2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,505
SiteHouck Stadium
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsBelmont (1st title)
Winning coachHeather Henson (1st title)
MVPJulie Garst (Belmont)
BroadcastOVC Digital Network
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
SEMO  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 1 – 1   .850 11 – 5 – 0   .688
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 11 – 8 – 0   .579
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 8 – 6 – 5   .553
SIUE  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 3   .650 10 – 5 – 5   .625
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 3   .550 6 – 8 – 5   .447
Belmont  ‍‍‡‍y 4 – 4 – 2   .500 8 – 9 – 5   .477
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 4 – 10 – 4   .333
EIU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 4 – 10 – 4   .333
EKU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300 4 – 12 – 2   .278
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300 4 – 12 – 2   .278
Jacksonville St.  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 4 – 14 – 0   .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 OVC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Ohio Valley Conference

The 2019 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from November 1 through November 10, 2019. 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 Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Murray State Racers were the defending champions and did not defend their title, losing to eventual champions Belmont 2–1 in the Semifinals. Belmont went on to beat SIUE on penalties in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the first for the Belmont women's soccer program and the first for head coach Heather Henson.[3]

Bracket

Source:[4]

First round
Friday, Nov. 1 		Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 Southeast Missouri 1
4 SIUE 2
4 SIUE 1
5 Tennessee Tech 0 8 Eastern Illinois 0
8 Eastern Illinois 2 4 SIUE 0 (2)
6 Belmont 0 (3)
2 Murray State 1
6 Belmont 2
3 UT Martin 2
6 Belmont 1OT 6 Belmont 3
7 Austin Peay 0

Schedule

First Round

November 1, 2019 #6 Belmont 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Austin Peay Martin, Tennessee
3:00 p.m.
  • Julie Garst gold-colored soccer ball 90'
 Report Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 176
Referee: Robert Musoiu
Assistant referees: Keith Green
Assistant referees: Gustavo Turmero
Fourth official: Claude Airall
November 1, 2019 #5 Tennessee Tech 0–2 #8 Eastern Illinois Edwardsville, Illinois
7:00 p.m. Report
  • 31' Victoria Wharton
  • 55' Sarah DeWolf
 Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Referee: Justin Tomicich
Assistant referees: Brandon Wulff
Assistant referees: Matthew Stein
Fourth official: Velimir Milovic

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2019 #3 UT Martin 2–3 #6 Belmont Martin, Tennessee
2:00 p.m.
  • Bella Roberts 5', 77'
  • Nicole Collins Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • 12', 80' Julie Garst
  • 70' Avery Nowak
 Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 213
Referee: Walter Heatherly
Assistant referees: Keith Green
Assistant referees: Donovan Eubank
Fourth official: Claude Airall
November 3, 2019 #4 SIUE 1–0 #8 Eastern Illinois Edwardsville, Illinois
2:00 p.m.
  • Eastern Illinois Own Goal 26'
 Report Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
Attendance: 241
Referee: Don Tebeau
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Don Huber

Semifinals

November 8, 2019 #2 Murray State 1–2 #6 Belmont Cape Girardeau, Missouri
 Report
  • Rachel Vernon 12'
  • Niki Clements 28'
 Stadium: Houck Stadium
Referee: Jeff Pulley
Assistant referees: Johann Arnason
Assistant referees: Keith Green
November 8, 2019 #1 Southeast Missouri 1–2 #4 SIUE Cape Girardeau, Missouri
6:30 p.m.
  • Hailey Block 85' (pen.)
 Report
  • 41' Mackenzie Litzsinger
  • 77' Megan Keeven
  • Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 85' Myah Diekema
 Stadium: Houck Stadium
Attendance: 523
Referee: Saul Gonzales
Assistant referees: Joe Radzialoki
Assistant referees: Tyler Swanner

Final

November 10, 2019 #4 SIUE 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 #6 Belmont Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Houck Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Ryan Ashe
Assistant referees: Jose Renda
Assistant referees: Robert Nusoiu
Penalties
  • Kayla Klipsch soccer ball with check mark
  • Courtney Vollmer soccer ball with check mark
  • Emma Dutko soccer ball with red X
  • Mackenzie Litzsinger soccer ball with red X
  • Andrea Frerker soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Kameron Ziesig
  • soccer ball with red X Rachel Vernon
  • soccer ball with check mark Julie Garst
  • soccer ball with red X Avery Nowak
  • soccer ball with check mark Sydney Cason

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
  • Julie Garst (Belmont)
2 Goals
  • Bella Roberts (UT Martin)
1 Goal
  • Hailey Block (Southeast Missouri)
  • Niki Clements (Belmont)
  • Sarah DeWolf (Eastern Illinois)
  • Megan Keeven (SIUE)
  • Mackenzie Litzsinger (SIUE)
  • Avery Nowak (Belmont)
  • Rachel Vernon (Belmont)
  • Miyah Watford (Murray State)
  • Victoria Wharton (Eastern Illinois)
Own Goals
  • Eastern Illinois vs. SIUE

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Julie Garst Belmont
AB Hawkins
Rachel Vernon
Lily Herman
Angel Ikeda SIUE
Alexis Royal
Becca Jostes
Natalie Jackson Southeast Missouri
Esmie Gonzales
Karsyn Hasch Murray State
Miyah Watford

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2019 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Ohio Valley ConferenceSoccer Championship November 1, 3, 8, 10" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Belmont Wins 2019 OVC Soccer Championship Title". ovcsports.com. The Ohio Valley Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.