The 2017 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from November 1 to 5, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, home field of the regular season champion UCF Knights in Orlando, Florida.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Connecticut Huskies were the defending tournament champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–1 first round loss to the Memphis Tigers. South Florida won the tournament by virtue of winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with UCF in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the first for the South Florida women's soccer program and for their head coach, Denise Schilte-Brown.[3]
| 2017 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Denise Schilte-Brown (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | American Digital Network (first round and semifinals) ESPNews (Final) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UCF †y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida ‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 17, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| First round Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | Memphis | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | UCF | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cincinnati | 0 | 6 | SMU | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | SMU | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst round
edit| November 1, 2017 | #3 Cincinnati | 0–1 | #6 SMU | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Joe Rio Assistant referees: Tom Felice Mark Allatin Fourth official: Cassio Ribeiro |
| November 1, 2017 | #4 Memphis | 3–1 | #5 Connecticut | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Michael Wallace Assistant referees: Cassio Ribeiro Alex Casella Fourth official: Tom Felice |
Semifinals
edit| November 3, 2017 | #2 South Florida | 1–0 | #6 SMU | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Cassio Ribeiro Assistant referees: Joe Poremba Mike Wallace Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
| November 3, 2017 | #1 UCF | 3–0 | #4 Memphis | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 535 Referee: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Tom Felice Alex Casella Fourth official: Joe Rio |
Final
edit| November 5, 2017 | #1 UCF | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | #2 South Florida | Orlando, Florida |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 952 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Jan Halaska Bruno Mozzo Fourth official: Joe Poremba | ||
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 1 Goal
- Vivien Beil – Connecticut
- Morgan Ferrara – UCF
- Stasia Mallin – UCF
- Mikayla Morton – Memphis
- Stefanie Sanders – UCF
- Allie Thornton – SMU
- Evelyne Viens – South Florida
- Elizabeth Woerner – Memphis
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pairings for the 2017 American Women's Soccer Championship". The American. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "The American Athletic Conference 2017 Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.