2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 1 to 5, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at EWU Soccer Complex, home of the regular-season champions Eastern Washington Eagles. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating the Northern Colorado Bears 3–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the second Big Sky tournament title for the Eastern Washington women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Chad Bodnar.[3]

2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance471
SiteEWU Soccer Complex
Cheney, Washington
ChampionsEastern Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachChad Bodnar (2nd title)
Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern Washington †‡y   811 .850  1661 .717
Montana   523 .650  1074 .571
Northern Colorado   532 .600  1372 .636
Portland State   541 .550  9101 .475
Northern Arizona   451 .450  9101 .475
Sacramento State   334 .500  884 .500
Idaho   451 .450  892 .474
North Dakota   451 .450  684 .444
Southern Utah   460 .400  5130 .278
Weber State   253 .350  3123 .250
Idaho State   271 .250  3141 .194
Conference champion
2017 Big Sky Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 1
    Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
    Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
                           
        1 Eastern Washington 2  
  4 Portland State 1     4 Portland State 1    
  5 Northern Arizona 0         1 Eastern Washington 3
      3 Northern Colorado 0
        2 Montana 1    
  3 Northern Colorado 2     3 Northern Colorado 22OT  
  6 Sacramento State 0  

Schedule

First Round

November 1, 2017 #3 Northern Colorado 2–0 #6 Sacramento State Cheney, Washington
10:05 a.m. PDT
  • Taylor Bray  40'
  • Olivia Seddon  53'
Report Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 42
Referee: Jesus Hernandez
Assistant referees: Saeed Askar
Assistant referees: Jeff Purcell
Fourth official: Tony Richardson
November 1, 2017 #4 Portland State 1–0 #5 Northern Arizona Cheney, Washington
1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Regan Russell  70'
Report Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 34
Referee: Matthew Hamlin
Assistant referees: Tony Richardson
Assistant referees: Sabrina Osman
Fourth official: Jeff Purcell

Semifinals

November 3, 2017 #2 Montana 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Northern Colorado Cheney, Washington
10:05 a.m. PDT
  • Alexa Coyle  17'
Report
  •  72' Mariel Gutierrez
  •  104' Maddie Roberts
Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 78
Referee: Joe Tompkins
Assistant referees: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Saeed Askar
Fourth official: Jason Damschen
November 3, 2017 #1 Eastern Washington 2–1 #4 Portland State Cheney, Washington
1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Jenny Chavez  7'
  • Brooke Dunbar  53'
Report
  •  80' Tea Poore
Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 134
Referee: Ben Oakley
Assistant referees: Elorm Atisu
Assistant referees: Sabrina Osman
Fourth official: Kelsey Harms

Final

November 5, 2017 #1 Eastern Washington 3–0 #3 Northern Colorado Cheney, Washington
12:05 p.m. PST
  • Savannah Hoekstra  62' (pen.)
  • Chloe Williams  75' (pen.)
  • Alexis Stephenson  78'
Report Stadium: EWU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 183
Referee: Lucas Brooks
Assistant referees: Matthew Hamlin
Assistant referees: Jeff Ripley
Fourth official: Charles Woolley

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal
  • Taylor Bray - Northern Colorado
  • Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington
  • Alexa Coyle - Montana
  • Brooke Dunbar - Eastern Washington
  • Mariel Gutierrez - Northern Colorado
  • Savannah Hoekstra - Eastern Washington
  • Tea Poore - Portland State
  • Maddie Roberts - Northern Colorado
  • Regan Russell - Portland State
  • Olivia Seddon - Northern Colorado
  • Alexis Stephenson - Eastern Washington
  • Chloe Williams - Eastern Washington

References

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