2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,321
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (12th title)
Winning coachTroy Fabiano (2nd title)
MVPHaley Johnson (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 0 – 1   .944 17 – 2 – 1   .875
UIC  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 12 – 6 – 1   .658
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 12 – 7 – 1   .625
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 6 – 2   .611
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 8 – 9 – 0   .471
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167 7 – 10 – 1   .417
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 1   .056 2 – 13 – 2   .176
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

The 2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 4 through November 9, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the UIC Flames 2–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the twelfth overall title for Milwaukee and second for head coach Troy Fabiano.[3]

Bracket

Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[4]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 4 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 7 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 9
2 UIC 12OT
4 Wright State 1 5 Northern Kentucky 0
5 Northern Kentucky 3 2 UIC 0
1 Milwaukee 2
1 Milwaukee 2
3 IUPUI 0 6 Oakland 1
6 Oakland 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 4, 2019 #4 Wright State 1–3 #5 Northern Kentucky Dayton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Yellow card 30' Alysha Harmer
  • Sydni Callahan 71'
 Report
  • 22', Yellow card 59' Lindsey Meyer
  • 40', 86' Shawna Zaken
  • Yellow card 62' Ally Perkins
 Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 387
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
November 4, 2019 #3 IUPUI 0–2 #6 Oakland Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EST Report
  • 49' Sami Lopez
  • Yellow card 56' Fotini Demetriou
  • 70' Nikki May
 Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Jorge Cuate
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Edmundo Ramirez
Fourth official: Sergio Alvarez

Semifinals

November 7, 2019 #2 UIC 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Cassidy Privett gold-colored soccer ball 103'
 Report
  • Yellow card 63' Ashleigh Cronin
 Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 113
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Jordan Castillejo
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Besnik Rexhepi
November 7, 2019 #1 Milwaukee 2–1 #6 Oakland Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:20 p.m. CT
  • Mackenzie Schill 22'
  • Haley Johnson 62'
 Report
  • 74' Alexa Sabbagh
 Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 213
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Tim Csuri
Assistant referees: Khalef Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Besnik Rexhepi

Final

November 9, 2019 #1 Milwaukee 2–0 #2 UIC Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Rachel Phillpotts 8'
  • Haley Johnson 70'
 Report
  • Yellow card 6' Team
  • Yellow card 7' Emily Valentine
  • Yellow card 45' Megan Bowman
 Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 456
Referee: Sorin Stocia
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: John Safar
Fourth official: Kyle Hannon

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Haley Johnson (Milwaukee)
  • Shawna Zaken (Northern Kentucky)
1 Goal
  • Sydni Callahan (Wright State)
  • Sami Lopez (Oakland)
  • Nikki May (Oakland)
  • Lindsey Meyer (Northern Kentucky)
  • Rachel Phillpotts (Milwaukee)
  • Cassidy Privett (UIC)
  • Alexa Sabbagh (Oakland)
  • Mackenzie Schill (Milwaukee)

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Haley Johnson Milwaukee
McKaela Schmelzer
Mackenzie Schill
Elaina LaMacchia
Cassidy Privett UIC
Tamae Douglass
Lena Kurz
Kailey Ivins Northern Kentucky
Shawna Zaken
Nikki May Oakland
Sami Lopez

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
  2. ^ "2019 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Triumphs In 2019 #HLWSOC Championship". Horizon League. November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.