The 2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at Wildcat Soccer Field, home of the regular-season champions Weber State Wildcats. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and did not successfully defended their title, losing to the Northern Colorado Bears in the quarterfinals. The fifth seeded Montana Grizzlies upset three teams along their way to a championship, beating Northern Colorado 1–0 in the final.[1][2][3]
| 2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,175 | ||||
| Site | Wildcat Soccer Field Ogden, Utah | ||||
| Champions | Montana (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Citowicki (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Janessa Fowler (Montana) | ||||
| Broadcast | None | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber St. † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .722 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana ‡y | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .556 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland St. | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sac State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho St. | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 13, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket edit
| First round Wednesday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Idaho | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 3 | 3 | Northern Colorado | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 1 | 3 | Northern Colorado | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Montana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Weber St. | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 5 | Montana | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Montana | 1 | ||||||||||||
Source:[4]
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| October 31, 2018 | #3 Northern Colorado | 3–1 | #6 Eastern Washington | Ogden, Utah |
| 12:05 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 269 Referee: Jason Hutchinson Assistant referees: Kristi Mak Adam Sanchez Fourth official: Alan Jimenez |
| October 31, 2018 | #4 Northern Arizona | 0–1 | #5 Montana | Ogden, Utah |
| 3:05 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Referee: Brad James Assistant referees: TJ Zarlock Alan Jiminez Fourth official: Kristi Mak |
Semifinals edit
| November 2, 2018 | #2 Idaho | 0–3 | #3 Northern Colorado | Ogden, Utah |
| 12:05 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 256 Referee: Mario Cross Assistant referees: Sly Yeates David Rozek Fourth official: Micheal Anglin |
| November 2, 2018 | #1 Weber St. | 0–2 | #5 Montana | Ogden, Utah |
| 3:05 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 412 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Dani Spicer-Escalnat Micheal Anglin Fourth official: Sly Yeates |
Final edit
| November 4, 2018 | #3 Northern Colorado | 0–1 | #5 Montana | Ogden, Utah |
| 12:05 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 238 Referee: Adam Zarrin Assistant referees: Kali Smith Karsten Gillwald Fourth official: Sly Yeates |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
- 2 Goals
- Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
- Alexa Coyle - Montana
- Janessa Fowler - Montana
- Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado
- 1 Goal
- Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
- Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
- Cara Quinn - Northern Colorado
All Tournament Team edit
| Player | Team |
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| Janessa Fowler (MVP) | Montana |
| Alexa Coyle | Montana |
| Claire Howard | Montana |
| Taryn Miller | Montana |
| Taylor Hansen | Montana |
| Mariel Gutierrez | Northern Colorado |
| Maddie Roberts | Northern Colorado |
| Lindsi Jennings | Northern Colorado |
| Olivia Glassford | Weber State |
| Nixie Hernandez | Weber State |
| Kelly Dopke | Idaho |
| Brooke Sosa | Idaho |
References edit
- ^ "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ Casey, Robert (November 4, 2018). "Fifth-Seeded Montana Captures #BigSkySoccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.