The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyoming. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The San Jose State Spartans were the defending champions.[1] The Spartans were unable to defend their crown, as they did not qualify for the tournament and finished last in the regular season. Utah State won the title after defeating Colorado State in the Final, 1–0.[2][3] This was the first Mountain West tournament championship for Utah State. They previously won two championships in the WAC.[4] It was the first title for head coach Manny Martins.[5] As tournament champions, Utah State earned the Mountain West's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 524 | ||||
| Site | Madrid Sports Complex Laramie, Wyoming | ||||
| Champions | Utah State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Manny Martins (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Whitney Lopez (Utah State) | ||||
| Broadcast | MountainWest Sports Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .864 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State ‡y | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .818 | 14 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .409 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .409 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .409 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .364 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .227 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 6 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MW Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Mountain West Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record.[6] However, no teams finished tied at the end of the regular season so no tiebreakers were required.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | San Diego State | 9–1–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Utah State | 9–2–0 | 27 |
| 3 | Boise State | 8–2–1 | 25 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 6–3–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4–4–3 | 15 |
| 6 | Nevada | 4–6–1 | 13 |
Bracket edit
Source:[8]
| First Round Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Final Saturday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | Colorado State (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | Fresno State | 0 | 4 | Colorado State | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | Boise State | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Nevada | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First round edit
| October 29 | #3 Boise State | 2–0 | #6 Nevada | Laramie, WY |
| 11:00 a.m. MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 25 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Kevin Lewis Brian Yip Fourth official: Bol Abiar |
| October 29 | #4 Colorado State | 2–0 | #5 Fresno State | Laramie, WY |
| 2:00 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 58 Referee: William Knause Assistant referees: Bol Abiar Kastriot Baruni Fourth official: Kevin Lewis |
Semifinals edit
| November 1 | #2 Utah State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #3 Boise State | Laramie, WY |
| 11:00 a.m. MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 78 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Andrea Jones James Mays Fourth official: Ryan Wilde |
| November 1 | #1 San Diego State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #4 Colorado State | Laramie, WY |
| 2:00 p.m. MT | Report | Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 56 Referee: Mindy Lamboni Assistant referees: Harlan Grossman Ryan Wilde Fourth official: James Mayes | ||
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Final edit
| November 4 | #2 Utah State | 1–0 | #4 Colorado State | Laramie, WY |
| 12:00 p.m. MT |
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Report | Stadium: Madrid Sports Complex Attendance: 307 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Jocab Herold Jason Hampton Fourth official: Max Alatorre |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 6 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per match (as of November 4, 2023).
1 goal
- Sophie Drown – Boise State
- Kenize MacMillan – Boise State
- Olivia Fout – Colorado State
- Liv Stutzman – Colorado State
- Kate Christian – Utah State
- Whitney Lopez – Utah State
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[9]
| Player | Team |
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| Genevieve Crenshaw | Boise State |
| Teryn Newkirk | |
| Mia Casey | Colorado State |
| Shayna Ross | |
| Liv Stutzman | |
| Carlin Blake | San Diego State |
| Kiera Utush | |
| Whitney Lopez | Utah State |
| Kaitlyn Richins | |
| Addy Symonds-Weichers | |
| Diera Walton |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "2022–23 Mountain West Championships". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Mountain West Championships". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Utah State wins Mountain West soccer title". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Utah State Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). utahstateaggies.com. Utah State University Athletics. p. 40-41. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Tiebreakers" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2023 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
