2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

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2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,849
Site South Campus Stadium
Missoula, Montana
Champions Sacramento State (3rd title)
Winning coachRandy Dedini (3rd title)
MVP Sierra Sonko (Sacramento State)
Broadcast ESPN+
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
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2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Montana  602 .8751225 .763
Idaho  521 .6881253 .675
Eastern Washington  413 .688955 .605
Northern Arizona  431 .563476 .412
Sacramento St.  y323 .563579 .452
Portland St.  233 .438495 .361
Northern Colorado  251 .3134141 .237
Weber St.  161 .1882135 .225
Idaho St.  161 .1882105 .265
Conference champion
2024 Big Sky Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference

The 2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 6 to November 10, 2024. The five-match tournament took place at South Campus Stadium, home of the regular season champions Montana Grizzlies. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Idaho were the defending champions. [1] Idaho was unable to defend their title as they lost to Sacramento State, in a penalty shoot-out in the Final. [2] [3] This was the third overall title for Sacramento State, all of which have come under head coach Randy Dedini. [4] As tournament champions, Sacramento State earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Contents

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, and the first and second seeds earned a bye into the Semifinals. No tiebreakers were required as the top seven teams in the conference all finished with unique conference records. [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Montana 6–0–220
2 Idaho 5–2–116
3 Eastern Washington 4–1–315
4 Northern Arizona 4–3–113
5 Sacramento State 3–2–312
6 Portland State 2–3–39

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 Montana 0 (4)
4 Northern Arizona 2 (3) 5 Sacramento State (pen.)0 (4)
5 Sacramento State (pen.)2 (4)5 Sacramento State (pen.)0 (7)
2 Idaho 0 (6)
2 Idaho 2
3 Eastern Washington 1 (6) 6 Portland State 1
6 Portland State (pen.)1 (7)

Schedule

First Round

November 6, 2024#3 Eastern Washington 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
#6 Portland State Missoula, MT
11:00 a.m. MST
  • Grace Terrill Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 41' Lucy Quinn
  • Soccerball shade.svg74' Aliayha Saldana
  • Yellow card.svg 100' Kalo Iongi
Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Chris Turner
Assistant referees: Cole Johnson
Assistant referees: Matthew Suhr
Fourth official: Brian Lambrecht
Penalties
  • Kendall Moore Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Delani Walker Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ryanne Ampi Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Isabelle Herting Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Chloe Pattison Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Riley Arribas Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Elisabeth Cole Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Abi Hoffman
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Elle Frazier
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Liv Frazier
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Rachel Farr
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Natalie Cunningham
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ocean Rideout
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Megan Devall
November 6, 2024#4 Northern Arizona 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
2:00 p.m. MST
  • Kayla Shebar Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Micala Boex Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg44' Lexi Schroeder
  • Soccerball shade.svg52' Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia
Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 134
Referee: Rachel Swett
Assistant referees: Brian Lambrecht
Assistant referees: Marcos Maldonado
Fourth official: Cole Johnson
Penalties
  • Fallon Anderson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Joey Lujan Soccerball shad check.svg
  • McKenzie Coleman Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Deniah Wells Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Micala Boex Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Abigail Lopez
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Madelyn Dougherty
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Lexi Schroeder
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ariana Scholten
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sydney Sharts

Semifinals

November 8, 2024 #2 Idaho 2–1#6 Portland State Missoula, MT
11:00 a.m. MST
  • Jadyn Hanks Soccerball shade.svg73'
  • Sara Rodgers Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 9' Lucy Quinn
  • Soccerball shade.svg51' Abi Hoffman
  • Yellow card.svg 82' Kalo Iongi
Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 179
Referee: Elorm Atisu
Assistant referees: Aidan Atkins
Assistant referees: Darya Fedchanka
Fourth official: Devin Harbour
November 8, 2024#1 Montana 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
2:00 p.m. MST Report
  • Yellow card.svg 60' Jaety Mandaquit
Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Oscar Guillen
Assistant referees: Serghei Celan
Assistant referees: Chris LaRoche
Fourth official: Jill Donahue
Penalties
  • Maddie Ditta Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Charley Boone Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Bella O'Brien Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Hayley Bass Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Chloe Seelhoff Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Abigail Lopez
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Madelyn Dougherty
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Erika Tilford
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ariana Scholten
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sydney Sharts

Final

November 10, 2024#2 Idaho0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
#5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
1:00 p.m. MST
  • Rebekah Reyes Yellow card.svg 81'
  • Kylie Hummel Yellow card.svg 110'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 29' Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia
  • Yellow card.svg 73' Cassandra Herrman
  • Yellow card.svg 99' Sydney Sharts
Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Josh Madison
Assistant referees: Carl Rice
Assistant referees: Kevin Au
Fourth official: Elorm Atisu
Penalties
  • Hannah Alfaro Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kylie Hummel Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kahvayli Miller Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Sara Rodgers Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Annika Farley Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Karli Yoshida-Williams Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Alyssa Peters Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Margo Schoesler Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Abigail Lopez
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Madelyn Dougherty
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Erika Tilford
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ariana Scholten
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sydney Sharts
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Cassandra Herrman
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Lexi Schroeder
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ellie Farber

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).

1 goal

  • Micala Boex – Northern Arizona
  • Jadyn Hanks – Idaho
  • Abi Hoffman – Portland State
  • Sara Rodgers – Idaho
  • Aliayha Saldana – Portland State
  • Lexi Schroeder – Sacramento State
  • Kayla Shebar – Northern Arizona
  • Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia – Sacramento State
  • Grace Terrill – Eastern Washington

All Tournament Team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Paula Flores Idaho
Jadyn Hanks
Alyssa Peters
Sara Rodgers
Ava Samuelson Montana
Abi Hoffman Portland State
Ellie Farber Sacramento State
Dalen Lau
Izzy Palmatier
Sydney Sharts
Sierra Sonko
Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2023 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference . Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. "2024 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. Wong, Alex (November 13, 2024). "Hornets crowned Big Sky champions after third consecutive win in penalty kicks". The State Hornet. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. "2024 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. "2024 Big Sky Soccer Championship Tournament Field, Matchups Announced". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. October 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. "Hornets Claim First #BigSkySoccer Championship Title Since 2010". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.