The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 6, 2022. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown by defeating top seeded Tennessee Tech in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the fifth for the SIU Edwardsville women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Derek Burton. This was also the third straight title for SIU Edwardsville.[3][4] As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 2,827 | ||||
Site | Tech Soccer Field Cookeville, Tennessee (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
Champions | SIU Edwardsville (5th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Derek Burton (5th title) | ||||
MVP | Sidney Christopher (SIU Edwardsville) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .813 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIUE ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEMO | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead St. | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .250 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 8 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference |
Seeding
editEight of the nine teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2022 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Morehead State and Southeast Missouri both finished the regular season with 4–2–2 records. After the tiebreaker procedure, Morehead state was determined to be the third seed, while Southeast Missouri was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required for the seventh and eight seeds as both UT Martin and Southern Indiana finished with 1–5–2 regular season records. UT Martin won the regular season matchup between the teams 1–0 and therefore were the seventh seed, while Southern Indiana was the eighth seed.[5]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Tennessee Tech | 5–0–3 | 18 |
2 | SIU Edwardsville | 5–1–2 | 17 |
3 | Morehead State | 4–2–2 | 14 |
4 | Southeast Missouri | 4–2–2 | 14 |
5 | Lindenwood | 2–2–4 | 10 |
6 | Little Rock | 2–3–3 | 9 |
7 | UT Martin | 1–5–2 | 5 |
8 | Southern Indiana | 1–5–2 | 5 |
Bracket
editSource:[6]
First round Friday, Oct. 28 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee Tech | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Lindenwood | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeast Missouri | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Lindenwood | 2 | 5 | Lindenwood (pen.) | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
8 | Southern Indiana | 1 | 1 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Morehead State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Morehead State | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Little Rock | 0 | 7 | UT Martin | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
7 | UT Martin | 1 |
Schedule
editFirst round
editOctober 28 | #5 Lindenwood | 2–1 | #8 Southern Indiana | Cape Girardeau, MO |
4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Houck Stadium Attendance: 263 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu Jeff Pulley Fourth official: Jose Renda |
October 28 | #6 Little Rock | 0–1 | #7 UT Martin | Morehead, KY |
5:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: MSU Soccer Field Attendance: 100 |
Quarterfinals
editOctober 30 | #3 Morehead State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #7 UT Martin | Morehead, KY |
12:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: MSU Soccer Field Attendance: 265 |
Penalties | ||||
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October 30 | #4 Southeast Missouri | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p) | #5 Lindenwood | Cape Girardeau, MO |
1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Houck Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Donald Huber Assistant referees: Don Tebeau Jeffery Hay Fourth official: Anna Wawrzyniak |
Penalties | ||||
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Semifinals
editNovember 4 | #1 Tennessee Tech | 5–0 | #5 Lindenwood | Cookeville, TN |
4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 722 Referee: Jaclyn Williams Assistant referees: Michael Samour Lucy Bell Fourth official: Douglas Palomaki |
November 4 | #2 SIU Edwardsville | 2–0 | #3 Southeast Missouri | Cookeville, TN |
7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Mandi Phillips Burle Douglas Palomaki Fourth official: Jessica Medley |
Final
editNovember 6 | #1 Tennessee Tech | 0–1 | #2 SIU Edwardsville | Cookeville, TN |
1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 1,045 Referee: James Sherer Assistant referees: Devin Bargatze David Curley Fourth official: Adam Warner |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
3 goals
- Chloe Smith – Tennessee Tech
1 goal
- Jacqueline Baetz – Lindenwood
- Lily Sutter – Lindenwood
- Maggie Weller – Lindenwood
- Sidney Christopher – SIU Edwardsville
- Maria Haro – SIU Edwardsville
- Mary Wessel – SIU Edwardsville
- Emma Tucker – Southeast Missouri
- Mia Rose Daly – Southern Indiana
- Taylor Clark – Tennessee Tech
- Bailey Taylor – Tennessee Tech
- Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles – UT Martin
All-Tournament team
editSource:[7]
Player | Team |
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Jacqueline Baetz | Lindenwood |
Sam Blazek | |
Anna Lohrer | Morehead State |
Avery Redmond | |
Macy Carter | Tennessee Tech |
Chloe Smith | |
Bailey Taylor | |
Sidney Christopher | SIU Edwardsville |
Sarah Magnoni | |
Taylor Spiller | |
Mary Wessel |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2021 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "SIUE women win OVC title for third straight season". Edwardsville Intelligencer. November 7, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship Field is Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "SIUE Wins 2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2023.