2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

The 2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 29 through November 3, 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 IUPUI Jaguars were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the 2018 tournament after finishing the regular season in seventh place. The Milwaukee Panthers won the tournament by beating the Cleveland State Vikings 1–0 in the final.[1][2][3]

2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,439
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (11th title)
Winning coachTroy Fabiano (1st title)
MVPKelli Swenson (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2018 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍y 9 0 0   1.000 16 2 1   .868
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 6 2 1   .722 11 7 1   .605
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 2 1   .722 10 6 1   .618
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 5 3 1   .611 6 9 2   .412
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 9 8 3   .525
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 3 3 3   .500 4 11 4   .316
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 6 10 3   .395
UIC  ‍‍‍ 3 6 0   .333 4 14 1   .237
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 0 7 2   .111 1 13 4   .167
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 0 7 2   .111 2 13 2   .176
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

Bracket

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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, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 1
Final
Saturday, Nov. 3
2 Cleveland State 2
4 Wright State 0 5 Detroit Mercy 1
5 Detroit Mercy 2 2 Cleveland State 0
1 Milwaukee 1
1 Milwaukee 1 (4)
3 Northern Kentucky 1 6 Oakland 1 (2)
6 Oakland 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2018 #4 Wright State 0–2 #5 Detroit Mercy Dayton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT Report
  • Hannah Alexis   66'
  • Kelli Doyle   68'
  • Julie Ann Piechocki   70'
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 322
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Brian Apswich
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Fourth official: Olu Afuwape
October 29, 2018 #3 Northern Kentucky 1–2 #6 Oakland Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Kailey Ivins   3'
Report
  • Sierra Grodsinsky   32'
  • Alexa Sabbagh   65'
  • Sydnye Gagner   77'
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Art Atustamyan
Assistant referees: Michael Kinder
Fourth official: Jose Ortiz

Semifinals

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November 1, 2018 #2 Cleveland State 2–1 #5 Detroit Mercy Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Team   20'
  • Jenna Prathapa   39'
Report
  • Caitlin Carroll   53'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 111
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Tim Csuri
Assistant referees: Katie Bates
Fourth official: Jen Mayfield
November 1, 2018 #1 Milwaukee 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#6 Oakland Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Rafferty Kugler   64'
Report
  • Lauren Bos   59'
  • Emma Voelker   76'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 256
Referee: Dimitrios Katsmingos
Assistant referees: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Boris Bukovic
Fourth official: Arlind Kociu
Penalties
  • Jelena Sever  
  • Gaby Schwartz  
  • Marissa Stovring  
  • Chandler McDaniel  
  • Sydnye Gagner  
  • Ali Amante  
  • Fotini Demetriou  
  • Taylor Thalheimer  

Final

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November 3, 2018 #2 Cleveland State 0–1 #1 Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Stacie Morris   37'
  • Briana Niedermeier   42'
Report
  • McKaela Schmelzer   42'
  • Keli Swenson   56'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 563
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Gracie Baker

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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1 Goal
  • Lauren Bos - Oakland
  • Caitlin Carroll - Detroit Mercy
  • Kelli Doyle - Detroit Mercy
  • Sydnye Gagner - Oakland
  • Kailey Ivins - Northern Kentucky
  • Rafferty Kugle - Milwaukee
  • Julie Ann Piechocki - Detroit Mercy
  • Jenna Prathapa - Cleveland State
  • Alexa Sabbagh - Oakland
  • Keli Swenson - Milwaukee
  • Cleveland State (team)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Kelli Swenson Milwaukee (MVP)
Erin Corrigan Milwaukee
McKaela Schmelzer Milwaukee
Elaina LaMacchia Milwaukee
Stacy Morris Cleveland State
Essence Canady Cleveland State
Sarah Krause Cleveland State
Carly Fiorido Detroit Mercy
Casey Courtiuier Detroit Mercy
Lauren Bos Oakland
Kendra Zak Oakland

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League.
  2. ^ "2017 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
  3. ^ "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
  4. ^ "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Claims 2018 #HLWSOC Championship". Horizon League. November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.