2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,175
Site	Wildcat Soccer Field; Ogden, Utah
Champions	Montana (5th title)
Winning coach	Chris Citowicki (1st title)
MVP	Janessa Fowler (Montana)
Broadcast	None
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017	2019»

The 2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at Wildcat Soccer Field, home of the regular-season champions Weber State Wildcats. 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 did not successfully defend their title, losing to the Northern Colorado Bears in the quarterfinals. The fifth seeded Montana Grizzlies upset three teams along their way to a championship, beating Northern Colorado 1–0 in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

2018 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Weber St. ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	1	.833	9	–	5	–	4	.611
Idaho ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	2	.778	9	–	7	–	3	.553
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1	.722	12	–	8	–	1	.595
Northern Arizona ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	3	.722	9	–	5	–	4	.611
Montana ‍‍‡‍^y	3	–	2	–	4	.556	7	–	9	–	6	.455
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	8	–	8	–	3	.500
Portland St. ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	5	–	10	–	1	.344
Sac State ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	3	–	13	–	2	.222
Southern Utah ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	1	.167	2	–	15	–	1	.139
Idaho St. ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0	.111	2	–	14	–	0	.125


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 13, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference

Bracket

First round Wednesday, Oct. 31			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2			Final Sunday, Nov. 4

			2	Idaho	0
3	Northern Colorado	3	3	Northern Colorado	3
6	Eastern Washington	1				3	Northern Colorado	0
						5	Montana	1
			1	Weber St.	0
4	Northern Arizona	0	5	Montana	2
5	Montana	1

Source:^[4]

Schedule

First Round

October 31, 2018	#3 Northern Colorado	3–1	#6 Eastern Washington	Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.	Cara Quinn 27' Mariel Gutierrez 46', 75'	Report	Jenny Chavez 8' Devan Talley 53' 77'	Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 269 Referee: Jason Hutchinson Assistant referees: Kristi Mak Assistant referees: Adam Sanchez Fourth official: Alan Jimenez

October 31, 2018	#4 Northern Arizona	0–1	#5 Montana	Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m.		Report	Janessa Fowler 54'	Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Referee: Brad James Assistant referees: TJ Zarlock Assistant referees: Alan Jiminez Fourth official: Kristi Mak

Semifinals

November 2, 2018	#2 Idaho	0–3	#3 Northern Colorado	Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.	Taylor Brust 62' Team 85'	Report	Maddie Roberts 22' Taylor Bray 22', 58'	Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 256 Referee: Mario Cross Assistant referees: Sly Yeates Assistant referees: David Rozek Fourth official: Micheal Anglin

November 2, 2018	#1 Weber St.	0–2	#5 Montana	Ogden, Utah
3:05 p.m.	Shailyn Jenkins 42' Madison Carter 71' Morgan Quarnberg 76'	Report	Alexa Coyle 8' Janessa Fowler 31' 42'	Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 412 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Dani Spicer-Escalnat Assistant referees: Micheal Anglin Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Final

November 4, 2018	#3 Northern Colorado	0–1	#5 Montana	Ogden, Utah
12:05 p.m.		Report	Alexa Coyle 57'	Stadium: Wildcat Soccer Field Attendance: 238 Referee: Adam Zarrin Assistant referees: Kali Smith Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Fourth official: Sly Yeates

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
Alexa Coyle - Montana
Janessa Fowler - Montana
Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado

1 Goal

Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
Cara Quinn - Northern Colorado

All Tournament Team

Player	Team
Janessa Fowler (MVP)	Montana
Alexa Coyle	Montana
Claire Howard	Montana
Taryn Miller	Montana
Taylor Hansen	Montana
Mariel Gutierrez	Northern Colorado
Maddie Roberts	Northern Colorado
Lindsi Jennings	Northern Colorado
Olivia Glassford	Weber State
Nixie Hernandez	Weber State
Kelly Dopke	Idaho
Brooke Sosa	Idaho

References

^ "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "2018 Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
^ Casey, Robert (November 4, 2018). "Fifth-Seeded Montana Captures #BigSkySoccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
^ "2018 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

External links

2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Championship

[2017_Tournament-1] "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[Record_Book-2] "2018 Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

[3] Casey, Robert (November 4, 2018). "Fifth-Seeded Montana Captures #BigSkySoccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

[4] "2018 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

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