The 2022 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 30 through November 5, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at UNM Soccer Complex in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The New Mexico Lobos were the defending champions.[1] The Lobos were unable to defend their crown, losing to San Jose State in penalties in the Semifinals. San Jose State won the title after a second penalty shootout victory over Wyoming in the Final.[2] This was the third tournament championship for San Jose State, their first since 2018. It was the first title for head coach Tina Estrada.[3] As tournament champions, San Jose State earned the Mountain West's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,598 | ||||
| Site | UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||
| Champions | San Jose State (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Tina Estrada (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Bente Pernot (San Jose State) | ||||
| Broadcast | MountainWest Sports Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming † | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .682 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose St ‡y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego St | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 8 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .545 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise St | 4 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .545 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado St | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .364 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 8 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno St | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .182 | 1 | – | 14 | – | 4 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MW Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mountain West Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record.[4] There was a three-way tie for the regular season championship between Wyoming, New Mexico, and San Jose State as all three teams finished with 20 points in conference play. The tiebreaker was determined by regular season records amongst the three tied teams. Wyoming earned the first seed finishing with a win over San Jose State and a tie with New Mexico. New Mexico was the second seed after finishing with a tie against both teams. Therefore, San Jose State was the third seed as they lost to Wyoming and tied with New Mexico. Another tiebreaker was required for the third and fourth seeds in the tournament, as Utah State and San Diego State both finished with 5–3–3 records in the regular season. The team's regular season matchup finished tied 0–0, so a second tiebreaker of goal difference in conference matches was used. Utah State earned the forth seed based on this tiebreaker as they finished with a +5 goal difference while San Diego State finished with a +4 goal difference. A final tiebreaker was needed to determine the sixth and final team in the tournament after Colorado College and Boise State finished with identical 4–3–4 conference records. These two teams also tied their regular season matchup 0–0. Colorado College qualified for the tournament based on their +3 goal difference in conference matches, while Boise State finished with a +1 goal difference.[5][6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Wyoming | 6–3–2 | 20 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5–1–5 | 20 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 6–3–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Utah State | 5–3–3 | 18 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 5–3–3 | 18 |
| 6 | Colorado College | 4–3–4 | 16 |
Bracket
editSource:[7]
| First Round Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 2 | Final Saturday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah State | 0 (18) | 5 | San Diego St | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | San Diego St (pen.) | 0 (19) | 1 | Wyoming | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 | San Jose St (pen.) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Jose St | 1 | 3 | San Jose St (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 6 | Colorado College | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst round
edit| October 30 | #4 Utah State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (18–19 p) | #5 San Diego State | Albuquerque,NM |
| 4:00 p.m. MT |
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Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 101 Referee: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo Assistant referees: Amanda Forletta Xavier Chavez Fourth official: Nader Khalil |
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| October 30 | #3 San Jose State | 1–0 | #6 Colorado College | Albuquerque,NM |
| 7:00 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 116 Referee: Santos Toquinto Assistant referees: Chris Frazier Nader Khalil Fourth official: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo |
Semifinals
edit| November 2 | #1 Wyoming | 1–0 | #5 San Diego State | Albuquerque,NM |
| 4:00 p.m. MT |
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Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 419 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo Amanda Forletta Fourth official: Megan McCain |
| November 2 | #2 New Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #3 San Jose State | Albuquerque,NM |
| 7:00 p.m. MT |
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Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 718 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo Amanda Forletta Fourth official: Megan McCain |
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Final
edit| November 5 | #1 Wyoming | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | #3 San Jose State | Albuquerque,NM |
| 6:00 p.m. MT |
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Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 244 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo Cristian Campo Hernandez Fourth official: Amanda Forletta |
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 2 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 0.4 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).
1 goal
- Taylor Phillips – San Jose State
- Maddie Chance – Wyoming
All-Tournament team
editSource:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Jadyn Edwards | New Mexico |
| Myah Isais | |
| Alexa Madueno | San Jose State |
| Kiera Utush | |
| Kiana Miyazato | |
| Bente Pernot | |
| Taylor Phillips | |
| Jada Wilson | |
| Maddi Chance | Wyoming |
| Miyuki Schoyen | |
| Jamie Tatum |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2021 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Mountain West Women's Soccer Tiebreaker Procedures" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Mountain West Women's Soccer Tiebreakers" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Weekly Release 2022 Season" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). themw.com. The Mountain West. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "San José State Claims 2022 MW Women's Soccer Tournament Title". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 5, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.