2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	948
Site	Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex; Memphis, Tennessee
Champions	South Florida (2nd title)
Winning coach	Denise Schilte-Brown (2nd title)
MVP	Evelyne Viens (Offensive); Sydney Martinez (Defensive) (South Florida)
Broadcast	American Digital Network (Semifinals); ESPNU (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
«2018	2020»

The 2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from November 3 to November 10, 2019. 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. Memphis.^[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis are the defending tournament champions.^[2] Memphis was unable to defend its title, losing 2–0 to South Florida in the final. USF's win was the program's second and also the second for coach Denise Schilte-Brown.^[3]

2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 21 Memphis ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	0	–	1	.944	17	–	3	–	1	.833
No. 16 USF ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	0	.778	16	–	5	–	0	.762
UCF ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	2	.667	11	–	4	–	4	.684
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1	.611	7	–	9	–	3	.447
SMU ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	12	–	7	–	1	.625
Houston ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0	.333	6	–	14	–	0	.300
UConn ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	6	–	8	–	3	.441
Temple ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	5	–	9	–	5	.395
East Carolina ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	5	–	10	–	3	.361
Tulsa ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	8	–	11	–	0	.421


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 11, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference

Bracket

First round Sunday, Nov. 3			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8			Final Sunday, Nov. 10

			2	South Florida	2
6	Houston	0	3	UCF	1
3	UCF	5				2	South Florida	2
						1	Memphis	0
			1	Memphis	4
5	SMU	1	5	SMU	2
4	Cincinnati	0

Source:^[4]

Schedule

First Round

November 3, 2019	#3 UCF	5–0	#6 Houston	Orlando, FL
1:00 p.m.	Ellie Moreno 1' Darya Rajaee 21' Dayana Martin 48', 56' Jessica Taylor 66'	Report	29' Amy Nguyen	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 218 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez Assistant referees: Sergio Virviescas Assistant referees: Edin Kapidzic Fourth official: Hassan Belmnahia

November 3, 2019	#4 Cincinnati	0–1	#5 SMU	Cincinnati, OH
12:00 p.m.		Report	50' Brooke Golik 86' Celiana Torres	Stadium: Gettler Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Andy Milby Assistant referees: Britton Maier Assistant referees: Brian DiPiro Fourth official: Brad Koewlers

Semifinals

November 8, 2019	#2 USF	3–1	#3 UCF	Memphis, TN
4:30 p.m.	Evelyne Viens 34', 57'	Report	65' Madison Murnin 68' (pen.) Elise Legrout	Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Referee: Noeal Cotterell Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Assistant referees: Mark Allatin Fourth official: Joseph Poremba

November 8, 2019	#1 Memphis	4–2	#5 SMU	Memphis, TN
7:00 p.m.	Lisa Pechersky 1' Tanya Boychuk 38' (pen.) Kimberley Smit 51' Clarissa Larisey 89'	Report	40' Katharine Herron 48' Allie Thornton 66' Jewel Boland	Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Referee: Cassio Ribiero Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba Fourth official: Steven Scott

Final

November 10, 2019	#1 Memphis	0–2	#2 USF	Memphis, TN
1:00 p.m.	Serena Dolan 80'	Report	64', 66' Evelyne Viens 88' Aubrey Megrath	Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Attendance: 557 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Benjamin Meyer Fourth official: Steven Scott

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals

Evelyne Viens (USF)

2 Goals

Dayana Martin (UCF)

1 Goal

Jewel Boland (SMU)
Tanya Boychuk (Memphis)
Brooke Golik (SMU)
Clarissa Larisey (Memphis)
Elise Legrout (UCF)
Ellie Moreno (UCF)
Lisa Pechersky (Memphis)
Darya Ragaee (UCF)
Kimberley Smit (Memphis)
Jessica Taylor (UCF)
Allie Thornton (SMU)

All-Tournament team

Source:^[5]

Player	Team
Evelyne Viens*	USF
Sydney Martinez^
Sydny Nasello
Andrea Hauksdottir
Caoline DeLisle	UCF
Ellie Moreno	UCF
Clair Abrey	Memphis
Serena Dolan
Stasia Mallin
Allie Thornton	SMU
Jewel Boland	SMU

* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

^ "Memphis Earns Regular Season Title, Bracket Set for Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 31, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "American Athletic Conference Championships by School" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "No. 2 USF Defeats No. 1 Memphis, 2-0, to win Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[1] "Memphis Earns Regular Season Title, Bracket Set for Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 31, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[2] "2018 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[3] "American Athletic Conference Championships by School" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[4] "2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[5] "No. 2 USF Defeats No. 1 Memphis, 2-0, to win Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

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