2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,392
Site	Mickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final); Bowling Green, Ohio
Champions	Bowling Green (4th title)
Winning coach	Matt Fannon (2nd title)
MVP	Nikhita Jacob (Bowling Green)
Broadcast	None
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Bowling Green ‍†‍‡‍^y	10	–	1	–	0	.909	14	–	6	–	3	.674
Ball State ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	0	.800	14	–	4	–	0	.778
Western Michigan ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1	.591	8	–	9	–	1	.472
Buffalo ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2	.545	5	–	4	–	2	.545
Akron ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2	.545	8	–	9	–	2	.474
Ohio ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1	.500	10	–	8	–	1	.553
Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0	.455	6	–	11	–	2	.368
Central Michigan ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2	.455	7	–	5	–	4	.563
Kent State ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2	.455	6	–	9	–	3	.417
Toledo ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0	.364	7	–	12	–	0	.368
Miami (OH) ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1	.350	4	–	12	–	1	.265
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	1	.045	2	–	14	–	2	.167


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2019 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title with a 3–1 penalty shootout win over the Eastern Michigan in the final.^[1]^[2] The title was the fourth for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the second for head coach Matt Fannon.^[3]^[4]

Bracket

Source:^[5]

Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8			Final Sunday, Nov. 10

1	Bowling Green	4

8	Central Michigan	1
			1	Bowling Green	2

			4	Buffalo	1
4	Buffalo	2^2OT

5	Akron	1
						1	Bowling Green	0 (3)

						7	Eastern Michigan	0 (1)
2	Ball State	1

7	Eastern Michigan	2
			7	Eastern Michigan	5

			6	Ohio	2
3	Western Michigan	0

6	Ohio	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2019	#1 Bowling Green	4–1	#8 Central Michigan	Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST	Sarah Allen 48' Nikki Cox 51' Makenzie Ortman 70' Kennedy White 77'	Report	82' Katie Coleman	Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Assistant referees: Christian Little Fourth official: Jacob Little

November 3, 2019	#2 Ball State	1–2	#7 Eastern Michigan	Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST	Peighton Cook 59' Lexy Smith 87'	Report	13' Sabrina McNeill 88' (pen.) Amanda Cripps	Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Referee: Ceasar Ibarra Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Assistant referees: Edmundo Ramirez Fourth official: Richard Geati

November 3, 2019	#3 Western Michigan	0–2	#6 Ohio	Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST		Report	51' Sydney Leckie 59' Alivia Milesky	Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 207 Referee: Brandon Knauss Assistant referees: Kevin Ficar Assistant referees: Ryan Ash Fourth official: Arlin Kociu

November 3, 2019	#4 Buffalo	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#5 Akron	Buffalo, New York
1:00 p.m. EST	Kaitlyn Walsh 83' Taylor Caridi 108'	Report	73' Abigail Brown	Stadium: UB Stadium Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Assistant referees: Tim Dicken Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals

November 8, 2019	#1 Bowling Green	2–1	#4 Buffalo	Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST	Chelsee Washington 17' Katie Cox 24' Lynsey Spotts 41'	Report	44' Carley Zoccali 79' Marcy Barberic	Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Landon Albert Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

November 8, 2019	#6 Ohio	2–5	#7 Eastern Michigan	Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST	Alivia Milesky 18', 64' Victoria Breeden 76'	Report	12' Amanda Cripps 36', 40', 46', 54' Kristin Hullibarger	Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Carlos Leyva Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final

November 10, 2019	#1 Bowling Green	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	#7 Eastern Michigan	Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST		Report	55' Alia Frederick	Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: Landon Albert Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
	Penalties
	Chelsee Washington Kennedy White Katie Cox Nikki Cox Nikhita Jacob		Peyton Davis Nicole Remedios Parys Kerr Amanda Cripps

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals

Kristin Hullibarger (Eastern Michigan)

3 Goals

Alivia Milesky (Ohio)

2 Goals

Amanda Cripps (Eastern Michigan)

1 Goal

Sarah Allen (Bowling Green)
Marcy Barberic (Buffalo)
Abigail Brown (Akron)
Taylor Caridi (Buffalo)
Katie Coleman (Central Michigan)
Peighton Cook (Ball State)
Katie Cox (Bowling Green)
Nikki Cox (Bowling Green)
Sydney Leckie (Ohio)
Sabrina McNeill (Eastern Michigan)
Mackenzie Ortman (Bowling Green)
Kaitlyn Walsh (Buffalo)
Chelsee Washington (Bowling Green)
Kennedy White (Bowling Green)

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Katie Cox	Bowling Green
Mackenzie Reuber
Lena Kovar
Nikhita Jacob
Chelsea Abbotts	Eastern Michigan
Sabrina McNeill
Kristin Hulibarger
Emily Kelly	Buffalo
Adrianna VanCuyck	Buffalo
Alivia Milesky	Ohio
Sydney Leckie	Ohio

MVP in bold

References

^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "BACK-TO-BACK: Bowling Green Claims MAC Women's Soccer Title". Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[2018_Tournament-1] "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[2019_Tournament-2] "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[Record_Book-3] "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[Matt_Fannon-4] "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[5] "Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[6] "BACK-TO-BACK: Bowling Green Claims MAC Women's Soccer Title". Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

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v t e 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
Regular season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC West Coast
Conference tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot League SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC
National tournaments	NCAA tournament Final
Rankings	Rankings

v t e Mid-American Conference
Full members	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future members	UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Field hockey affiliates	Appalachian State Mountaineers Bellarmine Knights James Madison Dukes Longwood Lancers
Women's lacrosse affiliates	Detroit Mercy Titans Robert Morris Colonials Youngstown State Penguins
Women's rowing affiliates (from 2025–26)	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens High Point Panthers Temple Owls
Men's tennis affiliate	UIC Flames
Wrestling affiliates	Bloomsburg Huskies Clarion Golden Eagles Cleveland State Vikings Edinboro Fighting Scots George Mason Patriots Lock Haven Bald Eagles Rider Broncs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
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Championships	Conference champions