2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament

2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,311
SiteEngelmann Field
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsMilwaukee (16th title)
Winning coachKevin Boyd (2nd title)
MVPBrooke Parnello (Milwaukee)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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2023 Horizon League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Milwaukee  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 0 – 3   .850 12 – 3 – 5   .725
IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 4   .700 11 – 3 – 5   .711
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 4   .600 8 – 3 – 8   .632
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 12 – 5 – 3   .675
Wright State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 3   .550 6 – 7 – 5   .472
Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 7 – 9 – 3   .447
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 5   .550 5 – 6 – 7   .472
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 7 – 7 – 3   .500
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 4   .400 5 – 7 – 6   .444
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 4 – 10 – 3   .324
Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 0 – 7 – 3   .150 0 – 11 – 5   .156
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Horizon League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Horizon League

The 2023 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title by beating the Northern Kentucky Norse 1–0 in the final. This was the sixteenth overall title for Milwaukee and second for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's sixth consecutive title. As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[2]

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. Northern Kentucky won the third-seed tiebreaker by winning the season head-to-head against Robert Morris, while Wright State did the same over Detroit Mercy to take the fifth seed.[3]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Milwaukee 7–0–3 24
2 Purdue Fort Wayne 5–1–4 19
3 Oakland 4–2–4 16
4 Wright State 5–4–1 16
5 Youngstown State 4–3–3 15
6 IUPUI 5–5–0 15

Bracket

Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[4]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 29 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 4
1 Milwaukee 5
4 Robert Morris 4 4 Robert Morris 0
5 Wright State 1 1 Milwaukee 1
3 Northern Kentucky 0
2 IUPUI 1 (3)
3 Northern Kentucky 1 3 Northern Kentucky (pen.) 1 (4)
6 Detroit Mercy 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 29 #3 Northern Kentucky 1–0 #6 Detroit Mercy Highland Heights, KY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Megan Molner 76'
 Report
  • Yellow card 41' Megan Malek
 Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 432
Referee: Heber Estrade
Assistant referees: Sean West
Assistant referees: Brian Alvarez
Fourth official: Dean Morgan
October 29 #4 Robert Morris 4–1 #5 Wright State Moon Township, PA
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Shauna Gamble 21'
  • Haleigh Finale 39'
  • Paloma Swankler 50'
  • Cali Laymon Yellow card 57'
  • Kaoru Hayashi 68', Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • 29' Kaylin Helinski
  • Yellow card 87' Marcella Sizer
 Stadium: North Athletic Complex
Attendance: 324
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Assistant referees: Saki Atsas
Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals

November 2 #1 Milwaukee 5–0 #4 Robert Morris Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Emma Famulak 37'
  • Kayla Rollins 54'
  • Brooke Parnello 62'
  • Molly O'Regan 77', 85'
 Report Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 382
Referee: Art Arustanyan
Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi
Assistant referees: Joseluis Garcia
Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter
November 2 #2 IUPUI 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3-4 p)		 #3 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, WI
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Natalie Newman 63'
 Report
  • Sarah Henson 87'
 Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 414
Referee: Christopher Koloffan
Assistant referees: Michael Koziera
Assistant referees: Nikola Stancevic
Fourth official: Alex Hofstetter
Penalties
  • Leah Shumate soccer ball with red X
  • Emily Tobin soccer ball with check mark
  • Carolina Kelley soccer ball with check mark
  • Carlie Werner soccer ball with check mark
  • Sam Slimak soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Lydia Self
  • soccer ball with check mark Lilly Yordy
  • soccer ball with check mark Sofia Wilmes
  • soccer ball with check mark Kylie Anderson
  • soccer ball with red X Kaya Vogt

Final

November 4 #1 Milwaukee 1–0 #3 Northern Kentucky Milwaukee, WI
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Brooke Parnello 81' (pen.)
 Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 515
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Ryan Shanklin
Assistant referees: Brian McKay
Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Molly O'Regan – Milwaukee
  • Brooke Parnello – Milwaukee

1 goal

  • Emma Famulak – Milwaukee
  • Haleigh Finale – Robert Morris
  • Shauna Gamble – Robert Morris
  • Kaoru Hayashi – Robert Morris
  • Kaylin Helinski – Wright State
  • Sarah Henson – Northern Kentucky
  • Megan Malek – Detroit Mercy
  • Megan Molner – Northern Kentucky
  • Natalie Newman – IUPUI
  • Kayla Rollins – Milwaukee
  • Paloma Swank – Robert Morris

All-Tournament team

Source:[2]

Player Team
Brooke Parnello Milwaukee
Clara Broecker
Kendall Edwards
Lainey Higgins
Mickayla Kowalski Northern Kentucky
Lydia Self
Kaya Vogt
Sarah Henson IUPUI
Sam Slimak
Kaoru Hayashi Robert Morris
Kristi Kania

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ Zills, Chris (October 26, 2023). "Milwaukee WSOC Set To Host Horizon League Tournament". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b White, Rachel (November 4, 2023). "Milwaukee Crowned 2023 #HLWSOC Champions". Horizon League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Rachel (October 25, 2023). "Milwaukee Earns No. 1 Seed as 2023 #HLWSOC Championship Bracket Revealed". Horizon League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.