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2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyoming. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The San Jose State Spartans were the defending champions.[1] The Spartans were unable to defend their crown, as they did not qualify for the tournament and finished last in the regular season. Utah State won the title after defeating Colorado State in the Final, 1–0.[2][3] This was the first Mountain West tournament championship for Utah State. They previously won two championships in the WAC.[4] It was the first title for head coach Manny Martins.[5] As tournament champions, Utah State earned the Mountain West's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance524
SiteMadrid Sports Complex
Laramie, Wyoming
ChampionsUtah State (1st title)
Winning coachManny Martins (1st title)
MVPWhitney Lopez (Utah State)
BroadcastMountainWest Sports Network
Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
San Diego State  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1 – 1   .864 14 – 3 – 3   .775
Utah State  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 2 – 0   .818 14 – 8 – 1   .630
Boise State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 1   .773 11 – 3 – 6   .700
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 2   .636 12 – 6 – 4   .636
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 3   .500 5 – 9 – 6   .400
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 1   .409 6 – 10 – 5   .405
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 3   .409 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 3   .409 6 – 9 – 3   .417
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 4   .364 5 – 6 – 6   .471
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318 3 – 13 – 2   .222
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 2   .273 6 – 8 – 5   .447
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 3   .227 3 – 10 – 6   .316
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 MW Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Mountain West Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record.[6] However, no teams finished tied at the end of the regular season so no tiebreakers were required.[7]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 San Diego State 9–1–1 28
2 Utah State 9–2–0 27
3 Boise State 8–2–1 25
4 Colorado State 6–3–2 20
5 Fresno State 4–4–3 15
6 Nevada 4–6–1 13

Bracket

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Source:[8]

First Round
Sunday, Oct. 29 		Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 1 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 4
1 San Diego State 0 (2)
4 Colorado State 2 4 Colorado State (pen.) 0 (3)
5 Fresno State 0 4 Colorado State 0
2 Utah State 1
2 Utah State (a.e.t.) 1
3 Boise State 3 3 Boise State 0
6 Nevada 0

Schedule

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First round

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October 29 #3 Boise State 2–0 #6 Nevada Laramie, WY
11:00 a.m. MT
  • Kenzie MacMillan   16'
  • Sophie Drown   34'
  • Payton McBride   72'
 Report
  •   64' Gabby Brown
 Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex
Attendance: 25
Referee: Karen Abt
Assistant referees: Kevin Lewis
Assistant referees: Brian Yip
Fourth official: Bol Abiar
October 29 #4 Colorado State 2–0 #5 Fresno State Laramie, WY
2:00 p.m. MT
  • Liv Stutzman   49'
  • Olivia Fout   57'
 Report Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex
Attendance: 58
Referee: William Knause
Assistant referees: Bol Abiar
Assistant referees: Kastriot Baruni
Fourth official: Kevin Lewis

Semifinals

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November 1 #2 Utah State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #3 Boise State Laramie, WY
11:00 a.m. MT
  • Kelsey Kaufusi   63'
  • Kate Christian   64'
  • Addy Symonds-Weichers   88'
  • Team   88'
  • Whitney Lopez   94'
 Report
  •   94' Kenzie MacMillan
  •   96' Cindy Conner
  •   110' Patyon McBride
 Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex
Attendance: 78
Referee: Megan McCain
Assistant referees: Andrea Jones
Assistant referees: James Mays
Fourth official: Ryan Wilde
November 1 #1 San Diego State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 #4 Colorado State Laramie, WY
2:00 p.m. MT Report Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex
Attendance: 56
Referee: Mindy Lamboni
Assistant referees: Harlan Grossman
Assistant referees: Ryan Wilde
Fourth official: James Mayes
Penalties
  • Kiera Utush  
  • Olivia Sekimoto  
  • Kali Trevithick  
  • Dori Savage  
  • Alexys Ocampo  
  •   Mia Casey
  •   Sofia Coulombe
  •   Mia Massey
  •   Taite DeLange

Final

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November 4 #2 Utah State 1–0 #4 Colorado State Laramie, WY
12:00 p.m. MT
  • Kate Christian   78'
 Report Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex
Attendance: 307
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz
Assistant referees: Jocab Herold
Assistant referees: Jason Hampton
Fourth official: Max Alatorre

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 6 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per match (as of November 4, 2023).

1 goal

  • Sophie Drown – Boise State
  • Kenize MacMillan – Boise State
  • Olivia Fout – Colorado State
  • Liv Stutzman – Colorado State
  • Kate Christian – Utah State
  • Whitney Lopez – Utah State

All-Tournament team

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Source:[9]

Player Team
Genevieve Crenshaw Boise State
Teryn Newkirk
Mia Casey Colorado State
Shayna Ross
Liv Stutzman
Carlin Blake San Diego State
Kiera Utush
Whitney Lopez Utah State
Kaitlyn Richins
Addy Symonds-Weichers
Diera Walton

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Mountain West Championships". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Mountain West Championships". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Utah State wins Mountain West soccer title". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Utah State Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). utahstateaggies.com. Utah State University Athletics. p. 40-41. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Tiebreakers" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2023 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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