2019 WAC women's soccer tournament

The 2019 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 6 to November 10, 2019. The five match tournament took place at Championship Field in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seattle Redhawks, who successfully defended their title, defeating Utah Valley 2–1 in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Seattle women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Julie Woodward.[3][4]

2019 WAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,558
SiteChampionship Field
Seattle, Washington
ChampionsSeattle (5th title)
Winning coachJulie Woodward (5th title)
MVPJessie Ray (Seattle)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC women's soccer tournament
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2019 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Seattle  ‍y 6 1 1   .813 12 8 2   .591
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 13 5 1   .711
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 11 9 1   .548
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 13 4 4   .714
CSU Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 9 9 2   .500
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 9 8 3   .525
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 4 12 2   .278
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 4 14 1   .237
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 8 0   .000 0 19 0   .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

Bracket

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Source:[5]

First round
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 Seattle 1
4 CSU Bakersfield 1 (0) 5 UTRGV 0
5 UTRGV 1 (2) 1 Seattle 2OT
2 Utah Valley 1
2 Utah Valley 3
3 Kansas City 2 3 Kansas City 1
6 Grand Canyon 0

Schedule

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First Round

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November 6, 2019 #4 CSU Bakersfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)
#5 UTRGV Seattle, Washington
4:00 p.m.
  • Eszter Toth   36'
Report
  •   53' Emily Zapata
  •   79' Dianna Ansah
Stadium: Championship Field
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow
Assistant referees: Ramond Mendez
Fourth official: Scott Lawrence
Penalties
  • Sophie Freeman  
  • Caitlin Goetjen  
  • Dana Neff  
  • Chelsee Duran  
  •   Emily Zapata
  •   Katherine Stokely
  •   Elina Seppala
  •   Sarah Bonney
November 6, 2019 #3 Kansas City 2–0 #6 Grand Canyon Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.
  • Claire Larson   20'
  • Emma Wilson   28'
  • Amanda Sampson   77'
Report
  •   40' Camryn Larson
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 350
Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Joe Tompkins
Fourth official: Jesus Hernandez-Balbas

Semifinals

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November 8, 2019 #1 Seattle 1–0 #5 UTRGV Seattle, Washington
4:00 p.m.
  • Lauren Brown   76'
  • Leahi Manthei   89'
Report Stadium: Championship Field
Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira
Assistant referees: Christopher Turner
Assistant referees: Cameron Siler
Fourth official: Christine Suter
November 8, 2019 #2 Utah Valley 3–1 #3 Kansas City Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.
  • Katie Haskins   32'
  • Jocelyn Bybee   42'
  • Megan Sullivan   63'
  • Amber Tripp   80'
Report
  •   27' Lindsey Prokop
  •   63' Claire Larson
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 572
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo
Assistant referees: Cephas Quartson
Fourth official: John Snyder

Final

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November 10, 2019 #1 Seattle 2–1 #2 Utah Valley Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m.
  • Leahi Manthei   86'
  • Jessie Ray   98'
Report
  •   31' Amber Tripp
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 636
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Cameron Siler
Fourth official: Levi Rippy

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • Amber Tripp (Utah Valley)
1 Goal
  • Lauren Brown (Seattle)
  • Jocelyn Bybee (Utah Valley)
  • Katie Haskins (Utah Valley)
  • Claire Larson (Kansas City)
  • Leahi Manthei (Seattle)
  • Lindsey Prokop (Kansas City)
  • Jessie Ray (Seattle)
  • Amanda Sampson (Kansas City)
  • Eszter Toth (CSU Bakersfield)
  • Emily Zapata (UT Rio Grande Valley)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[1]

Player Team
Lindsey Prokop Kansas City
Claire Larson
Kinga Szemik UT Rio Grande Valley
Emily Zapata
Amber Tripp Utah Valley
Katie Haskins
Jocelyn Bybee
Leahi Manthei Seattle
Holly Rothering
Lauren Brown
Jessie Ray

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ a b Western Athletic Conference. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "WAC Tournament Results" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Julie Woodward Bio". Seattle University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.