2017 Conference USA women's soccer tournament

2017 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,193
SiteFAU Soccer Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
ChampionsNorth Texas (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Hedlund (2nd title)
BroadcastCUSA TV (Quarterfinals and Semifinals)
ESPN3 (Final)
Conference USA women's soccer tournament
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2017 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Rice  ‍‍‍y 9 0 1   .950 12 4 2   .722
North Texas  ‍‍y 6 1 2   .778 13 4 4   .714
UAB  ‍‍‍ 7 2 1   .750 13 4 3   .725
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 1 3   .750 14 3 5   .750
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 6 2 2   .700 9 5 4   .611
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 11 8 2   .571
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 5 0   .500 8 10 0   .444
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 11 8 2   .571
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 7 9 1   .441
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 8 11 0   .421
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 5 11 1   .324
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 2 8 0   .200 3 14 0   .176
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 7 3   .150 6 9 3   .417
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 1 13 0   .071
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

The 2017 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through 5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Charlotte 49ers, but they failed to defend their title after losing the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure in the final following a tie with the North Texas Mean Green.[1][2] The conference championship was the second for the North Texas women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3][4]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 Rice 0
8 Charlotte 1
8 Charlotte 1
4 Louisiana Tech 0
4 Louisiana Tech 2
5 Old Dominion 1
8 Charlotte 0 (1)
2 North Texas 0 (3)
2 North Texas 4
7 Middle Tennessee 1
2 North Texas 2
6 Florida Atlantic 0
3 UAB 0
6 Florida Atlantic 1OT

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 1, 2017 #1 Rice 0–1 #8 Charlotte Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EDT Report
  • 88' Martha Thomas
Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 618
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
Assistant referees: Eric Proctor
Assistant referees: Kyle Borne
Fourth official: Danny Thornberry
November 1, 2017 #4 Louisiana Tech 2–1 #5 Old Dominion Boca Raton, Florida
1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Nomvula Kgoale 61'
  • Jenna Dages 63'
Report
  • 44' Iris Achterhof
Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Fourth official: Guido Gonzales
November 1, 2017 #2 North Texas 4–1 #7 Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, Florida
4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Brooke Lampe 2'
  • Taylor Torres 26', 62', 87'
Report
  • Taylor Hatch 42'
Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Guido Gonzales
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Trent Vanhaitsma
Fourth official: Nima Saghafi
November 1, 2017 #3 UAB 0–1 (a.e.t.) #6 Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Report
  • gold-colored soccer ball 94' Asta Arnadottir
Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 618
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Semifinals

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November 3, 2017 #8 Charlotte 1–0 #4 Louisiana Tech Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Martha Thomas 60'
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Margaret Domka
Assistant referees: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant referees: Andres Schwarz
Fourth official: Nima Saghafi
November 3, 2017 #2 North Texas 2–0 #6 Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Florida
1:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Christina Unkel
Assistant referees: Eric Proctor
Assistant referees: Kyle Borne
Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Final

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November 5, 2017 #8 Charlotte 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
#2 North Texas Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 223
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Kyle Borne
Assistant referees: Jorge Ramirez
Fourth official: Margaret Domka
Penalties
  • Kyla Clark soccer ball with red X
  • Meredith Hamby soccer ball with red X
  • Abby Taylor soccer ball with check mark
  • Riley Orr soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Tori Phillips
  • soccer ball with red X Brittnye Lawson
  • soccer ball with check mark Elle Marie DeFrain
  • soccer ball with check mark Taylor Torres

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 Goals
  • Taylor Torres - North Texas
2 Goals
  • Martha Thomas - Charlotte
1 Goal
  • Iris Achterhof - Old Dominion
  • Asta Arnadottir - Florida Atlantic
  • Jenna Dages - Louisiana Tech
  • Ariel Diaz - North Texas
  • Taylor Hatch - Middle Tennessee
  • Nomvula Kgoale - Louisiana Tech
  • Brooke Lampe - North Texas
  • Aaliyah Nolan - North Texas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Conference USA. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Conference USA. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 North Texas Soccer Fact and Records Book" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.