2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

The 2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 4 through November 9, 2018. 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 UIC Flames 2–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the twelfth overall title for Milwaukee and second for head coach Troy Fabiano.[3]

2019 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,321
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (12th title)
Winning coachTroy Fabiano (2nd title)
MVPHaley Johnson (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2019 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍y 8 0 1   .944 17 2 1   .875
UIC  ‍‍‍ 7 2 0   .778 12 6 1   .658
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 12 7 1   .625
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 5 4 0   .556 10 6 2   .611
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 4 0   .556 8 9 0   .471
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 4 3 2   .556 6 8 3   .441
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 6 8 3   .441
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 6 8 3   .441
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 1 7 1   .167 7 10 1   .417
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 0 8 1   .056 2 13 2   .176
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

Bracket edit

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.[4]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 4
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 7
Final
Saturday, Nov. 9
2 UIC 12OT
4 Wright State 1 5 Northern Kentucky 0
5 Northern Kentucky 3 2 UIC 0
1 Milwaukee 2
1 Milwaukee 2
3 IUPUI 0 6 Oakland 1
6 Oakland 2

Schedule edit

Quarterfinals edit

November 4, 2019 #4 Wright State 1–3 #5 Northern Kentucky Dayton, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  •   30' Alysha Harmer
  • Sydni Callahan   71'
Report
  •   22',   59' Lindsey Meyer
  •   40', 86' Shawna Zaken
  •   62' Ally Perkins
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 387
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ryan Slack
Assistant referees: Tim Dicken
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
November 4, 2019 #3 IUPUI 0–2 #6 Oakland Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EST Report
  •   49' Sami Lopez
  •   56' Fotini Demetriou
  •   70' Nikki May
Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Jorge Cuate
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Edmundo Ramirez
Fourth official: Sergio Alvarez

Semifinals edit

November 7, 2019 #2 UIC 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Cassidy Privett   103'
Report
  •   63' Ashleigh Cronin
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 113
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Jordan Castillejo
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Besnik Rexhepi
November 7, 2019 #1 Milwaukee 2–1 #6 Oakland Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:20 p.m. CT
  • Mackenzie Schill   22'
  • Haley Johnson   62'
Report
  •   74' Alexa Sabbagh
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 213
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Tim Csuri
Assistant referees: Khalef Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Besnik Rexhepi

Final edit

November 9, 2019 #1 Milwaukee 2–0 #2 UIC Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Rachel Phillpotts   8'
  • Haley Johnson   70'
Report
  •   6' Team
  •   7' Emily Valentine
  •   45' Megan Bowman
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 456
Referee: Sorin Stocia
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: John Safar
Fourth official: Kyle Hannon

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

2 Goals
  • Haley Johnson (Milwaukee)
  • Shawna Zaken (Northern Kentucky)
1 Goal
  • Sydni Callahan (Wright State)
  • Sami Lopez (Oakland)
  • Nikki May (Oakland)
  • Lindsey Meyer (Northern Kentucky)
  • Rachel Phillpotts (Milwaukee)
  • Cassidy Privett (UIC)
  • Alexa Sabbagh (Oakland)
  • Mackenzie Schill (Milwaukee)

All-Tournament team edit

Source:[5]

Player Team
Haley Johnson Milwaukee
McKaela Schmelzer
Mackenzie Schill
Elaina LaMacchia
Cassidy Privett UIC
Tamae Douglass
Lena Kurz
Kailey Ivins Northern Kentucky
Shawna Zaken
Nikki May Oakland
Sami Lopez

MVP in bold

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". Horizon League.
  2. ^ "2019 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Triumphs In 2019 #HLWSOC Championship". Horizon League. November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.