2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference, which was held on April 15 and April 17, 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was played by only four teams instead of the usual six. All games were hosted at Corbett Stadium by regular season champion South Florida, who was also the defending tournament champion.[1] The single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls won the title by defeating third seeded Cincinnati 4–0 in the championship game, for their second tournament title in a row and third overall.[2]

2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
SiteCorbett Stadium
Tampa, Florida
ChampionsSouth Florida Bulls (3rd title)
Winning coachDenise Schilte-Brown (3rd title)
MVPOffensive: Sydny Nasello, South Florida
Defensive: Sydney Martinez, South Florida
BroadcastESPN+
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 15 South Florida †‡y  ‍‍‍ 6 0 1   .929 9 0 2   .909
Memphis y  ‍‍‍ 6 1 0   .857 8 3 0   .727
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 3 1   .500 5 5 1   .500
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 3 2   .500 3 6 2   .364
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3 4 0   .429 6 4 1   .591
UCF  ‍‍‍ 2 4 1   .357 2 4 1   .357
Temple  ‍‍‍ 2 5 1   .313 4 5 1   .450
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 1 6 0   .143 2 6 0   .250
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1 1 0   .500 1 1 0   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 18 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: American Athletic Conference

Bracket

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Semifinal
Thursday, Apr. 15
Final
Saturday, Apr. 17
      
4 ECU 0
1 South Florida 1
1 South Florida 4
3 Cincinnati 0
3 Cincinnati 1
2 Memphis 0

Source:[1]

Schedule

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Semifinals

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April 15, 2021 #2 Memphis 0–1 #3 Cincinnati Tampa, FL
3:00 p.m. Report
  •   17' Chloe Spitler
Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Miguel Martes
Assistant referees: Fritz Barberousse
Fourth official: Corie Cox
April 15, 2021 #1 South Florida 1–0 #4 ECU Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Kim Sanford   12' (o.g.)
Report
  •   62' Macie McDougal
Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Referee: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Corey Wilt
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Fourth official: Alexandra Billeter

Final

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April 17, 2021 #1 South Florida 4–0 #3 Cincinnati Tampa, FL
2:00 p.m.
  •   7', 57' (pen.) Sydny Nasello
  •   67' Paula Leblic
  •   79' Meghan Cavanaugh
  •   49' Rosalia Muino Gonzalez
Report
  •   24' Ashley Brown
  •   79' Kendall Battle
Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Anya Voigt
Assistant referees: Trent Robert Van Haitsma
Fourth official: Christina Unkel

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 6 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

  •   Sydny Nasello – South Florida

1 goal

  •   Chloe Spitler – Cincinnati
  •   Paula Leblic – South Florida
  •   Meghan Cavanaugh – South Florida

1 own goal

  •   Kim Sanford – East Carolina (against South Florida)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[2]

Player Team
Solveig Larsen South Florida
Paula Leblic South Florida
Sydney Martinez^ South Florida
Rosalia Muino Gonzalez South Florida
Sydny Nasello* South Florida
Ashley Barron Cincinnati
Taylor Nuncio Cincinnati
Karli Royer Cincinnati
Chloe Spitler Cincinnati
Grace Stordy Memphis
Maeve English East Carolina

* Offensive MVP

^ Defensive MVP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Field Set for 2020 Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.