The 2023 Ivy League women's soccer tournament was the inaugural postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ivy League held from November 3 through November 5, 2023.[1] The tournament was hosted by Stevenson Field in Providence, Rhode Island, home of the regular season champions, Brown. The four team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Second seeded Harvard became the first team to win the championship by defeating Columbia 3–0 in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the first for the Harvard women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Chris Hamblin. Harvard had previously won thirteen regular season women's soccer titles before the Ivy League Tournament was created.[3] As tournament champions, Harvard earned the Ivy League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Ivy League women's soccer tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,759 | ||||
| Site | Stevenson Field Providence, Rhode Island | ||||
| Champions | Harvard (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Hamblin (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Josefine Hasbo (Harvard) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
| |||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown †y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .643 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia y | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .571 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .429 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .286 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .143 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .143 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Ivy League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Ivy League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament and teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top five teams finished with unique conference records.[4][5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 7–0–0 | 21 |
| 2 | Harvard | 5–1–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Princeton | 4–2–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Columbia | 3–2–2 | 11 |
Bracket edit
| Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Brown | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Columbia (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Columbia | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Harvard | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Harvard | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 2 | |||||||
Schedule edit
Semifinals edit
| November 3 | #2 Harvard | 4–2 | #3 Princeton | Providence, RI |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stevenson Field Attendance: 680 Referee: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Miguel Lara Sandro Araujo Fourth official: Steven Mauricio |
| November 3 | #1 Brown | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #4 Columbia | Providence, RI |
| 5:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stevenson Field Attendance: 767 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: John Juk John Jordan Fourth official: Kevin Suares |
Final edit
| November 5 | #2 Harvard | 3–0 | #4 Columbia | Providence, RI |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Stevenson Field Attendance: 312 Referee: Katie McCormack Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell Matt Stein Fourth official: Omar Roa |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 12 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
4 goals
- Josefine Hasbo – Harvard
1 goal
- Brittany Raphino – Brown
- Shira Cohen – Columbia
- Kat Jordan – Columbia
- Hannah Bebar – Harvard
- Gabby DelPico – Harvard
- Ólöf Kristinsdóttir – Harvard
- Lexi Hiltunen – Princeton
- Heather MacNab – Princeton
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Hannah Bebar | Harvard |
| Gabby DelPico | |
| Josefine Hasbo | |
| Anna Karpenko | |
| Kat Jordan | Columbia |
| Courtney Ruedt | |
| Marcia Ojo | |
| Sheyenne Allen | Brown |
| Brittany Raphino | |
| Lexi Hiltunen | Princeton |
| Aria Nagai |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ Koch, Bill (November 3, 2023). "It's a fall tradition, Brown women's soccer team charges into postseason". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ivyleague.com. Ivy League. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Field Set for Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. October 29, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Tournament Tiebreakers". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Harvard Claims Inaugural Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament Title". ivyleague.com. Ivy League. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.