2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2017. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Cutchin Field in Murray, Kentucky. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 quarterfinal loss to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. The Murray State Racers won the tournament with a 1–0 overtime win over Eastern Kentucky in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the third for the Murray State women's soccer program and the second for head coach Jeremy Groves.[3]
| 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 8 | |||
| Matches | 7 | |||
| Attendance | 2,108 | |||
| Site | Cutchin Field Murray, Kentucky (Semifinals & Final) | |||
| Champions | Murray State (3rd title) | |||
| Winning coach | Jeremy Groves (2nd title) | |||
| Broadcast | OVC Digital Network | |||
| ||||
| 2017 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round Friday, Oct. 27 |
Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 |
Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 |
Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southeast Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Belmont | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southeast Missouri | 2 | 5 | Southeast Missouri | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Austin Peay | 1 | 1 | Murray State | 1OT | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 1OT | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UT Martin | 1 | 7 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 27, 2017 | #6 UT Martin | 1–2 | #7 SIU Edwardsville | Richmond, Kentucky |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 175 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Stan Sizemore Jordan Barker Fourth official: Reiss Baxter |
| October 27, 2017 | #5 Southeast Missouri | 2–1 | #8 Austin Peay | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 5:30 p.m. CDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 179 Referee: John Morris Assistant referees: Timothy Stewart Caleb Nobles Fourth official: Jodi Hitchel |
Quarterfinals
| October 29, 2017 | #3 Eastern Kentucky | 2–1 | #7 SIU Edwardsville | Richmond, Kentucky |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 230 Referee: Chad Collins Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Evan Sizemore Fourth official: Reiss Baxter |
| October 29, 2017 | #4 Belmont | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #5 Southeast Missouri | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 452 Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Skyye Medley Matt Drew Fourth official: Michael Sparta | ||
| Penalties | ||||
|
|
|||
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Tennessee Tech | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 Eastern Kentucky | Murray, Kentucky |
| 11:00 a.m. CDT | Report |
|
Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 117 Referee: Jose Ronda Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Robie Musoiu Fourth official: Claude Airall |
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Murray State | 1–0 | #5 Southeast Missouri | Murray, Kentucky |
| 2:00 p.m. CDT |
|
Report | Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Keith Green Assistant referees: Carl Hagemann Jr Don Eubank Fourth official: Claude Airall |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #1 Murray State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #3 Eastern Kentucky | Murray, Kentucky |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
|
Report | Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 576 Referee: Mathew Bell Assistant referees: Claude Airall Gustavo Turmero Fourth official: Joshua Nobles |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Miyah Watford - Murray State
- 1 Goal
- Nicole Collins - UT Martin
- McKenzie Dixon - Austin Peay
- Jordan Foster - Eastern Kentucky
- Esmie Gonzales - Southeast Missouri
- Caroline Hoefert - SIU Edwardsville
- Becca Jostes - SIU Edwardsville
- Maddi Karstens - Southeast Missouri
- Haley Kemper - Eastern Kentucky
- Peyton Roehnelt - SIU Edwardsville
- Katie Shaffer - Eastern Kentucky
References
- Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "Murray State Soccer 2017 Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.