2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 3 to November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at Jackson Stadium, home of the regular-season champions Northern Colorado. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Montana Grizzlies were the defending champions[1][2] and successfully defended their title by defeating Weber State in the Finals.[3] This was the sixth overall title for Montana, and the third title for coach Chris Citowicki. Montana and coach Citowicki have won three of the last four Big Sky Conference Tournaments.[4] As tournament champions, Montana earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,103 | ||||
| Site | Jackson Stadium Greeley, Colorado | ||||
| Champions | Montana (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Citowicki (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Camilla Xu (Montana) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .889 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana ‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 2 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Northern Arizona and Weber State finished tied for third, with both teams having a 6–3–0 conference record, but Northern Arizona secured the third seed in the tournament by virtue of defeating Weber State 4–1 on October 8. Sacramento State and Eastern Washington finished tied for sixth place, with both teams having a 3–6–0 conference record. Sacramento State won the tiebreaker and qualified for the tournament based on their 4–2 victory over Eastern Washington on October 10.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Northern Colorado | 8–1–0 | 24 |
| 2 | Montana | 7–1–1 | 22 |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Weber State | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 5 | Idaho | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Sacramento State | 3–6–0 | 9 |
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Weber State | 3 | 4 | Weber State | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Idaho | 0 | 4 | Weber State | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Montana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 6 | Sacramento State | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sacramento State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Source:[5]
Schedule
First Round
| November 3, 2021 | #3 Northern Arizona | 0–1 | #6 Sacramento State | Greeley, CO |
| 11:00 a.m. MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 107 Referee: William Knause Assistant referees: Brian Yip Santiago Ramirez Fourth official: Max Alatorre |
| November 3, 2021 | #4 Weber State | 3–0 | #5 Idaho | Greeley, CO |
| 2:00 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 58 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Max Alatorre Seth Edick Fourth official: Brian Yip |
Semifinals
| November 5, 2021 | #2 Montana | 1–0 | #6 Sacramento State | Greeley, CO |
| 11:00 a.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 66 Referee: Andrea Jones Assistant referees: Tomas Habtemicael Jason Hampton Fourth official: Jeff Arthurholtz |
| November 5, 2021 | #1 Northern Colorado | 2–3 | #4 Weber State | Greeley, CO |
| 2:00 p.m. MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 340 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Jacob Herold William Knause Fourth official: Kathie Krempels |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #2 Montana | 1–0 | #4 Weber State | Greeley, CO |
| 12:00 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Max Alatorre Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament Andrea Jones Fourth official: Ryan Wilde |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Taylor Bray – Northern Colorado
1 goal
- Charley Boone – Montana
- Jaden Griggs – Montana
- Tiffany Miras – Sacramento State
- Morgan Furmaniak – Weber State
- Saide Newsom – Weber State
- Taylor Slack – Weber State
- Rachel Twede – Weber State
- Lily Webster – Weber State
- Yira Yoggerst – Weber State
All Tournament Team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Camellia Xu | Montana |
| Charley Boone | |
| Taylor Stoeger | |
| Taylor Hansen | |
| Caitlin Rogers | |
| Allie Larsen | |
| Yira Yoggerst | Weber State |
| Taylor Slack | |
| Morgan Furmaniak | |
| Sadie Newsom | |
| Tiffany Miras | Sacramento State |
| Taylor Bray | Northern Colorado |
MVP in bold
References
- "Big Sky Soccer Championship Match Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Protocols; Montana to Advance to NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "Past Soccer Champions". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "2021 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Media Guide". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "2021 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- "Montana Claims #BigSkySoccer Tournament Crown". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.