2021 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

The 2021 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 31 through November 6, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the fourteenth overall title for Milwaukee and fourth for head coach Troy Fabiano. This was also Milwaukee's fourth consecutive title.[3] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,324
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (14th title)
Winning coachTroy Fabiano (4th title)
MVPLesley Kiesling (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2021 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍y 11 0 0   1.000 18 1 0   .947
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 9 1 1   .864 11 9 1   .548
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 10 8 2   .550
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 4 2 5   .591 8 3 6   .647
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 5 5 1   .500 6 11 2   .368
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 4 5 2   .455 5 8 6   .421
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 3 6 2   .364 5 10 3   .361
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 3 6 2   .364 4 11 3   .306
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 2 5 4   .364 2 11 5   .250
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 2 6 3   .318 6 10 3   .395
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 2 7 2   .273 3 13 2   .222
UIC  ‍‍‍ 2 7 2   .273 2 12 3   .206
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

Seeding

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Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament, and teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique points total.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Milwaukee 11–0–0 33
2 Oakland 9–1–1 28
3 Northern Kentucky 7–4–0 21
4 Green Bay 4–2–5 17
5 Cleveland State 5–5–1 16
6 Purdue Fort Wayne 4–5–2 14

Bracket

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Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[5]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Saturday, Nov. 5
1 Milwaukee 2
4 Green Bay 4 4 Green Bay 0
5 Cleveland State 0 1 Milwaukee 2
2 Oakland 0
2 Oakland 3
3 Northern Kentucky (a.e.t.) 1 3 Northern Kentucky 1
6 Purdue Fort Wayne 0

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 31, 2021 #3 Northern Kentucky 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 Purdue Fort Wayne Highland Heights, KY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Megan Sullivan   97'
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  •   82' Morgan Reitano
  •   90' Kelsey Gallagher
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 267
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: James Duling
Fourth official: Brandon Cusmano
October 31, 2021 #4 Green Bay 4–0 #5 Cleveland State Green Bay, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Emily Murphy   10', 39'
  • McKayla Kertscher   35'
  • Morgan Myers   75'
  • Hannah Bennett   79'
Report Stadium: Aldo Santaga Stadium
Attendance: 147
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Sean West
Assistant referees: Tim Csuri
Fourth official: Anthony Voulgaris

Semifinals

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November 4, 2021 #1 Milwaukee 2–0 #4 Green Bay Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Lesley Kiesling   25'
  • Rachel Phillpotts   85'
Report Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 341
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ali Zolgharnian
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Fourth official: Quinton McFarlen
November 4, 2021 #2 Oakland 3–1 #3 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Maggie Rimer   15'
  • Sharon Sampson   34'
  • Ashley Postma   59'
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  •   55' Lydia Self
  •   82' Lindsey Meyer
  •   84' Emma McSwigan
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 138
Referee: Heber Estada
Assistant referees: Shane Richards
Assistant referees: Khalef Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Quinton McFarlen

Final

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November 6, 2021 #1 Milwaukee 2–0 #2 Oakland Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maggy Henschler   24'
  • Lesley Kiesling   76'
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  •   38' Brooke Honeycutt
  •   55' Vera Asare
  •   78' Sami Lopez
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 431
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Fourth official: Quinton McFarlen

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2021).

2 goals

  • Emily Murphy – Green Bay
  • Lesley Kiesling – Milwaukee

1 goal

  • Hannah Bennett – Green Bay
  • McKayla Kertscher – Green Bay
  • Maggy Henschler – Milwaukee
  • Rachel Philpotts – Milwaukee
  • Lydia Self – Northern Kentucky
  • Megan Sullivan – Northern Kentucky
  • Ashley Postma – Oakland
  • Sharon Sampson – Oakland
  • Maggie Rimer – Oakland

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Lesley Kiesling Milwaukee
Elaina LaMacchia
Maggy Henschler
Rachel Phillpotts
Sami Lopez Oakland
Sophie Wilsey
Kendra Zak
Savanna Hayes Green Bay
Emily Murphy
Lydia Self Northern Kentucky
Megan Sullivan

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Milwaukee Claims No. 1 seed as #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Set". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Milwaukee Earns Fourth Consecutive #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 6, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.