2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from November 3 to November 10, 2019. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion. Memphis.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis are the defending tournament champions.[2] Memphis was unable to defend its title, losing 2–0 to South Florida in the final. USF's win was the program's second and also the second for coach Denise Schilte-Brown.[3]

2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance948
SiteBilly J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsSouth Florida (2nd title)
Winning coachDenise Schilte-Brown (2nd title)
MVPEvelyne Viens (Offensive)
Sydney Martinez (Defensive) (South Florida)
BroadcastAmerican Digital Network (Semifinals)
ESPNU (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 21 Memphis  ‍‍‍y 8 0 1   .944 17 3 1   .833
No. 16 USF  ‍‍y 7 2 0   .778 16 5 0   .762
UCF  ‍‍‍ 5 2 2   .667 11 4 4   .684
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5 3 1   .611 7 9 3   .447
SMU  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 12 7 1   .625
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3 6 0   .333 6 14 0   .300
UConn  ‍‍‍ 2 5 2   .333 6 8 3   .441
Temple  ‍‍‍ 2 5 2   .333 5 9 5   .395
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 2 5 2   .333 5 10 3   .361
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 2 7 0   .222 8 11 0   .421
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 11, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:American Athletic Conference

Bracket

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First round
Sunday, Nov. 3
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
2 South Florida 2
6 Houston 0 3 UCF 1
3 UCF 5 2 South Florida 2
1 Memphis 0
1 Memphis 4
5 SMU 1 5 SMU 2
4 Cincinnati 0

Source:[4]

Schedule

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First Round

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November 3, 2019 #3 UCF 5–0 #6 Houston Orlando, FL
1:00 p.m.
  • Ellie Moreno   1'
  • Darya Rajaee   21'
  • Dayana Martin   48', 56'
  • Jessica Taylor   66'
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  •   29' Amy Nguyen
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 218
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Assistant referees: Sergio Virviescas
Assistant referees: Edin Kapidzic
Fourth official: Hassan Belmnahia
November 3, 2019 #4 Cincinnati 0–1 #5 SMU Cincinnati, OH
12:00 p.m. Report
  •   50' Brooke Golik
  •   86' Celiana Torres
Stadium: Gettler Stadium
Attendance: 173
Referee: Andy Milby
Assistant referees: Britton Maier
Assistant referees: Brian DiPiro
Fourth official: Brad Koewlers

Semifinals

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November 8, 2019 #2 USF 3–1 #3 UCF Memphis, TN
4:30 p.m.
Report
  •   65' Madison Murnin
  •   68' (pen.) Elise Legrout
Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
Referee: Noeal Cotterell
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Mark Allatin
Fourth official: Joseph Poremba
November 8, 2019 #1 Memphis 4–2 #5 SMU Memphis, TN
7:00 p.m.
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Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
Referee: Cassio Ribiero
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba
Fourth official: Steven Scott

Final

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November 10, 2019 #1 Memphis 0–2 #2 USF Memphis, TN
1:00 p.m.
  • Serena Dolan   80'
Report
Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
Attendance: 557
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Benjamin Meyer
Fourth official: Steven Scott

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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4 Goals
2 Goals
  • Dayana Martin (UCF)
1 Goal
  • Jewel Boland (SMU)
  • Tanya Boychuk (Memphis)
  • Brooke Golik (SMU)
  • Clarissa Larisey (Memphis)
  • Elise Legrout (UCF)
  • Ellie Moreno (UCF)
  • Lisa Pechersky (Memphis)
  • Darya Ragaee (UCF)
  • Kimberley Smit (Memphis)
  • Jessica Taylor (UCF)
  • Allie Thornton (SMU)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Evelyne Viens* USF
Sydney Martinez^
Sydny Nasello
Andrea Hauksdottir
Caoline DeLisle UCF
Ellie Moreno
Clair Abrey Memphis
Serena Dolan
Stasia Mallin
Allie Thornton SMU
Jewel Boland


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Memphis Earns Regular Season Title, Bracket Set for Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 31, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Championships by School" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 2 USF Defeats No. 1 Memphis, 2-0, to win Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.