2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 6, 2022. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown by defeating top seeded Tennessee Tech in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the fifth for the SIU Edwardsville women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Derek Burton. This was also the third straight title for SIU Edwardsville.[3][4] As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,827
SiteTech Soccer Field
Cookeville, Tennessee
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsSIU Edwardsville (5th title)
Winning coachDerek Burton (5th title)
MVPSidney Christopher (SIU Edwardsville)
BroadcastESPN+
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 0 3   .813 8 5 5   .583
SIUE  ‍‍y 5 1 2   .750 8 6 4   .556
SEMO  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 8 6 3   .559
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 7 7 4   .500
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 2 2 4   .500 6 8 6   .450
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 5 7 5   .441
Southern Indiana  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 5 8 4   .412
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 4 9 5   .361
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 4 4   .250 2 6 8   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 OVC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Ohio Valley Conference

Seeding

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Eight of the nine teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2022 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Morehead State and Southeast Missouri both finished the regular season with 4–2–2 records. After the tiebreaker procedure, Morehead state was determined to be the third seed, while Southeast Missouri was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required for the seventh and eight seeds as both UT Martin and Southern Indiana finished with 1–5–2 regular season records. UT Martin won the regular season matchup between the teams 1–0 and therefore were the seventh seed, while Southern Indiana was the eighth seed.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Tennessee Tech 5–0–3 18
2 SIU Edwardsville 5–1–2 17
3 Morehead State 4–2–2 14
4 Southeast Missouri 4–2–2 14
5 Lindenwood 2–2–4 10
6 Little Rock 2–3–3 9
7 UT Martin 1–5–2 5
8 Southern Indiana 1–5–2 5

Bracket

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Source:[6]

First round
Friday, Oct. 28
Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Tennessee Tech 5
5 Lindenwood 0
4 Southeast Missouri 1 (0)
5 Lindenwood 2 5 Lindenwood (pen.) 1 (2)
8 Southern Indiana 1 1 Tennessee Tech 0
2 SIU Edwardsville 1
2 SIU Edwardsville 2
3 Morehead State 0
3 Morehead State 0 (4)
6 Little Rock 0 7 UT Martin 0 (3)
7 UT Martin 1

Schedule

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First round

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October 28 #5 Lindenwood 2–1 #8 Southern Indiana Cape Girardeau, MO
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Lily Sutter   11'
  • Maggie Weller   56'
  • Lauren Tyson   85'
Report
  •   61' Mia Rose Daly
  •   70' Peyton Murphy
Stadium: Houck Stadium
Attendance: 263
Referee: Wes Caouette
Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu
Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley
Fourth official: Jose Renda
October 28 #6 Little Rock 0–1 #7 UT Martin Morehead, KY
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Team   90'
Report
  •   62' Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles
Stadium: MSU Soccer Field
Attendance: 100

Quarterfinals

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October 30 #3 Morehead State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#7 UT Martin Morehead, KY
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Nicole Fiantaco   100'
Report
  •   86' Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles
Stadium: MSU Soccer Field
Attendance: 265
Penalties
  • Hadley Cytron  
  • Kate Larbes  
  • Sejla Podzic  
  • Erin Fite  
  • Anna Lohrer  
  •   Catey Hunt
  •   Hannah Zahn
  •   Emma Elliott
  •   Ryann Mushkin
  •   Alba Delgado
October 30 #4 Southeast Missouri 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)
#5 Lindenwood Cape Girardeau, MO
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Emma Tucker   7'
Report
  •   35' Jacqueline Baetz
  •   48' Eyglo Thorsteinsdottir
Stadium: Houck Stadium
Attendance: 432
Referee: Donald Huber
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Assistant referees: Jeffery Hay
Fourth official: Anna Wawrzyniak
Penalties
  • Zoe Houston  
  • Natalie Jackson  
  • Emma Brune  
  • Cayla Koerner  
  •   Eyglo Thorsteinsdottir
  •   Jacqueline Baetz
  •   Jill Wipke

Semifinals

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November 4 #1 Tennessee Tech 5–0 #5 Lindenwood Cookeville, TN
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Bailey Taylor   27'
  • Chloe Smith   29', 46', 57'
  • Taylor Clark   85'
Report
  •   85' Rachel Jackson
  •   89' Jill Wipke
Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Attendance: 722
Referee: Jaclyn Williams
Assistant referees: Michael Samour
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Douglas Palomaki
November 4 #2 SIU Edwardsville 2–0 #3 Southeast Missouri Cookeville, TN
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Sarah Magnoni   20'
  • Team   59'
  • Mary Wessel   68'
  • Maria Haro   90'
Report Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Referee: Don Eubank
Assistant referees: Mandi Phillips Burle
Assistant referees: Douglas Palomaki
Fourth official: Jessica Medley

Final

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November 6 #1 Tennessee Tech 0–1 #2 SIU Edwardsville Cookeville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Emily Carlevato   55'
Report
  •   55' Sidney Christopher
  •   86' Sarah Magnoni
Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: James Sherer
Assistant referees: Devin Bargatze
Assistant referees: David Curley
Fourth official: Adam Warner

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 14 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

3 goals

  • Chloe Smith – Tennessee Tech

1 goal

  • Jacqueline Baetz – Lindenwood
  • Lily Sutter – Lindenwood
  • Maggie Weller – Lindenwood
  • Sidney Christopher – SIU Edwardsville
  • Maria Haro – SIU Edwardsville
  • Mary Wessel – SIU Edwardsville
  • Emma Tucker – Southeast Missouri
  • Mia Rose Daly – Southern Indiana
  • Taylor Clark – Tennessee Tech
  • Bailey Taylor – Tennessee Tech
  • Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles – UT Martin

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Jacqueline Baetz Lindenwood
Sam Blazek
Anna Lohrer Morehead State
Avery Redmond
Macy Carter Tennessee Tech
Chloe Smith
Bailey Taylor
Sidney Christopher SIU Edwardsville
Sarah Magnoni
Taylor Spiller
Mary Wessel

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "SIUE women win OVC title for third straight season". Edwardsville Intelligencer. November 7, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship Field is Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "SIUE Wins 2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2023.