2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 30 through November 5, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the Youngstown State Penguins 1–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the fifteenth overall title for Milwaukee and first for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's fifth consecutive title.[3] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,524
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (15th title)
Winning coachKevin Boyd (1st title)
MVPHaley Johnson (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2022 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 3   .711
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 5 1 4   .700 9 4 6   .632
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 5 2 3   .650 8 4 7   .605
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 5 2 3   .650 8 7 3   .528
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5 3 2   .600 8 8 3   .500
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 9 4 6   .632
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 7 6 4   .529
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 6 10 1   .382
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 2 11 2   .200
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 1 7 2   .200 7 7 4   .500
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 1 7 2   .200 3 11 2   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Horizon League

Seeding

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Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Oakland and Wright State both finished with a 5–2–3 regular season conference record. Oakland was awarded the third seed due to their 3–1 regular season victory over Wright State on October 16.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Milwaukee 7–1–2 23
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 5–1–4 19
3 Oakland 5–2–3 18
4 Wright State 5–2–3 18
5 Youngstown State 5–3–2 17
6 IUPUI 4–3–3 15

Bracket

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Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Saturday, Nov. 5
1 Milwaukee 3
4 Wright State 1 6 IUPUI 1
5 Youngstown State 2 1 Milwaukee 1
5 Youngstown State 0
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 0
3 Oakland 0 5 Youngstown State 1
6 IUPUI 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30 #3 Oakland 0–2 #6 IUPUI Rochester, MI
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Sami Lopez   56'
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  •   12' Sarah Henson
  •   51' Emma Antoine
  •   62' Abbie Schad
  •   67' Maya Turner
Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 102
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
October 30 #4 Wright State 1–2 #5 Youngstown State Dayton, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Olivia Mace   65'
  • Michelle Rings   66',   87' (pen.)
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  •   35' (pen.), 86' Taylor Berry
  •   67' Emma Rignone
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 514

Semifinals

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November 3 #1 Milwaukee 3–1 #6 IUPUI Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Haley Johnson   54', 86'
  • Kayla Rollins   58'
  • Senya Meurer   59'
Report
  •   12' Milwaukee Own Goal
  •   65' Sophia White
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al Latayfeh
Assistant referees: John Safar
Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter
November 3 #2 Purdue Fort Wayne 0–1 #5 Youngstown State Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Abby Klimkowski   76'
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  • Abriana Rondin   51'
  • Regan LaVigna   58'
  • Maddie Angelo   83'
Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 573
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Brian McKay
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

Final

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November 5 #1 Milwaukee 1–0 #5 Youngstown State Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Haley Johnson   24'
Report Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 335
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Jason White
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).

3 goals

  • Haley Johnson – Milwaukee

2 goals

  • Taylor Berry – Youngstown State

1 goal

  • Emma Antoine – IUPUI
  • Sarah Henson – IUPUI
  • Senya Meurer – Milwaukee
  • Michelle Rings – Wright State
  • Abriana Rondin – Youngstown State

1 own goal

  • Milwaukee (vs IUPUI)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Kendall Edwards Milwaukee
Lainey Higgins
Senya Meurer
Haley Johnson
Taylor Berry Youngstown State
Brooklynn Kirkpatrick
Abriana Rondin
Ashton Kudlo IUPUI
Maya Turner
Gabrielle Fanning Purdue Fort Wayne
Isabelle Wissel

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ White, Rachel. "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Set". Horizon League. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Milwaukee Earns Fifth-Straight #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 5, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.