2019 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,137
SiteMorrison Stadium
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachNate Lie (1st title)
MVPBrooke Sroka (Offensive)
Grace Bahr (Defensive) (Xavier)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2019 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 24 Xavier  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 2 – 0   .778 17 – 4 – 2   .783
Georgetown  ‍‍‍y 6 – 1 – 2   .778 13 – 5 – 3   .690
Butler  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 2   .667 10 – 5 – 4   .632
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611 10 – 7 – 3   .575
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611 8 – 8 – 3   .500
Providence  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 8 – 9 – 3   .475
Marquette  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 6 – 11 – 1   .361
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389 8 – 7 – 3   .528
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 1   .278 5 – 12 – 1   .306
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 2 – 13 – 1   .156
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 Big East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 10, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big East Conference


The 2019 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, losing to Xavier 2–0 in the final.[2] This is the first title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach Nate Lie.[3]

Bracket

First round
Sunday, Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 7 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 Xavier 2
4 Villanova 1 4 Villanova 0
5 DePaul 0 1 Xavier 2
2 Georgetown 0
2 Georgetown 2
3 Butler 1 (4) 6 Providence 0
6 Providence 1 (5)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2019 #4 Villanova 1–0 #5 DePaul Villanova, PA
1:00 p.m.
  • Shannon Casey 29'
  • Jane Olcott Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Gwen Walker Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex
Attendance: 307
Referee: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Geoffrey Spector
Assistant referees: Jerry Werel
Fourth official: Edwin Shafter
November 3, 2019 #3 Butler 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 #6 Providence Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m.
  • Anja Savich 38'
 Report
  • 82' Hannah McNulty
 Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: Casie Anderson
Fourth official: Jacob Johnson
Penalties
  • Carly Goehring soccer ball with check mark
  • Anja Savich soccer ball with red X
  • Alyssa Yarosz soccer ball with check mark
  • Katie Soderstrom soccer ball with check mark
  • Becky Dean soccer ball with check mark
  • Payton Black soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Jana Braun
  • soccer ball with check mark Melissa Bambery
  • soccer ball with check mark Celina Falzarano
  • soccer ball with check mark Mara Rodriguez
  • soccer ball with red X Mackenzie Simpson
  • soccer ball with check mark Elayna Grillakis

Semifinals

November 7, 2019 #1 Xavier 2–0 #4 Villanova Omaha, NE
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Carrie Lewis 14'
  • Hayley Jakovich 46'
  • Kristin Barbour Yellow card 80'
 Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Brittney Hageman
November 7, 2019 #2 Georgetown 2–0 #6 Providence Omaha, NE
8:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Kelly Livingstone 31'
  • Amanda Carolan 56'
 Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Jamey Walter
Assistant referees: Shane LaBenz
Fourth official: Brittny Seem

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Xavier 2–0 #2 Georgetown Omaha, NE
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Brooke Sroka 10'
  • Gabrielle LoPresti 35'
 Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 326
Referee: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Assistant referees: Jamey Walter
Fourth official: Brittny Seem

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal
  • Amanda Carolan (Georgetown)
  • Shannon Casey (Villanova)
  • Hayley Jakovich (Xavier)
  • Carrie Lewis (Xavier)
  • Kelly Livingstone (Georgetown)
  • Gabrielle LoPresti (Xavier)
  • Hannah McNulty (Providence)
  • Anja Savich (Butler)
  • Brooke Sroka (Xavier)

All-Tournament team

Source:[4]

Player Team
Grace Bahr^ Xavier
Brooke Sroka*
Molly McLaughlin
Macy Harper
Amanda Carolan Georgetown
Sarah Trissel
Julia Leas
Shelby Hogan Providence
Mara Rodriguez
Kristin Barbour Villanova
Conner Huggins


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. ^ "2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 BIG EASTWOMEN'S SOCCERRECORD BOOK" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Xavier Wins 2019 #BIGEASTwsoc Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.