2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 1 to 5, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at EWU Soccer Complex, home of the regular-season champions Eastern Washington Eagles. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating the Northern Colorado Bears 3–0 in the final. This was the second Big Sky tournament title for the Eastern Washington women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Chad Bodnar.

2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	471
Site	EWU Soccer Complex Cheney, Washington
Champions	Eastern Washington (2nd title)
Winning coach	Chad Bodnar (2nd title)
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern Washington †‡y  ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	1		.850			16	–	6	–	1		.717
Montana  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	3		.650			10	–	7	–	4		.571
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	2		.600			13	–	7	–	2		.636
Portland State  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			9	–	10	–	1		.475
Northern Arizona  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			9	–	10	–	1		.475
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4		.500			8	–	8	–	4		.500
Idaho  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			8	–	9	–	2		.474
North Dakota  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	8	–	4		.444
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			5	–	13	–	0		.278
Weber State  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			3	–	12	–	3		.250
Idaho State  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			3	–	14	–	1		.194
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, Nov. 1					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
						1	Eastern Washington	2
	4	Portland State	1			4	Portland State	1
	5	Northern Arizona	0								1	Eastern Washington	3
											3	Northern Colorado	0
						2	Montana	1
	3	Northern Colorado	2			3	Northern Colorado	22OT
	6	Sacramento State	0

Schedule

First Round

#3 Northern Colorado v #6 Sacramento State

November 1, 2017	#3 Northern Colorado	2–0	#6 Sacramento State	Cheney, Washington
10:05 a.m. PDT	Taylor Bray 40' Olivia Seddon 53'	Report		Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 42 Referee: Jesus Hernandez Assistant referees: Saeed Askar Assistant referees: Jeff Purcell Fourth official: Tony Richardson

#4 Portland State v #5 Northern Arizona

November 1, 2017	#4 Portland State	1–0	#5 Northern Arizona	Cheney, Washington
1:05 p.m. PDT	Regan Russell 70'	Report		Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 34 Referee: Matthew Hamlin Assistant referees: Tony Richardson Assistant referees: Sabrina Osman Fourth official: Jeff Purcell

Semifinals

#2 Montana v #3 Northern Colorado

November 3, 2017	#2 Montana	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Northern Colorado	Cheney, Washington
10:05 a.m. PDT	Alexa Coyle 17'	Report	72' Mariel Gutierrez 104' Maddie Roberts	Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 78 Referee: Joe Tompkins Assistant referees: Kelsey Harms Assistant referees: Saeed Askar Fourth official: Jason Damschen

#1 Eastern Washington v #4 Portland State

November 3, 2017	#1 Eastern Washington	2–1	#4 Portland State	Cheney, Washington
1:05 p.m. PDT	Jenny Chavez 7' Brooke Dunbar 53'	Report	80' Tea Poore	Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 134 Referee: Ben Oakley Assistant referees: Elorm Atisu Assistant referees: Sabrina Osman Fourth official: Kelsey Harms

Final

#1 Eastern Washington v #3 Northern Colorado

November 5, 2017	#1 Eastern Washington	3–0	#3 Northern Colorado	Cheney, Washington
12:05 p.m. PST	Savannah Hoekstra 62' (pen.) Chloe Williams 75' (pen.) Alexis Stephenson 78'	Report		Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex Attendance: 183 Referee: Lucas Brooks Assistant referees: Matthew Hamlin Assistant referees: Jeff Ripley Fourth official: Charles Woolley

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal

• Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
• Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
• Alexa Coyle - Montana
• Brooke Dunbar - Eastern Washington
• Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado
• Savannah Hoekstra - Eastern Washington
• Tea Poore - Portland State
• Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
• Regan Russell - Portland State
• Olivia Seddon - Northern Colorado
• Alexis Stephenson - Eastern Washington
• Chloe Williams - Eastern Washington

External links

• 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Championship