The 2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at UB Stadium in Buffalo, New York, home of the Buffalo Bulls, the regular season conference champions. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions,[1] and they were unsuccessful in defending their title as they lost to Ball State on penalties in the Semifinals. Ball State would go on to lose to Buffalo in the Final 2–0.[2] The title was the second for the Buffalo women's soccer program both of which have come under head coach Shawn Burke.[3] As tournament champions, Buffalo earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,328 | ||||
| Site | UB Stadium (Semifinals and Final) Buffalo, New York | ||||
| Champions | Buffalo (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Shawn Burke (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Hannah Callaghan (Buffalo) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo †‡y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .818 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .727 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .591 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .273 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 6 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .273 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
Six Mid-American Conference schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds and which team would not qualify for the tournament as Miami (OH), Western Michigan, and Kent State all finished with seventeen points in regular season conference play. During the regular season Miami (OH) defeated Western Michigan and tied with Kent State. Western Michigan defeated Kent State and lost to Miami (OH). Kent State tied with Miami (OH) and lost to Western Michigan. Therefore, using the same point system that was used for the regular season standings, Miami (OH) had four points and earned the fifth seed, Western Michigan had three points and earned the sixth seed, while Kent State and one point and did not qualify for the tournament.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Buffalo | 7–0–4 | 25 |
| 2 | Ball State | 6–1–4 | 22 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6–2–3 | 21 |
| 4 | Ohio | 6–4–1 | 19 |
| 5 | Miami (OH) | 4–2–5 | 17 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 5–4–2 | 17 |
Bracket edit
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Saturday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ohio | 0 | 5 | Miami (OH) | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ball State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | Bowling Green | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| October 30 | #3 Bowling Green | 2–0 | #6 Western Michigan | Bowling Green, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chocrane Stadium Attendance: 466 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels Ryan Slack Fourth official: Jason Cross |
| October 30 | #4 Ohio | 0–1 | #5 Miami (OH) | Athens, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Chessa Field Attendance: 372 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Jacob Little Christian Vorovenci Fourth official: Kendra Dalton |
Semifinals edit
| November 3 | #1 Buffalo | 1–0 | #5 Miami (OH) | Buffalo, NY |
| 5:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: UB Stadium Attendance: 672 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Stephanie Serrano Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
| November 3 | #2 Ball State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #3 Bowling Green | Buffalo, NY |
| 7:30 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: UB Stadium Attendance: 91 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi Tim Dicken Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
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Final edit
| November 6 | #1 Buffalo | 2–0 | #2 Ball State | Buffalo, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: UB Stadium Attendance: 727 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth Ashley Cedro Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
1 goal
- Sammi Corcoran – Ball State
- Maya Dean – Bowling Green
- Brynn Gardner – Bowling Green
- Alaina Uncapher – Bowling Green
- Hannah Callaghan – Buffalo
- Leah Wengender – Buffalo
- Arianna Zumpano – Buffalo
- Taylor Hamlett – Miami (OH)
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Maya Dean | Bowling Green |
| Isabelle Gilmore | |
| Emily Sexton | Miami (OH) |
| Maddie Schlecht | |
| Sammi Corcoran | Ball State |
| Jenna Dombrowski | |
| Bethany Moser | |
| Emily Kelly | Buffalo |
| Leah Wengender | |
| Tess Ford | |
| Hannah Callaghan |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Buffalo Claims Regular Season Title, Tournament Field Set". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.