2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	524
Site	Madrid Sports Complex Laramie, Wyoming
Champions	Utah State (1st title)
Winning coach	Manny Martins (1st title)
MVP	Whitney Lopez (Utah State)
Broadcast	MountainWest Sports Network
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2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
San Diego State  ‍†‍‍	9	–	1	–	1		.864			14	–	3	–	3		.775
Utah State  ‍‍‡‍y	9	–	2	–	0		.818			14	–	8	–	1		.630
Boise State  ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	1		.773			11	–	3	–	6		.700
Colorado State  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	2		.636			12	–	6	–	4		.636
Fresno State  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	3		.500			5	–	9	–	6		.400
Nevada  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	1		.409			6	–	10	–	5		.405
UNLV  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	3		.409			7	–	7	–	6		.500
Air Force  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	3		.409			6	–	9	–	3		.417
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	4		.364			5	–	6	–	6		.471
Colorado College  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1		.318			3	–	13	–	2		.222
Wyoming  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	2		.273			6	–	8	–	5		.447
San Jose State  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	3		.227			3	–	10	–	6		.316
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MW Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Mountain West Conference

The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyoming. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The San Jose State Spartans were the defending champions. ^[1] The Spartans were unable to defend their crown, as they did not qualify for the tournament and finished last in the regular season. Utah State won the title after defeating Colorado State in the Final, 1–0. ^{[2] [3]} This was the first Mountain West tournament championship for Utah State. They previously won two championships in the WAC. ^[4] It was the first title for head coach Manny Martins. ^[5] As tournament champions, Utah State earned the Mountain West's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. ^[6] However, no teams finished tied at the end of the regular season so no tiebreakers were required. ^[7]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	San Diego State	9–1–1	28
2	Utah State	9–2–0	27
3	Boise State	8–2–1	25
4	Colorado State	6–3–2	20
5	Fresno State	4–4–3	15
6	Nevada	4–6–1	13

Bracket

Source: ^[8]

	First Round Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 1					Final Saturday, Nov. 4
						1	San Diego State	0 (2)
	4	Colorado State	2			4	Colorado State (pen.)	0 (3)
	5	Fresno State	0								4	Colorado State	0
											2	Utah State	1
						2	Utah State (a.e.t.)	1
	3	Boise State	3			3	Boise State	0
	6	Nevada	0

Schedule

First round

#3 Boise State v #6 Nevada

October 29	#3 Boise State	2–0	#6 Nevada	Laramie, WY
11:00 a.m. MT	Kenzie MacMillan 16' Sophie Drown 34' Payton McBride  72'	Report	64' Gabby Brown	Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 25 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Kevin Lewis Assistant referees: Brian Yip Fourth official: Bol Abiar

#4 Colorado State v #5 Fresno State

October 29	#4 Colorado State	2–0	#5 Fresno State	Laramie, WY
2:00 p.m. MT	Liv Stutzman 49' Olivia Fout 57'	Report		Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 58 Referee: William Knause Assistant referees: Bol Abiar Assistant referees: Kastriot Baruni Fourth official: Kevin Lewis

Semifinals

#2 Utah State v #3 Boise State

November 1	#2 Utah State	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#3 Boise State	Laramie, WY
11:00 a.m. MT	Kelsey Kaufusi  63' Kate Christian  64' Addy Symonds-Weichers  88' Team  88' Whitney Lopez 94'	Report	94' Kenzie MacMillan  96' Cindy Conner  110' Patyon McBride	Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 78 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Andrea Jones Assistant referees: James Mays Fourth official: Ryan Wilde

#1 San Diego State v #4 Colorado State

November 1	#1 San Diego State	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	#4 Colorado State	Laramie, WY
2:00 p.m. MT		Report		Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 56 Referee: Mindy Lamboni Assistant referees: Harlan Grossman Assistant referees: Ryan Wilde Fourth official: James Mayes
	Penalties
	Kiera Utush Olivia Sekimoto Kali Trevithick Dori Savage Alexys Ocampo		Mia Casey Sofia Coulombe Mia Massey Taite DeLange

Final

#2 Utah State v #4 Colorado State

November 4	#2 Utah State	1–0	#4 Colorado State	Laramie, WY
12:00 p.m. MT	Kate Christian 78'	Report		Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 307 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Jocab Herold Assistant referees: Jason Hampton Fourth official: Max Alatorre

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per match (as of November 4, 2023).

1 goal

• Sophie Drown – Boise State
• Kenize MacMillan – Boise State
• Olivia Fout – Colorado State
• Liv Stutzman – Colorado State
• Kate Christian – Utah State
• Whitney Lopez – Utah State

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[9]

Player	Team
Genevieve Crenshaw	Boise State
Teryn Newkirk
Mia Casey	Colorado State
Shayna Ross
Liv Stutzman
Carlin Blake	San Diego State
Kiera Utush
Whitney Lopez	Utah State
Kaitlyn Richins
Addy Symonds-Weichers
Diera Walton

MVP in bold

References

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2. "2023-24 Mountain West Championships". themw.com. Mountain West Conference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "Utah State wins Mountain West soccer title". The Salt Lake Tribune . November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "2023 Utah State Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). utahstateaggies.com. Utah State University Athletics. pp. 40–41. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "2023 Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Tiebreakers" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "Mountain West Announces 2023 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
8. "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
9. "Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.