2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

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2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,746
Site Corbett Soccer Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Champions Memphis (1st title)
Winning coachBrooks Monaghan (1st title)
MVP Clarissa Larisey (Offensive)
Chanel Hudson-Marks (defensive) (Memphis)
Broadcast American Digital Network (first round and semifinals)
ESPNU (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 19 South Florida  y810 .8891540 .789
No. 23 Memphis  y720 .7781740 .810
UCF  630 .6671071 .583
East Carolina  540 .5561063 .605
SMU  540 .5561062 .611
Temple  351 .3897111 .395
Houston  351 .3897102 .421
Tulsa  360 .3337101 .417
Connecticut  270 .2224140 .222
Cincinnati  162 .222693 .417
Conference champion
2018 AAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 4, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:American Athletic Conference

The 2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament will take place at the home field of the regular season champion. [1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls are the defending tournament champions. [2] The Memphis Tiger's win was the program's first and also the first for coach Brooks Monaghan. [3]

Contents

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
1 South Florida 2
4 East Carolina 1 (5)4 East Carolina 0
5 SMU 1 (3) 1 South Florida 0
2 Memphis 3
2 Memphis 1
3 UCF 33 UCF 0
6 Temple 0

Source: [4]

Schedule

First round

October 31, 2018 #3 UCF 3–0 #6 Temple Tampa, FL
4:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Noel Cotterell
Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba
Assistant referees: Michel Catin
Fourth official: Bruno Mozzo
October 31, 2018 #4 East Carolina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#5 SMU Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Jay Hylton-Pelaia Yellow card.svg 61'
  • Erin Mikalsen Soccerball shade.svg72'
  • Allie Thornton Soccerball shade.svg55'
  • Katharin Herron Yellow card.svg 80'
  • Celiana Torres Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Kevin Flynn
Assistant referees: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Fourth official: Cassio Ribeiro
Penalties
  • Jay Hylton-Pelaia Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tori Riggs Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Marianna Shurina Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kat Gonzalez Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jenna Dages Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Allie Thornton Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Vanessa Valadez Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Celiana Torres Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Katharin Herron Soccerball shad check.svg

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #2 Memphis 1–0 #3 UCF Tampa, FL
4:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Cassio Ribeiro
Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba
Assistant referees: Darne Krause
Fourth official: Michael Wallace
November 2, 2018 #1 South Florida 2–0 #4 East Carolina Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Michael Wallace
Assistant referees: Eddy Fiumara
Fourth official: Joseph Poremba

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 South Florida 0–3 #2 Memphis Tampa, FL
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Fanny Pelletier-LaRoche Yellow card.svg 64'
Report
  • Clarissa Larisey Soccerball shade.svg5', 53'
  • Marie Levasseur Yellow card.svg 44'
  • Caroline Duncan Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Grace Duncan Yellow card.svg 81'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 636
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Michael Wallace
Fourth official: Joseph Poremba

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

Source: [5]

PlayerTeam
Kelli BurneyUSF
Aubrey MegrathUSF
Evelyne Viens USF
Chanel Hudson-Marks Memphis
Clarissa Larisey Memphis
Marie LevasseurMemphis
Stasia MallinMemphis
Jayda Hylton-Pelaia ECU
Melanie StilesECU
Kristen ScottUCF
Vera VarisUCF

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