The 2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Toledo Rockets were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the tournament after finishing 10th in the regular season. The Bowling Green Falcons won the tournament with a 5–4 penalty shootout win over the Ball State Cardinals in the final.[1][2] The title was the third for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the first for head coach Matt Fannon.[3][4]
2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 3,377 | ||||
Site | Mickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final) Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||
Champions | Bowling Green (3rd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Matt Fannon (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Elisa Baeron (Bowling Green) | ||||
Broadcast | None | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .636 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 10 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 7 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .409 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .091 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .091 | 2 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 13, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference |
Bracket
editSource:[5]
Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 28 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ohio | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Ohio | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Kent State | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bowling Green | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
2 | Ball State | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
2 | Ball State | 22OT | ||||||||||||
7 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ball State | 12OT | ||||||||||||
3 | Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Western Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Akron | 0 |
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
editOctober 28, 2018 | #1 Bowling Green | 2–1 | #8 Eastern Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 208 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Christian Little Aaron Mitchell Fourth official: Amy Willing |
October 28, 2018 | #4 Ohio | 2–1 | #5 Kent State | Athens, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chessa Field Attendance: 525 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Tim Dicken |
October 28, 2018 | #2 Ball State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #7 Buffalo | Muncie, Indiana |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Attendance: 202 Referee: Donovan Noocha Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Jacob Little Fourth official: Roger Blasey |
October 28, 2018 | #3 Western Michigan | 1–0 | #6 Akron | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 375 Referee: Nicola Aleksic Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez Zach Richter Fourth official: Todd Abraham |
Semifinals
editNovember 2, 2018 | #1 Bowling Green | 1–0 | #4 Ohio | Bowling Green, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 580 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Christopher Koloffon Landon Albert Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
November 2, 2018 | #2 Ball State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #3 Western Michigan | Bowling Green, Ohio |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Referee: Ceasar Ibarra Assistant referees: Ramiro Talavera Fernando Ibarra Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Final
editNovember 4, 2018 | #1 Bowling Green | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #2 Ball State | Bowling Green, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,487 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: John Safar Jeffrey Mellen Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Penalties | ||||
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- Nikki Cox - Bowling Green
- Paula Guerrero - Ball State
- 1 Goal
- Mandy Arnzen - Ohio
- Gurgeena Jandu - Buffalo
- Vital Kats - Kent State
- Maureen Kennedy - Bowling Green
- Sydney Leckie - Ohio
- Kristin Nason - Eastern Michigan
- Morgan Otteson - Western Michigan
- Jennifer Reyes - Bowling Green
- Emily Simmons - Ball State
- Own Goals
- Western Michigan vs. Ball State
All-Tournament team
editSource:[6]
Player | Team |
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Tristin Stuteville | Ball State |
Lauren Roll | Ball State |
Taylor Pooley | Ball State |
Jennifer Reyes | Bowling Green |
Nikhita Jacob | Bowling Green |
Nikki Cox | Bowling Green |
Elisa Baeron | Bowling Green (MVP) |
Mandy Arnzen | Ohio |
Rianna Reese | Ohio |
Alyssa Burke | Western Michigan |
Paige Dobbs | Western Michigan |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Bowling Green Wins 2018 MAC Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.