2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,524
Site	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Milwaukee (15th title)
Winning coach	Kevin Boyd (1st title)
MVP	Haley Johnson (Milwaukee)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament «2021   2023»

2022 Horizon League women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y	7	–	1	–	2		.800			12	–	4	–	3		.711
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	4		.700			9	–	4	–	6		.632
Oakland  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	3		.650			8	–	4	–	7		.605
Wright State  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	3		.650			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	2		.600			8	–	8	–	3		.500
IUPUI  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			9	–	4	–	6		.632
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2		.500			7	–	6	–	4		.529
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			6	–	10	–	1		.382
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			2	–	11	–	2		.200
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			7	–	7	–	4		.500
Green Bay  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			3	–	11	–	2		.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League

The 2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 30 through November 5, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the Youngstown State Penguins 1–0 in the final. ^{[1] [2]} This was the fifteenth overall title for Milwaukee and first for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's fifth consecutive title. ^[3] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Oakland and Wright State both finished with a 5–2–3 regular season conference record. Oakland was awarded the third seed due to their 3–1 regular season victory over Wright State on October 16. ^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Milwaukee	7–1–2	23
2	Purdue Fort Wayne	5–1–4	19
3	Oakland	5–2–3	18
4	Wright State	5–2–3	18
5	Youngstown State	5–3–2	17
6	IUPUI	4–3–3	15

Bracket

Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner. ^[5]

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3					Final Saturday, Nov. 5
						1	Milwaukee	3
	4	Wright State	1			6	IUPUI	1
	5	Youngstown State	2								1	Milwaukee	1
											5	Youngstown State	0
						2	Purdue Fort Wayne	0
	3	Oakland	0			5	Youngstown State	1
	6	IUPUI	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Oakland v #6 IUPUI

October 30	#3 Oakland	0–2	#6 IUPUI	Rochester, MI
1:00 p.m. ET	Sami Lopez  56'	Report	12' Sarah Henson 51' Emma Antoine  62' Abbie Schad  67' Maya Turner	Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field Attendance: 102 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth Assistant referees: Maggie Short Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

#4 Wright State v #5 Youngstown State

October 30	#4 Wright State	1–2	#5 Youngstown State	Dayton, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Olivia Mace  65' Michelle Rings  66', 87' (pen.)	Report	35' (pen.), 86' Taylor Berry  67' Emma Rignone	Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 514

Semifinals

#1 Milwaukee v #6 IUPUI

November 3	#1 Milwaukee	3–1	#6 IUPUI	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT	Haley Johnson 54', 86' Kayla Rollins  58' Senya Meurer 59'	Report	12' Milwaukee Own Goal  65' Sophia White	Stadium: Engelmann Field Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Khalaf Al Latayfeh Assistant referees: John Safar Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

#2 Purdue Fort Wayne v #5 Youngstown State

November 3	#2 Purdue Fort Wayne	0–1	#5 Youngstown State	Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CT	Abby Klimkowski  76'	Report	Abriana Rondin 51' Regan LaVigna  58' Maddie Angelo  83'	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 573 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Brian McKay Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

Final

#1 Milwaukee v #5 Youngstown State

November 5	#1 Milwaukee	1–0	#5 Youngstown State	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT	Haley Johnson 24'	Report		Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 335 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Jason White Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).

3 goals

• Haley Johnson – Milwaukee

2 goals

• Taylor Berry – Youngstown State

1 goal

• Emma Antoine – IUPUI
• Sarah Henson – IUPUI
• Senya Meurer – Milwaukee
• Michelle Rings – Wright State
• Abriana Rondin – Youngstown State

1 own goal

• Milwaukee (vs IUPUI)

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[6]

Player	Team
Kendall Edwards	Milwaukee
Lainey Higgins
Senya Meurer
Haley Johnson
Taylor Berry	Youngstown State
Brooklynn Kirkpatrick
Abriana Rondin
Ashton Kudlo	IUPUI
Maya Turner
Gabrielle Fanning	Purdue Fort Wayne
Isabelle Wissel

MVP in bold

References

1. "2021 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved December 16, 2021.
2. "2022 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
3. "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. White, Rachel. "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Set". Horizon League. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
5. "2022 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved March 3, 2023.
6. "Milwaukee Earns Fifth-Straight #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 5, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.