American college soccer tournament
2018 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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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 | ||||
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UT Martin † | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State ‡ | 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 |
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. The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Murray State women's soccer program and the third for head coach Jeremy Groves.
Bracket
Source:
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 | 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
#5 SIUE v #8 Morehead St.October 26, 2018 | #5 SIUE | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #8 Morehead St. | Richmond, Kentucky |
1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: EIU Rugby Field Attendance: 145 | |
Penalties | ||||
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Quarterfinals
#4 Eastern Kentucky v #5 SIUEOctober 28, 2018 | #4 Eastern Kentucky | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #5 SIUE | Richmond, Kentucky |
12:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: EKU Soccer Field Attendance: 310 Referee: Khary Williams Assistant referees: Casie Anderson Assistant referees: Stan Sizemore |
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October 28, 2018 | #3 Eastern Illinois | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | #7 Southeast Missouri | Charleston, Illinois |
1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lakeside Soccer Field Attendance: 569 |
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Semifinals
#2 Murray State v #3 Eastern IllinoisNovember 2, 2018 | #2 Murray State | 1–0 | #3 Eastern Illinois | Martin, Tennessee |
4:00 p.m. CST |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field Attendance: 631 Referee: Jeff Pulley Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu Assistant referees: Landon Pilant Fourth official: Eric Cox |
Final
#1 UT Martin v #2 Murray StateNovember 4, 2018 | #1 UT Martin | 1–2 | #2 Murray State | Martin, Tennessee |
2:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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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:
Player | Team |
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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
- Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "Murray State Soccer 2018 Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "2018 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship October 26, 28, November 2, 4" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "Murray State Wins 2018 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. The Ohio Valley Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
External links
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