2017 WAC women's soccer tournament
The 2017 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. The five match tournament took place at GCU Stadium in Phoenix on the campus of Grand Canyon University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seattle Redhawks, but they failed to defend their title after losing the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with the Utah Valley Wolverines in the final.[1] This was the second WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Utah Valley women's soccer program and the first for first-year head coach Chris Lemay.[2][3]
| 2017 WAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,155 | ||||
| Site | GCU Stadium Phoenix, Arizona | ||||
| Champions | Utah Valley (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Lemay (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 10 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .643 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .571 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 6 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .214 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:WAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
The top six teams qualify for the tournament. Teams receive three points for each win and one point for each tie within their seven-game conference schedule. Teams will be seeded by total points earned, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two seeds will receive byes to the semifinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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| 1 | UMKC | 7–0–0 | 21 |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 5–2–0 | 15 |
| 3 | UTRGV | 4–2–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Seattle U | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 3–3–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon | 2–4–1 | 7 |
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UMKC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Seattle | 3 | 4 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | New Mexico State | 0 | 4 | Seattle | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 2 | Utah Valley | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah Valley | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UTRGV | 1 | 6 | Grand Canyon | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Grand Canyon | 2OT | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| November 1, 2017 | #4 Seattle | 3–0 | #5 New Mexico State | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 4:00 p.m. MST |
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Report | Stadium: GCU Stadium Referee: Will Niccolls Assistant referees: Mario Coss Noah Kenyawani Fourth official: Charles Farr |
| November 1, 2017 | #3 UTRGV | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #6 Grand Canyon | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 1033 Referee: Masoud Rasti Assistant referees: Robi Hullner Cuong Dinh Fourth official: Robert Thomas |
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #1 UMKC | 0–1 | #4 Seattle | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 4:00 p.m. MST | Report |
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Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 136 Referee: Masoud Rasti Assistant referees: Anthony Bersano Cuong Dinh Fourth official: Robert Defibaugh |
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Utah Valley | 1–0 | #6 Grand Canyon | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:00 p.m. MST |
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Report | Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 881 Referee: Will Niccolls Assistant referees: Mike Ambrose Nicholas Gastelum Fourth official: Noah Kenyawani |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #4 Seattle | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #2 Utah Valley | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 241 Referee: Daniel Vehabovic Assistant referees: Nicholas Gastelum Mario Coss Fourth official: Benjamin Scott |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- McKenzie Cook - Grand Canyon
- Natasha Howe - Seattle
- 1 Goal
- Sarah Bonney - UTRGV
- Siri Dahl - Utah Valley
- Laura Hooper - Seattle
- Breanna McCarter - Utah Valley
- Jessie Ray - Seattle
- Holly Rothering - Seattle
References
- Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "WAC Tournament Results" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.