2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,439
Site	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Milwaukee (11th title)
Winning coach	Troy Fabiano (1st title)
MVP	Kelli Swenson (Milwaukee)
Broadcast	ESPN+
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2018 Horizon League women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y	9	–	0	–	0		1.000			16	–	2	–	1		.868
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1		.722			11	–	7	–	1		.605
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1		.722			10	–	6	–	1		.618
Wright State  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1		.611			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			9	–	8	–	3		.525
Oakland  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	3		.500			4	–	11	–	4		.316
IUPUI  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			6	–	10	–	3		.395
UIC  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			4	–	14	–	1		.237
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	2		.111			1	–	13	–	4		.167
Green Bay  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	2		.111			2	–	13	–	2		.176
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League

The 2018 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 29 through November 3, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The IUPUI Jaguars were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the 2018 tournament after finishing the regular season in seventh place. The Milwaukee Panthers won the tournament by beating the Cleveland State Vikings 1–0 in the final. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Bracket

Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner. ^[4]

	Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 1					Final Saturday, Nov. 3
						2	Cleveland State	2
	4	Wright State	0			5	Detroit Mercy	1
	5	Detroit Mercy	2								2	Cleveland State	0
											1	Milwaukee	1
						1	Milwaukee	1 (4)
	3	Northern Kentucky	1			6	Oakland	1 (2)
	6	Oakland	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#4 Wright State v #5 Detroit Mercy

October 29, 2018	#4 Wright State	0–2	#5 Detroit Mercy	Dayton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Hannah Alexis  66' Kelli Doyle 68' Julie Ann Piechocki 70'	Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 322 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Brian Apswich Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Fourth official: Olu Afuwape

#3 Northern Kentucky v #6 Oakland

October 29, 2018	#3 Northern Kentucky	1–2	#6 Oakland	Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kailey Ivins 3'	Report	Sierra Grodsinsky  32' Alexa Sabbagh 65' Sydnye Gagner 77'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Art Atustamyan Assistant referees: Michael Kinder Fourth official: Jose Ortiz

Semifinals

#2 Cleveland State v #5 Detroit Mercy

November 1, 2018	#2 Cleveland State	2–1	#5 Detroit Mercy	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. CDT	Team 20' Jenna Prathapa 39'	Report	Caitlin Carroll 53'	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 111 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Tim Csuri Assistant referees: Katie Bates Fourth official: Jen Mayfield

#1 Milwaukee v #6 Oakland

November 1, 2018	#1 Milwaukee	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#6 Oakland	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CDT	Rafferty Kugler 64'	Report	Lauren Bos 59' Emma Voelker  76'	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 256 Referee: Dimitrios Katsmingos Assistant referees: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Boris Bukovic Fourth official: Arlind Kociu
	Penalties
	Jelena Sever Gaby Schwartz Marissa Stovring Chandler McDaniel		Sydnye Gagner Ali Amante Fotini Demetriou Taylor Thalheimer

Final

#2 Cleveland State v #1 Milwaukee

November 3, 2018	#2 Cleveland State	0–1	#1 Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CDT	Stacie Morris  37' Briana Niedermeier  42'	Report	McKaela Schmelzer  42' Keli Swenson 56'	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 563 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Tim Dicken Assistant referees: Zachary Richter Fourth official: Gracie Baker

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal

• Lauren Bos - Oakland
• Caitlin Carroll - Detroit Mercy
• Kelli Doyle - Detroit Mercy
• Sydnye Gagner - Oakland
• Kailey Ivins - Northern Kentucky
• Rafferty Kugle - Milwaukee
• Julie Ann Piechocki - Detroit Mercy
• Jenna Prathapa - Cleveland State
• Alexa Sabbagh - Oakland
• Keli Swenson - Milwaukee
• Cleveland State (team)

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[5]

Player	Team
Kelli Swenson	Milwaukee (MVP)
Erin Corrigan	Milwaukee
McKaela Schmelzer	Milwaukee
Elaina LaMacchia	Milwaukee
Stacy Morris	Cleveland State
Essence Canady	Cleveland State
Sarah Krause	Cleveland State
Carly Fiorido	Detroit Mercy
Casey Courtiuier	Detroit Mercy
Lauren Bos	Oakland
Kendra Zak	Oakland

See also

• 2018 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League.
2. "2017 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
3. "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
4. "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League.
5. "Milwaukee Claims 2018 #HLWSOC Championship". Horizon League. November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.