2018 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas. They were the top seed based on an 8–0–1 season in conference play. The Hoyas were able to defend their crown, beating Butler in the final. This marks the third year in a row Georgetown has won the tournament.[1][2][3]

2018 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,287
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsGeorgetown (3rd title)
Winning coachDave Nolan (3rd title)
MVPCaitlin Farrell (Offensive)
Kelly Ann Livingstone (Defensive) (Georgetown)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 2 Georgetown  y 801 .944  1703 .925
Butler   621 .722  1361 .675
St. John's   531 .611  991 .500
Xavier   432 .556  1083 .548
DePaul   432 .556  865 .553
Providence   432 .556  1163 .625
Creighton   351 .389  6101 .382
Villanova   360 .333  990 .500
Marquette   252 .333  4113 .306
Seton Hall   090 .000  2124 .222
Conference champion
2018 Big East Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 1, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big East Conference

Bracket

  First Round
Sunday, Oct. 28
    Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 1
    Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
                           
        1 Georgetown 3  
  4 Xavier 1 (4)     4 Xavier 1    
  5 DePaul 1 (2)         1 Georgetown 1
      2 Butler 0
        2 Butler 3    
  3 St. John's 0     6 Providence 2  
  6 Providence 1  

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 28, 2018 #3 St. John's 0–1 #6 Providence Queens, NY
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Amber Birchwell  30'
  • Katie Day  31'
Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 396
Referee: Dimtar Chavadarov
Assistant referees: Nate Penn
Assistant referees: Christian Centeno
Fourth official: Michael Ziegler
October 28, 2018 #4 Xavier 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#5 DePaul Cincinnati, OH
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Samantha Dewey  63'  86'
Report
  • Madeline Frick  18'
  • Franny Cerny  70'
  • Avery Hay  74'
Stadium: XU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 433
Referee: Mike DeFelice
Assistant referees: Tony Crush
Assistant referees: Britton Maier
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
Penalties
  • Grace Bahr
  • Molly McLaughlin
  • Rachel Butler
  • Claire Fisher
  • Franny Cerny
  • Madeline Frick
  • Mikaela Hoard
  • Jade Eriksen-Russo

Semifinals

November 1, 2018 #1 Georgetown 3–1 #4 Xavier Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Carson Nizialek  42' (pen.)
  • Caitlin Farrell  51'
  • Amanda Carolan  83'
Report
  • Grace Bahr  52'
  • Andie Kennard  83'
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 757
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Jason Gordon
Assistant referees: Will Aten
Fourth official: Evan Horne
November 1, 2018 #2 Butler 3–2 #6 Providence Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Halle Stelbasky  18', 87'
  • Annika Schmidt  34'
Report
  • Camille Murphy  79'
  • Amber Birchwell  87'
Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 304
Referee: Michael McBride
Assistant referees: Khary Williams
Assistant referees: DeLois Williams
Fourth official: Jeff Swartzel

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Georgetown 1–0 #2 Butler Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Caitlin Farrell  2'
Report
  • Morgan Kloosterman  64'
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Anthony Russo
Assistant referees: Ian Gut
Assistant referees: James Sadowski
Fourth official: Andrew Smith

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Amber Birchwell – Providence
  • Caitlin Farrell – Georgetown
  • Halle Stelbasky – Butler
1 Goal
  • Amanda Carolan – Georgetown
  • Samantha Dewey – Xavier
  • Avery Hay – DePaul
  • Andi Kennard – Xavier
  • Camille Murphy – Providence
  • Carson Nizialek – Georgetown
  • Annika Schmidt – Butler

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

PlayerTeam
Caitlin FarrellGeorgetown
Kelly Ann LivingstoneGeorgetown
Carson NizialekGeorgetown
Kyra CarusaGeorgetown
Amber BirchwellProvidence
Shelby HoganProvidence
Samantha DeweyXavier
Andie KennardXavier
Paige MonaghanButler
Halle StelbaskyButler
Annika SchmidtButler

References

  1. "Bracket Set For 2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented By Jeep". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. "2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. "Georgetown Three-Peats As #BIGEASTwsoc Champion". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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