2018 WAC women's soccer tournament

2018 WAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,792
SiteClyde Field
Orem, Utah
ChampionsSeattle (4th title)
Winning coachJulie Woodward (4th title)
MVPAriana Romero (Seattle)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC women's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UMKC  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 1 – 0   .875 16 – 5 – 0   .762
Texas–Rio Grande Valley ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 1   .813 12 – 6 – 3   .643
Seattle  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 1 – 1   .813 10 – 8 – 3   .548
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 12 – 5 – 1   .694
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 2   .500 6 – 13 – 2   .333
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 6 – 10 – 2   .389
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 5 – 14 – 2   .286
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 2 – 16 – 0   .111
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 0   .000 0 – 16 – 1   .029
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2018 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five match tournament took place at Clyde Field in Orem, Utah on the campus of Utah Valley University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Utah Valley Wolverines, but they failed to defend their title after losing 3–0 to the UMKC Kangaroos in the semifinals. The tournament champions were the Seattle Redhawks, who defeated UMKC 1–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the fourth WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Seattle women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Julie Woodward.[3][4]

Bracket

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Source:[5]

First round
Wednesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 1 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
1 Kansas City 3
4 Grand Canyon 1 5 Utah Valley 0
5 Utah Valley 2 1 Kansas City 0
2 Seattle 1
2 Seattle 2
3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0 (4) 3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0
6 Cal State Bakersfield 0 (3)

Schedule

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First round

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October 31, 2018 #3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 #6 Cal State Bakersfield Orem, Utah
12:00 p.m. Report
  • Aryana Harvey Yellow card 19'
 Stadium: Clyde Field
Referee: Adriana Contreras
Assistant referees: Spencer Stolworthy
Assistant referees: Michael Anglin
Penalties
  • Sarah Bonney soccer ball with red X
  • Tuva Nilsen soccer ball with check mark
  • Katherine Stokley soccer ball with check mark
  • Emily Zapata soccer ball with check mark
  • Kinga Szemik soccer ball with red X
  • Diana Ansah soccer ball with check mark
  • Evelyn Daly soccer ball with check mark
  • Sabrina Delgado soccer ball with check mark
  • Aminah Settles soccer ball with red X
  • Aryana Harvey soccer ball with red X
  • Caitlin Goetjen soccer ball with check mark
  • Coral Lake soccer ball with red X
October 31, 2018 #4 Grand Canyon 1–2 #5 Utah Valley Orem, Utah
3:00 p.m.
  • Sandra Hill 41'
 Report
  • Sara Callister 11'
  • Sadie Brockbank 31'
 Stadium: Clyde Field
Attendance: 991
Referee: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Mike Allen
Assistant referees: Marcelo Chaparro

Semifinals

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November 2, 2018 #3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0–2 #2 Seattle Orem, Utah
3:00 p.m.
  • Diandra Aliaga Yellow card 78'
 Report
  • Rio Valley Own Goal 22'
  • Laura Hooper Yellow card 68'
  • Jessie Ray 82'
 Stadium: Clyde Field
Referee: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Brayden Allen
Assistant referees: Spencer Stolworthy
November 2, 2018 #1 Kansas City 3–0 #5 Utah Valley Orem, Utah
6:00 p.m.
  • Kelsey Mothershead 16'
  • Ryland Childers 55'
  • Lexie Howard 65'
 Report
  • Sadie Brockbank Yellow card 10'
  • Madeline Moore Yellow card 53'
 Stadium: Clyde Field
Attendance: 624
Referee: Adriana Contreras
Assistant referees: Brandon Major
Assistant referees: David Wright

Final

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November 4, 2018 #1 Kansas City 0–1 #2 Seattle Orem, Utah
1:00 p.m.
  • Liz Mann Yellow card 41'
 Report
  • Kelsey Vogel 40'
  • Laura Hooper Yellow card 77'
 Stadium: Clyde Field
Attendance: 177
Referee: Karen Abt
Assistant referees: Mike Allen
Assistant referees: Marcelo Chaparro

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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1 Goal
  • Sadie Brockbank – Utah Valley
  • Sara Callister – Utah Valley
  • Ryland Childers – Kansas City
  • Sandra Hill – Grand Canyon
  • Lexie Howard – Kansas City
  • Kelsey Mothershead – Kansas City
  • Jessie Ray – Seattle
  • Kelsey Vogel – Seattle
Own Goals
  • Texas–Tio Grande Valley vs. Seattle

All-Tournament team

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Source:[2]

Player Team
Sadie Brockbank Utah Valley
Isabelle Butterfield Seattle
Hannah Carrothers Seattle
Jessie Ray Seattle
Ariana Romero Seattle (MVP)
Reighan Childers Kansas City
Rylan Childers Kansas City
Lexie Howard Kansas City
Kelsey Mothershead Kansas City
Sandra Hill Grand Canyon
Kinga Szemik UT Rio Grande Valley

References

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  1. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Julie Woodward Bio". Seattle University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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