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The 2016 Horizon League women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 31 to November 5, 2016. The five match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final held at Engelmann Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Wright State Raiders in the championship match.
| 2016 Horizon League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Engelmann Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin (semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Northern Kentucky (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bob Sheehan (1st title) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .889 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-17 Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| First round Monday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Saturday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | 3 | Northern Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wright State | 0 | 3 | Northern Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 3 | 4 | Oakland | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Valparaiso | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst round
edit| October 31, 2016 | #3 Northern Kentucky | 1–0 | #6 Wright State | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Jessica Frey  56' |
Report | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Chico Grajeda |
| October 31, 2016 | #4 Oakland | 3–2 | #5 Valparaiso | Rochester, Michigan |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Sydney Duggan 67' Sierra Grodsinsky 83'Brooke Miura 87' |
Report | Maria Broecker 43', 49' |
Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field |
Semifinals
edit| November 3, 2016 | #2 Detroit Mercy | 2–3 | #3 Northern Kentucky | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Anna Mindling 12' Suzie Redick 55' |
Report | Jessica Frey 60' Shawna Zaken 62'Ally Perkins 83' |
Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Referee: Alex Beehler |
| November 3, 2016 | #1 Milwaukee | 1–0 | #4 Oakland | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Anna Smalley 85' |
Report | Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Referee: Brandon Artis |
Final
edit| November 5, 2016 | #1 Milwaukee | 2–3 | #3 Northern Kentucky | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | McKaela Schmelzer 12' Anna Smalley 17' |
Report | Macy Hamblin 43' Jessica Frey 56"'Shawna Zaken 88' |
Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Referee: Nikola Aleksic |
References
edit- ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship – Horizon League". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.