2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament

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2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,314
Site Mean Green Soccer Complex
Denton, Texas
Champions North Texas (4th title)
Winning coach John Hedlund (4th title)
MVP Allie Byrd (Offensive)
Dominique James (Defensive) (North Texas)
Broadcast ESPN+
Conference USA women's soccer tournament
«2018   2020»
2019 Conference USA women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Florida Atlantic  811 .8501542 .762
North Texas  y721 .7501561 .705
Rice  613 .7501063 .605
Charlotte  730 .7001360 .684
Western Kentucky  640 .6001071 .583
Louisiana Tech  541 .5501343 .725
UTEP  541 .5501073 .575
Middle Tennessee  541 .5508101 .447
Old Dominion  442 .5001044 .667
UTSA  460 .400881 .500
UAB  253 .350476 .412
Southern Miss  271 .2507101 .417
Marshall  280 .2004140 .222
FIU  0100 .0000215 .441
Conference champion
2019 C-USA Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

The 2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls in the final. [1] [2] The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund. [3]

Contents

Bracket

Source: [4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
         
1 Florida Atlantic 0 (4)
8 Louisiana Tech 0 (3)
1 Florida Atlantic 42OT
4 Charlotte 3
4 Charlotte 2
5 Western Kentucky 1
1 Florida Atlantic 2
2 North Texas 5
3 Rice 4
6 Middle Tennessee 2
3 Rice 0
2 North Texas 2
2 North Texas 3
7 UTEP 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 6, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#8 Louisiana Tech Denton, TX
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Alex Maxon Yellow card.svg 76'
  • Mary O'Hara Yellow card.svg 99'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 41' Autumn Woodard
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Penalties
  • Sammy Vitols Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Pernille Velta Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Luisa Daikeler Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tiril Haga Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Gabrielle Parent
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Christina Hjelvik
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jaelyn Peeples
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sophie Fijneman
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Elizabeth Doll
November 6, 2019 #4 Charlotte 2–1 #5 Western Kentucky Denton, TX
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Megan Greene Soccerball shade.svg39', 61'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg21' Chandler Backes
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #3 Rice 4–2 #6 Middle Tennessee Denton, TX
5:50 p.m. CST
  • Sydney Miller Yellow card.svg 35'
  • Haley Kostyshyn Soccerball shade.svg46', 48'
  • Lianne Mananquil Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • Madison Kent Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg7', 87' Peyton DePriest
  • Yellow card.svg 68' Carolin Engelhard
  • Yellow card.svg 84' Taylor Hatch
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #2 North Texas 3–1 #7 UTEP Denton, TX
9:22 p.m. CST
  • Berklee Peters Soccerball shade.svg19', 62'
  • Desiree Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg24' Jackie Soto
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Team
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 341

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 4–3 (a.e.t.) #4 Charlotte Denton, TX
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Pernille Velta Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Mary O'Hara Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Tiril Haga Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Elisha Holmes Soccerball shade gold.svg 103'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg47', 57' Ashton McKane
  • Soccerball shade.svg69' Ari Maibodi
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 8, 2019 #2 North Texas 2–0 #3 Rice Denton, TX
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Allie Byrd Soccerball shade.svg78'
  • Berklee Peters Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 433

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 2–5 #2 North Texas Denton, TX
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elisha Holmes Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • Sammy Vitols Soccerball shade.svg31'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 12' Dominique James
  • Soccerball shade.svg12', Yellow card.svg 54' Natalie Newell
  • Soccerball shade.svg37' Olivia Klein
  • Soccerball shade.svg54' Logan Bruffett
  • Soccerball shade.svg57', 71' Allie Byrd
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 540

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source: [5]

PlayerTeam
Allie ByrdNorth Texas
Dominique James
Brooke Lampe
Natalie Newell
Elisha HolmesFlorida Atlantic
Jessica Monteiro
Pernille Velta
Haley KostyshynRice
Lianne Mananquil
Jamie FankhauserCharlotte
Riley Orr

Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.

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