The 2022 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 2 to November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at Championship Field Stadium in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season divisional conference play. The defending champions were the Grand Canyon.[1] Grand Canyon was unable to defend their crown, falling 3–2 against Utah Valley in the Semifinal. New Mexico State would go on to defeat Utah Valley in the Final, 1–0 to win the tournament.[2] This was the first WAC Tournament victory in New Mexico State program history as well as the first victory for head coach Rob Baarts.[3] As tournament champions, New Mexico State earned the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| 2022 WAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,321 | ||||
| Site | Championship Field Stadium Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Champions | New Mexico State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Baarts (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Makenna Gottschalk (New Mexico State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley †y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .864 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico St ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .727 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .227 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .136 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 WAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:WAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and the top two seeds earned a bye into the semifinal round. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top six teams finished with unique conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Utah Valley | 9–1–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Seattle | 8–1–2 | 26 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 7–2–2 | 23 |
| 4 | Utah Tech | 6–3–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Grand Canyon | 6–4–1 | 19 |
| 6 | California Baptist | 5–3–3 | 18 |
Bracket
editSource:[2]
| First round Wednesday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico State (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | California Baptist | 0 | 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Tech | 0 | 5 | Grand Canyon | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||||
Matches
editFirst round
edit| November 2 | #3 New Mexico State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 California Baptist | Seattle, WA |
| 4:00 p.m. PT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Stadium Attendance: 124 Referee: Kelsey Harms Assistant referees: Allen Johnson Christopher Calderon Fourth official: Allen Johnson |
| November 2 | #4 Utah Tech | 0–3 | #5 Grand Canyon | Seattle, WA |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Charlie Delgadillo Assistant referees: Will Niccolls Cephalon Quartson Fourth official: Hunter Zachwieja |
Semifinals
edit| November 4 | #2 Seattle | 0–1 | #3 New Mexico State | Seattle, WA |
| 4:00 p.m. PT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Charlie Delgadillo Assistant referees: Jesus Mejia Andrew Rogers Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow |
| November 4 | #1 Utah Valley | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Grand Canyon | Seattle, WA |
| 7:00 p.m. PT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Stadium Attendance: 448 Referee: Kelsey Harms Assistant referees: Chris Turner Aidan Velasco Fourth official: Raymond Moffat Jr. |
Final
edit| November 6 | #1 Utah Valley | 0–1 | #3 New Mexico State | Seattle, WA |
| 1:00 p.m. PT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Championship Field Stadium Attendance: 165 Referee: Karen Callado Assistant referees: Will Niccolls Baboucarr Jallow Fourth official: Juan Colazo |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
- Bekah Valdez – Grand Canyon
- Tati Jerman – New Mexico State
- Faith Webber – Utah Valley
1 goal
- Gianna Gourley – Grand Canyon
- Ani Jensen – Grand Canyon
- Leah Pirro – Grand Canyon
- Sofia Beerworth – New Mexico State
- Jenna Shepherd – Utah Valley
All-Tournament team
editSource:[4]
| Player | Team |
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| Sofia Beerworth | New Mexico State |
| Makenna Gottschalk | |
| Xitlaly Hernandez | |
| Tati Jerman | |
| Loma McNeese | |
| Jenna Shepherd | Utah Valley |
| Heather Stainbrook | |
| Faith Webber | |
| Gianna Gourley | Grand Canyon |
| Leah Pirro | |
| Noa Schumacher | California Baptist |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Western Athletic Conference. "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament: Championship Sunday". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2023.