2017 WAC women's soccer tournament

2017 WAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,155
SiteGCU Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona
ChampionsUtah Valley (2nd title)
Winning coachChris Lemay (1st title)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC women's soccer tournament
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2017 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UMKC  ‍‍‍ 7 0 0   1.000 12 7 1   .625
Utah Valley  ‍‍y 5 2 0   .714 10 12 1   .457
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 4 2 1   .643 9 8 3   .525
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 3 2 2   .571 10 8 4   .545
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 3 3 1   .500 9 10 2   .476
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 2 4 1   .357 6 13 2   .333
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 1 5 1   .214 6 12 1   .342
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 7 0   .000 1 19 0   .050
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2017 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. The five match tournament took place at GCU Stadium in Phoenix on the campus of Grand Canyon University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seattle Redhawks, but they failed to defend their title after losing the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with the Utah Valley Wolverines in the final.[1] This was the second WAC women's soccer tournament championship for the Utah Valley women's soccer program and the first for first-year head coach Chris Lemay.[2][3]

Seeds

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The top six teams qualify for the tournament. Teams receive three points for each win and one point for each tie within their seven-game conference schedule. Teams will be seeded by total points earned, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two seeds will receive byes to the semifinals.

Seed School Conf. Record Points
1 UMKC 7–0–0 21
2 Utah Valley 5–2–0 15
3 UTRGV 4–2–1 13
4 Seattle U 3–2–2 11
5 New Mexico State 3–3–1 10
6 Grand Canyon 2–4–1 7

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
1 UMKC 0
4 Seattle 3 4 Seattle 1
5 New Mexico State 0 4 Seattle 1 (1)
2 Utah Valley 1 (3)
2 Utah Valley 1
3 UTRGV 1 6 Grand Canyon 0
6 Grand Canyon 2OT

Schedule

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First round

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November 1, 2017 #4 Seattle 3–0 #5 New Mexico State Phoenix, Arizona
4:00 p.m. MST
  • Laura Hooper 43'
  • Holly Rothering 48'
  • Natasha Howe 57'
Report Stadium: GCU Stadium
Referee: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Mario Coss
Assistant referees: Noah Kenyawani
Fourth official: Charles Farr
November 1, 2017 #3 UTRGV 1–2 (a.e.t.) #6 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MST
  • Sarah Bonney 90' (pen.)
Report
  • 5', gold-colored soccer ball 95' McKenzie Cook
  • Red card 90' Grand Canyon staff
Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 1033
Referee: Masoud Rasti
Assistant referees: Robi Hullner
Assistant referees: Cuong Dinh
Fourth official: Robert Thomas

Semifinals

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November 3, 2017 #1 UMKC 0–1 #4 Seattle Phoenix, Arizona
4:00 p.m. MST Report
  • 17' Jessie Ray
Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 136
Referee: Masoud Rasti
Assistant referees: Anthony Bersano
Assistant referees: Cuong Dinh
Fourth official: Robert Defibaugh
November 3, 2017 #2 Utah Valley 1–0 #6 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MST
  • Breanna McCarter 74'
Report Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 881
Referee: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Mike Ambrose
Assistant referees: Nicholas Gastelum
Fourth official: Noah Kenyawani

Final

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November 5, 2017 #4 Seattle 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
#2 Utah Valley Phoenix, Arizona
1:00 p.m. MST
  • Natasha Howe 30'
Report
  • 90' Siri Dahl
Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 241
Referee: Daniel Vehabovic
Assistant referees: Nicholas Gastelum
Assistant referees: Mario Coss
Fourth official: Benjamin Scott
Penalties
  • Laura Hooper soccer ball with check mark
  • Natasha Howe soccer ball with red X
  • Olivia Ovenell soccer ball with red X
  • Holly Rothering soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Breanna DeWaal
  • soccer ball with check mark Libby Weber
  • soccer ball with check mark Tori Smith

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • McKenzie Cook - Grand Canyon
  • Natasha Howe - Seattle
1 Goal
  • Sarah Bonney - UTRGV
  • Siri Dahl - Utah Valley
  • Laura Hooper - Seattle
  • Breanna McCarter - Utah Valley
  • Jessie Ray - Seattle
  • Holly Rothering - Seattle

References

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  1. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "WAC Tournament Results" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.