2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament

The 2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 5 and 7, 2015. The three-match tournament took place at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings, South Dakota. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the defending champions, and were successful in defending their championship. They defeated North Dakota State in the final. The win was South Dakota State's third as a member of the conference, and third for coach Lang Wedemeyer. This was South Dakota State's second consecutive championship.

2015 Summit League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance985
SiteFishback Soccer Park
Brookings, South Dakota
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (3rd title)
Winning coachLang Wedemeyer (3rd title)
MVPDiana Potterveld (South Dakota State)
Summit League women's soccer tournament
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2015 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 7 0 1   .938 13 6 1   .675
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 6 2 1   .722 10 8 2   .550
South Dakota State  ‍‍y 5 1 2   .750 12 6 3   .643
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 8 12 0   .400
Denver  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 4 12 1   .265
Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 2 5 1   .313 4 13 2   .263
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 5 11 2   .333
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 6 9 3   .417
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 2 15 0   .118
† – Conference champion
‡ – Summit League tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from NSCAA

Seeding

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The top four of the ten teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2015 tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were needed.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 North Dakota State 7-0-1 22
2 Oral Roberts 6-2-0 18
3 South Dakota State 5-1-2 17
4 South Dakota 5-3-0 15

Bracket

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Source:[2]

Semifinals
Thursday, November 5
Final
Saturday, November 7
      
1 North Dakota State 4
4 South Dakota 3
1 North Dakota State 0
3 South Dakota State 3
2 Oral Roberts 1
3 South Dakota State 3

Schedule

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Semifinals

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November 5, 2015 #2 Oral Roberts 1-3 #3 South Dakota State Brookings, SD
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Caitlyn Hanslovan   84'
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  • Delaney Ratcliffe   41'
  • Brittany Jensen   51'
  • Brittany Jensen   54'
Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park
Attendance: 237
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Tyler Soyer
Assistant referees: Okey Abara
Fourth official: Christopher Koloffon
November 5, 2015 #1 North Dakota State 4-3 (a.e.t.) #4 South Dakota Brookings, SD
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Lauren Miller   8'
  • Amy Yang   72'
  • Lauren Miller   88'
  • Britney Monteon   100'
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  • Taylor Nivala   19'
  • Danielle Anderson   37'
  • Corey Strang   68'
  • Corey Strang   86'
Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park
Attendance: 322
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament
Fourth official: Kevin Mesman

Final

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November 7, 2015 #1 North Dakota State 0-3 #3 South Dakota State Brookings, SD
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Team   43'
  • Team   43'
  • Dani Patterson   16'
  • Diana Potterveld   43'
  • Diana Potterveld   69'
Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park
Attendance: 426
Referee: Landis Wiley
Assistant referees: Chris Koloffon
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Fourth official: Kevin Mesman

All-Tournament Team

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Source:[3]

Player Team
Diana Potterveld South Dakota State
Delaney Ratcliffe
Dani Patterson
Brittany Jensen
Tori Veth North Dakota State
Lauren Miller
Gaby Arnquist
Corey Strang South Dakota
Kasha Meyer
Ashley Martin Oral Roberts
Maria Stordahl

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State Carries Top Seed Into #SummitWSOC Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "SDSU Wins Second Straight #SummitWSOC Tournament Title". The Summit League. Retrieved November 15, 2022.