2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,103
Site	Jackson Stadium Greeley, Colorado
Champions	Montana (7th title)
Winning coach	Chris Citowicki (3rd title)
MVP	Camilla Xu (Montana)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament «2020   2022»

2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northern Colorado  ‍†‍‍	8	–	1	–	0		.889			10	–	8	–	2		.550
Montana  ‍‍‡‍y	7	–	1	–	1		.833			13	–	5	–	1		.711
Weber State  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0		.667			11	–	9	–	0		.550
Northern Arizona  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0		.667			8	–	11	–	0		.421
Idaho  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			10	–	5	–	2		.647
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			5	–	11	–	2		.333
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			5	–	12	–	0		.294
Portland State  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2		.333			4	–	10	–	2		.313
Idaho State  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0		.222			2	–	16	–	1		.132
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	2		.222			2	–	13	–	2		.176
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference

The 2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 3 to November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at Jackson Stadium, home of the regular-season champions Northern Colorado. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Montana Grizzlies were the defending champions ^{[1] [2]} and successfully defended their title by defeating Weber State in the Finals. ^[3] This was the sixth overall title for Montana, and the third title for coach Chris Citowicki. Montana and coach Citowicki have won three of the last four Big Sky Conference Tournaments. ^[4] As tournament champions, Montana earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Northern Arizona and Weber State finished tied for third, with both teams having a 6–3–0 conference record, but Northern Arizona secured the third seed in the tournament by virtue of defeating Weber State 4–1 on October 8. Sacramento State and Eastern Washington finished tied for sixth place, with both teams having a 3–6–0 conference record. Sacramento State won the tiebreaker and qualified for the tournament based on their 4–2 victory over Eastern Washington on October 10.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Northern Colorado	8–1–0	24
2	Montana	7–1–1	22
3	Northern Arizona	6–3–0	18
4	Weber State	6–3–0	18
5	Idaho	4–4–1	13
6	Sacramento State	3–6–0	9

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, Nov. 3					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5					Final Sunday, Nov. 7
						1	Northern Colorado	2
	4	Weber State	3			4	Weber State	3
	5	Idaho	0								4	Weber State	0
											2	Montana	1
						2	Montana	1
	3	Northern Arizona	0			6	Sacramento State	0
	6	Sacramento State	1

Source: ^[5]

Schedule

First Round

#3 Northern Arizona v #6 Sacramento State

November 3, 2021	#3 Northern Arizona	0–1	#6 Sacramento State	Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT	Josie Novak  36' Sam Larberg  73'	Report	84' Tiffany Miras	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 107 Referee: William Knause Assistant referees: Brian Yip Assistant referees: Santiago Ramirez Fourth official: Max Alatorre

#4 Weber State v #5 Idaho

November 3, 2021	#4 Weber State	3–0	#5 Idaho	Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT	Lily Webster 8' Rachel Twede 71' Sadie Newsom 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 58 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Max Alatorre Assistant referees: Seth Edick Fourth official: Brian Yip

Semifinals

#2 Montana v #6 Sacramento State

November 5, 2021	#2 Montana	1–0	#6 Sacramento State	Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT	McKenzie Kilpatrick  70' Charley Boone 87'	Report		Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 66 Referee: Andrea Jones Assistant referees: Tomas Habtemicael Assistant referees: Jason Hampton Fourth official: Jeff Arthurholtz

#1 Northern Colorado v #4 Weber State

November 5, 2021	#1 Northern Colorado	2–3	#4 Weber State	Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT	55', 59' Taylor Bray	Report	46' Yira Yoggerst  55' Rachel Twede 60' Taylor Slack 66' Morgan Furmaniak	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 340 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Jacob Herold Assistant referees: William Knause Fourth official: Kathie Krempels

Final

#2 Montana v #4 Weber State

November 7, 2021	#2 Montana	1–0	#4 Weber State	Greeley, CO
12:00 p.m. MT	Jaden Griggs 36' Sydney Haustein  53'	Report		Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Max Alatorre Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament Assistant referees: Andrea Jones Fourth official: Ryan Wilde

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

• Taylor Bray – Northern Colorado

1 goal

• Charley Boone – Montana
• Jaden Griggs – Montana
• Tiffany Miras – Sacramento State
• Morgan Furmaniak – Weber State
• Saide Newsom – Weber State
• Taylor Slack – Weber State
• Rachel Twede – Weber State
• Lily Webster – Weber State
• Yira Yoggerst – Weber State

All Tournament Team

Source: ^[6]

Player	Team
Camellia Xu	Montana
Charley Boone
Taylor Stoeger
Taylor Hansen
Caitlin Rogers
Allie Larsen
Yira Yoggerst	Weber State
Taylor Slack
Morgan Furmaniak
Sadie Newsom
Tiffany Miras	Sacramento State
Taylor Bray	Northern Colorado

MVP in bold

References

1. "Big Sky Soccer Championship Match Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Protocols; Montana to Advance to NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
2. "Past Soccer Champions". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
3. "2021 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference . Retrieved December 9, 2021.
4. "2021 Women's Soccer Media Guide". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference . Retrieved December 7, 2021.
5. "2021 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
6. "Montana Claims #BigSkySoccer Tournament Crown". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.