2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 29 through November 3, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The IUPUI Jaguars were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the 2018 tournament after finishing the regular season in seventh place. The Milwaukee Panthers won the tournament by beating the Cleveland State Vikings 1–0 in the final.[1][2][3]
| 2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Matches | 5 | |||
| Attendance | 1,439 | |||
| Site | Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final) | |||
| Champions | Milwaukee (11th title) | |||
| Winning coach | Troy Fabiano (1st title) | |||
| MVP | Kelli Swenson (Milwaukee) | |||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | |||
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| 2018 Horizon League women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .237 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .111 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 4 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .111 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[4]
| Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 29 |
Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 1 |
Final Saturday, Nov. 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cleveland State | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 0 | 5 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 2 | Cleveland State | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 1 (4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | 6 | Oakland | 1 (2) | ||||||||
| 6 | Oakland | 2 | |||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 29, 2018 | #4 Wright State | 0–2 | #5 Detroit Mercy | Dayton, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 322 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Brian Apswich Ethan Buege Fourth official: Olu Afuwape |
| October 29, 2018 | #3 Northern Kentucky | 1–2 | #6 Oakland | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Art Atustamyan Michael Kinder Fourth official: Jose Ortiz |
Semifinals
| November 1, 2018 | #2 Cleveland State | 2–1 | #5 Detroit Mercy | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 4:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 111 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Tim Csuri Katie Bates Fourth official: Jen Mayfield |
| November 1, 2018 | #1 Milwaukee | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #6 Oakland | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 256 Referee: Dimitrios Katsmingos Assistant referees: Calin Radosav Boris Bukovic Fourth official: Arlind Kociu |
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Final
| November 3, 2018 | #2 Cleveland State | 0–1 | #1 Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 563 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Tim Dicken Zachary Richter Fourth official: Gracie Baker |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 Goal
- Lauren Bos - Oakland
- Caitlin Carroll - Detroit Mercy
- Kelli Doyle - Detroit Mercy
- Sydnye Gagner - Oakland
- Kailey Ivins - Northern Kentucky
- Rafferty Kugle - Milwaukee
- Julie Ann Piechocki - Detroit Mercy
- Jenna Prathapa - Cleveland State
- Alexa Sabbagh - Oakland
- Keli Swenson - Milwaukee
- Cleveland State (team)
All-Tournament Team
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Kelli Swenson | Milwaukee (MVP) |
| Erin Corrigan | Milwaukee |
| McKaela Schmelzer | Milwaukee |
| Elaina LaMacchia | Milwaukee |
| Stacy Morris | Cleveland State |
| Essence Canady | Cleveland State |
| Sarah Krause | Cleveland State |
| Carly Fiorido | Detroit Mercy |
| Casey Courtiuier | Detroit Mercy |
| Lauren Bos | Oakland |
| Kendra Zak | Oakland |
References
- "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Horizon League.
- "2017 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
- "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
- "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League.
- "Milwaukee Claims 2018 #HLWSOC Championship". Horizon League. November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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