The 2018 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 1 and 3, 2018. The three-match tournament took place at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings, South Dakota. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Denver Pioneers were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title with a 4–0 victory over the Omaha Mavericks in the final. The win earned Denver the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2] The tournament win was Denver's third as a member of the conference, all of which have come under coach Jeff Hooker.[3]
| 2018 Summit League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 502 | ||||
| Site | Fishback Soccer Park Brookings, South Dakota | ||||
| Champions | Denver (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jeff Hooker (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Hannah Adler (Denver) | ||||
| Broadcast | Online (TheSummitLeague.org) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver †‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .875 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota St † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .875 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota St | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket edit
Source:[4]
| Semifinals Thursday, November 1 | Final Saturday, November 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota St | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Omaha | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Omaha | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | North Dakota St | 0 | |||||||
Schedule edit
Semifinals edit
| November 1, 2018 | #1 South Dakota St | 1–3 | #4 Omaha | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 316 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Sean Mallett Joe Masek |
| November 1, 2018 | #2 Denver | 3–0 | #3 North Dakota St | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 316 |
Final edit
| November 3, 2018 | #2 Denver | 4–0 | #4 Omaha | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 12:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 186 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Kevin Mesman Fourth official: Brad Peschong |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
- 3 Goals
- Bailey Cascio – Omaha
- Camryn MacMillan – Denver
- 1 Goal
- Hannah Adler – Denver
- Carina McLennan – South Dakota St.
- Own Goals
- Omaha vs. Denver
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Hannah Adler | Denver (MVP) |
| Samantha Feller | Denver |
| Camryn MacMillan | Denver |
| Cheyenne Shorts | Denver |
| Bailey Cascio | Omaha |
| Taylor Gelling | Omaha |
| Emily Romero | Omaha |
| Holly Enderle | North Dakota State |
| Mallory Fenske | North Dakota State |
| Darien Poelstra | South Dakota State |
| Kelsi Wipf | South Dakota State |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Summit League. "2017 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Summit League. "2018 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Summit League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Denver claims second straight #SummitWSOC Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.