2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance3,377
Site Mickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Champions Bowling Green (3rd title)
Winning coachMatt Fannon (1st title)
MVP Elisa Baeron (Bowling Green)
BroadcastNone
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017   2019»
2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bowling Green  y1010 .9091443 .738
Ball State  821 .7731433 .775
Western Michigan  740 .6361470 .667
Ohio  632 .636983 .525
Kent State  641 .5911082 .550
Akron  551 .5008102 .450
Buffalo  560 .4551180 .579
Eastern Michigan  560 .45510110 .476
Central Michigan  560 .4557120 .368
Toledo  461 .409892 .474
Miami (OH)  1100 .0913141 .194
Northern Illinois  1100 .0912170 .105
Conference champion
2018 MAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 13, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Toledo Rockets were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the tournament after finishing 10th in the regular season. The Bowling Green Falcons won the tournament with a 5–4 penalty shootout win over the Ball State Cardinals in the final. [1] [2] The title was the third for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the first for head coach Matt Fannon. [3] [4]

Contents

Bracket

Source: [5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 28
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
1 Bowling Green 2
8 Eastern Michigan 1
1 Bowling Green 1
4 Ohio 0
4 Ohio 2
5 Kent State 1
1 Bowling Green 1 (5)
2 Ball State 1 (4)
2 Ball State 22OT
7 Buffalo 1
2 Ball State 12OT
3 Western Michigan 0
3 Western Michigan 1
6 Akron 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 28, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 2–1 #8 Eastern Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Nikki Cox Soccerball shade.svg1', 12'
Report
  • Team Yellow card.svg 45'
  • Kristin Nason Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 208
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell
Fourth official: Amy Willing
October 28, 2018 #4 Ohio 2–1 #5 Kent State Athens, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Mandy Arnzen Soccerball shade.svg42'Yellow card.svg 77'
  • Sydney Leckie Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report
  • Vital Kats Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: Chessa Field
Attendance: 525
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
October 28, 2018 #2 Ball State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #7 Buffalo Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Paula Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg18'Soccerball shade gold.svg 104'
Report
  • Gurjeena Jandu Soccerball shade.svg54'Yellow card.svg 104'
  • Tess Ford Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Attendance: 202
Referee: Donovan Noocha
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Fourth official: Roger Blasey
October 28, 2018 #3 Western Michigan 1–0 #6 Akron Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Morgan Otteson Soccerball shade.svg26'
Report
  • Charley Kale Yellow card.svg 16'
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 375
Referee: Nicola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez
Assistant referees: Zach Richter
Fourth official: Todd Abraham

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 1–0 #4 Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Jennifer Reyes Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 2, 2018 #2 Ball State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #3 Western Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Western Michigan own goal Soccerball shade gold.svg 104'
Report Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Referee: Ceasar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Ramiro Talavera
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
#2 Ball State Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Maureen Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg26'
Report
  • Emily Simmons Soccerball shade.svg53'
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,487
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: John Safar
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
Penalties
  • Chelsea Washington Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Maureen Kennedy Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Erica Hubert Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Nikki Cox Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Morgan Abbitt Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Elisa Baeron Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Shelby Kean Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Emily Simmons Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Sammi Corcoran Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kerrigan Johnson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jenna Dombrowski Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Tatiana Mason Soccerball shade cross.svg

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal
Own Goals

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Tristin StutevilleBall State
Lauren RollBall State
Taylor PooleyBall State
Jennifer ReyesBowling Green
Nikhita JacobBowling Green
Nikki CoxBowling Green
Elisa BaeronBowling Green (MVP)
Mandy ArnzenOhio
Rianna ReeseOhio
Alyssa BurkeWestern Michigan
Paige DobbsWestern Michigan

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