2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion UCF.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis Tigers are the defending tournament champions.[2] Memphis successfully defended its title, defeating East Carolina in the First Round, first-seed UCF in the Semifinals and SMU in the Final.[3] Memphis' win was the program's third and also the third for coach Brooks Monaghan.[4] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,307 | ||||
| Site | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Memphis (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brooks Monaghan (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Shae Taylor (Offensive) Claire Wyville (Defensive) (Memphis) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ ESPNNews (Final) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23т UCF †y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 7 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .625 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Memphis ‡y | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as East Carolina and SMU both finished the regular season with identical 3–3–2 records. East Carolina earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win at SMU on September 15, 2022.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | UCF | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | South Florida | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 4 | Memphis | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 6 | SMU | 3–3–2 | 11 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| First Round Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cincinnati | 0 | 6 | SMU | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | SMU | 1 | 6 | SMU | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Memphis (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Memphis (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | Memphis (pen.) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 30 | #3 Cincinnati | 0–1 | #6 SMU | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gettler Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Emma Richards Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan Jeremiah Jemison Fourth official: Dean Morgan |
| October 30 | #4 Memphis | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 East Carolina | Memphis, TN |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Attendance: 177 Referee: Alexandra Billeter Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Laura Chambers Waliski Fourth official: Donovan Eubank |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #2 South Florida | 0–5 | #6 SMU | Orlando, FL |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Jaclyn Metz Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Albert Franklin Fourth official: Sebastian Ocampo |
| November 3 | #1 UCF | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | #4 Memphis | Orlando, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 448 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Sanitago Roa Fourth official: Matt Miscannon |
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Final
| November 6 | #4 Memphis | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 SMU | Orlando, FL |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell AJ Franklin Fourth official: Jaclyn Metz |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
- Wayny Balata – SMU
- Sammy Nieves – SMU
1 goal
- Jewel Boland – SMU
- Courtney Sebazco – SMU
- Lilly Huber – Memphis
- Mya Jones – Memphis
- Shae Taylor – Memphis
- Anna Henderson – UCF
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Anna Henderson | UCF |
| Kristen Scott | |
| Wayny Balata | SMU |
| Payton Doiron | |
| Sammy Nieves | |
| Courtney Sebazco | |
| Lilly Huber | Memphis |
| Haylee Spray | |
| Grace Stordy | |
| Shae Taylor* | |
| Claire Wyville^ |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- "Field Set for 2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Penalties". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "American Athletic Conference 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Pirates Take Down No. 19 SMU in Dallas". ecupirates.com. East Carolina Pirates Athletics. September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Memphis Wins Women's Soccer Championship with 1-0 Overtime Win over SMU". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.