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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,392
SiteMickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Bowling Green, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green (4th title)
Winning coachMatt Fannon (2nd title)
MVPNikhita Jacob (Bowling Green)
BroadcastNone
Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bowling Green  y 1010 .909  1463 .674
Ball State   820 .800  1440 .778
Western Michigan   641 .591  891 .472
Buffalo   542 .545  542 .545
Akron   542 .545  892 .474
Ohio   551 .500  1081 .553
Eastern Michigan   560 .455  6112 .368
Central Michigan   452 .455  754 .563
Kent State   452 .455  693 .417
Toledo   470 .364  7120 .368
Miami (OH)   361 .350  4121 .265
Northern Illinois   0101 .045  2142 .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 Green4–1#8 Central MichiganBowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Sarah Allen  48'
  • Nikki Cox  51'
  • Makenzie Ortman  70'
  • Kennedy White  77'
Report
  •  82' Katie Coleman
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 426
Referee: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Christian LIttle
Fourth official: Jacob Little
November 3, 2019 #2 Ball State1–2#7 Eastern MichiganMuncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Peighton Cook  59'
  • Lexy Smith  87'
Report
  •  13' Sabrina McNeill
  •  88' (pen.) Amanda Cripps
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Referee: Ceasar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Assistant referees: Edmundo Ramirez
Fourth official: Richard Geati
November 3, 2019 #3 Western Michigan0–2#6 OhioKalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  •  51' Sydney Leckie
  •  59' Alivia Milesky
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 207
Referee: Brandon Knauss
Assistant referees: Kevin Ficar
Assistant referees: Ryan Ash
Fourth official: Arlin Kociu
November 3, 2019 #4 Buffalo2–1 (a.e.t.)#5 AkronBuffalo, New York
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Kaitlyn Walsh  83'
  • Taylor Caridi  108'
Report
  •  73' Abigail Brown
Stadium: UB Stadium
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #1 Bowling Green2–1#4 BuffaloBowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Chelsee Washington  17'
  • Katie Cox  24'
  • Lynsey Spotts  41'
Report
  •  44' Carley Zoccali
  •  79' Marcy Barberic
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 438
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 8, 2019 #6 Ohio2–5#7 Eastern MichiganBowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Alivia Milesky  18', 64'
  • Victoria Breeden  76'
Report
  •  12' Amanda Cripps
  •  36', 40', 46', 54' Kristin Hullibarger
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 438
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Bowling Green0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
#7 Eastern MichiganBowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  •  55' Alia Frederick
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
Penalties
  • Chelsee Washington
  • Kennedy White
  • Katie Cox
  • Nikki Cox
  • Nikhita Jacob
  • Peyton Davis
  • Nicole Remedios
  • Parys Kerr
  • Amanda Cripps

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]

PlayerTeam
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

  1. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. "BACK-TO-BACK: Bowling Green Claims MAC Women's Soccer Title". Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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