2019 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, losing to Xavier 2–0 in the final.[2] This is the first title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach Nate Lie.[3]

2019 Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,137
SiteMorrison Stadium
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachNate Lie (1st title)
MVPBrooke Sroka (Offensive)
Grace Bahr (Defensive) (Xavier)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 24 Xavier  y 720 .778  1742 .783
Georgetown  y 612 .778  1353 .690
Butler   522 .667  1054 .632
Villanova   531 .611  1073 .575
DePaul   531 .611  883 .500
Providence   351 .389  893 .475
Marquette   351 .389  6111 .361
Creighton   243 .389  873 .528
St. John's   261 .278  5121 .306
Seton Hall   180 .111  2131 .156
Conference champion
2019 Big East Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big East Conference

Bracket

  First Round
Sunday, Nov. 3
    Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 7
    Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
                           
        1 Xavier 2  
  4 Villanova 1     4 Villanova 0    
  5 DePaul 0         1 Xavier 2
      2 Georgetown 0
        2 Georgetown 2    
  3 Butler 1 (4)     6 Providence 0  
  6 Providence 1 (5)  

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2019 #4 Villanova 1–0 #5 DePaul Villanova, PA
1:00 p.m.
  • Shannon Casey  29'
  • Jane Olcott  77'
Report
  • Gwen Walker  83'
Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex
Attendance: 307
Referee: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Geoffrey Spector
Assistant referees: Jerry Werel
Fourth official: Edwin Shafter
November 3, 2019 #3 Butler 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
#6 Providence Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m.
  • Anja Savich  38'
Report
  •  82' Hannah McNulty
Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: Casie Anderson
Fourth official: Jacob Johnson
Penalties
  • Carly Goehring
  • Anja Savich
  • Alyssa Yarosz
  • Katie Soderstrom
  • Becky Dean
  • Payton Black
  • Jana Braun
  • Melissa Bambery
  • Celina Falzarano
  • Mara Rodriguez
  • Mackenzie Simpson
  • Elayna Grillakis

Semifinals

November 7, 2019 #1 Xavier 2–0 #4 Villanova Omaha, NE
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Carrie Lewis  14'
  • Hayley Jakovich  46'
  • Kristin Barbour  80'
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Assistant referees: Matthew Seem
Fourth official: Brittney Hageman
November 7, 2019 #2 Georgetown 2–0 #6 Providence Omaha, NE
8:30 p.m. ESPN
  • Kelly Livingstone  31'
  • Amanda Carolan  56'
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Jamey Walter
Assistant referees: Shane LaBenz
Fourth official: Brittny Seem

Final

November 10, 2019 #1 Xavier 2–0 #2 Georgetown Omaha, NE
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Brooke Sroka  10'
  • Gabrielle LoPresti  35'
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 326
Referee: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso
Assistant referees: Jamey Walter
Fourth official: Brittny Seem

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal
  • Amanda Carolan (Georgetown)
  • Shannon Casey (Villanova)
  • Hayley Jakovich (Xavier)
  • Carrie Lewis (Xavier)
  • Kelly Livingstone (Georgetown)
  • Gabrielle LoPresti (Xavier)
  • Hannah McNulty (Providence)
  • Anja Savich (Butler)
  • Brooke Sroka (Xavier)

All-Tournament Team

Source:[4]

PlayerTeam
Grace Bahr^ Xavier
Brooke Sroka*
Molly McLaughlin
Macy Harper
Amanda Carolan Georgetown
Sarah Trissel
Julia Leas
Shelby Hogan Providence
Mara Rodriguez
Kristin Barbour Villanova
Conner Huggins


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. "2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. "2019 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. "2019 BIG EASTWOMEN'S SOCCERRECORD BOOK" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. "Xavier Wins 2019 #BIGEASTwsoc Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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