2017 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through 5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Charlotte 49ers, but they failed to defend their title after losing the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure in the final following a tie with the North Texas Mean Green.[1][2] The conference championship was the second for the North Texas women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.[3][4]

2017 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	1,193
Site	FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, Florida
Champions	North Texas (2nd title)
Winning coach	John Hedlund (2nd title)
Broadcast	CUSA TV (Quarterfinals and Semifinals) ESPN3 (Final)
Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Conference USA women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Rice  ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1		.950			12	–	4	–	2		.722
North Texas  ‍‍‡‍^y	6	–	1	–	2		.778			13	–	4	–	4		.714
UAB  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	1		.750			13	–	4	–	3		.725
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3		.750			14	–	3	–	5		.750
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2		.700			9	–	5	–	4		.611
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			11	–	8	–	2		.571
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			8	–	10	–	0		.444
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			11	–	8	–	2		.571
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			7	–	9	–	1		.441
UTEP  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			8	–	11	–	0		.421
Marshall  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			5	–	11	–	1		.324
UTSA  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0		.200			3	–	14	–	0		.176
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	3		.150			6	–	9	–	3		.417
FIU  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	0		.000			1	–	13	–	0		.071
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 1					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
	1	Rice	0
	8	Charlotte	1
						8	Charlotte	1
						4	Louisiana Tech	0
	4	Louisiana Tech	2
	5	Old Dominion	1
											8	Charlotte	0 (1)
											2	North Texas	0 (3)
	2	North Texas	4
	7	Middle Tennessee	1
						2	North Texas	2
						6	Florida Atlantic	0
	3	UAB	0
	6	Florida Atlantic	1^OT

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 1, 2017	#1 Rice	0–1	#8 Charlotte	Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EDT		Report	88' Martha Thomas	Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Eric Proctor Assistant referees: Kyle Borne Fourth official: Danny Thornberry

November 1, 2017	#4 Louisiana Tech	2–1	#5 Old Dominion	Boca Raton, Florida
1:30 p.m. EDT	Nomvula Kgoale  61' Jenna Dages  63'	Report	44' Iris Achterhof	Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Guido Gonzales

November 1, 2017	#2 North Texas	4–1	#7 Middle Tennessee	Boca Raton, Florida
4:30 p.m. EDT	Brooke Lampe  2' Taylor Torres  26', 62', 87'	Report	Taylor Hatch  42'	Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry Assistant referees: Trent Vanhaitsma Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

November 1, 2017	#3 UAB	0–1 (a.e.t.)	#6 Florida Atlantic	Boca Raton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	94' Asta Arnadottir	Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#8 Charlotte	1–0	#4 Louisiana Tech	Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EDT	Martha Thomas  60'	Report		Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Referee: Margaret Domka Assistant referees: Marcos DeOliveira Assistant referees: Andres Schwarz Fourth official: Nima Saghafi

November 3, 2017	#2 North Texas	2–0	#6 Florida Atlantic	Boca Raton, Florida
1:30 p.m. EDT	Ariel Diaz  12' Aaliyah Nolan  85'	Report		Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Christina Unkel Assistant referees: Eric Proctor Assistant referees: Kyle Borne Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Final

November 5, 2017	#8 Charlotte	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	#2 North Texas	Boca Raton, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST		Report		Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Kyle Borne Assistant referees: Jorge Ramirez Fourth official: Margaret Domka
	Penalties
	Kyla Clark Meredith Hamby Abby Taylor Riley Orr		Tori Phillips Brittnye Lawson Elle Marie DeFrain Taylor Torres

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Taylor Torres - North Texas

2 Goals

• Martha Thomas - Charlotte

1 Goal

• Iris Achterhof - Old Dominion
• Asta Arnadottir - Florida Atlantic
• Jenna Dages - Louisiana Tech
• Ariel Diaz - North Texas
• Taylor Hatch - Middle Tennessee
• Nomvula Kgoale - Louisiana Tech
• Brooke Lampe - North Texas
• Aaliyah Nolan - North Texas

See also

• 2017 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Conference USA. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
2. Conference USA. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
3. "C-USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "2017 North Texas Soccer Fact and Records Book" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department. Retrieved 5 November 2017.