The 2019 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on November 7 and 9, 2019. The three-match tournament took place at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings, South Dakota. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Denver Pioneers were the defending champions, and were unable to defend their title losing to South Dakota State on penalties in the final. The win earned South Dakota State the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2] The tournament win was Denver's fifth as a member of the conference, and the first for coach Brock Thompson.[3]
| 2019 Summit League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 380 | ||||
| Site | Fishback Soccer Park Brookings, South Dakota | ||||
| Champions | South Dakota State (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brock Thompson (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Maggie Smither (South Dakota State) | ||||
| Broadcast | Online (TheSummitLeague.org) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota St ‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota St | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .250 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .125 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Summit League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
editSource:[4]
| Semifinals Thursday, November 7 | Final Saturday, November 9 | ||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | North Dakota | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Denver | 1 (2) | |||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
editSemifinals
edit| November 7, 2019 | #1 Denver | 3–0 | #4 North Dakota | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 145 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Artem Sher Matthew Tiano Fourth official: Sean Mallett |
| November 7, 2019 | #2 South Dakota State | 1–0 | #3 Oral Roberts | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 235 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Tyler Dalsin Okey Abara |
Final
edit| November 9, 2019 | #1 Denver | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #2 South Dakota State | Brookings, South Dakota |
| 12:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Referee: Christopher Ruska Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Matt Von Pinnon |
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- Sami Feller (Denver)
- 1 Goal
- Hannah Adler (Denver)
- Cecilia Limongi (South Dakota State)
- Leah Manuleleua (South Dakota State)
- Own Goals
- North Dakota vs. Denver
All-Tournament team
editSource:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Brooklyn Eardley | Oral Roberts |
| Anna Gornell | |
| Karleen Yapello | North Dakota |
| Olivia Knox | |
| Sami Feller | Denver |
| Cheyenne Shorts | |
| Brittney Lewis | |
| Carina McLennan | South Dakota State |
| Maggie Smither | |
| Shayna Stubbs | |
| Darien Poelstra |
MVP in bold
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Summit League. "2019 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Summit League. "2018 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Summit League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jackrabbits Claim #SummitWSOC Championship in Penalty Kicks". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. November 9, 2019. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.