The 2020 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on April 15 and 17, 2021. It was played in the spring of 2021 along with the conference season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-match tournament took place at Caniglia Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The four-team single elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. South Dakota State was the defending champion, and were unable to defend their title, losing to Omaha in the semifinal game in penalties. Denver won the championship game over Omaha, which was their fourth since entering the conference and also for coach Jeff Hooker. Denver has now won or participated in the championship game in the last four tournaments.
| 2020 Summit League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Site | Caniglia Field Omaha, NE | ||||
| Champions | Denver (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jeff Hooker (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Kaitlyn Glover (Denver) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver †‡y | 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .906 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 12 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .875 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 8 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .625 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 9 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .594 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 7 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .469 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .357 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 4 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .281 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 2 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .179 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .156 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Summit League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2023[1] Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and Standings
editThe top four of the nine teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2020 tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were required as the top four teams each finished with unique conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Denver | 14–1–1 | 43 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 12–0–4 | 40 |
| 3 | Omaha | 8–4–4 | 28 |
| 4 | South Dakota | 9–6–1 | 28 |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 7–8–1 | 22 |
| 6 | North Dakota | 5–9–0 | 15 |
| 7 | Kansas City | 4–11–1 | 13 |
| 8 | Oral Roberts | 2–11–1 | 7 |
| 9 | Western Illinois | 2–13–1 | 7 |
Reference:[2]
- North Dakota State, North Dakota, Kansas City, Oral Roberts, and Western Illinois did not participate in the tournament.
Bracket
editReference:[3]
| Semifinals Thursday, April 15 | Finals Friday, April 17 | ||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | South Dakota | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Denver | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 0 (1) | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||
Schedule
editSemifinals
edit| April 15, 2021 | #1 Denver | 2–0 | #4 South Dakota | Omaha, NE |
| 2:00 PM CT |
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Report | Stadium: Caniglia Field Attendance: 134 Referee: Matt Seam Assistant referees: Brittney Hageman Nathan Jones Fourth official: Adriane Dougerty |
| April 15, 2022 | #2 South Dakota State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #3 Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 5:00 PM CT | Report | Stadium: Caniglia Field Attendance: 390 Referee: Velimir Stefanonovic Assistant referees: Adam Hotz Brittny Seem Fourth official: Michael Barton | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 5 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match. 2 goals
- Kaitlyn Glover
- Sydney Sharp
1 goal
- Sami Feller
All-Tournament team
editReference:[4]
| Player | Team |
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| Kaitlyn Glover | Denver |
| Natalie Beckman | |
| Nerea Arrazola | |
| Sydney Sharp | |
| Sami Feller | |
| Grace Ostergaard | Omaha |
| Emilie Erland | |
| Grace Thede | |
| Rachel Hewitt | South Dakota State |
| Adelaide Kline | |
| Teresa Fontenot | South Dakota |
| Abby Ostrem |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Championships". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Denver blanks Omaha to capture SummitWSOC Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.