The 2023 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League and was held on October 27–29 and November 4, 2023. The five match tournament took place at various campus sites. The six-team single elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Omaha Mavericks were the defending champions and were defeated by South Dakota State in the tournament final. South Dakota State won the tournament and earned the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament. This win was the Jackrabbits' seventh tournament title.
| 2023 Summit League Women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Champions | South Dakota State (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brock Thompson (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Katherine Jones (SDSU) | ||||
| Broadcast | Summit League Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver † | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 7 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State ‡y | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .688 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .625 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 8 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Summit League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Summit League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six of the nine teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2023 tournament. Seeding is based on regular season conference records. Tiebreakers were used as needed. Oral Roberts was seeded higher than Omaha due to head-to-head tiebreaker.[1][2]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Denver | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Omaha | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Kansas City | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Friday, October 27 | Semifinals Sunday, October 29 | Final Saturday, November 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Omaha | 2 | 4 | Omaha (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | South Dakota | 0 | 4 | Omaha | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 2 | 3 | Oral Roberts | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City | 1 | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
Schedule
editThe 2023 schedule will include the quarterfinals and semifinals being played on October 27–29 and the finals being played on November 4. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be hosted by the top two seeds, the championship game will be hosted by the highest seed remaining.[4]
Quarterfinals
edit| October 27, 2023 | #4 Omaha | 2–0 | #5 South Dakota | Denver, CO |
| 1:00 PM MT |
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Report | Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Attendance: 109 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Jason Hampton Kevin Lewis Fourth official: Federico Ruiz |
| October 27, 2023 | #3 Oral Roberts | 2–1 | #6 Kansas City | Brookings, SD |
| 4:00 PM CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 135 Referee: Chris Ruska Assistant referees: Bejamin Merritt Andrew Wubben Fourth official: Nicole Bissell |
Semifinals
edit| October 29, 2023 | #2 South Dakota State | 5–2 | #3 Oral Roberts | Brookings, SD |
| 1 PM CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 236 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Connor Dunn Matthew Von Pinnon Fourth official: Nicole Bissell |
| October 29, 2023 | #1 Denver | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #4 Omaha | Denver, CO |
| 5 PM MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Marcelo Soto Assistant referees: James Ewer Oscar Arias Fourth official: Federico Ruiz |
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Final
edit| November 5, 2023 | #2 South Dakota State | 1–0 | #4 Omaha | Brookings, SD |
| 1:00 PM CT |
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Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park Attendance: 476 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Brian Holm Tyler Dalsin Fourth official: Joe Masek |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 16 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
1 goal
- Emilie Erland – Omaha
- Sophia Green – Omaha
- Alyssa Kellar – Omaha
- Regan Zimmers – Omaha
- Madison Page – Kansas City
- Abigail Hoffman – Oral Roberts
- Kennedy Langebartels – Oral Roberts
- Carys Torgesen – Oral Roberts
- Avery LeBlanc – South Dakota State
- Laney Murdzek – South Dakota State
- Avery Murdzek – South Dakota State
- Kayla Anderson – South Dakota State
- Katelyn Beulke – South Dakota State
- Ellie Gusman – South Dakota State
- Kaitlyn Glover – Denver
- Jadyn Goodrich – Denver
All-Tournament Team
edit| Player | Team |
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| Katherine Jones | South Dakota State |
| Kayla Anderson | |
| Reagan Anderson | |
| Avery Murdzek | |
| Emilie Erland | Omaha |
| Sophia Green | |
| Regan Zimmers | |
| Kaitlyn Glover | Denver |
| Camryn MacMillan | |
| Gabrielle Abbey | Oral Roberts |
| Jordan Grigsby | |
| Maliah Atkins | South Dakota |
| Riley Moore | Kansas City |
Tournament MVP
Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 #SummitWSOC Championship bracket set". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2023 #SummitWSOC Championship Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "The Summit League releases updated 2023 women's soccer schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. July 6, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "South Dakota State captures seventh #SummitWSOC Championship title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.