2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion UCF.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis Tigers are the defending tournament champions.[2] Memphis successfully defended its title, defeating East Carolina in the First Round, first-seed UCF in the Semifinals and SMU in the Final.[3] Memphis' win was the program's third and also the third for coach Brooks Monaghan.[4] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,307
SiteUCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ChampionsMemphis (3rd title)
Winning coachBrooks Monaghan (3rd title)
MVPShae Taylor (Offensive)
Claire Wyville (Defensive) (Memphis)
BroadcastESPN+
ESPNNews (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 23т UCF  ‍‍‍y 7 0 1   .938 9 2 7   .694
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 8 9 0   .471
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 1 4   .625 7 3 7   .618
No. 21 Memphis  ‍‍y 3 2 3   .563 11 5 6   .636
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 3 2   .500 8 8 3   .500
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3 3 2   .500 10 4 5   .658
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 7 7 3   .500
Houston  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 6 7 3   .469
Temple  ‍‍‍ 0 8 0   .000 1 11 4   .188
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:American Athletic Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as East Carolina and SMU both finished the regular season with identical 3–3–2 records. East Carolina earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win at SMU on September 15, 2022.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 UCF 7–0–1 22
2 South Florida 5–3–0 15
3 Cincinnati 3–1–4 13
4 Memphis 3–2–3 12
5 East Carolina 3–3–2 11
6 SMU 3–3–2 11

Bracket

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Source:[6]

First Round
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
2 South Florida 0
3 Cincinnati 0 6 SMU 5
6 SMU 1 6 SMU 0
4 Memphis (a.e.t.) 1
1 UCF 1 (5)
4 Memphis (a.e.t.) 1 4 Memphis (pen.) 1 (6)
5 East Carolina 0

Schedule

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First Round

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October 30 #3 Cincinnati 0–1 #6 SMU Cincinnati, OH
1:00 p.m.
  • Maddie Thiss   16'
  • Team   81'
Report
  •   28' Abby Dermott
  •   49' Jewel Boland
  •   55',   70' (pen.) Courtney Sebazco
  •   90' Sophie King
Stadium: Gettler Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Emma Richards
Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan
Assistant referees: Jeremiah Jemison
Fourth official: Dean Morgan
October 30 #4 Memphis 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5 East Carolina Memphis, TN
2:00 p.m.
  • Mya Jones   99'
  • Team   109'
Report
  •   30' Carsen Parker
  •   51' Abby Sowa
Stadium: Murphy Track & Soccer Complex
Attendance: 177
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: Laura Chambers Waliski
Fourth official: Donovan Eubank

Semifinals

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November 3 #2 South Florida 0–5 #6 SMU Orlando, FL
4:00 p.m.
  • Georgia Brown   80'
Report
  •   7', 25' Sammy Nieves
  •   19', 48' Wayny Balata
  •   52' Jewel Boland
  •   87' Sophie King
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
Assistant referees: Erika Barahona
Assistant referees: Albert Franklin
Fourth official: Sebastian Ocampo
November 3 #1 UCF 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
#4 Memphis Orlando, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Anna Henderson   34'
  • Sanja Homann   48'
  • Dayana Martin   72'
  • Mallory Olsson   97'
Report
  •   62' Lilly Huber
  •   79' Kimberly Smit
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 448
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Sanitago Roa
Fourth official: Matt Miscannon
Penalties
  • Katie Bradley  
  • Mia Asenjo  
  • Sanja Homann  
  • Kristen Scott  
  • Darya Rajaee  
  • Ariel Young  
  • Georgia Eaton-Collins  
  •   Momo Kakao
  •   Eef Kerkhof
  •   Lilly Huber
  •   Anne-Valerie Seto
  •   Kimberly Smit
  •   Mya Jones
  •   Zoe May

Final

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November 6 #4 Memphis 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 SMU Orlando, FL
1:00 p.m.
  • Peyton Felton   51'
  • Lilly Huber   58'
  • Shae Taylor   99'
Report
  •   55' Jewel Boland
  •   64' Abby Dermott
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: AJ Franklin
Fourth official: Jaclyn Metz

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

  • Wayny Balata – SMU
  • Sammy Nieves – SMU

1 goal

  • Jewel Boland – SMU
  • Courtney Sebazco – SMU
  • Lilly Huber – Memphis
  • Mya Jones – Memphis
  • Shae Taylor – Memphis
  • Anna Henderson – UCF

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Anna Henderson UCF
Kristen Scott
Wayny Balata SMU
Payton Doiron
Sammy Nieves
Courtney Sebazco
Lilly Huber Memphis
Haylee Spray
Grace Stordy
Shae Taylor*
Claire Wyville^

 * Offensive MVP
 ^ Defensive MVP

References

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  1. ^ "Field Set for 2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Penalties". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference 2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Pirates Take Down No. 19 SMU in Dallas". ecupirates.com. East Carolina Pirates Athletics. September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Memphis Wins Women's Soccer Championship with 1-0 Overtime Win over SMU". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.