2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament

The 2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]

2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,314
SiteMean Green Soccer Complex
Denton, Texas
ChampionsNorth Texas (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Hedlund (4th title)
MVPAllie Byrd (Offensive)
Dominique James (Defensive) (North Texas)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA women's soccer tournament
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2019 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 8 1 1   .850 15 4 2   .762
North Texas  ‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 15 6 1   .705
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6 1 3   .750 10 6 3   .605
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 13 6 0   .684
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 10 7 1   .583
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 13 4 3   .725
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 10 7 3   .575
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 8 10 1   .447
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 10 4 4   .667
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 8 8 1   .500
UAB  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 4 7 6   .412
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 7 10 1   .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2 8 0   .200 4 14 0   .222
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 0 2 15   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

Bracket

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Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
         
1 Florida Atlantic 0 (4)
8 Louisiana Tech 0 (3)
1 Florida Atlantic 42OT
4 Charlotte 3
4 Charlotte 2
5 Western Kentucky 1
1 Florida Atlantic 2
2 North Texas 5
3 Rice 4
6 Middle Tennessee 2
3 Rice 0
2 North Texas 2
2 North Texas 3
7 UTEP 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 6, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#8 Louisiana Tech Denton, TX
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Alex Maxon   76'
  • Mary O'Hara   99'
Report
  •   41' Autumn Woodard
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Penalties
  • Sammy Vitols  
  • Pernille Velta  
  • Luisa Daikeler  
  • Tiril Haga  
  •   Gabrielle Parent
  •   Christina Hjelvik
  •   Jaelyn Peeples
  •   Sophie Fijneman
  •   Elizabeth Doll
November 6, 2019 #4 Charlotte 2–1 #5 Western Kentucky Denton, TX
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Megan Greene   39', 61'
Report
  •   21' Chandler Backes
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #3 Rice 4–2 #6 Middle Tennessee Denton, TX
5:50 p.m. CST
  • Sydney Miller   35'
  • Haley Kostyshyn   46', 48'
  • Lianne Mananquil   49'
  • Madison Kent   78'
Report
  •   7', 87' Peyton DePriest
  •   68' Carolin Engelhard
  •   84' Taylor Hatch
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #2 North Texas 3–1 #7 UTEP Denton, TX
9:22 p.m. CST
  • Berklee Peters   19', 62'
  • Desiree Ramirez   42'
Report
  •   24' Jackie Soto
  •   49' Team
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 341

Semifinals

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November 8, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 4–3 (a.e.t.) #4 Charlotte Denton, TX
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Pernille Velta   6'
  • Mary O'Hara   12'
  • Tiril Haga   22'
  • Elisha Holmes   103'
Report
  •   47', 57' Ashton McKane
  •   69' Ari Maibodi
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 8, 2019 #2 North Texas 2–0 #3 Rice Denton, TX
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Allie Byrd   78'
  • Berklee Peters   84'
Report Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 433

Final

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November 10, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 2–5 #2 North Texas Denton, TX
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elisha Holmes   18'
  • Sammy Vitols   31'
Report
  •   12' Dominique James
  •   12',   54' Natalie Newell
  •   37' Olivia Klein
  •   54' Logan Bruffett
  •   57', 71' Allie Byrd
Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 540

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 Goals
  • Allie Byrd (North Texas)
  • Berklee Peters (North Texas)
2 Goals
  • Peyton DePriest (Middle Tennessee)
  • Megan Greene (Charlotte)
  • Elisha Holmes (Florida Atlantic)
  • Haley Kostyshyn (Rice)
  • Ashton McKane (Charlotte)
1 Goal
  • Chandler Backes (Western Kentucky)
  • Logan Bruffett (North Texas)
  • Tiril Haga (Florida Atlantic)
  • Madison Kent (Rice)
  • Olivia Klein (North Texas)
  • Ari Maibodi (Charlotte)
  • Lianne Mananquil (Rice)
  • Natalie Newell (North Texas)
  • Mary O'Hara (Florida Atlantic)
  • Desiree Ramirez (North Texas)
  • Jackie Soto (UTEP)
  • Pernille Velta (Florida Atlantic)
  • Sammy Vitols (Florida Atlantic)

All-Tournament team

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Player Team
Allie Byrd North Texas
Dominique James
Brooke Lampe
Natalie Newell
Elisha Holmes Florida Atlantic
Jessica Monteiro
Pernille Velta
Haley Kostyshyn Rice
Lianne Mananquil
Jamie Fankhauser Charlotte
Riley Orr

Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Conference USA. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "WSOC: North Texas Wins Fourth C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.