The 2017 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 30 through November 4, 2017. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Northern Kentucky Norse were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–2 loss to the IUPUI Jaguars in the semifinals. IUPUI won the tournament by virtue of winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with the Milwaukee Panthers in the final.[1][2]
| 2017 Horizon League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,759 | ||||
| Site | Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | IUPUI (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Johnson (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN3 | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
editSemifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[3]
| Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Saturday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 22OT | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 2 | 4 | Wright State | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | UIC | 1 | 1 | Milwaukee | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 3 | IUPUI | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | IUPUI | 1 (4) | 3 | IUPUI | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 30, 2017 | #3 IUPUI | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #6 Cleveland State | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 241 Referee: Jorge Cuate Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando Sean West Fourth official: Nick Thompson |
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| October 30, 2017 | #4 Wright State | 2–1 | #5 UIC | Dayton, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 252 Referee: Josh Kelley Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel Brian Apswich Fourth official: Andrey Castel |
Semifinals
edit| November 2, 2017 | #2 Northern Kentucky | 2–3 | #3 IUPUI | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 4:00 p.m. CDT |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 111 Referee: Khalef Al-Latayfeh Assistant referees: Dimitar Chavdarov Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Kyle Trimble |
| November 2, 2017 | #1 Milwaukee | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Wright State | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 444 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Nicole Green Fourth official: Kyle Trimble |
Final
edit| November 4, 2017 | #1 Milwaukee | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #3 IUPUI | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 711 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Kurt Stefan Andres Padilla Fourth official: Victor Gonzalez | ||
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 4 Goals
- Valentine Pursey - IUPUI
- 1 Goal
- Sarah Colvin - Wright State
- Samantha Duwel - Northern Kentucky
- Tamae Douglas - UIC
- Jessica Frey - Northern Kentucky
- Erin Graefen - Wright State
- Destiny Johnson - Wright State
- Aliani Lorenzo - Cleveland State
- Lourdes Onwuemeka - Milwaukee
- Mackenzie Schill - Milwaukee