2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 864 | ||||
Site | Transamerica Field Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | UTSA (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Derek Pittman (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Anna Sutter (Offensive) Kendall Kloza (Defensive) (UTSA) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice † | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA ‡y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA |
The 2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 2 through November 6, 2022. The seven-match tournament took place at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs. [1] Old Dominion was unable to defended their title as they moved to the Sun Belt Conference in 2022. The UTSA Roadrunners won the title by defeating Florida Atlantic 3–2 in overtime the final. [2] The conference championship was the first for the UTSA women's soccer program and first for head coach Derek Pittman. [3] As tournament champions, UTSA earned C-USA's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Eight Conference USA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference regular season record. [4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Rice | 9–0–1 | 28 |
2 | North Texas | 7–2–1 | 22 |
3 | UAB | 6–1–3 | 21 |
4 | Louisiana Tech | 5–3–2 | 17 |
5 | Florida Atlantic | 5–3–1 | 16 |
6 | UTSA | 4–3–3 | 15 |
7 | Western Kentucky | 4–5–1 | 13 |
8 | Charlotte | 2–6–2 | 8 |
Source: [5]
Quarterfinals November 2 | Semifinals November 4 | Championship November 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | Western Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | UTSA | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | UAB | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | UTSA (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | UTSA (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charlotte | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rice | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charlotte | 4 |
November 2 | #2 North Texas | 5–1 | #7 Western Kentucky | Charlotte, NC |
11:00 a.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Jaime Herrera Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic |
November 2 | #3 UAB | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 UTSA | Charlotte, NC |
1:30 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Brian Miller |
November 2 | #4 Louisiana Tech | 1–4 | #5 Florida Atlantic | Charlotte, NC |
4:30 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Wilmer Soriano Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik |
November 2 | #1 Rice | 1–4 | #8 Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
7:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 336 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Skye Arthur-Banning Eric Usher Fourth official: Wilmer Soriano |
November 4 | #2 North Texas | 1–2 | #6 UTSA | Charlotte, NC |
4:30 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Eric Usher Fourth official: Marc Lawrence |
November 4 | #5 Florida Atlantic | 2–1 | #8 Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
7:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 439 Referee: Alexandra Billeter Assistant referees: Wilmer Soriano Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
November 6 | #5 Florida Atlantic | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #6 UTSA | Charlotte, NC |
1:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 89 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Jordan Davis Fourth official: Gabriel Rivera |
There were 28 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: [6]
Player | Team |
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Anna Sutter* | UTSA |
Kendall Kloza^ | |
Marlee Fray | |
Mia Krusinski | |
Gi Krstec | Florida Atlantic |
Hailey Landrus | |
Thelma Hermannsdottir | |
Macey Bader | Charlotte |
Haley Shand | |
Madi Drenowatz | North Texas |
Jenna Sheely |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP