2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,328
SiteUB Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsBuffalo (2nd title)
Winning coachShawn Burke (2nd title)
MVPHannah Callaghan (Buffalo)
BroadcastESPN+
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Buffalo  ‍y 7 0 4   .818 15 2 4   .810
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 6 1 4   .727 7 5 8   .550
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 2 3   .682 9 5 5   .605
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 6 4 1   .591 10 7 2   .579
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4 2 5   .591 9 5 6   .600
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 4 2 5   .591 4 7 7   .417
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5 4 2   .545 5 9 5   .395
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3 6 2   .364 6 7 4   .471
Akron  ‍‍‍ 2 7 2   .273 3 9 4   .313
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 2 7 2   .273 3 11 4   .278
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1 6 4   .273 2 10 6   .278
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 1 6 4   .273 2 11 5   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 MAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at UB Stadium in Buffalo, New York, home of the Buffalo Bulls, the regular season conference champions. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions,[1] and they were unsuccessful in defending their title as they lost to Ball State on penalties in the Semifinals. Ball State would go on to lose to Buffalo in the Final 2–0.[2] The title was the second for the Buffalo women's soccer program both of which have come under head coach Shawn Burke.[3] As tournament champions, Buffalo earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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Six Mid-American Conference schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds and which team would not qualify for the tournament as Miami (OH), Western Michigan, and Kent State all finished with seventeen points in regular season conference play. During the regular season Miami (OH) defeated Western Michigan and tied with Kent State. Western Michigan defeated Kent State and lost to Miami (OH). Kent State tied with Miami (OH) and lost to Western Michigan. Therefore, using the same point system that was used for the regular season standings, Miami (OH) had four points and earned the fifth seed, Western Michigan had three points and earned the sixth seed, while Kent State and one point and did not qualify for the tournament.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Buffalo 7–0–4 25
2 Ball State 6–1–4 22
3 Bowling Green 6–2–3 21
4 Ohio 6–4–1 19
5 Miami (OH) 4–2–5 17
6 Western Michigan 5–4–2 17

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Saturday, Nov. 6
1 Buffalo 1
4 Ohio 0 5 Miami (OH) 0
5 Miami (OH) 1 1 Buffalo 2
2 Ball State 0
2 Ball State (pen.) 1 (4)
3 Bowling Green 2 3 Bowling Green 1 (2)
6 Western Michigan 0

Schedule

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First Round

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October 30 #3 Bowling Green 2–0 #6 Western Michigan Bowling Green, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Lexi Czerwien Yellow card 28'
  • Alaina Uncapher 42'
  • Maya Dean 69'
Report
  • Yellow card 65' Emily Pagett
Stadium: Chocrane Stadium
Attendance: 466
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Fourth official: Jason Cross
October 30 #4 Ohio 0–1 #5 Miami (OH) Athens, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Haley Miller Yellow card 81'
Report
  • 74' Taylor Hamlett
Stadium: Chessa Field
Attendance: 372
Referee: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Assistant referees: Christian Vorovenci
Fourth official: Kendra Dalton

Semifinals

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November 3 #1 Buffalo 1–0 #5 Miami (OH) Buffalo, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Olivia Bizzoni Yellow card 12'
  • Hannah Callaghan 77'
Report
  • Yellow card 31' Kylee Beinecke
  • Yellow card 49' Emily Sexton
  • Yellow card 62' Caroline Palmer
Stadium: UB Stadium
Attendance: 672
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Stephanie Serrano
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 3 #2 Ball State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#3 Bowling Green Buffalo, NY
7:30 p.m. ET
  • Sammi Corcoran 19'
Report
  • 57' Brynn Gardner
Stadium: UB Stadium
Attendance: 91
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
Penalties
  • Sammi Corcoran soccer ball with check mark
  • Tiffani Torres soccer ball with check mark
  • Avery Fenchel soccer ball with check mark
  • Jenna Dombrowski soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Kennedy White
  • soccer ball with red X Katie Cox
  • soccer ball with red X Maya Dean

Final

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November 6 #1 Buffalo 2–0 #2 Ball State Buffalo, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Leah Wengender 18'
  • Arianna Zumpano 74'
  • Jasmine Guerber Yellow card 86'
Report
  • Yellow card 28' Grace Alsop
  • Yellow card 85' Sammi Corcoran
  • Yellow card 90' Avery Fenchel
  • Yellow card 90' Emily Roper
Stadium: UB Stadium
Attendance: 727
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Assistant referees: Ashley Cedro
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

1 goal

  • Sammi Corcoran – Ball State
  • Maya Dean – Bowling Green
  • Brynn Gardner – Bowling Green
  • Alaina Uncapher – Bowling Green
  • Hannah Callaghan – Buffalo
  • Leah Wengender – Buffalo
  • Arianna Zumpano – Buffalo
  • Taylor Hamlett – Miami (OH)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Maya Dean Bowling Green
Isabelle Gilmore
Emily Sexton Miami (OH)
Maddie Schlecht
Sammi Corcoran Ball State
Jenna Dombrowski
Bethany Moser
Emily Kelly Buffalo
Leah Wengender
Tess Ford
Hannah Callaghan

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Claims Regular Season Title, Tournament Field Set". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.