2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, home of the Kent State Golden Flashes, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Kent State Golden Flashes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss to the Bowling Green Falcons. The Toledo Rockets won the tournament with a 2–1 win in overtime over Bowling Green in the final.[1][2] The title was the fifth for the Toledo women's soccer program and the first for head coach TJ Buchholz.[3][4]

2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,815
Site	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio
Champions	Toledo (5th title)
Winning coach	TJ Buchholz (1st title)
Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Kent State  ‍†‍‍	9	–	2	–	0		.818			13	–	6	–	2		.667
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1		.591			13	–	7	–	1		.643
Buffalo  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2		.545			7	–	9	–	3		.447
Ohio  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2		.455			7	–	10	–	3		.425
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	1		.227			2	–	15	–	1		.139
Akron  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	3		.227			2	–	13	–	4		.211
West Division
Ball State  ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	2		.818			11	–	7	–	3		.595
Toledo  ‍‍‡‍^y	6	–	3	–	2		.636			12	–	8	–	3		.587
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1		.500			10	–	8	–	1		.553
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0		.455			8	–	10	–	1		.447
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0		.364			7	–	12	–	1		.375
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2		.364			8	–	8	–	3		.500
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
	1	Kent State	1 (4)
	8	Ohio	1 (2)
						1	Kent State	1
						4	Bowling Green	2
	4	Bowling Green	3
	5	Buffalo	1
											4	Bowling Green	1
											3	Toledo	2^OT
	2	Ball State	2
	7	Northern Illinois	1
						2	Ball State	1
						3	Toledo	2^2OT
	3	Toledo	2
	6	Western Michigan	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2017	#1 Kent State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#8 Ohio	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Vital Kats  65'	Report	70' Mandy Arnzen	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Assistant referees: Steve Besk Fourth official: Alexander Dresdow
	Penalties
	Donavan Capehart Kristen Brots Hayden Pascoe Maddie Holmes		Allie Curry Remi Eades Sydney Leckie Alivia Milesky

October 29, 2017	#4 Bowling Green	3–1	#5 Buffalo	Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Erica Hubert  56', 80' Rachel Winters  61'	Report	37' Carissima Cutrona	Stadium: Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Fourth official: Bradley Barlog

October 29, 2017	#2 Ball State	2–1	#7 Eastern Michigan	Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT	Lauren Roll  28' Julia Elvbo  35'	Report	73' Allie Ingham	Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Attendance: 372 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Michael Wojtan Assistant referees: James Wozny Fourth official: Sean West

October 29, 2017	#3 Toledo	2–1	#6 Western Michigan	Toledo, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Sophie Pohl  16' Isa Echeverri  54' (pen.)	Report	89' Alex Ruffer	Stadium: Scott Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Cesar Ibarra Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Assistant referees: Mike Valsamis Fourth official: John Spisak

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#2 Ball State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Toledo	Kent, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT	Allison Abbe  9'	Report	56' Alena Sidwell  107' Regan Price	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Donovan Noocha Assistant referees: Jacob Little Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

November 3, 2017	#1 Kent State	1–2	#4 Bowling Green	Kent, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT	Hayden Pascoe  80'	Report	22' Erica Hubert  71' Rachel Winters	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz Assistant referees: Maggie Short Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 5, 2017	#4 Bowling Green	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Toledo	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST	Erica Hubert  79'	Report	59',  100' Sophie Pohl	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 269 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Alexander Plum Assistant referees: Sorin Stoica Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals

• Erica Hubert - Bowling Green

3 Goals

• Sophie Pohl - Toledo

2 Goals

• Rachel Winters - Bowling Green

1 Goal

• Allison Abbe - Ball State
• Mandy Arnzen - Ohio
• Carissima Cutrona - Buffalo
• Isa Echeverri - Toledo
• Julia Elvbo - Ball State
• Allie Ingham - Eastern Michigan
• Vital Kats - Kent State
• Hayden Pascoe - Kent State
• Regan Price - Toledo
• Lauren Roll - Ball State
• Alex Ruffer - Western Michigan
• Alena Sidwell - Toledo

See also

• 2017 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
2. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
3. "2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.