2017 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

The 2017 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 30 through November 4, 2017. 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 Northern Kentucky Norse were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–2 loss to the IUPUI Jaguars in the semifinals. IUPUI won the tournament by virtue of winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with the Milwaukee Panthers in the final.[1][2]

2017 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,759
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsIUPUI (1st title)
Winning coachChris Johnson (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2017 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 7 0 2   .889 16 0 4   .900
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 1 2   .778 9 6 2   .588
IUPUI  ‍‍y 6 2 1   .722 14 6 3   .674
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 12 8 0   .600
UIC  ‍‍‍ 5 4 0   .556 7 13 0   .350
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 5 4 0   .556 9 9 1   .500
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 4 11 1   .281
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 3 6 0   .333 3 14 1   .194
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 1 8 0   .111 4 13 1   .250
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 4 13 1   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

Bracket

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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.[3]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2
Final
Saturday, Nov. 4
1 Milwaukee 22OT
4 Wright State 2 4 Wright State 1
5 UIC 1 1 Milwaukee 0 (3)
3 IUPUI 0 (4)
2 Northern Kentucky 2
3 IUPUI 1 (4) 3 IUPUI 3
6 Cleveland State 1 (2)

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30, 2017 #3 IUPUI 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#6 Cleveland State Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Valentine Pursey   79'
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  •   37' Aliani Lorenzo
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 241
Referee: Jorge Cuate
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Sean West
Fourth official: Nick Thompson
Penalties
  • Miranda Ricks  
  • Hayley Shelton  
  • Sarah Jacobs  
  • Braegan Lyon  
  •   Sydney Duggan
  •   Katie Bainbridge
  •   Jenna Prathapa
  •   Ashley Thiss
October 30, 2017 #4 Wright State 2–1 #5 UIC Dayton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Destiny Johnson   59'
  • Sarah Colvin   78'
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  •   21' Tamae Douglas
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 252
Referee: Josh Kelley
Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel
Assistant referees: Brian Apswich
Fourth official: Andrey Castel

Semifinals

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November 2, 2017 #2 Northern Kentucky 2–3 #3 IUPUI Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Jessica Frey   17'
  • Samantha Duwel   79'
Report
  •   49', 84' (pen.), 89' Valentine Pursey
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 111
Referee: Khalef Al-Latayfeh
Assistant referees: Dimitar Chavdarov
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Fourth official: Kyle Trimble
November 2, 2017 #1 Milwaukee 2–1 (a.e.t.) #4 Wright State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Mackenzie Schill   44'
  • Lourdes Onwuemeka   102'
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  •   18' Erin Graefen
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 444
Referee: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Nicole Green
Fourth official: Kyle Trimble

Final

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November 4, 2017 #1 Milwaukee 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#3 IUPUI Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Kurt Stefan
Assistant referees: Andres Padilla
Fourth official: Victor Gonzalez
Penalties
  • McKaela Schmelzer  
  • Cassidy Blanchard  
  • Aubrey Krahn  
  • Anny West  
  • Sydney Senn  
  •   Sarah Jacobs
  •   Hayley Shelton
  •   Miranda Ricks
  •   Heily Blacha
  •   Valentine Pursey

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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4 Goals
  • Valentine Pursey - IUPUI
1 Goal
  • Sarah Colvin - Wright State
  • Samantha Duwel - Northern Kentucky
  • Tamae Douglas - UIC
  • Jessica Frey - Northern Kentucky
  • Erin Graefen - Wright State
  • Destiny Johnson - Wright State
  • Aliani Lorenzo - Cleveland State
  • Lourdes Onwuemeka - Milwaukee
  • Mackenzie Schill - Milwaukee

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League.
  2. ^ "2017 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
  3. ^ "2017 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League.