2018 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,083
SiteAnteater Stadium
Irvine, California
ChampionsLong Beach State (4th title)
Winning coachMauricio Ingrassia (4th title)
MVPDana Fujikuni [1] (Long Beach State)
BroadcastBigWest.tv
Big West Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Big West Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Long Beach St  ‍†‍‡‍y 5 – 1 – 2   .750 12 – 6 – 3   .643
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688 13 – 7 – 1   .643
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 4 – 1 – 3   .688 8 – 7 – 4   .526
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 2   .625 7 – 8 – 4   .474
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 9 – 7 – 1   .559
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375 11 – 4 – 3   .694
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375 2 – 12 – 5   .237
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250 6 – 9 – 1   .406
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 2   .250 4 – 12 – 3   .289
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 Big West Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 13, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big West Conference

The 2018 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big West Conference held on November 1 and 5, 2018. The three-match tournament took place at Anteater Stadium in Irvine, California. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Cal State Fullerton Titans, but they failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament. The Long Beach State won the title by beating the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 1–0 in the final.[2][3] This was the fourth Big West tournament title for the Long Beach State program and the fourth for head coach Mauricio Ingrassia.[4][5]

Bracket

Semifinals
Thursday, November 1 		Final
Sunday, November 4
      
1 Long Beach St 1
4 UC Davis 0
1 Long Beach St 2
2 UC Santa Barbara 0
2 UC Santa Barbara 1
3 UC Irvine 0

Schedule

Semifinals

November 1, 2018 #1 Long Beach St 1–0 #4 UC Davis Irvine, California
5:00 p.m. PST
  • Dana Fujikuni 48'
  • Sarah Maher Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • Casey Palmer Yellow card 52'
  • Margot Ridgeway Yellow card 56'
 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Referee: Randy Hoffman
Assistant referees: Hakeen Wakil
Assistant referees: Andie Reyes
Fourth official: TJ McCree
November 1, 2018 #2 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 #3 UC Irvine Irvine, California
7:30 p.m. PST
  • Hannah Wendelken 1'
 Report Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 626
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
Assistant referees: Melissa Gonzalez
Assistant referees: TJ McCree
Fourth official: Andie Reyes

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Long Beach St 2–0 #2 UC Santa Barbara Irvine, California
1:00 p.m. PST
  • Ashley Gonzales 25'
  • Dana Fujikuni 55'
 Report Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 457
Referee: Adrian Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Ahmed Ibrahim
Fourth official: Wale Animashaun

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Dana Fujikuni - Long Beach State
1 Goal
  • Ashley Gonzales - Long Beach State
  • Hannah Wwndelken - UC Stanta Barbara

See also

References

  1. ^ "Soccer Wins Fourth Big West Tournament Championship To Finish Off The Double". longbeachstate.com. Long Beach State Athletics. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Big West Conference. "2017 Big West Tournament Recap". Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Big West Conference (November 4, 2018). "Long Beach State Claims Big West Tournament Title". bigwest.org. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Big West Women's Soccer Tournament Record Book" (PDF). Big West Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mauricio Ingrassia". longbeachstate.com. Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2018.