2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,307
Site	UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, Florida
Champions	Memphis (3rd title)
Winning coach	Brooks Monaghan (3rd title)
MVP	Shae Taylor (Offensive) Claire Wyville (Defensive) (Memphis)
Broadcast	ESPN+ ESPNNews (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament «2021   2023»

2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 23т UCF  ‍†‍‍y	7	–	0	–	1		.938			9	–	2	–	7		.694
South Florida  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	0		.625			8	–	9	–	0		.471
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	3	–	1	–	4		.625			7	–	3	–	7		.618
No. 21 Memphis  ‍‍‡‍y	3	–	2	–	3		.563			11	–	5	–	6		.636
East Carolina  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	2		.500			8	–	8	–	3		.500
SMU  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	2		.500			10	–	4	–	5		.658
Tulsa  ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	2		.375			7	–	7	–	3		.500
Houston  ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	2		.375			6	–	7	–	3		.469
Temple  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	0		.000			1	–	11	–	4		.188
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference

The 2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion UCF. ^[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis Tigers are the defending tournament champions. ^[2] Memphis successfully defended its title, defeating East Carolina in the First Round, first-seed UCF in the Semifinals and SMU in the Final. ^[3] Memphis' win was the program's third and also the third for coach Brooks Monaghan. ^[4] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as East Carolina and SMU both finished the regular season with identical 3–3–2 records. East Carolina earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win at SMU on September 15, 2022. ^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	UCF	7–0–1	22
2	South Florida	5–3–0	15
3	Cincinnati	3–1–4	13
4	Memphis	3–2–3	12
5	East Carolina	3–3–2	11
6	SMU	3–3–2	11

Bracket

Source: ^[6]

	First Round Sunday, Oct. 30					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 6
						2	South Florida	0
	3	Cincinnati	0			6	SMU	5
	6	SMU	1								6	SMU	0
											4	Memphis (a.e.t.)	1
						1	UCF	1 (5)
	4	Memphis (a.e.t.)	1			4	Memphis (pen.)	1 (6)
	5	East Carolina	0

Schedule

First Round

#3 Cincinnati v #6 SMU

October 30	#3 Cincinnati	0–1	#6 SMU	Cincinnati, OH
1:00 p.m.	Maddie Thiss  16' Team  81'	Report	28' Abby Dermott  49' Jewel Boland  55', 70' (pen.) Courtney Sebazco  90' Sophie King	Stadium: Gettler Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Emma Richards Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan Assistant referees: Jeremiah Jemison Fourth official: Dean Morgan

#4 Memphis v #5 East Carolina

October 30	#4 Memphis	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#5 East Carolina	Memphis, TN
2:00 p.m.	Mya Jones 99' Team  109'	Report	30' Carsen Parker  51' Abby Sowa	Stadium: Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Attendance: 177 Referee: Alexandra Billeter Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Assistant referees: Laura Chambers Waliski Fourth official: Donovan Eubank

Semifinals

#2 South Florida v #6 SMU

November 3	#2 South Florida	0–5	#6 SMU	Orlando, FL
4:00 p.m.	Georgia Brown  80'	Report	7', 25' Sammy Nieves 19', 48' Wayny Balata 52' Jewel Boland  87' Sophie King	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Jaclyn Metz Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Assistant referees: Albert Franklin Fourth official: Sebastian Ocampo

#1 UCF v #4 Memphis

November 3	#1 UCF	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	#4 Memphis	Orlando, FL
7:00 p.m.	Anna Henderson 34' Sanja Homann  48' Dayana Martin  72' Mallory Olsson  97'	Report	62' Lilly Huber  79' Kimberly Smit	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 448 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Assistant referees: Sanitago Roa Fourth official: Matt Miscannon
	Penalties
	Katie Bradley Mia Asenjo Sanja Homann Kristen Scott Darya Rajaee Ariel Young Georgia Eaton-Collins		Momo Kakao Eef Kerkhof Lilly Huber Anne-Valérie Seto Kimberly Smit Mya Jones Zoe May

Final

#4 Memphis v #6 SMU

November 6	#4 Memphis	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#6 SMU	Orlando, FL
1:00 p.m.	Peyton Felton  51' Lilly Huber  58' Shae Taylor 99'	Report	55' Jewel Boland  64' Abby Dermott	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Assistant referees: AJ Franklin Fourth official: Jaclyn Metz

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

• Wayny Balata – SMU
• Sammy Nieves – SMU

1 goal

• Jewel Boland – SMU
• Courtney Sebazco – SMU
• Lilly Huber – Memphis
• Mya Jones – Memphis
• Shae Taylor – Memphis
• Anna Henderson – UCF

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[7]

Player	Team
Anna Henderson	UCF
Kristen Scott
Wayny Balata	SMU
Payton Doiron
Sammy Nieves
Courtney Sebazco
Lilly Huber	Memphis
Haylee Spray
Grace Stordy
Shae Taylor*
Claire Wyville^

 * Offensive MVP
 ^ Defensive MVP

References

1. "Field Set for 2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
2. "Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Penalties". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
3. "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
4. "American Athletic Conference 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
5. "Pirates Take Down No. 19 SMU in Dallas". ecupirates.com. East Carolina Pirates Athletics. September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
6. "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
7. "Memphis Wins Women's Soccer Championship with 1-0 Overtime Win over SMU". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.