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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,439
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (11th title)
Winning coachTroy Fabiano (1st title)
MVPKelli Swenson (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Milwaukee  y 900 1.000  1621 .868
Cleveland State   621 .722  1171 .605
Northern Kentucky   621 .722  1061 .618
Wright State   531 .611  692 .412
Detroit Mercy   441 .500  983 .525
Oakland   333 .500  4114 .316
IUPUI   351 .389  6103 .395
UIC   360 .333  4141 .237
Youngstown State   072 .111  1134 .167
Green Bay   072 .111  2132 .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
  • Hannah Alexis  66'
  • Kelli Doyle  68'
  • Julie Ann Piechocki  70'
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 322
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Brian Apswich
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Fourth official: Olu Afuwape
October 29, 2018 #3 Northern Kentucky 1–2 #6 Oakland Highland Heights, Kentucky
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Kailey Ivins  3'
Report
  • Sierra Grodsinsky  32'
  • Alexa Sabbagh  65'
  • Sydnye Gagner  77'
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Art Atustamyan
Assistant referees: 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
  • Team  20'
  • Jenna Prathapa  39'
Report
  • Caitlin Carroll  53'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 111
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Tim Csuri
Assistant referees: 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
  • Rafferty Kugler  64'
Report
  • Lauren Bos  59'
  • Emma Voelker  76'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 256
Referee: Dimitrios Katsmingos
Assistant referees: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Boris Bukovic
Fourth official: Arlind Kociu
Penalties
  • Jelena Sever
  • Gaby Schwartz
  • Marissa Stovring
  • Chandler McDaniel
  • Sydnye Gagner
  • Ali Amante
  • Fotini Demetriou
  • Taylor Thalheimer

Final

November 3, 2018 #2 Cleveland State 0–1 #1 Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Stacie Morris  37'
  • Briana Niedermeier  42'
Report
  • McKaela Schmelzer  42'
  • Keli Swenson  56'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 563
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Assistant referees: 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]

PlayerTeam
Kelli SwensonMilwaukee (MVP)
Erin CorriganMilwaukee
McKaela SchmelzerMilwaukee
Elaina LaMacchiaMilwaukee
Stacy MorrisCleveland State
Essence CanadyCleveland State
Sarah KrauseCleveland State
Carly FioridoDetroit Mercy
Casey CourtiuierDetroit Mercy
Lauren BosOakland
Kendra ZakOakland

See also

References

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