2016 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 1 – 0   .889 13 – 5 – 2   .700
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 2   .778 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 2 – 1   .722 13 – 7 – 1   .643
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 9 – 10 – 1   .475
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 9 – 10 – 0   .474
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 6 – 11 – 2   .368
UIC  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 6 – 10 – 2   .389
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 5 – 11 – 0   .313
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167 3 – 12 – 2   .235
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167 1 – 13 – 2   .125
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of 2016-11-17
Rankings from NSCAA

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.

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 Kentucky 1–0 #6 Wright State Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EST Jessica Frey 56' Report Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Chico Grajeda
October 31, 2016 #4 Oakland 3–2 #5 Valparaiso Rochester, 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 Mercy 2–3 #3 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee 1–0 #4 Oakland Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. EST Anna Smalley 85' Report Stadium: Engelmann Stadium
Referee: Brandon Artis

Final

November 5, 2016 #1 Milwaukee 2–3 #3 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, 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 November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.