2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2017. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Cutchin Field in Murray, Kentucky. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 quarterfinal loss to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. The Murray State Racers won the tournament with a 1–0 overtime win over Eastern Kentucky in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the third for the Murray State women's soccer program and the second for head coach Jeremy Groves.[3]

2017 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,108
Site	Cutchin Field Murray, Kentucky (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Murray State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jeremy Groves (2nd title)
Broadcast	OVC Digital Network
Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Murray State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	0	–	2		.900			15	–	2	–	2		.842
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3		.750			9	–	5	–	3		.618
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3		.750			11	–	5	–	4		.650
Belmont  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	0		.600			10	–	6	–	2		.611
Southeast Missouri  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			8	–	8	–	4		.500
UT Martin  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	11	–	3		.375
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			7	–	10	–	2		.421
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3		.450			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			6	–	10	–	2		.389
Morehead State  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			3	–	13	–	1		.206
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			5	–	12	–	2		.316
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference

Bracket

	First Round Friday, Oct. 27					Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
											1	Murray State	1
											5	Southeast Missouri	0
						4	Belmont	0 (4)
	5	Southeast Missouri	2			5	Southeast Missouri	0 (5)
	8	Austin Peay	1													1	Murray State	1^OT
																3	Eastern Kentucky	0
											2	Tennessee Tech	0
											3	Eastern Kentucky	1^OT
						3	Eastern Kentucky	2
	6	UT Martin	1			7	SIU Edwardsville	1
	7	SIU Edwardsville	2

Schedule

First Round

October 27, 2017	#6 UT Martin	1–2	#7 SIU Edwardsville	Richmond, Kentucky
2:00 p.m. EDT	Nicole Collins  8'	Report	5' Peyton Roehnelt  25' Caroline Hoefert	Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 175 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Stan Sizemore Assistant referees: Jordan Barker Fourth official: Reiss Baxter

October 27, 2017	#5 Southeast Missouri	2–1	#8 Austin Peay	Nashville, Tennessee
5:30 p.m. CDT	Maddi Karstens  30' Esmie Gonzales  31'	Report	82' (pen.) McKenzie Dixon	Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 179 Referee: John Morris Assistant referees: Timothy Stewart Assistant referees: Caleb Nobles Fourth official: Jodi Hitchel

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2017	#3 Eastern Kentucky	2–1	#7 SIU Edwardsville	Richmond, Kentucky
1:00 p.m. EDT	Jordan Foster  6' Katie Shaffer  44'	Report	35' (pen.) Becca Jostes	Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 230 Referee: Chad Collins Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Assistant referees: Evan Sizemore Fourth official: Reiss Baxter

October 29, 2017	#4 Belmont	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	#5 Southeast Missouri	Nashville, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. CDT		Report		Stadium: E. S. Rose Park Attendance: 452 Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Skyye Medley Assistant referees: Matt Drew Fourth official: Michael Sparta
	Penalties
	Sarah Bossung Belicia Mendiola Tara Austin Sydney Cason Julie Garst		Kindra Lierz Lexi Grote Esmie Gonzales Katie Lever Paige Blankenheim

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#2 Tennessee Tech	0–1 (a.e.t.)	#3 Eastern Kentucky	Murray, Kentucky
11:00 a.m. CDT		Report	109' Haley Kemper	Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 117 Referee: Jose Ronda Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Assistant referees: Robie Musoiu Fourth official: Claude Airall

November 3, 2017	#1 Murray State	1–0	#5 Southeast Missouri	Murray, Kentucky
2:00 p.m. CDT	Miyah Watford  29'	Report		Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Keith Green Assistant referees: Carl Hagemann Jr Assistant referees: Don Eubank Fourth official: Claude Airall

Final

November 5, 2017	#1 Murray State	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#3 Eastern Kentucky	Murray, Kentucky
1:00 p.m. CST	Miyah Watford  94'	Report		Stadium: Cutchin Field Attendance: 576 Referee: Mathew Bell Assistant referees: Claude Airall Assistant referees: Gustavo Turmero Fourth official: Joshua Nobles

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Miyah Watford – Murray State

1 Goal

• Nicole Collins – UT Martin
• McKenzie Dixon – Austin Peay
• Jordan Foster – Eastern Kentucky
• Esmie Gonzales – Southeast Missouri
• Caroline Hoefert – SIU Edwardsville
• Becca Jostes – SIU Edwardsville
• Maddi Karstens – Southeast Missouri
• Haley Kemper – Eastern Kentucky
• Peyton Roehnelt – SIU Edwardsville
• Katie Shaffer – Eastern Kentucky

References

1. Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. "Murray State Soccer 2017 Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

• "2017 OVC Soccer Championship – Ohio Valley Conference". Ohio Valley Conference.