2023 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
2023 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 2,614 | ||||
Site | Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||
Champions | Idaho (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Jeremy Clevenger (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Rebekah Reyes (Idaho) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .313 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 4 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The Big Sky Conference |
The 2023 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 1 to November 5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Lumberjack Stadium, home of the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks were the defending champions.[1] Northern Arizona was unable to defend their title as they lost to Idaho in the Final. The 2–1 victory gave Idaho their first Big Sky Conference title.[2] This was the first overall title for Idaho, and the first title for head coach Jeremy Clevenger.[3] As tournament champions, Idaho earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
[edit]The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season conference record.[4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Montana | 7–0–1 | 22 |
2 | Idaho | 5–2–1 | 16 |
3 | Portland State | 4–2–2 | 14 |
4 | Northern Arizona | 4–3–1 | 13 |
5 | Sacramento State | 2–3–3 | 9 |
6 | Idaho State | 2–4–2 | 8 |
Bracket
[edit]First round Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Montana | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Arizona | 3 | 4 | Northern Arizona | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Sacramento State | 0 | 4 | Northern Arizona | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Idaho | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Idaho | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Portland State | 4 | 3 | Portland State | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Idaho State | 1 |
Schedule
[edit]First Round
[edit]November 1 | #3 Portland State | 4–1 | #6 Idaho State | Flagstaff, AZ |
3:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lumberjack Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Veronica Burr Assistant referees: Shakir Ballantyne Juan Nevarez Fourth official: Mersha Kiseil |
November 1 | #4 Northern Arizona | 3–0 | #5 Sacramento State | Flagstaff, AZ |
6:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lumberjack Stadium Attendance: 437 Referee: Joe Pickens Assistant referees: Mersha Kisiel Mario Coss Fourth official: Shakir Ballantyne |
Semifinals
[edit]November 3 | #2 Idaho | 1–0 | #3 Portland State | Flagstaff, AZ |
3:00 p.m. MST |
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Report | Stadium: Lumberjack Stadium Attendance: 95 Referee: Robi Hullner Assistant referees: Hao Guo Mauro Cruz Fourth official: Charles Farr |
November 3 | #1 Montana | 0–1 | #4 Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ |
6:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lumberjack Stadium Attendance: 989 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Jordan Schultz Charles Farr Fourth official: Hao Guo |
Final
[edit]November 5 | #2 Idaho | 2–1 | #4 Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ |
1:00 p.m. MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lumberjack Stadium Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Veronica Burr Kaelyn Sykora Fourth official: J.C. Plott |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Holly Hunter – Northern Arizona
1 goal
- Hannah Alfaro – Idaho
- Naomi Alvarez – Idaho
- Maddy Lasher – Idaho
- Kaylyn Buchanan – Idaho State
- Joey Lujan – Northern Arizona
- Josie Novak – Northern Arizona
- Allison Veloz – Northern Arizona
- Sienna Higinbotham – Portland State
- Abi Hoffman – Portland State
- CeCe Jenkins – Portland State
- Lacy Quinn – Portland State
All Tournament Team
[edit]Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Hannah Alfaro | Idaho |
Naomi Alvarez | |
Maddy Lasher | |
Alyssa Peters | |
Rebekah Reyes | |
Jayd Sprague | |
Kira Witte | |
Holly Hunter | Northern Arizona |
Allie Larsen | |
Joey Lujan | |
Allison Veloz | |
Sienna Higinbotham | Portland State |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big Sky Soccer Tournament Field, Matchups Set". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 #BigSkySoccer Postseason Notebook: NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 7, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.