2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
The 2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]
2019 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 1,314 | ||||
Site | Mean Green Soccer Complex Denton, Texas | ||||
Champions | North Texas (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | John Hedlund (4th title) | ||||
MVP | Allie Byrd (Offensive) Dominique James (Defensive) (North Texas) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 15 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 15 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA |
Bracket
Source:[4]
Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Florida Atlantic | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
8 | Louisiana Tech | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
1 | Florida Atlantic | 42OT | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Western Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rice | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rice | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | UTEP | 1 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
November 6, 2019 | #1 Florida Atlantic | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #8 Louisiana Tech | Denton, TX |
11:30 a.m. CST |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex |
Penalties | ||||
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November 6, 2019 | #4 Charlotte | 2–1 | #5 Western Kentucky | Denton, TX |
2:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex |
November 6, 2019 | #3 Rice | 4–2 | #6 Middle Tennessee | Denton, TX |
5:50 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex |
November 6, 2019 | #2 North Texas | 3–1 | #7 UTEP | Denton, TX |
9:22 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex Attendance: 341 |
Semifinals
November 8, 2019 | #1 Florida Atlantic | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | #4 Charlotte | Denton, TX |
4:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex |
November 8, 2019 | #2 North Texas | 2–0 | #3 Rice | Denton, TX |
7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex Attendance: 433 |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #1 Florida Atlantic | 2–5 | #2 North Texas | Denton, TX |
12:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex Attendance: 540 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- Allie Byrd (North Texas)
- Berklee Peters (North Texas)
- 2 Goals
- Peyton DePriest (Middle Tennessee)
- Megan Greene (Charlotte)
- Elisha Holmes (Florida Atlantic)
- Haley Kostyshyn (Rice)
- Ashton McKane (Charlotte)
- 1 Goal
- Chandler Backes (Western Kentucky)
- Logan Bruffett (North Texas)
- Tiril Haga (Florida Atlantic)
- Madison Kent (Rice)
- Olivia Klein (North Texas)
- Ari Maibodi (Charlotte)
- Lianne Mananquil (Rice)
- Natalie Newell (North Texas)
- Mary O'Hara (Florida Atlantic)
- Desiree Ramirez (North Texas)
- Jackie Soto (UTEP)
- Pernille Velta (Florida Atlantic)
- Sammy Vitols (Florida Atlantic)
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Allie Byrd | North Texas |
Dominique James | |
Brooke Lampe | |
Natalie Newell | |
Elisha Holmes | Florida Atlantic |
Jessica Monteiro | |
Pernille Velta | |
Haley Kostyshyn | Rice |
Lianne Mananquil | |
Jamie Fankhauser | Charlotte |
Riley Orr |
Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.
References
- Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- Conference USA. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- "WSOC: North Texas Wins Fourth C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.