2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,746
SiteCorbett Soccer Stadium
Tampa, Florida
ChampionsMemphis (1st title)
Winning coachBrooks Monaghan (1st title)
MVPClarissa Larisey (Offensive)
Chanel Hudson-Marks (defensive) (Memphis)
BroadcastAmerican Digital Network (first round and semifinals)
ESPNU (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 19 South Florida  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 1 – 0   .889 15 – 4 – 0   .789
No. 23 Memphis  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 2 – 0   .778 17 – 4 – 0   .810
UCF  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 10 – 7 – 1   .583
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 6 – 3   .605
SMU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 6 – 2   .611
Temple  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 7 – 11 – 1   .395
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 7 – 10 – 2   .421
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 7 – 10 – 1   .417
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 4 – 14 – 0   .222
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 2   .222 6 – 9 – 3   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 4, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:American Athletic Conference


The 2018 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament will take place at the home field of the regular season champion.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls are the defending tournament champions.[2] The Memphis Tiger's win was the program's first and also the first for coach Brooks Monaghan.[3]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
1 South Florida 2
4 East Carolina 1 (5) 4 East Carolina 0
5 SMU 1 (3) 1 South Florida 0
2 Memphis 3
2 Memphis 1
3 UCF 3 3 UCF 0
6 Temple 0

Source:[4]

Schedule

First round

October 31, 2018 #3 UCF 3–0 #6 Temple Tampa, FL
4:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Noel Cotterell
Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba
Assistant referees: Michel Catin
Fourth official: Bruno Mozzo
October 31, 2018 #4 East Carolina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 #5 SMU Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Jay Hylton-Pelaia Yellow card 61'
  • Erin Mikalsen 72'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Kevin Flynn
Assistant referees: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Fourth official: Cassio Ribeiro
Penalties
  • Jay Hylton-Pelaia soccer ball with check mark
  • Tori Riggs soccer ball with check mark
  • Marianna Shurina soccer ball with check mark
  • Kat Gonzalez soccer ball with check mark
  • Jenna Dages soccer ball with check mark

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #2 Memphis 1–0 #3 UCF Tampa, FL
4:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Cassio Ribeiro
Assistant referees: Joseph Poremba
Assistant referees: Darne Krause
Fourth official: Michael Wallace
November 2, 2018 #1 South Florida 2–0 #4 East Carolina Tampa, FL
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Michael Wallace
Assistant referees: Eddy Fiumara
Fourth official: Joseph Poremba

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 South Florida 0–3 #2 Memphis Tampa, FL
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Fanny Pelletier-LaRoche Yellow card 64'
 Report
  • Clarissa Larisey 5', 53'
  • Marie Levasseur Yellow card 44'
  • Caroline Duncan 69'
  • Grace Duncan Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 636
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Michael Wallace
Fourth official: Joseph Poremba

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Marie Levassuer – Memphis
  • Aubrey Megrath – South Florida
  • Erin Mikalsen – East Carolina
  • Stefanie Sanders – UCF
  • Allie Thornton – SMU
  • Evelyne Veins – South Florida

Source:[5]

Player Team
Kelli Burney USF
Aubrey Megrath USF
Evelyne Viens USF
Chanel Hudson-Marks Memphis
Clarissa Larisey Memphis
Marie Levasseur Memphis
Stasia Mallin Memphis
Jayda Hylton-Pelaia ECU
Melanie Stiles ECU
Kristen Scott UCF
Vera Varis UCF

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship site determined in USF - UCF Matcup on ADN". The American. October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship Central". theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Memphis Wings First Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 WSoccer 6 team Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Memphis Wins First Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.