2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, home of the Kent State Golden Flashes, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Kent State Golden Flashes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss to the Bowling Green Falcons. The Toledo Rockets won the tournament with a 2–1 win in overtime over Bowling Green in the final.[1][2] The title was the fifth for the Toledo women's soccer program and the first for head coach TJ Buchholz.[3][4]

2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,815
SiteDix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
ChampionsToledo (5th title)
Winning coachTJ Buchholz (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 9 2 0   .818 13 6 2   .667
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 4 1   .591 13 7 1   .643
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 5 4 2   .545 7 9 3   .447
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 4 5 2   .455 7 10 3   .425
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 2 8 1   .227 2 15 1   .139
Akron  ‍‍‍ 1 7 3   .227 2 13 4   .211
West Division
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 8 1 2   .818 11 7 3   .595
Toledo  ‍‍y 6 3 2   .636 12 8 3   .587
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5 5 1   .500 10 8 1   .553
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 8 10 1   .447
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 7 12 1   .375
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 3 6 2   .364 8 8 3   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 MAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 Kent State 1 (4)
8 Ohio 1 (2)
1 Kent State 1
4 Bowling Green 2
4 Bowling Green 3
5 Buffalo 1
4 Bowling Green 1
3 Toledo 2OT
2 Ball State 2
7 Northern Illinois 1
2 Ball State 1
3 Toledo 22OT
3 Toledo 2
6 Western Michigan 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2017 #1 Kent State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#8 Ohio Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Vital Kats   65'
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  •   70' Mandy Arnzen
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Fourth official: Alexander Dresdow
Penalties
  • Donavan Capehart  
  • Kristen Brots  
  • Hayden Pascoe  
  • Maddie Holmes  
  • Allie Curry  
  • Remi Eades  
  • Sydney Leckie  
  • Alivia Milesky  
October 29, 2017 #4 Bowling Green 3–1 #5 Buffalo Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Erica Hubert   56', 80'
  • Rachel Winters   61'
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  •   37' Carissima Cutrona
Stadium: Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Fourth official: Bradley Barlog
October 29, 2017 #2 Ball State 2–1 #7 Eastern Michigan Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Lauren Roll   28'
  • Julia Elvbo   35'
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  •   73' Allie Ingham
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Attendance: 372
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Michael Wojtan
Assistant referees: James Wozny
Fourth official: Sean West
October 29, 2017 #3 Toledo 2–1 #6 Western Michigan Toledo, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Sophie Pohl   16'
  • Isa Echeverri   54' (pen.)
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  •   89' Alex Ruffer
Stadium: Scott Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Assistant referees: Mike Valsamis
Fourth official: John Spisak

Semifinals

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November 3, 2017 #2 Ball State 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Toledo Kent, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Allison Abbe   9'
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  •   56' Alena Sidwell
  •   107' Regan Price
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 214
Referee: Donovan Noocha
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 3, 2017 #1 Kent State 1–2 #4 Bowling Green Kent, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Hayden Pascoe   80'
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  •   22' Erica Hubert
  •   71' Rachel Winters
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 310
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

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November 5, 2017 #4 Bowling Green 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Toledo Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Erica Hubert   79'
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  •   59',   100' Sophie Pohl
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 269
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Alexander Plum
Assistant referees: Sorin Stoica
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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4 Goals
  • Erica Hubert - Bowling Green
3 Goals
  • Sophie Pohl - Toledo
2 Goals
  • Rachel Winters - Bowling Green
1 Goal
  • Allison Abbe - Ball State
  • Mandy Arnzen - Ohio
  • Carissima Cutrona - Buffalo
  • Isa Echeverri - Toledo
  • Julia Elvbo - Ball State
  • Allie Ingham - Eastern Michigan
  • Vital Kats - Kent State
  • Hayden Pascoe - Kent State
  • Regan Price - Toledo
  • Lauren Roll - Ball State
  • Alex Ruffer - Western Michigan
  • Alena Sidwell - Toledo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.