2024 Summit League women's soccer tournament

The 2024 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League and was be held on November 1–2, 7 and 10, 2024. The five match tournament took place once again at various campus sites. The six-team single elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning the tournament crown two seasons in a row.

2024 Summit League Women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteCampus Sites
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (8th title)
Winning coachBrock Thompson (4th title)
MVPKaycee Manding (SDSU)
BroadcastSummit League Network
Summit League Women's soccer tournament
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2024 Summit League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 10 6 3   .605
Denver  ‍‍‍ 5 1 2   .750 11 6 2   .632
South Dakota State  ‍‍y 5 2 1   .688 15 4 2   .762
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 4 1 3   .688 10 3 5   .694
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 3 2 3   .563 10 8 4   .545
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 1 3 4   .375 3 9 6   .333
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 5 9 3   .382
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 0 4 4   .250 4 8 6   .389
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 7 8 3   .472
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion
‡ – Summit League tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Summit League

Seeding

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The top six of the nine teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2024 tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. Tiebreakers were used as needed.[1][2]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 North Dakota State 6–1–1 19
2 Denver 5–1–2 17
3 South Dakota State 5–2–1 16
4 Omaha 4–1–3 15
5 Oral Roberts 3–2–3 12
6 South Dakota 1–3–4 7

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, November 1
Saturday, November 2
Semifinals
Thursday, November 7
Final
Sunday, November 10
1 North Dakota State 0 (3)
4 Omaha 0 5 Oral Roberts (PK's) 0 (5)
5 Oral Roberts 2 5 Oral Roberts 1
3 South Dakota State 3
2 Denver 1
3 South Dakota State (2OT) 2 3 South Dakota State 2
6 South Dakota 1

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Schedule

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The 2024 schedule included the quarterfinals being played on November 1 and 2, the semifinals on November 7, and the finals on November 10. The quarterfinal games were hosted by the higher seeds in the two matchups, and then the semifinals and championship were hosted by the top seed.[4]

Quarterfinals

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November 1, 2024 #3 South Dakota State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #6 South Dakota Brookings, SD
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Katherine Jones   85'
  • Katelyn Beulke   92'
  • Kaycee Manding   100'
Report
  • Brooklyn Bordson   53'
  • Janaina Zanan   67'
  • Campbell Zimmers   100'
Stadium: Fishback Soccer Park
Attendance: 324
Referee: Sean Giza
Assistant referees: Soner Dogan
Assistant referees: Okey Abara
Fourth official: Chris Limmer
November 2, 2024 #4 Omaha 0–2 #5 Oral Roberts Omaha, NE
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Emilie Erland   24'
  • Grace Ostergaard   70'
  • Cece Behrens   88'
Report
  • Samantha Guzman   11'
  • Jordan Grigsby   20'
  • Julia Thasaphong   27'
  • Lela Stark   56'
Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
Attendance: 180
Referee: Zachary Richter
Assistant referees: Tatum Richter
Assistant referees: Bobby Simetich
Fourth official: Brittny Seem

Semifinals

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November 7, 2024 #2 Denver 1–2 #3 South Dakota State Fargo, ND
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Ella Frost   67'
  • Jordan Crockett   71'
  • Megan Murray   73'
  • Jadyn Goodrich   88'
Report
  • Kaycee Manding   28'
  • Avery LeBlanc   60'
  • Mia Bosch   89'
Stadium: Dacotah Field
Attendance: 200
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Zakaria Aly
Assistant referees: Ryan Farrell
Fourth official: Matt Tiano
November 7, 2024 #1 North Dakota State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
#5 Oral Roberts Fargo, ND
3:30 p.m. CT
  • Ava Stanchina   35'
Report
  • Lela Stark   53'
  • Carson Arne   86'
Stadium: Dacotah Field
Attendance: 396
Referee: Chris Ruska
Assistant referees: John Krill
Assistant referees: Eric Wood
Fourth official: Matt Tiano
Penalties
  • Amaya Garrett  
  • Hannah Arnold  
  • Tyreese Zacher  
  • Morgan Russman  
  • Samantha Guzman  
  • Kennedy Langebartels  
  • Julia Thasaphong  
  • Marcella Alves  
  • Carson Arne  

Final

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November 10, 2024 #5 Oral Roberts 1–3 #3 South Dakota State Fargo, ND
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Marlee Fray   62'
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  • Hailee Christensen   13'
  • Katelyn Beulke   14'
  • Katelyn Beulke   47'
Stadium: Dacotah Field
Attendance: 192
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Connor Dunn
Assistant referees: Matt Von Pinnon
Fourth official: Matt Tiano

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).

2 goals

  • Kaycee Manding – South Dakota State
  • Katelyn Beulke – South Dakota State

1 goal

  • Jadyn Goodrich – Denver
  • Samantha Guzman – Oral Roberts
  • Lela Stark – Oral Roberts
  • Brooklyn Bordson – South Dakota
  • Katherine Jones – South Dakota State
  • Avery LeBlanc – South Dakota State
  • Hailee Christensen – South Dakota State
  • Marlee Fray – Oral Roberts

All-Tournament Team

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Player Team
Kaycee Manding (MVP) South Dakota State
Haley Lindaman
Katherine Jones
Haliee Christensen
Carson Arne Oral Roberts
Riley Baldwin
Jordan Grigsby
Amaya Garrett North Dakota State
Ellie Sanchez
Ella Frost Denver
Liv Moritz
Brooklyn Bordson South Dakota
Grace Ostergaard Omaha

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 #SummitWSOC Championship bracket set, Bison earn top seed". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 #SummitWSOC Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Summit League announces 2024 fall schedules". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 9, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Jackrabbits claim back-to-back tournament titles". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.