2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

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2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,175
SiteWildcat Soccer Field
Ogden, Utah
Champions Montana (5th title)
Winning coachChris Citowicki (1st title)
MVP Janessa Fowler (Montana)
BroadcastNone
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017   2019»
2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Weber St.  711 .833954 .611
Idaho  612 .778973 .553
Northern Colorado  621 .7221281 .595
Northern Arizona  513 .722954 .611
Montana  y324 .556796 .455
Eastern Washington  441 .500883 .500
Portland St.  351 .3895101 .344
Sac State  270 .2223132 .222
Southern Utah  171 .1672151 .139
Idaho St.  180 .1112140 .125
Conference champion
2018 Big Sky Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 13, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference

The 2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at Wildcat Soccer Field, home of the regular-season champions Weber State Wildcats. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and did not successfully defend their title, losing to the Northern Colorado Bears in the quarterfinals. The fifth seeded Montana Grizzlies upset three teams along their way to a championship, beating Northern Colorado 1–0 in the final. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
2 Idaho 0
3 Northern Colorado 33 Northern Colorado 3
6 Eastern Washington 1 3 Northern Colorado 0
5 Montana 1
1 Weber St. 0
4 Northern Arizona 0 5 Montana 2
5 Montana 1

Source: [4]

Schedule

First Round

October 31, 2018 #3 Northern Colorado 3–1 #6 Eastern Washington Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.
  • Cara Quinn Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Mariel Gutierrez Soccerball shade.svg46', 75'
Report
  • Jenny Chavez Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Devan Talley Yellow card.svg 53' Yellow-red card.svg 77'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 269
Referee: Jason Hutchinson
Assistant referees: Kristi Mak
Assistant referees: Adam Sanchez
Fourth official: Alan Jimenez
October 31, 2018 #4 Northern Arizona 0–1 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m. Report
  • Janessa Fowler Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Referee: Brad James
Assistant referees: TJ Zarlock
Assistant referees: Alan Jiminez
Fourth official: Kristi Mak

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #2 Idaho 0–3 #3 Northern Colorado Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.
  • Taylor Brust Yellow card.svg 62'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 85'
Report
  • Maddie Roberts Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Taylor Bray Soccerball shade.svg22', 58'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 256
Referee: Mario Cross
Assistant referees: Sly Yeates
Assistant referees: David Rozek
Fourth official: Micheal Anglin
November 2, 2018 #1 Weber St. 0–2 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m.
  • Shailyn Jenkins Yellow card.svg 42'
  • Madison Carter Yellow card.svg 71'
  • Morgan Quarnberg Yellow card.svg 76'
Report
  • Alexa Coyle Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Janessa Fowler Soccerball shade.svg31'Yellow card.svg 42'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 412
Referee: Megan McCain
Assistant referees: Dani Spicer-Escalnat
Assistant referees: Micheal Anglin
Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Final

November 4, 2018 #3 Northern Colorado 0–1 #5 Montana Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m. Report
  • Alexa Coyle Soccerball shade.svg57'
Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field
Attendance: 238
Referee: Adam Zarrin
Assistant referees: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald
Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Janessa Fowler (MVP)Montana
Alexa CoyleMontana
Claire HowardMontana
Taryn MillerMontana
Taylor HansenMontana
Mariel GutierrezNorthern Colorado
Maddie RobertsNorthern Colorado
Lindsi JenningsNorthern Colorado
Olivia GlassfordWeber State
Nixie HernandezWeber State
Kelly DopkeIdaho
Brooke SosaIdaho

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