2018 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from October 31 through November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at Old Dominion Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Virginia. 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 Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the third for the North Texas women's soccer program, all three of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]

2018 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance478
SiteOld Dominion Soccer Complex
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsNorth Texas (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Hedlund (3rd title)
MVPLauryn Bruffett (Offensive)
Carissa Sanders (Defensive) (North Texas)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 8–1–1 .850  15–3–3 .786
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 8–1–1 .850  12–8–1 .595
UAB  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  9–8–1 .528
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–3–2 .600  13–5–3 .690
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 5–3–2 .600  8–7–4 .526
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  13–6–1 .675
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  10–7–1 .583
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  7–9–1 .441
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .400  8–9–0 .471
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .400  5–8–4 .412
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .350  5–9–3 .382
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .350  7–8–4 .474
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .300  6–9–2 .412
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–9–1 .050  0–17–1 .028
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

Bracket

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
2 Florida Atlantic 2OT
7 Middle Tennessee 1
2 Florida Atlantic 0
6 Southern Miss 1
3 UAB 0
6 Southern Miss 1
6 Southern Miss 1
1 North Texas 22OT
1 North Texas 2
8 Rice 0
1 North Texas 1 (3)
4 Louisiana Tech 1 (2)
4 Louisiana Tech 3OT
5 Old Dominion 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals
October 31, 2018 #2 Florida Atlantic 2–1 (a.e.t.) #7 Middle Tennessee Norfolk, Virginia
11:30 a.m. EST
  • Tiril Haga  59'
  • Carolynn Wotring  66'
  • Emma Grissom  93'
Report
  • Amber Hoot  40'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Assistant referees: Charles Raney
Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez
October 31, 2018 #3 UAB 0–1 #6 Southern Miss Norfolk, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Kassandra Daniel  53'
 Report
  • Jessica Shepherd  54'
  • Miah Zuazua  78'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: N/A
October 31, 2018 #1 North Texas 2–0 #8 Rice Norfolk, Virginia
4:30 p.m. EST
  • Madeline Guderian  63'
  • Carissa Sanders  73'
 Report
  • Darcy Mickalow  63'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: N/A
October 31, 2018 #4 Louisiana Tech 3–2 (a.e.t.) #5 Old Dominion Norfolk, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Elizabeth Doll  5'  54'
  • Hanna Banks  85'
  • Mylene Roy-Ouellet  93'
Report
  • Cristina Bashara  31'
  • Raegan Tate  42'
  • Amanda Nhek  47'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: 207

Semifinals
November 2, 2018 #2 Florida Atlantic 0–1 #6 Southern Miss Norfolk, Virginia
4:30 p.m. EST Report
  • Monica Maldonaldo  38'
  • Stephanie Garcia  41'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: 88
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Fourth official: JC Griggs
November 2, 2018 #1 North Texas 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 #4 Louisiana Tech Norfolk, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Olivia Klein  38'
  • Madeline Guderian  72'
  • Dominique James  83'
  • Team  97'
 Report
  • Alexandra Augustyn  54'
 Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: 74
Referee: Daniel Thornberry
Assistant referees: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: William Dittmar
Fourth official: Lance Jacob VanHaits
Penalties
  • Aaliyah Nolan
  • Kelsey Brann
  • Taylor Torres
  • Kaity Hemperly
  • Ansley Bunger
  • Jaelyn Peeples
  • Sophia Smith
  • Makenna Johnson
  • Mazie Jones
  • Stella Li

Final
November 4, 2018 #6 Southern Miss 1–2 (a.e.t.) #1 North Texas Norfolk, Virginia
11:00 a.m. EST
  • Stephanie Garcia  71'
  • Ola Akinniyi  78'
 Report
  • Aaliyah Nolan  15'
  • Lauryn Bruffett  105'
Stadium: Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Attendance: 109
Referee: Lance VanHaitsma
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry
Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Statistics

Goalscorers
1 Goal
  • Ola Akinniyi - Southern Miss
  • Alexandra Augustyn - Louisiana Tech
  • Hanna Banks - Louisiana Tech
  • Lauryn Bruffett - North Texas
  • Elizabeth Doll - Louisiana Tech
  • Stephanie Garcia - Southern Miss
  • Emma Grissom - Florida Atlantic
  • Madeline Guderian - North Texas
  • Tiril Haga - Florida Atlantic
  • Amber Hoot - Middle Tennessee
  • Amanda Nhek - Old Dominion
  • Olivia Klein - North Texas
  • Aaliyah Nolan - North Texas
  • Mylene Roy-Ouellet - Louisiana Tech
  • Carissa Sanders - North Texas
  • Raegan Tate - Old Dominion
  • Miah Zuazua - Southern Miss

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

PlayerTeam
Lauryn BruffettNorth Texas
Carissa SandersNorth Texas
Kelsey BrannNorth Texas
Madeline GuderianNorth Texas
Jenny CaracheoSouthern Miss
Kendell MindnichSouthern Miss
Miah ZuazuaSouthern Miss
Jessica MonteiroFlorida Atlantic
Emma GrissomFlorida Atlantic
Jaelyn PeeplesLouisiana Tech
Elizabeth DollLouisiana Tech

Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.

See also

References
  1. Conference USA. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. "2018 AIR FORCE RESERVE CONFERENCE USA WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. "WSOC: North Texas Wins 2018 C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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