The 2017 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 31 through November 4, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field in Las Vegas, Nevada. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The UNLV Rebels were the defending champions, but will not defend their title after having failed to qualify for the 2017 tournament. The San Diego State Aztecs won the tournament with a 3–0 win over the New Mexico Lobos in the final.[1][2]
| 2017 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 728 | ||||
| Site | Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||
| Champions | San Diego State (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Mike Friesen (5th title) | ||||
| Broadcast | Mountain West Network/Stadium | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .864 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .727 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .727 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .636 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .409 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .318 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .053 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 MW Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mountain West Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Tuesday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Saturday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 2 (5) | 4 | New Mexico | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 5 | Fresno State | 2 (4) | 4 | New Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | Boise State | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 31, 2017 | #3 Boise State | 2–0 | #6 Air Force | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 4:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Referee: Alejandro Llamas Assistant referees: Joe Pickens Miguel Palacios Fourth official: Jason Wolf |
| October 31, 2017 | #4 New Mexico | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #5 Fresno State | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 185 Referee: Ryan Cuddy Assistant referees: Uriel Aguilera Benjamin Limon Fourth official: Joe Pickens |
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Semifinals
edit| November 2, 2017 | #2 San Diego State | 1–0 | #3 Boise State | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 4:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz Assistant referees: Jason Wolf William Delgado Fourth official: Randy Hoffman |
| November 2, 2017 | #1 San Jose State | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | #4 New Mexico | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 199 Referee: Randy Hoffman Assistant referees: Scott Conner Ryan Cuddy Fourth official: Robert Sarfaraz |
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Final
edit| November 4, 2017 | #4 New Mexico | 0–3 | #2 San Diego State | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 p.m. PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 194 Referee: Nathan Max Assistant referees: Joe Pickens Juan Colazo Fourth official: Ryan Cuddy |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 4 Goals
- Aliyah Utush – San Diego State
- 2 Goals
- Jessie Hix – New Mexico
- Raimee Sherle – Boise State
- 1 Goal
- Yaritza Arista – San Jose State
- Myra Delgadillo – Fresno State
- Julia Glaser – Fresno State
- Sabrina Miller – San Jose State
- Casey Murphy – New Mexico
- Eileen Zendejas – New Mexico
References
edit- ^ "2016 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2017.