The 2022 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big West Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The Semifinals and Final of the five-match tournament took place at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California and the higher seed hosted First Round games. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. This was the first season that the tournament expanded to six teams, as it had only previously invited the top four teams. The defending champions were the UC Irvine Anteaters.[2] The Anteaters successfully defended their title, defeating Long Beach State 3–0 in the Final.[3] This was the third Big West tournament title for the UC Irvine program and the second for head coach Scott Juniper.[4] As tournament champions, UC Irvine earned the Big West's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2022 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,198 | ||||
| Site | Mustang Memorial Field (Semifinals & Final) San Luis Obispo, California | ||||
| Champions | UC Irvine (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Scott Juniper (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Glo Hinojosa[1] (UC Irvine) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach St | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UC Irvine ‡y | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .550 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .450 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 2 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .400 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 6 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 7 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big West Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament and teams were seeded by regular season conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seed and who would get a First Round bye. UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton both finished with identical 6–2–2 regular season records. UC Davis earned the second seed and First Round bye by virtue of their 2–1 home victory over Cal State Fullerton on October 20.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Cal Poly | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 2 | UC Davis | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 6 | UC Irvine | 3–2–5 | 14 |
Bracket
editSource:[6]
| First round Saturday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal Poly | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Beach State (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Long Beach State | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 4 | Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | UC Irvine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Davis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 6 | UC Irvine (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UC Irvine (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 30 | #3 Cal State Fullerton | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | #6 UC Irvine | Fullerton, CA |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 737 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez Assistant referees: Nathan Max Israel Fernandez Fourth official: Isaac Cisneros |
| October 30 | #4 Long Beach State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 UC Santa Barbara | Long Beach, CA |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: George Allen Field Attendance: 370 Referee: William Hoffman Assistant referees: Yoel Miller Melissa Gonzalez Fourth official: Cesar Calderon |
Semifinals
edit| November 3 | #2 UC Davis | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 UC Irvine | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field Attendance: 484 Referee: Bernhard Hosu Assistant referees: John Pranjic Adam Zarrin Fourth official: Misael Lopez |
| November 3 | #1 Cal Poly | 0–1 | #4 Long Beach State | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Alex Del Angel Assistant referees: Gabriel Salazar Chris Gomez Fourth official: John Pranjic |
Final
edit| November 6 | #4 Long Beach State | 0–3 | #6 UC Irvine | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field Attendance: 485 Referee: Rene Nunez Assistant referees: Salma Perez Yoel Miller Fourth official: Salvador Reyes |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
- Lena Silano – Long Beach State
- Suus de Bakker – UC Irvine
1 goal
- Summer Laskey – Long Beach State
- Erin Covey – UC Irvine
- Destinee Manzo – UC Irvine
- Alyssa Moore – UC Irvine
- Autumn Thompkins – UC Irvine
- Lauren Helwig – UC Santa Barbara
References
edit- ^ "The Big West Women's Soccer Championship: UC Irvine Completes Title Defense With 3-0 Shutout of Long Beach State". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2021 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2022 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Big West Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Big West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Set with Regular-Season Champion Cal Poly as Top Seed". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Big West 2022 Women's Soccer Championship". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2023.