2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,392
Site Mickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Champions Bowling Green (4th title)
Winning coachMatt Fannon (2nd title)
MVP Nikhita Jacob (Bowling Green)
BroadcastNone
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bowling Green  y1010 .9091463 .674
Ball State  820 .8001440 .778
Western Michigan  641 .591891 .472
Buffalo  542 .545542 .545
Akron  542 .545892 .474
Ohio  551 .5001081 .553
Eastern Michigan  560 .4556112 .368
Central Michigan  452 .455754 .563
Kent State  452 .455693 .417
Toledo  470 .3647120 .368
Miami (OH)  361 .3504121 .265
Northern Illinois  0101 .0452142 .167
Conference champion
2019 MAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. 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 Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title with a 3–1 penalty shootout win over the Eastern Michigan in the final. [1] [2] The title was the fourth for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the second for head coach Matt Fannon. [3] [4]

Contents

Bracket

Source: [5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 3
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
         
1 Bowling Green 4
8 Central Michigan 1
1 Bowling Green 2
4 Buffalo 1
4 Buffalo 22OT
5 Akron 1
1 Bowling Green 0 (3)
7 Eastern Michigan 0 (1)
2 Ball State 1
7 Eastern Michigan 2
7 Eastern Michigan 5
6 Ohio 2
3 Western Michigan 0
6 Ohio 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2019 #1 Bowling Green 4–1 #8 Central Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Sarah Allen Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Nikki Cox Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Makenzie Ortman Soccerball shade.svg70'
  • Kennedy White Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg82' Katie Coleman
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 426
Referee: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Fourth official: Jacob Little
November 3, 2019 #2 Ball State 1–2 #7 Eastern Michigan Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Peighton Cook Soccerball shade.svg59'
  • Lexy Smith Yellow card.svg 87'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg13' Sabrina McNeill
  • Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.) Amanda Cripps
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Referee: Ceasar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Assistant referees: Edmundo Ramirez
Fourth official: Richard Geati
November 3, 2019 #3 Western Michigan 0–2 #6 Ohio Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg51' Sydney Leckie
  • Soccerball shade.svg59' Alivia Milesky
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 207
Referee: Brandon Knauss
Assistant referees: Kevin Ficar
Assistant referees: Ryan Ash
Fourth official: Arlin Kociu
November 3, 2019 #4 Buffalo 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Akron Buffalo, New York
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Kaitlyn Walsh Soccerball shade.svg83'
  • Taylor Caridi Soccerball shade gold.svg 108'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg73' Abigail Brown
Stadium: UB Stadium
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #1 Bowling Green 2–1 #4 Buffalo Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 44' Carley Zoccali
  • Soccerball shade.svg79' Marcy Barberic
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 438
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 8, 2019 #6 Ohio 2–5 #7 Eastern Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Alivia Milesky Soccerball shade.svg18', 64'
  • Victoria Breeden Yellow card.svg 76'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg12' Amanda Cripps
  • Soccerball shade.svg36', 40', 46', 54' Kristin Hullibarger
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 438
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Bowling Green 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
#7 Eastern Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Yellow card.svg 55' Alia Frederick
Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
Penalties
  • Chelsee Washington Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kennedy White Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Katie Cox Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Nikki Cox Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Nikhita Jacob Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Peyton Davis
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Nicole Remedios
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Parys Kerr
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Amanda Cripps

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Katie CoxBowling Green
Mackenzie Reuber
Lena Kovar
Nikhita Jacob
Chelsea AbbottsEastern Michigan
Sabrina McNeill
Kristin Hulibarger
Emily KellyBuffalo
Adrianna VanCuyck
Alivia MileskyOhio
Sydney Leckie

MVP in bold

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