2018 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 26 through November 4, 2018. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Murray State Racers were the defending champions and successfully defended their title with a 2–1 win over the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in the final.[1][2][3] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Murray State women's soccer program and the third for head coach Jeremy Groves.[4]

2018 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,481
Site	Skyhawk Soccer Field Martin, Tennessee (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Murray State (4th title)
Winning coach	Jeremy Groves (3rd title)
MVP	Alex Steigerwald (Murray State)
Broadcast	OVC Digital Network
Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
UT Martin  ‍†‍‍	9	–	0	–	1		.950			15	–	3	–	1		.816
Murray State  ‍‍‡‍^y	4	–	3	–	0		.571			13	–	5	–	1		.711
EIU  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			6	–	8	–	6		.450
EKU  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			8	–	8	–	4		.500
SIUE  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Belmont  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	8	–	3		.441
SEMO  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3		.450			5	–	8	–	5		.417
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			5	–	14	–	0		.263
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			7	–	8	–	2		.471
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			8	–	8	–	1		.500
Jacksonville St.  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			4	–	11	–	3		.306
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference

Bracket

Source:[5]

	First Round Friday, Oct. 26					Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 28					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2					Final Sunday, Nov. 4
											1	UT Martin	1
											4	Eastern Kentucky	0
						4	Eastern Kentucky	0 (4)
	5	SIUE	2^OT			5	SIUE	0 (3)
	8	Morehead St.	1													1	UT Martin	1
																2	Murray State	2
											2	Murray State	3
											3	Eastern Illinois	2
						3	Eastern Illinois	1 (3)
	6	Belmont	0 (3)			7	Southeast Missouri	1 (2)
	7	Southeast Missouri	0 (4)

Schedule

First Round

October 26, 2018	#5 SIUE	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#8 Morehead St.	Richmond, Kentucky
1:00 p.m. CST	Angel Ikeda  48' Andrea Frerker  93'	Report	Katie Quinn  36' Colleen Swift  86'	Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 175 Referee: Jordan Barker Assistant referees: Rizal Milliken Assistant referees: Benjamin Senior

October 26, 2018	#6 Belmont	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#7 Southeast Missouri	Charleston, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CST	Emily Whitcomb  61' Niki Clements  91'	Report		Stadium: EIU Rugby Field Attendance: 145
	Penalties
	Sarah Bossung Jessi Boozer Ziesig Kameron Megan Michela Paige Hewitt Jordan Chawan Morgan Pettit		Jennifer Brien Lexi Grote Lauren Kaempfe Amanda Orlando Jordan Nelson Katie Lever Maddi Karstens

Quarterfinals

October 28, 2018	#4 Eastern Kentucky	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#5 SIUE	Richmond, Kentucky
12:00 p.m. CST	Taran McMillan  65'	Report	Megan Keeven  70'	Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 310 Referee: Khary Williams Assistant referees: Casie Anderson Assistant referees: Stan Sizemore
	Penalties
	Bailly Bounds Kacy Eckley Kylie Thompson Taran McMillan Erin Torrence		Avery Anderson Ikeda Angel Kayla Klipsch Andrea Frerker Becca Jostes

October 28, 2018	#3 Eastern Illinois	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	#7 Southeast Missouri	Charleston, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CST	Kayla Stolfa  38'	Report	Esmie Gonzales  75'	Stadium: Lakeside Soccer Field Attendance: 569
	Penalties
	Henar Urteaga Pilar Barrio Angela Corcoran Lexi Ketterhagen Itxaso Aguero		Lexi Grote Amanda Orlando Jordan Nelson Maddi Karstens Lauren Kaempfe

Semifinals

November 2, 2018	#2 Murray State	1–0	#3 Eastern Illinois	Martin, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. CST	Symone Cooper  4' Miyah Watford  13'	Report		Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Keith Green Assistant referees: Donovan Eubank Fourth official: Eric Cox

November 2, 2018	#1 UT Martin	3–2	#4 Eastern Kentucky	Martin, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CST	Kaci Mitchell  62' Samantha Kelly  67' Amy McGivern  72'	Report	Ríos  45' Bailly Bounds  89'	Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field Attendance: 631 Referee: Jeff Pulley Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu Assistant referees: Landon Pilant Fourth official: Eric Cox

Final

November 4, 2018	#1 UT Martin	1–2	#2 Murray State	Martin, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. CST	Kaci Mitchell  62' Amy McGivern  63'	Report	Rebecca Kubin  47' Miyah Watford  55'	Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field Attendance: 651 Referee: Johann Arnason Assistant referees: Jacob Post Assistant referees: Jervis Atagana Fourth official: Eric Cox

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Kaci Mitchell – UT Martin
• Miyah Watford – Murray State

1 Goal

• Bailly Bounds – Eastern Kentucky
• Andrea Frerker – SIUE
• Esmie Gonzales – Southeast Missouri
• Angel Ikeda – SIUE
• Samantha Kelly – UT Martin
• Rebecca Kubin – Murray State
• Amy McGivern – UT Martin
• Katie Quinn – Morehead St.
• Monica Rios – Eastern Kentucky
• Kayla Stolfa – Eastern Illinois

All-Tournament Team

Source:[6]

Player	Team
Henar Urteaga	Eastern Illinois
Lindsey Carlson	Eastern Illinois
Zoe Aguirre	Eastern Kentucky
Mónica Ríos	Eastern Kentucky
Sara Ketis	UT Martin
Jacalyn Schubring	UT Martin
Danae Kaldaridou	UT Martin
Izzy Heckman	Murray State
Karsyn Hasch	Murray State
Joselle Morche	Murray State
Alex Steigerwald	Murray State (MVP)

References

1. Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-21.
4. "Murray State Soccer 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
5. "2018 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship October 26, 28, November 2, 4" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
6. "Murray State Wins 2018 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. The Ohio Valley Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

External links

• "2018 OVC Soccer Championship – Ohio Valley Conference". Ohio Valley Conference.