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 | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 2,815 | ||||
Site | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio | ||||
Champions | Toledo (5th title) | ||||
Winning coach | TJ Buchholz (1st title) | ||||
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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
editQuarterfinals 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
editQuarterfinals
editOctober 29, 2017 | #1 Kent State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #8 Ohio | Kent, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Steve Besk Fourth official: Alexander Dresdow |
Penalties | ||||
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October 29, 2017 | #4 Bowling Green | 3–1 | #5 Buffalo | Bowling Green, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Ryan Slack Fourth official: Bradley Barlog |
October 29, 2017 | #2 Ball State | 2–1 | #7 Eastern Michigan | Muncie, Indiana |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Attendance: 372 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Michael Wojtan James Wozny Fourth official: Sean West |
October 29, 2017 | #3 Toledo | 2–1 | #6 Western Michigan | Toledo, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Scott Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Cesar Ibarra Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Mike Valsamis Fourth official: John Spisak |
Semifinals
editNovember 3, 2017 | #2 Ball State | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Toledo | Kent, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Donovan Noocha Assistant referees: Jacob Little Marc Lawrence Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
November 3, 2017 | #1 Kent State | 1–2 | #4 Bowling Green | Kent, Ohio |
7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz Maggie Short Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Final
editNovember 5, 2017 | #4 Bowling Green | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Toledo | Kent, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 269 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Alexander Plum Sorin Stoica Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.