2022 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big West Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The Semifinals and Final of the five-match tournament took place at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California and the higher seed hosted First Round games. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. This was the first season that the tournament expanded to six teams, as it had only previously invited the top four teams. The defending champions were the UC Irvine Anteaters.[2] The Anteaters successfully defended their title, defeating Long Beach State 3–0 in the Final.[3] This was the third Big West tournament title for the UC Irvine program and the second for head coach Scott Juniper.[4] As tournament champions, UC Irvine earned the Big West's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,198
SiteMustang Memorial Field (Semifinals & Final)
San Luis Obispo, California
ChampionsUC Irvine (3rd title)
Winning coachScott Juniper (2nd title)
MVPGlo Hinojosa[1] (UC Irvine)
BroadcastESPN+
Big West Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Big West Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 6 1 3   .750 9 7 3   .553
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 6 2 2   .700 9 6 4   .579
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 6 2 2   .700 9 6 5   .575
Long Beach St  ‍‍‍ 5 2 3   .650 8 7 6   .524
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 5 9 6   .400
No. 18 UC Irvine  ‍‍y 3 2 5   .550 11 6 7   .604
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 3 4 3   .450 6 6 3   .500
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 2 3 5   .450 4 8 6   .389
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 2 4 4   .400 3 10 6   .316
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 1 8 1   .150 3 15 1   .184
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 0 7 3   .150 2 9 7   .306
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big West Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament and teams were seeded by regular season conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seed and who would get a First Round bye. UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton both finished with identical 6–2–2 regular season records. UC Davis earned the second seed and First Round bye by virtue of their 2–1 home victory over Cal State Fullerton on October 20.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Cal Poly 6–1–3 21
2 UC Davis 6–2–2 20
3 Cal State Fullerton 6–2–2 20
4 Long Beach State 5–2–3 18
5 UC Santa Barbara 4–3–3 15
6 UC Irvine 3–2–5 14

Bracket

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Source:[6]

First round
Saturday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Cal Poly 0
4 Long Beach State (a.e.t.) 2 4 Long Beach State 1
5 UC Santa Barbara 1 4 Long Beach State 0
6 UC Irvine 3
2 UC Davis 0
3 Cal State Fullerton 0 6 UC Irvine (a.e.t.) 1
6 UC Irvine (a.e.t.) 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30 #3 Cal State Fullerton 0–2 (a.e.t.) #6 UC Irvine Fullerton, CA
5:00 p.m.
  • Kaya Hawkinson   20'
  • Malina Yago   40'
  • Samantha McKenna   60'
Report
  •   65' Maddy Chzvez
  •   74' Kiera Smeenge
  •   81' Lilli Rask
  •   95' Suus de Bakker
  •   102' Destinee Manzo
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Adrian Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Nathan Max
Assistant referees: Israel Fernandez
Fourth official: Isaac Cisneros
October 30 #4 Long Beach State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 UC Santa Barbara Long Beach, CA
6:00 p.m.
  • Lena Silano   47', 92'
  • Cherrie Cox   100'
Report
  •   82' Lauren Helwig
Stadium: George Allen Field
Attendance: 370
Referee: William Hoffman
Assistant referees: Yoel Miller
Assistant referees: Melissa Gonzalez
Fourth official: Cesar Calderon

Semifinals

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November 3 #2 UC Davis 0–1 (a.e.t.) #6 UC Irvine San Luis Obispo, CA
4:00 p.m.
  • Chandler Connors   79'
  • Sarah Canavan   79'
Report
  •   77' Alex Jaquez
  •   108' Alyssa Moore
  •   110' Aislynn Crowder
  •   110' Team
Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field
Attendance: 484
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
Assistant referees: John Pranjic
Assistant referees: Adam Zarrin
Fourth official: Misael Lopez
November 3 #1 Cal Poly 0–1 #4 Long Beach State San Luis Obispo, CA
7:00 p.m. Report
  •   62' Summer Laskey
Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Alex Del Angel
Assistant referees: Gabriel Salazar
Assistant referees: Chris Gomez
Fourth official: John Pranjic

Final

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November 6 #4 Long Beach State 0–3 #6 UC Irvine San Luis Obispo, CA
1:00 p.m.
  • Eysia Laramie   54'
  • Sophie Jones   88'
Report
  •   8' Erin Covey
  •   32' Alex Jaquez
  •   35' Suus de Bakker
  •   42' Autumn Thompkins
  •   87' Kiera Smeenge
Stadium: Mustang Memorial Field
Attendance: 485
Referee: Rene Nunez
Assistant referees: Salma Perez
Assistant referees: Yoel Miller
Fourth official: Salvador Reyes

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

  • Lena Silano – Long Beach State
  • Suus de Bakker – UC Irvine

1 goal

  • Summer Laskey – Long Beach State
  • Erin Covey – UC Irvine
  • Destinee Manzo – UC Irvine
  • Alyssa Moore – UC Irvine
  • Autumn Thompkins – UC Irvine
  • Lauren Helwig – UC Santa Barbara

References

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  1. ^ "The Big West Women's Soccer Championship: UC Irvine Completes Title Defense With 3-0 Shutout of Long Beach State". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Big West Conference. "2021 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Big West Conference. "2022 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big West Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Big West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Set with Regular-Season Champion Cal Poly as Top Seed". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Big West 2022 Women's Soccer Championship". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2023.