2020 WAC women's soccer tournament

The 2020 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament, delayed due to COVID-19 until Spring, 2021, was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from April 13 to April 17, 2021. The five match tournament took place at GCU Stadium in Phoenix, AZ on the campus of Grand Canyon University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The No. 1 seed Utah Valley defeated No. 2 seed Seattle Redhawks 1–0 in the final.[1]

2020 WAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteGCU Stadium
Phoenix, AZ
ChampionsUtah Valley (3rd title)
Winning coachChris Lemay (2nd title)
MVPCassidy McCormick (Utah Valley)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC women's soccer tournament
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2020 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 10 2 2   .786 12 5 2   .684
Utah Valley  ‍‍y 10 2 2   .786 12 5 2   .684
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 4 2   .643 10 4 3   .676
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 7 4 1   .625 8 9 1   .472
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 7 6 1   .536 10 7 2   .579
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 4 9 1   .321 5 12 2   .316
Dixie State*  ‍‍‍ 3 8 1   .292 3 10 2   .267
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 14 0   .000 0 17 0   .000
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 20, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

Bracket

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Source:[2]

First round
Tuesday, Apr. 13
Semifinals
Thursday, Apr. 15
Final
Saturday, Apr. 17
1 Utah Valley 12OT, 4PK
4 UTRGV 0 5 NMSU 1 3PK
5 NMSU 3 1 Utah Valley 1
2 Seattle 0
2 Seattle 3
3 Grand Canyon 5 3 Grand Canyon 2
6 Chicago State 2

All-Tournament team

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Source:[3]

Player Team
Corey Kizer NM State
Hannah Leitner
Jaycee Iranshad Grand Canyon
Raeanne Jones
Michele Adam Seattle
Ava Benedetti
Hallie Bergford
Isabel Jones-Dawe Utah Valley
Anna Pickering
Heather Stainbrook
Cassidy McCormick

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. p. 17. Retrieved October 31, 2021.