2022 Summit League women's soccer tournament
The 2022 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on October 28–30 and November 5, 2022. The five match tournament took place at various campus sites. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the defending champions, but was unable to defend their title after losing to eventual champion Omaha in the semifinal match. This was Omaha's first ever Summit League women's soccer tournament title, and they earned the Summit League's automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 Summit League Women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,686 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Champions | Omaha (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Tim Walters (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Emma Konsmo (Omaha) | ||||
| Broadcast | Online (TheSummitLeague.org) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota St | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha ‡y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota St | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .278 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six of the ten teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2022 tournament. Seeding is based on regular season conference records. Tiebreakers were used as needed. Oral Roberts was seeded higher than North Dakota State due to head-to-head tiebreaker. North Dakota received the sixth seed due to a head-to-head tiebreaker with South Dakota.[1][2]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Denver | 8–0–1 | 25 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 7–0–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Omaha | 4–2–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 4–5–0 | 12 |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 4–5–0 | 12 |
| 6 | North Dakota | 3–4–2 | 11 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Friday, October 28 | Semifinals Sunday, October 30 | Final Saturday, November 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oral Roberts (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Oral Roberts (PK's) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota State | 1 | 4 | Oral Roberts | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 3 | Omaha (PK's) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 1 | 3 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota | 0 | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
Schedule
Schedule will include the quarterfinals and semifinals being played October 28–30 and the finals being played on November 5. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be hosted by the top two seeds, the championship game will be hosted by the highest seed remaining.[4]
Quarterfinals
| October 28, 2022 | #4 Oral Roberts | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 North Dakota State | Denver, CO |
| 4:00 PM MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Attendance: 121 Referee: Adam Hotz Assistant referees: Rob Bartczak Kastriot Baruni Fourth official: Federico Ruiz |
| October 28, 2022 | #3 Omaha | 1–0 | #6 North Dakota | Brookings, SD |
| 6:00 PM CT |
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Report | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 188 Referee: Sean Giza Assistant referees: Sean Mallett Andrew Wubben Fourth official: Esad Omanovic |
Semifinals
| October 30, 2022 | #1 Denver | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #4 Oral Roberts | Denver, CO |
| 1:00 PM MT | Report |
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Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Attendance: 209 Referee: Marcelo Soto Assistant referees: Adam Rice Jacob Meyer Fourth official: Adam Mueller | |
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| October 30, 2022 | #2 South Dakota State | 0–1 | #3 Omaha | Brookings, SD |
| 3:00 PM CT |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 420 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Tyler Dalsin Soner Dogan Fourth official: Scott Staiger |
Final
| November 5, 2022 | #3 Omaha | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #4 Oral Roberts | Omaha, NE |
| 3:00 PM CT |
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Stadium: Caniglia Field Attendance: 748 Referee: Khalaf Al Latayfeh Assistant referees: Brent Wilson Michael Barton Fourth official: Matt Seem | |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match (as of November 5, 2022).
2 goals
- Samantha See – Oral Roberts
1 goal
- Emilie Erland – Omaha
- Grace Ostergaard – Omaha
- Paige Goaley – North Dakota State
All-Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
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| Emma Konsmo | Omaha |
| Emilie Erland | |
| Sophia Green | |
| Grace Ostergaard | |
| Gabrielle Abbey | Oral Roberts |
| Louisa Ramsauer | |
| Samantha See | |
| Katherine Jones | South Dakota State |
| Hayley Lindaman | |
| Ella Frost | Denver |
| Hannah Gallegos | |
| Kaitlyn Hanson | North Dakota State |
| Amy Loeffler | North Dakota |
Source:[5]
References
- "2022 Women's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- "2022 #SummitWSOC Championship Bracket set". The Summit League. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- "2022 #SummitWSOC Championship Bracket" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- "Denver picked to defend Summit League women's soccer title". The Summit League. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- "Omaha Claims First #SummitWSOC Championship Title". The Summit League. Retrieved November 5, 2022.