2020 Summit League women's soccer tournament

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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
SiteCaniglia Field
Omaha, NE
ChampionsDenver (4th title)
Winning coachJeff Hooker (4th title)
MVPKaitlyn Glover (Denver)
Summit League women's soccer tournament
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2020 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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

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The 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
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

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  • North Dakota State, North Dakota, Kansas City, Oral Roberts, and Western Illinois did not participate in the tournament.

Bracket

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Reference:[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

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Semifinals

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April 15, 2021 #1 Denver 2–0 #4 South Dakota Omaha, NE
2:00 PM CT
  • Kaitlyn Glover   12'
  • Sydney Sharp   25'
Report Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 134
Referee: Matt Seam
Assistant referees: Brittney Hageman
Assistant referees: 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
Assistant referees: Brittny Seem
Fourth official: Michael Barton
Penalties
  • Gabby Vivier-Hannay  
  • Eden Brooker  
  • Rachel Preston  
  • Maya Hansen  
  • Grace Ostergaard  
  • Sophia Green  
  • Andrea Daves  
  • Emilie Erland  

Final

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April 17, 2021 #3 Omaha 0–3 #1 Denver Omaha, NE
3:00 PM CT Report
  • Kaitlyn Glover   4'
  • Sami Feller   40'
  • Sydney Sharp   54'
Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 530
Referee: Art Arustayan
Assistant referees: Adriane Dougherty
Assistant referees: Elijiah Dacy
Fourth official: Matt Seam

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There 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

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Reference:[4]

Player Team
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

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  1. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Championships". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Denver blanks Omaha to capture SummitWSOC Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved May 31, 2022.