2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title with a 3–1 penalty shootout win over the Eastern Michigan in the final.[1][2] The title was the fourth for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the second for head coach Matt Fannon.[3][4]
2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 2,392 | ||||
Site | Mickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final) Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||
Champions | Bowling Green (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Matt Fannon (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Nikhita Jacob (Bowling Green) | ||||
Broadcast | None | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .364 | 7 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .045 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference |
Bracket
Source:[5]
Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Central Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Buffalo | 22OT | ||||||||||||
5 | Akron | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
7 | Eastern Michigan | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
2 | Ball State | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ohio | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ohio | 2 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
November 3, 2019 | #1 Bowling Green | 4–1 | #8 Central Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Christian Little Fourth official: Jacob Little |
November 3, 2019 | #2 Ball State | 1–2 | #7 Eastern Michigan | Muncie, Indiana |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Referee: Ceasar Ibarra Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Edmundo Ramirez Fourth official: Richard Geati |
November 3, 2019 | #3 Western Michigan | 0–2 | #6 Ohio | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 207 Referee: Brandon Knauss Assistant referees: Kevin Ficar Ryan Ash Fourth official: Arlin Kociu |
November 3, 2019 | #4 Buffalo | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 Akron | Buffalo, New York |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: UB Stadium Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Tim Dicken Fourth official: John Safar |
Semifinals
November 8, 2019 | #1 Bowling Green | 2–1 | #4 Buffalo | Bowling Green, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Landon Albert Jose Ortiz Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
November 8, 2019 | #6 Ohio | 2–5 | #7 Eastern Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #1 Bowling Green | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #7 Eastern Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Landon Albert Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou | |
Penalties | ||||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 Goals
- Kristin Hullibarger (Eastern Michigan)
- 3 Goals
- Alivia Milesky (Ohio)
- 2 Goals
- Amanda Cripps (Eastern Michigan)
- 1 Goal
- Sarah Allen (Bowling Green)
- Marcy Barberic (Buffalo)
- Abigail Brown (Akron)
- Taylor Caridi (Buffalo)
- Katie Coleman (Central Michigan)
- Peighton Cook (Ball State)
- Katie Cox (Bowling Green)
- Nikki Cox (Bowling Green)
- Sydney Leckie (Ohio)
- Sabrina McNeill (Eastern Michigan)
- Mackenzie Ortman (Bowling Green)
- Kaitlyn Walsh (Buffalo)
- Chelsee Washington (Bowling Green)
- Kennedy White (Bowling Green)
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
Player | Team |
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Katie Cox | Bowling Green |
Mackenzie Reuber | |
Lena Kovar | |
Nikhita Jacob | |
Chelsea Abbotts | Eastern Michigan |
Sabrina McNeill | |
Kristin Hulibarger | |
Emily Kelly | Buffalo |
Adrianna VanCuyck | |
Alivia Milesky | Ohio |
Sydney Leckie |
MVP in bold
References
- "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "BACK-TO-BACK: Bowling Green Claims MAC Women's Soccer Title". Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.