2016 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2016 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 31 to November 5, 2016. The five match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final held at Engelmann Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Wright State Raiders in the championship match.

2016 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteEngelmann Stadium
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachBob Sheehan (1st title)
Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament
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2016 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Milwaukee   810 .889  1352 .700
Detroit   612 .778  1072 .579
Northern Kentucky  y 621 .722  1371 .643
Oakland   540 .556  9101 .475
Valparaiso   540 .556  9100 .474
Wright State   441 .500  6112 .368
UIC   450 .444  6102 .389
Cleveland State   270 .222  5110 .313
Youngstown State   171 .167  3122 .235
Green Bay   171 .167  1132 .125
Conference champion
2016 Horizon League Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2016-11-17; Rankings from NSCAA

Bracket

  First Round
Monday, Oct. 31
    Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
    Final
Saturday, Nov. 5
                           
        2 Detroit Mercy 2  
  3 Northern Kentucky 1     3 Northern Kentucky 3    
  6 Wright State 0         3 Northern Kentucky 3
      1 Milwaukee 2
        1 Milwaukee 1    
  4 Oakland 3     4 Oakland 0  
  5 Valparaiso 2  

Schedule

First Round

October 31, 2016 #3 Northern Kentucky1–0#6 Wright StateHighland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EST Jessica Frey  56' Report Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Chico Grajeda
October 31, 2016 #4 Oakland3–2#5 ValparaisoRochester, Michigan
7:00 p.m. EST Sydney Duggan  67'
Sierra Grodsinsky  83'
Brooke Miura  87'
Report Maria Broecker  43', 49' Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field

Semifinals

November 3, 2016 #2 Detroit Mercy2–3#3 Northern KentuckyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. EST Anna Mindling  12'
Suzie Redick  55'
Report Jessica Frey  60'
Shawna Zaken  62'
Ally Perkins  83'
Stadium: Engelmann Stadium
Referee: Alex Beehler
November 3, 2016 #1 Milwaukee1–0#4 OaklandMilwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. EST Anna Smalley  85' Report Stadium: Engelmann Stadium
Referee: Brandon Artis

Final

November 5, 2016 #1 Milwaukee2–3#3 Northern KentuckyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. EST McKaela Schmelzer  12'
Anna Smalley  17'
Report Macy Hamblin  43'
Jessica Frey  56"'
Shawna Zaken  88'
Stadium: Engelmann Stadium
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

References

    1. "Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship – Horizon League". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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