2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. 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 Florida Atlantic Owls in the final.[1][2] The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3]

2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,314
SiteMean Green Soccer Complex
Denton, Texas
ChampionsNorth Texas (4th title)
Winning coachJohn Hedlund (4th title)
MVPAllie Byrd (Offensive)
Dominique James (Defensive) (North Texas)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
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2019 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍†‍‍ 8–1–1 .850  15–4–2 .762
North Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 7–2–1 .750  15–6–1 .705
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6–1–3 .750  10–6–3 .605
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .700  13–6–0 .684
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  10–7–1 .583
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  13–4–3 .725
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  10–7–3 .575
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  8–10–1 .447
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .500  10–4–4 .667
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .400  8–8–1 .500
UAB  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .350  4–7–6 .412
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 2–7–1 .250  7–10–1 .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .200  4–14–0 .222
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–10–0 .000  0–2–15 .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

Bracket

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 6 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
         
1 Florida Atlantic 0 (4)
8 Louisiana Tech 0 (3)
1 Florida Atlantic 42OT
4 Charlotte 3
4 Charlotte 2
5 Western Kentucky 1
1 Florida Atlantic 2
2 North Texas 5
3 Rice 4
6 Middle Tennessee 2
3 Rice 0
2 North Texas 2
2 North Texas 3
7 UTEP 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals
November 6, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 #8 Louisiana Tech Denton, TX
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Alex Maxon  76'
  • Mary O'Hara  99'
 Report
  •  41' Autumn Woodard
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Penalties
  • Sammy Vitols
  • Pernille Velta
  • Luisa Daikeler
  • Tiril Haga
  • Gabrielle Parent
  • Christina Hjelvik
  • Jaelyn Peeples
  • Sophie Fijneman
  • Elizabeth Doll
November 6, 2019 #4 Charlotte 2–1 #5 Western Kentucky Denton, TX
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Megan Greene  39', 61'
 Report
  •  21' Chandler Backes
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #3 Rice 4–2 #6 Middle Tennessee Denton, TX
5:50 p.m. CST
  • Sydney Miller  35'
  • Haley Kostyshyn  46', 48'
  • Lianne Mananquil  49'
  • Madison Kent  78'
 Report
  •  7', 87' Peyton DePriest
  •  68' Carolin Engelhard
  •  84' Taylor Hatch
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 6, 2019 #2 North Texas 3–1 #7 UTEP Denton, TX
9:22 p.m. CST
  • Berklee Peters  19', 62'
  • Desiree Ramirez  42'
 Report
  •  24' Jackie Soto
  •  49' Team
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 341

Semifinals
November 8, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 4–3 (a.e.t.) #4 Charlotte Denton, TX
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Pernille Velta  6'
  • Mary O'Hara  12'
  • Tiril Haga  22'
  • Elisha Holmes  103'
Report
  •  47', 57' Ashton McKane
  •  69' Ari Maibodi
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
November 8, 2019 #2 North Texas 2–0 #3 Rice Denton, TX
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Allie Byrd  78'
  • Berklee Peters  84'
 Report Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 433

Final
November 10, 2019 #1 Florida Atlantic 2–5 #2 North Texas Denton, TX
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elisha Holmes  18'
  • Sammy Vitols  31'
 Report
  •  12' Dominique James
  •  12',  54' Natalie Newell
  •  37' Olivia Klein
  •  54' Logan Bruffett
  •  57', 71' Allie Byrd
 Stadium: Mean Green Soccer Complex
Attendance: 540

Statistics

Goalscorers
3 Goals
  • Allie Byrd (North Texas)
  • Berklee Peters (North Texas)
2 Goals
  • Peyton DePriest (Middle Tennessee)
  • Megan Greene (Charlotte)
  • Elisha Holmes (Florida Atlantic)
  • Haley Kostyshyn (Rice)
  • Ashton McKane (Charlotte)
1 Goal
  • Chandler Backes (Western Kentucky)
  • Logan Bruffett (North Texas)
  • Tiril Haga (Florida Atlantic)
  • Madison Kent (Rice)
  • Olivia Klein (North Texas)
  • Ari Maibodi (Charlotte)
  • Lianne Mananquil (Rice)
  • Natalie Newell (North Texas)
  • Mary O'Hara (Florida Atlantic)
  • Desiree Ramirez (North Texas)
  • Jackie Soto (UTEP)
  • Pernille Velta (Florida Atlantic)
  • Sammy Vitols (Florida Atlantic)

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

PlayerTeam
Allie Byrd North Texas
Dominique James
Brooke Lampe
Natalie Newell
Elisha Holmes Florida Atlantic
Jessica Monteiro
Pernille Velta
Haley Kostyshyn Rice
Lianne Mananquil
Jamie Fankhauser Charlotte
Riley Orr

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

See also

References
  1. Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. Conference USA. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  5. "WSOC: North Texas Wins Fourth C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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