2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament

2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,314
SiteMean Green Soccer Complex
Denton, Texas
ChampionsNorth Texas (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Hedlund (4th title)
MVPAllie Byrd (Offensive)
Dominique James (Defensive) (North Texas)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA women's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 1 – 1   .850 15 – 4 – 2   .762
North Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 15 – 6 – 1   .705
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 3   .750 10 – 6 – 3   .605
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 13 – 6 – 0   .684
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600 10 – 7 – 1   .583
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 13 – 4 – 3   .725
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 10 – 7 – 3   .575
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 8 – 10 – 1   .447
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500 10 – 4 – 4   .667
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 8 – 8 – 1   .500
UAB  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 4 – 7 – 6   .412
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 7 – 10 – 1   .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200 4 – 14 – 0   .222
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 10 – 0   .000 0 – 2 – 15   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

The 2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]

Bracket

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 6 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
         
1 Florida Atlantic 0 (4)
8 Louisiana Tech 0 (3)
1 Florida Atlantic 42OT
4 Charlotte 3
4 Charlotte 2
5 Western Kentucky 1
1 Florida Atlantic 2
2 North Texas 5
3 Rice 4
6 Middle Tennessee 2
3 Rice 0
2 North Texas 2
2 North Texas 3
7 UTEP 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 6, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 #8 Louisiana Tech Denton, TX
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Alex Maxon Yellow card 76'
  • Mary O'Hara Yellow card 99'
 Report
  • Yellow card 41' Autumn Woodard
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Penalties
  • Sammy Vitols soccer ball with check mark
  • Pernille Velta soccer ball with check mark
  • Luisa Daikeler soccer ball with check mark
  • Tiril Haga soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Gabrielle Parent
  • soccer ball with check mark Christina Hjelvik
  • soccer ball with red X Jaelyn Peeples
  • soccer ball with check mark Sophie Fijneman
  • soccer ball with red X Elizabeth Doll
November 6, 2019 #4 Charlotte 2–1 #5 Western Kentucky Denton, TX
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Megan Greene 39', 61'
 Report
  • 21' Chandler Backes
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #3 Rice 4–2 #6 Middle Tennessee Denton, TX
5:50 p.m. CST
  • Sydney Miller Yellow card 35'
  • Haley Kostyshyn 46', 48'
  • Lianne Mananquil 49'
  • Madison Kent 78'
 Report
  • 7', 87' Peyton DePriest
  • Yellow card 68' Carolin Engelhard
  • Yellow card 84' Taylor Hatch
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #2 North Texas 3–1 #7 UTEP Denton, TX
9:22 p.m. CST
  • Berklee Peters 19', 62'
  • Desiree Ramirez 42'
 Report
  • 24' Jackie Soto
  • Yellow card 49' Team
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 341

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 4–3 (a.e.t.) #4 Charlotte Denton, TX
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Pernille Velta 6'
  • Mary O'Hara 12'
  • Tiril Haga 22'
  • Elisha Holmes gold-colored soccer ball 103'
 Report
  • 47', 57' Ashton McKane
  • 69' Ari Maibodi
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 8, 2019 #2 North Texas 2–0 #3 Rice Denton, TX
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Allie Byrd 78'
  • Berklee Peters 84'
 Report Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 433

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 2–5 #2 North Texas Denton, TX
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elisha Holmes 18'
  • Sammy Vitols 31'
 Report
  • Yellow card 12' Dominique James
  • 12', Yellow card 54' Natalie Newell
  • 37' Olivia Klein
  • 54' Logan Bruffett
  • 57', 71' Allie Byrd
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 540

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
  • Allie Byrd (North Texas)
  • Berklee Peters (North Texas)
2 Goals
  • Peyton DePriest (Middle Tennessee)
  • Megan Greene (Charlotte)
  • Elisha Holmes (Florida Atlantic)
  • Haley Kostyshyn (Rice)
  • Ashton McKane (Charlotte)
1 Goal
  • Chandler Backes (Western Kentucky)
  • Logan Bruffett (North Texas)
  • Tiril Haga (Florida Atlantic)
  • Madison Kent (Rice)
  • Olivia Klein (North Texas)
  • Ari Maibodi (Charlotte)
  • Lianne Mananquil (Rice)
  • Natalie Newell (North Texas)
  • Mary O'Hara (Florida Atlantic)
  • Desiree Ramirez (North Texas)
  • Jackie Soto (UTEP)
  • Pernille Velta (Florida Atlantic)
  • Sammy Vitols (Florida Atlantic)

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Allie Byrd North Texas
Dominique James
Brooke Lampe
Natalie Newell
Elisha Holmes Florida Atlantic
Jessica Monteiro
Pernille Velta
Haley Kostyshyn Rice
Lianne Mananquil
Jamie Fankhauser Charlotte
Riley Orr

Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.

See also

References

  1. ^ Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Conference USA. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "WSOC: North Texas Wins Fourth C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.