2019 WAC women's soccer tournament
The 2019 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 6 to November 10, 2019. The five match tournament took place at Championship Field in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seattle Redhawks, who successfully defended their title, defeating Utah Valley 2–1 in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Seattle women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Julie Woodward.[3][4]
2019 WAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 1,558 | ||||
Site | Championship Field Seattle, Washington | ||||
Champions | Seattle (5th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Julie Woodward (5th title) | ||||
MVP | Jessie Ray (Seattle) | ||||
Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle †‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Bakersfield | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTRGV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:WAC |
Bracket
Source:[5]
First round Wednesday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | CSU Bakersfield | 1 (0) | 5 | UTRGV | 0 | |||||||||
5 | UTRGV | 1 (2) | 1 | Seattle | 2OT | |||||||||
2 | Utah Valley | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Utah Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Kansas City | 2 | 3 | Kansas City | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Grand Canyon | 0 |
Schedule
First Round
November 6, 2019 | #4 CSU Bakersfield | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p) | #5 UTRGV | Seattle, Washington |
4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Referee: Kelsey Harms Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow Ramond Mendez Fourth official: Scott Lawrence |
Penalties | ||||
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November 6, 2019 | #3 Kansas City | 2–0 | #6 Grand Canyon | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira Assistant referees: Will Niccolls Joe Tompkins Fourth official: Jesus Hernandez-Balbas |
Semifinals
November 8, 2019 | #1 Seattle | 1–0 | #5 UTRGV | Seattle, Washington |
4:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Championship Field Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira Assistant referees: Christopher Turner Cameron Siler Fourth official: Christine Suter |
November 8, 2019 | #2 Utah Valley | 3–1 | #3 Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Attendance: 572 Referee: Kelsey Harms Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo Cephas Quartson Fourth official: John Snyder |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #1 Seattle | 2–1 | #2 Utah Valley | Seattle, Washington |
1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Attendance: 636 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Will Niccolls Cameron Siler Fourth official: Levi Rippy |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Amber Tripp (Utah Valley)
- 1 Goal
- Lauren Brown (Seattle)
- Jocelyn Bybee (Utah Valley)
- Katie Haskins (Utah Valley)
- Claire Larson (Kansas City)
- Leahi Manthei (Seattle)
- Lindsey Prokop (Kansas City)
- Jessie Ray (Seattle)
- Amanda Sampson (Kansas City)
- Eszter Toth (CSU Bakersfield)
- Emily Zapata (UT Rio Grande Valley)
All-Tournament team
Source:[1]
Player | Team |
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Lindsey Prokop | Kansas City |
Claire Larson | |
Kinga Szemik | UT Rio Grande Valley |
Emily Zapata | |
Amber Tripp | Utah Valley |
Katie Haskins | |
Jocelyn Bybee | |
Leahi Manthei | Seattle |
Holly Rothering | |
Lauren Brown | |
Jessie Ray |
MVP in bold
References
- Western Athletic Conference. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "WAC Tournament Results" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "Julie Woodward Bio". Seattle University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.