2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 1,617 | ||||
Site | Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
Champions | Milwaukee (17th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Kevin Boyd (3rd title) | ||||
MVP | Kayla Rollins (Milwaukee) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee †‡ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IU Indy | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League |
The 2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 3 through November 9, 2024. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the second seed Northern Kentucky Norse 2–1 in the final. This was the seventeenth overall title for Milwaukee and third for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's seventh consecutive title and second straight year they defeated Northern Kentucky in the final. As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six Horizon League teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top seven teams finished with a unique regular season conference record.
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Milwaukee | 9–0–1 | 28 |
2 | Northern Kentucky | 8–1–1 | 25 |
3 | Detroit Mercy | 7–1–2 | 23 |
4 | Robert Morris | 4–3–3 | 15 |
5 | IU Indy | 4–4–2 | 14 |
6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 4–6–0 | 12 |
Bracket
Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.
Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Saturday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Milwaukee | 7 | ||||||||||||
4 | Robert Morris (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | Robert Morris | 0 | |||||||||
5 | IU Indy | 0 | 1 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 3 | Detroit Mercy | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
#3 Detroit Mercy v #6 Purdue Fort WayneNovember 3, 2024 | #3 Detroit Mercy | 2–1 | #6 Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit, MI |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Titan Field Attendance: 222 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: David Eberline Assistant referees: Timothy Dicken Fourth official: Donovan Noocha |
November 3, 2024 | #4 Robert Morris | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 IU Indy | Moon Township, PA |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: North Athletic Complex Attendance: 263 Referee: Atahan Yaya Assistant referees: John Safar Assistant referees: Ali Zolghamain Fourth official: Chris Regan |
Semifinals
#1 Milwaukee v #4 Robert MorrisNovember 7, 2024 | #1 Milwaukee | 7–0 | #4 Robert Morris | Milwaukee, WI |
1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 356 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Laura Snyder Assistant referees: Saki Atsas Fourth official: Kyle Trimble |
November 7, 2024 | #2 Northern Kentucky | 1–0 | #3 Detroit Mercy | Milwaukee, WI |
4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 141 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Alex Hofstetter Assistant referees: Ryan Hoirnik Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia |
Final
#1 Milwaukee v #2 Northern KentuckyNovember 9, 2024 | #1 Milwaukee | 2–1 | #2 Northern Kentucky | Milwaukee, WI |
1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 635 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: John Kennedy Assistant referees: Kurt Stefan Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
5 goals
- Kayla Rollins – Milwaukee
1 goal
- Jenni Adjelic – Milwaukee
- Kylie Anderson – Northern Kentucky
- Emilie Doersching – Northern Kentucky
- Kristina Karlof – Milwaukee
- Soraya Puerto Khalil – Detroit Mercy
- Lainey Higgins – Milwaukee
- Jillian Marvin – Robert Morris
- Emily Petring – Milwaukee
- Audriana Rhyner – Purdue Fort Wayne
- Sam Sickinger – Detroit Mercy
All-Tournament team
Source:
Player | Team |
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Soraya Puerto Khalil | Detroit Mercy |
Marisa Silver | |
Lainey Higgins | Milwaukee |
Senya Meurer | |
Elizabeth Reece | |
Kayla Rollins | |
Kylie Anderson | Northern Kentucky |
Emilie Doersching | |
Kaya Vogt | |
Jill Marvin | Robert Morris |
Brenna Murray |
MVP in bold
References
- "2023 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- Laude, Jack (November 9, 2024). "UWM Women's Soccer Wins 7th Straight Horizon League Title". UWM Post. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- White, Rachel (October 31, 2024). "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as 2024 #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Set". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- "Milwaukee Captures Seventh Consecutive #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.com. Horizon League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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