2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,815
Site Dix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
Champions Toledo (5th title)
Winning coachTJ Buchholz (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
«2016   2018»
2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  920 .8181362 .667
Bowling Green  641 .5911371 .643
Buffalo  542 .545793 .447
Ohio  452 .4557103 .425
Miami (OH)  281 .2272151 .139
Akron  173 .2272134 .211
West Division
Ball State  812 .8181173 .595
Toledo  y632 .6361283 .587
Western Michigan  551 .5001081 .553
Northern Illinois  560 .4558101 .447
Eastern Michigan  470 .3647121 .375
Central Michigan  362 .364883 .500
Conference champion
2017 MAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, home of the Kent State Golden Flashes, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Kent State Golden Flashes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss to the Bowling Green Falcons. The Toledo Rockets won the tournament with a 2–1 win in overtime over Bowling Green in the final. [1] [2] The title was the fifth for the Toledo women's soccer program and the first for head coach TJ Buchholz. [3] [4]

Contents

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 Kent State 1 (4)
8 Ohio 1 (2)
1 Kent State 1
4 Bowling Green 2
4 Bowling Green 3
5 Buffalo 1
4 Bowling Green 1
3 Toledo 2OT
2 Ball State 2
7 Northern Illinois 1
2 Ball State 1
3 Toledo 22OT
3 Toledo 2
6 Western Michigan 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2017 #1 Kent State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#8 Ohio Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Vital Kats Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg70' Mandy Arnzen
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Fourth official: Alexander Dresdow
Penalties
  • Donavan Capehart Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kristen Brots Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Hayden Pascoe Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Maddie Holmes Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Allie Curry Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Remi Eades Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Sydney Leckie Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Alivia Milesky Soccerball shade cross.svg
October 29, 2017 #4 Bowling Green 3–1 #5 Buffalo Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Erica Hubert Soccerball shade.svg56', 80'
  • Rachel Winters Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg37' Carissima Cutrona
Stadium: Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Fourth official: Bradley Barlog
October 29, 2017 #2 Ball State 2–1 #7 Eastern Michigan Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Lauren Roll Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Julia Elvbo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg73' Allie Ingham
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Attendance: 372
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Michael Wojtan
Assistant referees: James Wozny
Fourth official: Sean West
October 29, 2017 #3 Toledo 2–1 #6 Western Michigan Toledo, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Sophie Pohl Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Isa Echeverri Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg89' Alex Ruffer
Stadium: Scott Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Assistant referees: Mike Valsamis
Fourth official: John Spisak

Semifinals

November 3, 2017 #2 Ball State 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Toledo Kent, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Allison Abbe Soccerball shade.svg9'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg56' Alena Sidwell
  • Soccerball shade gold.svg 107' Regan Price
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 214
Referee: Donovan Noocha
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 3, 2017 #1 Kent State 1–2 #4 Bowling Green Kent, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Hayden Pascoe Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg22' Erica Hubert
  • Soccerball shade.svg71' Rachel Winters
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 310
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 5, 2017 #4 Bowling Green 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Toledo Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Erica Hubert Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg59', Soccerball shade gold.svg 100' Sophie Pohl
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 269
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Alexander Plum
Assistant referees: Sorin Stoica
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

See also

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