2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament will take place at the home field of the regular season champion.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls are the defending tournament champions.[2] The Memphis Tiger's win was the program's first and also the first for coach Brooks Monaghan. [3]
| 2018 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Matches | 5 | |||
| Attendance | 1,746 | |||
| Site | Corbett Soccer Stadium Tampa, Florida | |||
| Champions | Memphis (1st title) | |||
| Winning coach | Brooks Monaghan (1st title) | |||
| MVP | Clarissa Larisey (Offensive) Chanel Hudson-Marks (Defensive) (Memphis) | |||
| Broadcast | American Digital Network (First Round and Semifinals) ESPNU (Final) | |||
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| 2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 South Florida †y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .889 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Memphis ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 4 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 4, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, Oct. 31 |
Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 |
Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | East Carolina | 1 (5) | 4 | East Carolina | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | SMU | 1 (3) | 1 | South Florida | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Memphis | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Memphis | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | UCF | 3 | 3 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Temple | 0 | |||||||||||
Source:[4]
Schedule
First Round
| October 31, 2018 | #3 UCF | 3–0 | #6 Temple | Tampa, FL |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 373 Referee: Noel Cotterell Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba Michel Catin Fourth official: Bruno Mozzo |
| October 31, 2018 | #4 East Carolina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #5 SMU | Tampa, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 373 Referee: Kevin Flynn Assistant referees: Mark Allatin Bruno Mozzo Fourth official: Cassio Ribeiro | |
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Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #2 Memphis | 1–0 | #3 UCF | Tampa, FL |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 737 Referee: Cassio Ribeiro Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba Darne Krause Fourth official: Michael Wallace |
| November 2, 2018 | #1 South Florida | 2–0 | #4 East Carolina | Tampa, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 737 Referee: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Michael Wallace Eddy Fiumara Fourth official: Joseph Poremba |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #1 South Florida | 0–3 | #2 Memphis | Tampa, FL |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 636 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Michael Wallace Fourth official: Joseph Poremba |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Clarissa Larisey – Memphis
- Kristen Scott – UCF
- 1 Goal
- Marie Levassuer – Memphis
- Aubrey Megrath – South Florida
- Erin Mikalsen – East Carolina
- Stefanie Sanders – UCF
- Allie Thornton – SMU
- Evelyne Veins – South Florida
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Kelli Burney | USF |
| Aubrey Megrath | USF |
| Evelyne Viens | USF |
| Chanel Hudson-Marks | Memphis |
| Clarissa Larisey | Memphis |
| Marie Levasseur | Memphis |
| Stasia Mallin | Memphis |
| Jayda Hylton-Pelaia | ECU |
| Melanie Stiles | ECU |
| Kristen Scott | UCF |
| Vera Varis | UCF |
References
- "Championship site determined in USF - UCF Matcup on ADN". The American. October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "2018 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Memphis Wings First Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- "2018 WSoccer 6 team Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Memphis Wins First Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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