champions | Boston (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Nancy Feldman (4th title) | ||||
MVP | Anna Heilferty (Boston) | ||||
Broadcast | Patriot League Network (Final) | ||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston U †‡y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .833 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Patriot League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 13, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Patriot League |
Bracket
Quarterfinals Tuesday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Navy | 0 | 6 | Army | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Army | 12OT | 1 | Boston | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Lehigh | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Colgate | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bucknell | 1 | 5 | Lehigh | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Lehigh | 22OT |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
October 30, 2018 | #3 Navy | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Army | Annapolis, Maryland |
7:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility Attendance: 772 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Evan Horne Will Aten Fourth official: Justin Greenberg |
October 30, 2018 | #4 Bucknell | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Lehigh | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Williams Paul Assistant referees: Brandon Smith Max Campbell Fourth official: Adorae Whitesel |
Semifinals
November 2, 2018 | #1 Boston | 3–0 | #6 Army | Boston, Massachusetts |
4:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 305 Referee: Patrick Violette Assistant referees: Mounir Idmalak Sandro Araujo Fourth official: Alp Gulden |
November 2, 2018 | #2 Colgate | 1–2 | #5 Lehigh | Boston, Massachusetts |
7:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 305 Referee: Scott Kachmarik Assistant referees: Jessica Remmes Russ Wolf Fourth official: Katherine Mitchell |
Final
November 4, 2018 | #1 Boston | 1–0 | #5 Lehigh | Boston, Massachusetts |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 426 Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno Assistant referees: Leah Hayes Dianna Kolodziey Fourth official: Max Perkins |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Shannon Keefe - Boston
- 1 Goal
- Kayla Arestivo - Lehigh
- Gabby Bair - Bucknell
- Ally Friedman - Lehigh
- Anna Heilferty - Boston
- Erynn Johns - Army
- McKenna Kennedy - Boston
- Sabrina Mertz - Lehigh
- Courtney Supp - Lehigh
- Adrienne Vaughn - Colgate
All-Tournament team
Source:[4]
Player | Team |
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Anna Heilferty | Boston University (MVP) |
Chelsea Churchill | Boston University |
Shannon Keefe | Boston University |
McKenna Kennedy | Boston University |
Kayla Arestivo | Lehigh |
Ally Friedman | Lehigh |
Sabrina Mertz | Lehigh |
Adrienne Vaughn | Colgate |
Ruby Diodati | Colgate |
Sydney Witham | Army |
Erynn Johns | Army |
References
- Patriot League. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- Patriot League. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "2018 Patriot League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "Boston University Claims 2018 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. The Patriot League. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.