2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 6 to November 10, 2019. The five match tournament took place at Championship Field in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seattle Redhawks, who successfully defended their title, defeating Utah Valley 2–1 in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Seattle women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Julie Woodward.[3][4]

2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,558
SiteChampionship Field
Seattle, Washington
ChampionsSeattle (5th title)
Winning coachJulie Woodward (5th title)
MVPJessie Ray (Seattle)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC Women's Soccer Tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Seattle  y 611 .813  1282 .591
California Baptist   620 .750  1351 .711
Utah Valley   530 .625  1191 .548
Kansas City   422 .625  1344 .714
CSU Bakersfield   440 .500  992 .500
UTRGV   341 .438  983 .525
New Mexico State   350 .375  4122 .278
Grand Canyon   350 .375  4141 .237
Chicago State   080 .000  0190 .000
Conference champion
2019 WAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

Bracket

Source:[5]

  First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 6
    Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
    Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
                           
        1 Seattle 1  
  4 CSU Bakersfield 1 (0)     5 UTRGV 0    
  5 UTRGV 1 (2)         1 Seattle 2OT
      2 Utah Valley 1
        2 Utah Valley 3    
  3 Kansas City 2     3 Kansas City 1  
  6 Grand Canyon 0  

Schedule

First Round

November 6, 2019 #4 CSU Bakersfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)
#5 UTRGV Seattle, Washington
4:00 p.m.
  • Eszter Toth  36'
Report
  •  53' Emily Zapata
  •  79' Dianna Ansah
Stadium: Championship Field
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow
Assistant referees: Ramond Mendez
Fourth official: Scott Lawrence
Penalties
  • Sophie Freeman
  • Caitlin Goetjen
  • Dana Neff
  • Chelsee Duran
  • Emily Zapata
  • Katherine Stokely
  • Elina Seppala
  • Sarah Bonney
November 6, 2019 #3 Kansas City 2–0 #6 Grand Canyon Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.
  • Claire Larson  20'
  • Emma Wilson  28'
  • Amanda Sampson  77'
Report
  •  40' Camryn Larson
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 350
Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Joe Tompkins
Fourth official: Jesus Hernandez-Balbas

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #1 Seattle 1–0 #5 UTRGV Seattle, Washington
4:00 p.m.
  • Lauren Brown  76'
  • Leahi Manthei  89'
Report Stadium: Championship Field
Referee: Karen Callado Ferreira
Assistant referees: Christopher Turner
Assistant referees: Cameron Siler
Fourth official: Christine Suter
November 8, 2019 #2 Utah Valley 3–1 #3 Kansas City Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m.
  • Katie Haskins  32'
  • Jocelyn Bybee  42'
  • Megan Sullivan  63'
  • Amber Tripp  80'
Report
  •  27' Lindsey Prokop
  •  63' Claire Larson
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 572
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Cuahutemoc Delgadillo
Assistant referees: Cephas Quartson
Fourth official: John Snyder

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Seattle 2–1 #2 Utah Valley Seattle, Washington
1:00 p.m.
  • Leahi Manthei  86'
  • Jessie Ray  98'
Report
  •  31' Amber Tripp
Stadium: Championship Field
Attendance: 636
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Cameron Siler
Fourth official: Levi Rippy

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Amber Tripp (Utah Valley)
1 Goal
  • Lauren Brown (Seattle)
  • Jocelyn Bybee (Utah Valley)
  • Katie Haskins (Utah Valley)
  • Claire Larson (Kansas City)
  • Leahi Manthei (Seattle)
  • Lindsey Prokop (Kansas City)
  • Jessie Ray (Seattle)
  • Amanda Sampson (Kansas City)
  • Eszter Toth (CSU Bakersfield)
  • Emily Zapata (UT Rio Grande Valley)

All-Tournament Team

Source:[1]

PlayerTeam
Lindsey Prokop Kansas City
Claire Larson
Kinga Szemik UT Rio Grande Valley
Emily Zapata
Amber Tripp Utah Valley
Katie Haskins
Jocelyn Bybee
Leahi Manthei Seattle
Holly Rothering
Lauren Brown
Jessie Ray

MVP in bold

References

  1. Western Athletic Conference. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "WAC Tournament Results" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Julie Woodward Bio". Seattle University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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