2017 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 1,193 | ||||
Site | FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, Florida | ||||
Champions | North Texas (2nd title) | ||||
Winning coach | John Hedlund (2nd title) | ||||
Broadcast | CUSA TV (Quarterfinals and Semifinals) ESPN3 (Final) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice †y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas ‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA |
The 2017 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through 5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Charlotte 49ers, but they failed to defend their title after losing the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure in the final following a tie with the North Texas Mean Green. [1] [2] The conference championship was the second for the North Texas women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund. [3] [4]
Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rice | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charlotte | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charlotte | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Louisiana Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charlotte | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Florida Atlantic | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | UAB | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Florida Atlantic | 1OT |
November 1, 2017 | #1 Rice | 0–1 | #8 Charlotte | Boca Raton, Florida |
11:00 a.m. EDT | Report |
| Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Eric Proctor Kyle Borne Fourth official: Danny Thornberry |
November 1, 2017 | #4 Louisiana Tech | 2–1 | #5 Old Dominion | Boca Raton, Florida |
1:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Guido Gonzales |
November 1, 2017 | #2 North Texas | 4–1 | #7 Middle Tennessee | Boca Raton, Florida |
4:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry Trent Vanhaitsma Fourth official: Nima Saghafi |
November 1, 2017 | #3 UAB | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Florida Atlantic | Boca Raton, Florida |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
| Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
November 3, 2017 | #8 Charlotte | 1–0 | #4 Louisiana Tech | Boca Raton, Florida |
11:00 a.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Margaret Domka Assistant referees: Marcos DeOliveira Andres Schwarz Fourth official: Nima Saghafi |
November 3, 2017 | #2 North Texas | 2–0 | #6 Florida Atlantic | Boca Raton, Florida |
1:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Christina Unkel Assistant referees: Eric Proctor Kyle Borne Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
November 5, 2017 | #8 Charlotte | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #2 North Texas | Boca Raton, Florida |
11:00 a.m. EST | Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Kyle Borne Jorge Ramirez Fourth official: Margaret Domka | ||
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