2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,617
Site	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Milwaukee (17th title)
Winning coach	Kevin Boyd (3rd title)
MVP	Kayla Rollins (Milwaukee)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament «2023   2025»

2024 Horizon League women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y	9	–	0	–	1		.950			12	–	7	–	2		.619
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	1		.850			12	–	7	–	1		.625
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	2		.800			10	–	8	–	2		.550
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			6	–	7	–	7		.475
IU Indy  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2		.500			5	–	11	–	3		.342
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			9	–	10	–	1		.475
Wright State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			5	–	10	–	2		.353
Green Bay  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			4	–	8	–	5		.382
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			5	–	11	–	2		.333
Oakland  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0		.200			3	–	14	–	2		.211
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0		.200			2	–	14	–	1		.147
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League

The 2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 3 through November 9, 2024. 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, ^[1] and they successfully defended their title by beating the second seed Northern Kentucky Norse 2–1 in the final. ^{[2] [3]} This was the seventeenth overall title for Milwaukee and third for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's seventh consecutive title and second straight year they defeated Northern Kentucky in the final. ^[4] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six Horizon League teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top seven teams finished with a unique regular season conference record. ^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Milwaukee	9–0–1	28
2	Northern Kentucky	8–1–1	25
3	Detroit Mercy	7–1–2	23
4	Robert Morris	4–3–3	15
5	IU Indy	4–4–2	14
6	Purdue Fort Wayne	4–6–0	12

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. ^[6]

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7					Final Saturday, Nov. 9
						1	Milwaukee	7
	4	Robert Morris (a.e.t.)	1			4	Robert Morris	0
	5	IU Indy	0								1	Milwaukee	2
											2	Northern Kentucky	1
						2	Northern Kentucky	1
	3	Detroit Mercy	2			3	Detroit Mercy	0
	6	Purdue Fort Wayne	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Detroit Mercy v #6 Purdue Fort Wayne

November 3, 2024	#3 Detroit Mercy	2–1	#6 Purdue Fort Wayne	Detroit, MI
1:00 p.m. EST	Sam Sickinger 39' Soraya Puerto Khalil 58' Marisa Silver  67'	Report	10' Audriana Rhyner  18' Allison Adams	Stadium: Titan Field Attendance: 222 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: David Eberline Assistant referees: Timothy Dicken Fourth official: Donovan Noocha

#4 Robert Morris v #5 IU Indy

November 3, 2024	#4 Robert Morris	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#5 IU Indy	Moon Township, PA
1:00 p.m. EST	Jillian Marvin 92'	Report	79' Kailyn Smith  88' Team	Stadium: North Athletic Complex Attendance: 263 Referee: Atahan Yaya Assistant referees: John Safar Assistant referees: Ali Zolghamain Fourth official: Chris Regan

Semifinals

#1 Milwaukee v #4 Robert Morris

November 7, 2024	#1 Milwaukee	7–0	#4 Robert Morris	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CST	Kayla Rollins 6', 25', 70' Lainey Higgins 7' Kristina Karlof 14' Jenni Adjelic 57' Emily Petring 85'	Report		Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 356 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Laura Snyder Assistant referees: Saki Atsas Fourth official: Kyle Trimble

#2 Northern Kentucky v #3 Detroit Mercy

November 7, 2024	#2 Northern Kentucky	1–0	#3 Detroit Mercy	Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CST	Kylie Anderson 16' Maria Wiefering  39' Team  54' Emilie Doersching  68' Lilly Yordy  82'	Report	89' Team	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 141 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Alex Hofstetter Assistant referees: Ryan Hoirnik Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia

Final

#1 Milwaukee v #2 Northern Kentucky

November 9, 2024	#1 Milwaukee	2–1	#2 Northern Kentucky	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CST	Kayla Rollins31', 66' (pen.)	Report	52' Erykah Cornett 59' Emilie Doersching	Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 635 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: John Kennedy Assistant referees: Kurt Stefan Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

• Kayla Rollins – Milwaukee

1 goal

• Jenni Adjelic – Milwaukee
• Kylie Anderson – Northern Kentucky
• Emilie Doersching – Northern Kentucky
• Kristina Karlof – Milwaukee
• Soraya Puerto Khalil – Detroit Mercy
• Lainey Higgins – Milwaukee
• Jillian Marvin – Robert Morris
• Emily Petring – Milwaukee
• Audriana Rhyner – Purdue Fort Wayne
• Sam Sickinger – Detroit Mercy

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[7]

Player	Team
Soraya Puerto Khalil	Detroit Mercy
Marisa Silver
Lainey Higgins	Milwaukee
Senya Meurer
Elizabeth Reece
Kayla Rollins
Kylie Anderson	Northern Kentucky
Emilie Doersching
Kaya Vogt
Jill Marvin	Robert Morris
Brenna Murray

MVP in bold

References

1. "2023 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. "2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
3. Laude, Jack (November 9, 2024). "UWM Women's Soccer Wins 7th Straight Horizon League Title". UWM Post . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
4. "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
5. White, Rachel (October 31, 2024). "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as 2024 #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Set". horizonleague.org. Horizon League . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
6. "2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
7. "Milwaukee Captures Seventh Consecutive #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.com. Horizon League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.