2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five match tournament took place at Clyde Field in Orem, Utah on the campus of Utah Valley University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Utah Valley Wolverines , but they failed to defend their title after losing 3–0 to the UMKC Kangaroos in the semifinals. The tournament champions were the Seattle Redhawks, who defeated UMKC 1–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the fourth 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]
| 2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Matches | 5 | |||
| Attendance | 1,792 | |||
| Site | Clyde Field Orem, Utah | |||
| Champions | Seattle (4th title) | |||
| Winning coach | Julie Woodward (4th title) | |||
| MVP | Ariana Romero (Seattle) | |||
| Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | |||
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| 2018 WAC women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .875 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle ‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 5 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 2 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:WAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Source:[5]
| First Round Wednesday, Oct. 31 |
Semifinals Friday, Nov. 1 |
Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 1 | 5 | Utah Valley | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 0 (4) | 3 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 0 (3) | |||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 31, 2018 | #3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #6 Cal State Bakersfield | Orem, Utah |
| 12:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Clyde Field Referee: Adriana Contreras Assistant referees: Spencer Stolworthy Michael Anglin | |
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| October 31, 2018 | #4 Grand Canyon | 1–2 | #5 Utah Valley | Orem, Utah |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Clyde Field Attendance: 991 Referee: Kali Smith Assistant referees: Mike Allen Marcelo Chaparro |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #3 Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 0–2 | #2 Seattle | Orem, Utah |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Clyde Field Referee: Kali Smith Assistant referees: Brayden Allen Spencer Stolworthy |
| November 2, 2018 | #1 Kansas City | 3–0 | #5 Utah Valley | Orem, Utah |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Clyde Field Attendance: 624 Referee: Adriana Contreras Assistant referees: Brandon Major David Wright |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #1 Kansas City | 0–1 | #2 Seattle | Orem, Utah |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Clyde Field Attendance: 177 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Mike Allen Marcelo Chaparro |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 Goal
- Sadie Brockbank – Utah Valley
- Sara Callister – Utah Valley
- Ryland Childers – Kansas City
- Sandra Hill – Grand Canyon
- Lexie Howard – Kansas City
- Kelsey Mothershead – Kansas City
- Jessie Ray – Seattle
- Kelsey Vogel – Seattle
- Own Goals
- Texas–Tio Grande Valley vs. Seattle
All-Tournament Team
Source:[2]
| Player | Team |
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| Sadie Brockbank | Utah Valley |
| Isabelle Butterfield | Seattle |
| Hannah Carrothers | Seattle |
| Jessie Ray | Seattle |
| Ariana Romero | Seattle (MVP) |
| Reighan Childers | Kansas City |
| Rylan Childers | Kansas City |
| Lexie Howard | Kansas City |
| Kelsey Mothershead | Kansas City |
| Sandra Hill | Grand Canyon |
| Kinga Szemik | UT Rio Grande Valley |
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References
- Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "2018 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Julie Woodward Bio". Seattle University Athletics. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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