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. This was the fourteenth overall title for Milwaukee and fourth for head coach Troy Fabiano. This was also Milwaukee's fourth consecutive title. 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
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,324
Site	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Milwaukee (14th title)
Winning coach	Troy Fabiano (4th title)
MVP	Lesley Kiesling (Milwaukee)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament «2020  2022»

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

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.

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

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.

	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

Quarterfinals

#3 Northern Kentucky v #6 Purdue Fort Wayne

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'	Report	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

#4 Green Bay v #5 Cleveland State

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

#1 Milwaukee v #4 Green Bay

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

#2 Oakland v #3 Northern Kentucky

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'	Report	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

#1 Milwaukee v #2 Oakland

November 6, 2021	#1 Milwaukee	2–0	#2 Oakland	Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT	Maggy Henschler 24' Lesley Kiesling 76'	Report	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

Goalscorers

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

Source:

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