2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 2 to November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at Jackson Stadium, home of the Northern Colorado Bears. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Montana Grizzlies were the defending champions.[1] Montana was unable to defend their title as they lost to Idaho in the Semifinals. Northern Arizona won their first title since 2014 by defeating Idaho in the final on penalties 4–3 after the game finished tied 0–0.[2] This was the fourth overall title for Montana, and the first title for head coach Alan Berrios.[3] As tournament champions, Northern Arizona earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance886
SiteJackson Stadium
Greeley, Colorado
ChampionsNorthern Arizona (4th title)
Winning coachAlan Berrios (1st title)
MVPTrinity Corcoran (Northern Arizona)
BroadcastESPN+
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern Arizona  ‍y 7 1 0   .875 8 6 6   .550
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 12 3 3   .750
Portland St.  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 5 8 5   .417
Sacramento St.  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 4 9 5   .361
Weber St.  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 5 11 2   .333
Montana  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 7 7 6   .500
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 5 8 5   .417
Idaho St.  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 3 11 2   .250
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 0 7 1   .063 4 11 3   .306
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big Sky Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season conference record.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Northern Arizona 7–1–0 21
2 Idaho 6–2–0 18
3 Portland State 4–2–2 14
4 Sacramento State 4–3–1 13
5 Weber State 4–4–0 12
6 Montana 3–4–1 10

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Northern Arizona (pen.) 1 (4)
4 Sacramento State 1 (2) 5 Weber State 1 (2)
5 Weber State (pen.) 1 (4) 1 Northern Arizona (pen.) 0 (4)
2 Idaho 0 (3)
2 Idaho (a.e.t.) 1
3 Portland State 0 6 Montana 0
6 Montana 3

Source:[5]

Schedule

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First Round

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November 2 #3 Portland State 0–3 #6 Montana Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT
  • Lucy Quinn   38'
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  •   29' Sydney Haustein
  •   44' Molly Massman
  •   47' Maysa Walters
  •   63' Riley O'Brien
Stadium: Jackson Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Bradley Miller
Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament
Assistant referees: Sara Renyer
Fourth official: Kastriot Baruni
November 2 #4 Sacramento State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
#5 Weber State Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT
  • Jordan Goularte   43'
  • Abigail Lopez   81'
Report
  •   28',   68' Andelin Binford
Stadium: Jackson Stadium
Attendance: 127
Referee: Kastriot Baruni
Assistant referees: Bol Abiar
Assistant referees: William Knause
Fourth official: Kathie Krempels
Penalties
  • Aubrey Goodwill  
  • Ariana Nino  
  • Jordan Goularte  
  • Lexi Rakela  
  •   Yira Yoggerst
  •   Morgan Furmaniak
  •   Alexis Simpson
  •   Brynlee Meyerhoffer
  •   Rylee Tatton

Semifinals

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November 4 #2 Idaho 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 Montana Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT
  • Jayd Sprague   83'
  • Margo Schoesler   100'
Report Stadium: Jackson Stadium
Attendance: 103
Referee: Megan McCain
Assistant referees: Patricia McCracken
Assistant referees: Harlan Grossman
Fourth official: Jae Lehman
November 4 #1 Northern Arizona 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#5 Weber State Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT
  • Josie Novak   46'
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  •   53' Ali Swenson
  •   62' Shea Christiansen
  •   82' Yira Yoggerst
Stadium: Jackson Stadium
Attendance: 179
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
Assistant referees: Jae Lehman
Assistant referees: Jacob Herold
Fourth official: Harlan Grossman
Penalties
  • Mikhail Johnson  
  • Maddie Shafer  
  • Jaylin Borden  
  • Rylie Curran  
  •   Morgan Furmaniak
  •   Alexis Simpson
  •   Brynleee Meyerhoffer
  •   Rachel Twede

Final

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November 6 #1 Northern Arizona 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#2 Idaho Greeley, CO
12:00 p.m. MT Report
  •   53' Team
Stadium: Jackson Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Andrea Jones
Assistant referees: Kayla Caballero
Fourth official: Jae Lehman
Penalties
  • Abby Donathan  
  • Maddie Shafer  
  • Mikhail Johnson  
  • Jaylin Borden  
  • Rylie Curran  
  •   Margo Schoesler
  •   Annika Farley
  •   Makenzie Burks
  •   Ariel Lofton
  •   Sara Evans

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

1 goal

  • Margo Schoesler – Idaho
  • Sydney Haustein – Montana
  • Molly Massman – Montana
  • Maysa Walters – Montana
  • Josie Novak – Northern Arizona
  • Jordan Goularte – Sacramento State
  • Andelin Binford – Weber State
  • Yira Yoggerst – Weber State

All Tournament Team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Trinity Corcoran Northern Arizona
Rylie Curran
Abby Donathan
Maddie Shafer
Mikhail Johnson
Josie Novak
Kira Witte Idaho
Cassidy Elicker
Margo Schoesler
Jayd Sprague
Allie Larsen Montana
Yira Yoggerst Weber State

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 #BigSkySoccer Championship Preview". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championships" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lumberjacks Claim 2022 Big Sky Soccer Tournament Title; Earn Big Sky's Automatic Bid to NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.