The 2017 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 2 and 4, 2017. The three-match tournament took place at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–0 semifinal loss to the North Dakota State Bison. The Denver Pioneers won the tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2] The tournament win was Denver's second as a member of the conference.[3]
| 2017 Summit League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 420 | ||||
| Site | Dacotah Field Fargo, North Dakota | ||||
| Champions | Denver (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jeff Hooker (2nd title) | ||||
| Broadcast | TheSummitLeague.org | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .286 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .143 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 12, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Semifinals Thursday, November 2 | Final Saturday, November 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | North Dakota State | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | North Dakota State | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
editSemifinals
edit| November 2, 2017 | #2 Denver | 1–0 | #3 Oral Roberts | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 11:30 a.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Dacotah Field Referee: Artem Sher Assistant referees: Matt Von Pinnon John Plambeck Fourth official: Kevin Mesman |
| November 2, 2017 | #1 South Dakota State | 0–2 | #4 North Dakota State | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 2:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Dacotah Field Attendance: 225 Referee: Matt Tiano Assistant referees: Kevin Mesman Zijad Repak Fourth official: Matt Von Pinnon |
Final
edit| November 4, 2017 | #4 North Dakota State | 1–2 | #2 Denver | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 12:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dacotah Field Attendance: 195 Referee: Jorge Oconitrillo Assistant referees: Kevin Mesman Dan Stupca Fourth official: Matt Von Pinnon |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- Jessie Dancy - Denver
- 1 Goal
- Britney Monteon - North Dakota State
- Malley O'Brien - North Dakota State
- Angelica Pacheco - Denver
- Roxy Roemer - North Dakota State
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Summit League. "2016 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Summit League. "2017 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Summit League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved November 4, 2017.