The 2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference, which was held on April 15 and April 17, 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was played by only four teams instead of the usual six. All games were hosted at Corbett Stadium by regular season champion South Florida, who was also the defending tournament champion.[1] The single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls won the title by defeating third seeded Cincinnati 4–0 in the championship game, for their second tournament title in a row and third overall.[2]
| 2020 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Site | Corbett Stadium Tampa, Florida | ||||
| Champions | South Florida Bulls (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Denise Schilte-Brown (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Offensive: Sydny Nasello, South Florida Defensive: Sydney Martinez, South Florida | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Florida †‡y | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .929 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .143 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 18 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Semifinal Thursday, Apr. 15 | Final Saturday, Apr. 17 | ||||||||
| 4 | ECU | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Cincinnati | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Memphis | 0 | |||||||
Source:[1]
Schedule
editSemifinals
edit| April 15, 2021 | #2 Memphis | 0–1 | #3 Cincinnati | Tampa, FL |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corbett Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Miguel Martes Fritz Barberousse Fourth official: Corie Cox |
| April 15, 2021 | #1 South Florida | 1–0 | #4 ECU | Tampa, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corbett Stadium Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Corey Wilt Jamie Willis Fourth official: Alexandra Billeter |
Final
edit| April 17, 2021 | #1 South Florida | 4–0 | #3 Cincinnati | Tampa, FL |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corbett Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Anya Voigt Trent Robert Van Haitsma Fourth official: Christina Unkel |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 6 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
2 goals
Sydny Nasello – South Florida
1 goal
- Chloe Spitler – Cincinnati
- Paula Leblic – South Florida
- Meghan Cavanaugh – South Florida
1 own goal
- Kim Sanford – East Carolina (against South Florida)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[2]
| Player | Team |
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| Solveig Larsen | South Florida |
| Paula Leblic | South Florida |
| Sydney Martinez^ | South Florida |
| Rosalia Muino Gonzalez | South Florida |
| Sydny Nasello* | South Florida |
| Ashley Barron | Cincinnati |
| Taylor Nuncio | Cincinnati |
| Karli Royer | Cincinnati |
| Chloe Spitler | Cincinnati |
| Grace Stordy | Memphis |
| Maeve English | East Carolina |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Field Set for 2020 Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.