2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,311
Site	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Milwaukee (16th title)
Winning coach	Kevin Boyd (2nd title)
MVP	Brooke Parnello (Milwaukee)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament «2022   2024»

2023 Horizon League women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y	7	–	0	–	3		.850			12	–	3	–	5		.725
IUPUI  ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	4		.700			11	–	3	–	5		.711
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4		.600			8	–	3	–	8		.632
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			12	–	5	–	3		.675
Wright State  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			6	–	7	–	5		.472
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			7	–	9	–	3		.447
Oakland  ‍‍‍	3	–	2	–	5		.550			5	–	6	–	7		.472
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			7	–	7	–	3		.500
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	4		.400			5	–	7	–	6		.444
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			4	–	10	–	3		.324
Green Bay  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	3		.150			0	–	11	–	5		.156
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Horizon League

The 2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ^[1] 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 Northern Kentucky Norse 1–0 in the final. This was the sixteenth overall title for Milwaukee and second for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's sixth consecutive title. As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament. ^[2]

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. Northern Kentucky won the third-seed tiebreaker by winning the season head-to-head against Robert Morris, while Wright State did the same over Detroit Mercy to take the fifth seed. ^[3]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Milwaukee	7–0–3	24
2	Purdue Fort Wayne	5–1–4	19
3	Oakland	4–2–4	16
4	Wright State	5–4–1	16
5	Youngstown State	4–3–3	15
6	IUPUI	5–5–0	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. ^[4]

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2					Final Saturday, Nov. 4
						1	Milwaukee	5
	4	Robert Morris	4			4	Robert Morris	0
	5	Wright State	1								1	Milwaukee	1
											3	Northern Kentucky	0
						2	IUPUI	1 (3)
	3	Northern Kentucky	1			3	Northern Kentucky (pen.)	1 (4)
	6	Detroit Mercy	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Northern Kentucky v #6 Detroit Mercy

October 29	#3 Northern Kentucky	1–0	#6 Detroit Mercy	Highland Heights, KY
1:00 p.m. ET	Megan Molner 76'	Report	41' Megan Malek	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Heber Estrade Assistant referees: Sean West Assistant referees: Brian Alvarez Fourth official: Dean Morgan

#4 Robert Morris v #5 Wright State

October 29	#4 Robert Morris	4–1	#5 Wright State	Moon Township, PA
1:00 p.m. ET	Shauna Gamble 21' Haleigh Finale 39' Paloma Swankler 50' Cali Laymon  57' Kaoru Hayashi 68',  90'	Report	29' Kaylin Helinski  87' Marcella Sizer	Stadium: North Athletic Complex Attendance: 324 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Assistant referees: Saki Atsas Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals

#1 Milwaukee v #4 Robert Morris

November 2	#1 Milwaukee	5–0	#4 Robert Morris	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT	Emma Famulak 37' Kayla Rollins 54' Brooke Parnello 62' Molly O'Regan 77', 85'	Report		Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 382 Referee: Art Arustanyan Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi Assistant referees: Joseluis Garcia Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

#2 IUPUI v #3 Northern Kentucky

November 2	#2 IUPUI	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	#3 Northern Kentucky	Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CT	Natalie Newman 63'	Report	Sarah Henson 87'	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 414 Referee: Christopher Koloffan Assistant referees: Michael Koziera Assistant referees: Nikola Stancevic Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter
	Penalties
	Leah Shumate Emily Tobin Carolina Kelley Carlie Werner Sam Slimak		Lydia Self Lilly Yordy Sofia Wilmes Kylie Anderson Kaya Vogt

Final

#1 Milwaukee v #3 Northern Kentucky

November 4	#1 Milwaukee	1–0	#3 Northern Kentucky	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT	Brooke Parnello 81' (pen.)			Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 515 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Ryan Shanklin Assistant referees: Brian McKay Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

2 goals

• Molly O'Regan – Milwaukee
• Brooke Parnello – Milwaukee

1 goal

• Emma Famulak – Milwaukee
• Haleigh Finale – Robert Morris
• Shauna Gamble – Robert Morris
• Kaoru Hayashi – Robert Morris
• Kaylin Helinski – Wright State
• Sarah Henson – Northern Kentucky
• Megan Malek – Detroit Mercy
• Megan Molner – Northern Kentucky
• Natalie Newman – IUPUI
• Kayla Rollins – Milwaukee
• Paloma Swank – Robert Morris

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[2]

Player	Team
Brooke Parnello	Milwaukee
Clara Broecker
Kendall Edwards
Lainey Higgins
Mickayla Kowalski	Northern Kentucky
Lydia Self
Kaya Vogt
Sarah Henson	IUPUI
Sam Slimak
Kaoru Hayashi	Robert Morris
Kristi Kania

MVP in bold

References

1. Zills, Chris (October 26, 2023). "Milwaukee WSOC Set To Host Horizon League Tournament". Milwaukee Panthers . Retrieved November 4, 2023.
2. White, Rachel (November 4, 2023). "Milwaukee Crowned 2023 #HLWSOC Champions". Horizon League . Retrieved November 4, 2023.
3. White, Rachel (October 25, 2023). "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as 2023 #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Revealed". Horizon League . Retrieved November 4, 2023.
4. "2023 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League . Retrieved November 4, 2023.