2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament

2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	864
Site	Transamerica Field; Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	UTSA (1st title)
Winning coach	Derek Pittman (1st title)
MVP	Anna Sutter (Offensive); Kendall Kloza (Defensive) (UTSA)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Conference USA women's soccer tournament
«2021	2023»

The 2022 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 2 through November 6, 2022. The seven-match tournament took place at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs.^[1] Old Dominion was unable to defended their title as they moved to the Sun Belt Conference in 2022. The UTSA Roadrunners won the title by defeating Florida Atlantic 3–2 in overtime the final.^[2] The conference championship was the first for the UTSA women's soccer program and first for head coach Derek Pittman.^[3] As tournament champions, UTSA earned C-USA's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 Conference USA women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Rice ‍†‍‍	9	–	0	–	1	.950	11	–	8	–	1	.575
North Texas ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	1	.750	12	–	6	–	2	.650
UAB ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3	.750	9	–	4	–	5	.639
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	2	.600	7	–	9	–	3	.447
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1	.550	11	–	8	–	3	.568
UTSA ‍‍‡‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	12	–	6	–	4	.636
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1	.450	7	–	9	–	3	.447
Charlotte ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	4	–	11	–	4	.316
Florida International ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	4	.300	3	–	8	–	4	.333
UTEP ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	4	–	11	–	3	.306
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2	.100	2	–	12	–	3	.206


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA

Seeding

Eight Conference USA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference regular season record.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Rice	9–0–1	28
2	North Texas	7–2–1	22
3	UAB	6–1–3	21
4	Louisiana Tech	5–3–2	17
5	Florida Atlantic	5–3–1	16
6	UTSA	4–3–3	15
7	Western Kentucky	4–5–1	13
8	Charlotte	2–6–2	8

Bracket

Source:^[5]

Quarterfinals November 2			Semifinals November 4			Championship November 6

2	North Texas	5

7	Western Kentucky	1
			2	North Texas	1

			6	UTSA	2
3	UAB	0

6	UTSA (a.e.t.)	1
						6	UTSA (a.e.t.)	3

						5	Florida Atlantic	2
4	Louisiana Tech	1

5	Florida Atlantic	4
			5	Florida Atlantic	2

			8	Charlotte	1
1	Rice	1

8	Charlotte	4

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 2	#2 North Texas	5–1	#7 Western Kentucky	Charlotte, NC
11:00 a.m. ET	Jenna Sheely 15', 30' Olivia Klein 21' Madison Drenowatz 47' Avery Barron 78' Summer Brown 86'	Report	54' Kayla Meyer 90' Kendall King	Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Jaime Herrera Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic

November 2	#3 UAB	0–1 (a.e.t.)	#6 UTSA	Charlotte, NC
1:30 p.m. ET	Canby Biddle 53'	Report	79' Sasjah Dade 108' Anna Sutter	Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Brian Miller

November 2	#4 Louisiana Tech	1–4	#5 Florida Atlantic	Charlotte, NC
4:30 p.m. ET	Kalli Matlock 31' Maci Geltmeier 64'	Report	10', 10' Gi Krstec 55' Mia Sennes 62' (pen.) Hailey Landrus 67' Bri Austin	Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Wilmer Soriano Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik

November 2	#1 Rice	1–4	#8 Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
7:00 p.m. ET	Grace Collins 13'	Report	23', 68' Macey Bader 62' Rice Own Goal 86' Haley Shand	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 336 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Skye Arthur-Banning Assistant referees: Eric Usher Fourth official: Wilmer Soriano

Semifinals

November 4	#2 North Texas	1–2	#6 UTSA	Charlotte, NC
4:30 p.m. ET	Madison Drenowatz 60' Team 69'	Report	9' Jordan Walker 31' Kendall Kloza 63' Sasjah Dade	Stadium: Transamerica Field Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Assistant referees: Eric Usher Fourth official: Marc Lawrence

November 4	#5 Florida Atlantic	2–1	#8 Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
7:00 p.m. ET	Thelma Hermannsdottir 20' Bri Austin 62'	Report	13' Haley Shand 22' Team 78' Julia Patrum	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 439 Referee: Alexandra Billeter Assistant referees: Wilmer Soriano Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez

Final

November 6	#5 Florida Atlantic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	#6 UTSA	Charlotte, NC
1:00 p.m. ET	Morgan McDonald 55' Elin Simonardottir 68' Mia Sennes 79'	Report	19' Sabrina Hillyer 32', 92' Marlee Fray 36' Kiran Singh 77' Sasjah Dade	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 89 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Fourth official: Gabriel Rivera

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

Macey Bader – Charlotte
Haley Shand – Charlotte
Bri Austin – Florida Atlantic
Gi Krstec – Florida Atlantic
Madison Drenowatz – North Texas
Jenna Sheely – North Texas
Marlee Fray – UTSA

1 goal

Thelma Hermannsdottir – Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus – Florida Atlantic
Morgan McDonald – Florida Atlantic
Elin Simonardottir – Florida Atlantic
Kalli Matlock – Louisiana Tech
Summer Brown – North Texas
Olivia Klein – North Texas
Grace Collins – Rice
Kendal Kloza – UTSA
Kiran Singh – UTSA
Anna Sutter – UTSA
Jordan Walker – UTSA
Kayla Meyer – Western Kentucky

1 own goal

Rice (vs. Charlotte)

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Anna Sutter*	UTSA
Kendall Kloza^
Marlee Fray
Mia Krusinski
Gi Krstec	Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus
Thelma Hermannsdottir
Macey Bader	Charlotte
Haley Shand	Charlotte
Madi Drenowatz	North Texas
Jenna Sheely	North Texas

* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

^ Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^ Conference USA. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "WSOC: Conference USA Tournament Bracket Set". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 29, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "2022 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^ "WSOC: UTSA Claims C-USA Tournament Title in Overtime Thriller". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[1] Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[2] Conference USA. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[3] "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[4] "WSOC: Conference USA Tournament Bracket Set". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 29, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[5] "2022 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[6] "WSOC: UTSA Claims C-USA Tournament Title in Overtime Thriller". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

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