2017 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2017 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament «2016  2018»

2017 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
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

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]

Bracket

	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

First round

#3 Cincinnati v #6 SMU

November 1, 2017	#3 Cincinnati	0–1	#6 SMU	Orlando, Florida
4:30 p.m. EDT		Report	36' Allie Thornton	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Joe Rio Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Mark Allatin Fourth official: Cassio Ribeiro

#4 Memphis v #5 Connecticut

November 1, 2017	#4 Memphis	3–1	#5 Connecticut	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Mikayla Morton 10', 55' (pen.) Elizabeth Woerner 54'	Report	77' Vivien Beil	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Michael Wallace Assistant referees: Cassio Ribeiro Assistant referees: Alex Casella Fourth official: Tom Felice

Semifinals

#2 South Florida v #6 SMU

November 3, 2017	#2 South Florida	1–0	#6 SMU	Orlando, Florida
4:30 p.m. EDT	Evelyne Viens 34'	Report		Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Referee: Cassio Ribeiro Assistant referees: Joe Poremba Assistant referees: Mike Wallace Fourth official: Jan Halaska

#1 UCF v #4 Memphis

November 3, 2017	#1 UCF	3–0	#4 Memphis	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Stasia Mallin 4' (o.g.) Morgan Ferrara 8' (pen.) Stefanie Sanders 34'	Report		Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 535 Referee: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Alex Casella Fourth official: Joe Rio

Final

#1 UCF v #2 South Florida

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 Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Fourth official: Joe Poremba
	Penalties
	Kathellen Sousa Stefanie Sanders Christine Creighton Morgan Ferrara		Andrea Hauksdottir Evelyne Viens Sabrina Wagner Leah Ferlin Kelli Burney

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

• 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "Pairings for the 2017 American Women's Soccer Championship". The American. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
2. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. "The American Athletic Conference 2017 Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.