2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 26 through November 4, 2018. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Murray State Racers were the defending champions and successfully defended their title with a 2–1 win over the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in the final.[1][2][3] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Murray State women's soccer program and the third for head coach Jeremy Groves.[4]

2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,481
SiteSkyhawk Soccer Field
Martin, Tennessee
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMurray State (4th title)
Winning coachJeremy Groves (3rd title)
MVPAlex Steigerwald (Murray State)
BroadcastOVC Digital Network
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 9 0 1   .950 15 3 1   .816
Murray State  ‍‍y 4 3 0   .571 13 5 1   .711
EIU  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 6 8 6   .450
EKU  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 8 8 4   .500
SIUE  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 6 9 2   .412
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 6 8 3   .441
SEMO  ‍‍‍ 3 4 3   .450 5 8 5   .417
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 5 14 0   .263
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 7 8 2   .471
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 8 8 1   .500
Jacksonville St.  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 4 11 3   .306
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 OVC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Ohio Valley Conference

Bracket

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Source:[5]

First round
Friday, Oct. 26
Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 28
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
1 UT Martin 1
4 Eastern Kentucky 0
4 Eastern Kentucky 0 (4)
5 SIUE 2OT 5 SIUE 0 (3)
8 Morehead St. 1 1 UT Martin 1
2 Murray State 2
2 Murray State 3
3 Eastern Illinois 2
3 Eastern Illinois 1 (3)
6 Belmont 0 (3) 7 Southeast Missouri 1 (2)
7 Southeast Missouri 0 (4)

Schedule

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First Round

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October 26, 2018 #5 SIUE 2–1 (a.e.t.) #8 Morehead St. Richmond, Kentucky
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Angel Ikeda   48'
  • Andrea Frerker   93'
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  • Katie Quinn   36'
  • Colleen Swift   86'
Stadium: EKU Soccer Field
Attendance: 175
Referee: Jordan Barker
Assistant referees: Rizal Milliken
Assistant referees: Benjamin Senior
October 26, 2018 #6 Belmont 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#7 Southeast Missouri Charleston, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Emily Whitcomb   61'
  • Niki Clements   91'
Report Stadium: EIU Rugby Field
Attendance: 145
Penalties
  • Sarah Bossung  
  • Jessi Boozer  
  • Ziesig Kameron  
  • Megan Michela  
  • Paige Hewitt  
  • Jordan Chawan  
  • Morgan Pettit  
  • Jennifer Brien  
  • Lexi Grote  
  • Lauren Kaempfe  
  • Amanda Orlando  
  • Jordan Nelson  
  • Katie Lever  
  • Maddi Karstens  

Quarterfinals

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October 28, 2018 #4 Eastern Kentucky 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 SIUE Richmond, Kentucky
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Taran McMillan   65'
Report
  • Megan Keeven   70'
Stadium: EKU Soccer Field
Attendance: 310
Referee: Khary Williams
Assistant referees: Casie Anderson
Assistant referees: Stan Sizemore
Penalties
  • Bailly Bounds  
  • Kacy Eckley  
  • Kylie Thompson  
  • Taran McMillan  
  • Erin Torrence  
  • Avery Anderson  
  • Ikeda Angel  
  • Kayla Klipsch  
  • Andrea Frerker  
  • Becca Jostes  
October 28, 2018 #3 Eastern Illinois 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
#7 Southeast Missouri Charleston, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Kayla Stolfa   38'
Report
  • Esmie Gonzales   75'
Stadium: Lakeside Soccer Field
Attendance: 569
Penalties
  • Henar Urteaga  
  • Pilar Barrio  
  • Angela Corcoran  
  • Lexi Ketterhagen  
  • Itxaso Aguero  
  • Lexi Grote  
  • Amanda Orlando  
  • Jordan Nelson  
  • Maddi Karstens  
  • Lauren Kaempfe  

Semifinals

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November 2, 2018 #2 Murray State 1–0 #3 Eastern Illinois Martin, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. CST
Report Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Referee: Don Eubank
Assistant referees: Keith Green
Assistant referees: Donovan Eubank
Fourth official: Eric Cox
November 2, 2018 #1 UT Martin 3–2 #4 Eastern Kentucky Martin, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Kaci Mitchell   62'
  • Samantha Kelly   67'
  • Amy McGivern   72'
Report
  • Ríos   45'
  • Bailly Bounds   89'
Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 631
Referee: Jeff Pulley
Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu
Assistant referees: Landon Pilant
Fourth official: Eric Cox

Final

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November 4, 2018 #1 UT Martin 1–2 #2 Murray State Martin, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Kaci Mitchell   62'
  • Amy McGivern   63'
Report
  • Rebecca Kubin   47'
  • Miyah Watford   55'
Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 651
Referee: Johann Arnason
Assistant referees: Jacob Post
Assistant referees: Jervis Atagana
Fourth official: Eric Cox

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • Kaci Mitchell – UT Martin
  • Miyah Watford – Murray State
1 Goal
  • Bailly Bounds – Eastern Kentucky
  • Andrea Frerker – SIUE
  • Esmie Gonzales – Southeast Missouri
  • Angel Ikeda – SIUE
  • Samantha Kelly – UT Martin
  • Rebecca Kubin – Murray State
  • Amy McGivern – UT Martin
  • Katie Quinn – Morehead St.
  • Monica Rios – Eastern Kentucky
  • Kayla Stolfa – Eastern Illinois

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Henar Urteaga Eastern Illinois
Lindsey Carlson Eastern Illinois
Zoe Aguirre Eastern Kentucky
Mónica Ríos Eastern Kentucky
Sara Ketis UT Martin
Jacalyn Schubring UT Martin
Danae Kaldaridou UT Martin
Izzy Heckman Murray State
Karsyn Hasch Murray State
Joselle Morche Murray State
Alex Steigerwald Murray State (MVP)

References

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  1. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Murray State Soccer 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship October 26, 28, November 2, 4" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Murray State Wins 2018 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. The Ohio Valley Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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