2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Toledo Rockets were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the tournament after finishing 10th in the regular season. The Bowling Green Falcons won the tournament with a 5–4 penalty shootout win over the Ball State Cardinals in the final.[1][2]The title was the third for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the first for head coach Matt Fannon.[3][4]

2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance3,377
SiteMickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Bowling Green, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green (3rd title)
Winning coachMatt Fannon (1st title)
MVPElisa Baeron (Bowling Green)
BroadcastNone
Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bowling Green  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–1–0 .909  14–4–3 .738
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 8–2–1 .773  14–3–3 .775
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  14–7–0 .667
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 6–3–2 .636  9–8–3 .525
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .591  10–8–2 .550
Akron  ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .500  8–10–2 .450
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  11–8–0 .579
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  10–11–0 .476
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  7–12–0 .368
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 4–6–1 .409  8–9–2 .474
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .091  3–14–1 .194
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1–10–0 .091  2–17–0 .105
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 MAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

Bracket

Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 28 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
1 Bowling Green 2
8 Eastern Michigan 1
1 Bowling Green 1
4 Ohio 0
4 Ohio 2
5 Kent State 1
1 Bowling Green 1 (5)
2 Ball State 1 (4)
2 Ball State 22OT
7 Buffalo 1
2 Ball State 12OT
3 Western Michigan 0
3 Western Michigan 1
6 Akron 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals
October 28, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 2–1 #8 Eastern Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Nikki Cox  1', 12'
 Report
  • Team  45'
  • Kristin Nason  71'
 Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 208
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell
Fourth official: Amy Willing
October 28, 2018 #4 Ohio 2–1 #5 Kent State Athens, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Mandy Arnzen  42'  77'
  • Sydney Leckie  68'
 Report
  • Vital Kats  54'
 Stadium: Chessa Field
Attendance: 525
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
October 28, 2018 #2 Ball State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #7 Buffalo Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Paula Guerrero  18'  104'
Report
  • Gurjeena Jandu  54'  104'
  • Tess Ford  87'
 Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Attendance: 202
Referee: Donovan Noocha
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Fourth official: Roger Blasey
October 28, 2018 #3 Western Michigan 1–0 #6 Akron Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Morgan Otteson  26'
 Report
  • Charley Kale  16'
 Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 375
Referee: Nicola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Sergio Alvarez
Assistant referees: Zach Richter
Fourth official: Todd Abraham

Semifinals
November 2, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 1–0 #4 Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Jennifer Reyes  68'
 Report Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Landon Albert
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 2, 2018 #2 Ball State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #3 Western Michigan Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Western Michigan own goal  104'
Report Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Referee: Ceasar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Ramiro Talavera
Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final
November 4, 2018 #1 Bowling Green 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 #2 Ball State Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Maureen Kennedy  26'
 Report
  • Emily Simmons  53'
 Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 1,487
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: John Safar
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
Penalties
  • Chelsea Washington
  • Maureen Kennedy
  • Erica Hubert
  • Nikki Cox
  • Morgan Abbitt
  • Elisa Baeron
  • Shelby Kean
  • Emily Simmons
  • Sammi Corcoran
  • Kerrigan Johnson
  • Jenna Dombrowski
  • Tatiana Mason

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
  • Nikki Cox - Bowling Green
  • Paula Guerrero - Ball State
1 Goal
  • Mandy Arnzen - Ohio
  • Gurgeena Jandu - Buffalo
  • Vital Kats - Kent State
  • Maureen Kennedy - Bowling Green
  • Sydney Leckie - Ohio
  • Kristin Nason - Eastern Michigan
  • Morgan Otteson - Western Michigan
  • Jennifer Reyes - Bowling Green
  • Emily Simmons - Ball State
Own Goals
  • Western Michigan vs. Ball State

All-Tournament Team

Source:[6]

PlayerTeam
Tristin StutevilleBall State
Lauren RollBall State
Taylor PooleyBall State
Jennifer ReyesBowling Green
Nikhita JacobBowling Green
Nikki CoxBowling Green
Elisa BaeronBowling Green (MVP)
Mandy ArnzenOhio
Rianna ReeseOhio
Alyssa BurkeWestern Michigan
Paige DobbsWestern Michigan

See also

References
  1. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  3. "2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. "Bowling Green Wins 2018 MAC Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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