2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,849
SiteSouth Campus Stadium
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsSacramento State (3rd title)
Winning coachRandy Dedini (3rd title)
MVPSierra Sonko (Sacramento State)
BroadcastESPN+
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
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2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Montana  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 0 – 2   .875 12 – 2 – 5   .763
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688 12 – 5 – 3   .675
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 1 – 3   .688 9 – 5 – 5   .605
Northern Arizona  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563 4 – 7 – 6   .412
Sacramento St.  ‍‍‡‍y 3 – 2 – 3   .563 5 – 7 – 9   .452
Portland St.  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 3   .438 4 – 9 – 5   .361
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313 4 – 14 – 1   .237
Weber St.  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 1   .188 2 – 13 – 5   .225
Idaho St.  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 1   .188 2 – 10 – 5   .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 Big Sky Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big Sky Conference


The 2024 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 6 to November 10, 2024. The five-match tournament took place at South Campus Stadium, home of the regular season champions Montana Grizzlies. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Idaho were the defending champions.[1] Idaho was unable to defend their title as they lost to Sacramento State, in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2][3] This was the third overall title for Sacramento State, all of which have come under head coach Randy Dedini.[4] As tournament champions, Sacramento State earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, and the first and second seeds earned a bye into the Semifinals. No tiebreakers were required as the top seven teams in the conference all finished with unique conference records.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Montana 6–0–2 20
2 Idaho 5–2–1 16
3 Eastern Washington 4–1–3 15
4 Northern Arizona 4–3–1 13
5 Sacramento State 3–2–3 12
6 Portland State 2–3–3 9

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, Nov. 6 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
1 Montana 0 (4)
4 Northern Arizona 2 (3) 5 Sacramento State (pen.) 0 (4)
5 Sacramento State (pen.) 2 (4) 5 Sacramento State (pen.) 0 (7)
2 Idaho 0 (6)
2 Idaho 2
3 Eastern Washington 1 (6) 6 Portland State 1
6 Portland State (pen.) 1 (7)

Schedule

First Round

November 6, 2024 #3 Eastern Washington1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 #6 Portland State Missoula, MT
11:00 a.m. MST
  • Grace Terrill 30'
 Report
  • Yellow card 41' Lucy Quinn
  • 74' Aliayha Saldana
  • Yellow card 100' Kalo Iongi
 Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Chris Turner
Assistant referees: Cole Johnson
Assistant referees: Matthew Suhr
Fourth official: Brian Lambrecht
Penalties
  • Kendall Moore soccer ball with check mark
  • Delani Walker soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryanne Ampi soccer ball with check mark
  • Isabelle Herting soccer ball with check mark
  • Chloe Pattison soccer ball with check mark
  • Riley Arribas soccer ball with check mark
  • Elisabeth Cole soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Abi Hoffman
  • soccer ball with check mark Elle Frazier
  • soccer ball with check mark Liv Frazier
  • soccer ball with check mark Rachel Farr
  • soccer ball with check mark Natalie Cunningham
  • soccer ball with check mark Ocean Rideout
  • soccer ball with check mark Megan Devall
November 6, 2024 #4 Northern Arizona2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
2:00 p.m. MST
  • Kayla Shebar 32'
  • Micala Boex 68' (pen.)
 Report
  • 44' Lexi Schroeder
  • 52' Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia
 Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 134
Referee: Rachel Swett
Assistant referees: Brian Lambrecht
Assistant referees: Marcos Maldonado
Fourth official: Cole Johnson
Penalties
  • Fallon Anderson soccer ball with check mark
  • Joey Lujan soccer ball with check mark
  • McKenzie Coleman soccer ball with red X
  • Deniah Wells soccer ball with check mark
  • Micala Boex soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Abigail Lopez
  • soccer ball with check mark Madelyn Dougherty
  • soccer ball with red X Lexi Schroeder
  • soccer ball with check mark Ariana Scholten
  • soccer ball with check mark Sydney Sharts

Semifinals

November 8, 2024 #2 Idaho 2–1#6 Portland StateMissoula, MT
11:00 a.m. MST
  • Jadyn Hanks 73'
  • Sara Rodgers 78'
 Report
  • Yellow card 9' Lucy Quinn
  • 51' Abi Hoffman
  • Yellow card 82' Kalo Iongi
 Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 179
Referee: Elorm Atisu
Assistant referees: Aidan Atkins
Assistant referees: Darya Fedchanka
Fourth official: Devin Harbour
November 8, 2024 #1 Montana0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
2:00 p.m. MST Report
  • Yellow card 60' Jaety Mandaquit
 Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Oscar Guillen
Assistant referees: Serghei Celan
Assistant referees: Chris LaRoche
Fourth official: Jill Donahue
Penalties
  • Maddie Ditta soccer ball with check mark
  • Charley Boone soccer ball with check mark
  • Bella O'Brien soccer ball with red X
  • Hayley Bass soccer ball with red X
  • Chloe Seelhoff soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Abigail Lopez
  • soccer ball with red X Madelyn Dougherty
  • soccer ball with check mark Erika Tilford
  • soccer ball with check mark Ariana Scholten
  • soccer ball with check mark Sydney Sharts

Final

November 10, 2024 #2 Idaho0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 #5 Sacramento State Missoula, MT
1:00 p.m. MST
  • Rebekah Reyes Yellow card 81'
  • Kylie Hummel Yellow card 110'
 Report
  • Yellow card 29' Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia
  • Yellow card 73' Cassandra Herrman
  • Yellow card 99' Sydney Sharts
 Stadium: South Campus Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Josh Madison
Assistant referees: Carl Rice
Assistant referees: Kevin Au
Fourth official: Elorm Atisu
Penalties
  • Hannah Alfaro soccer ball with check mark
  • Kylie Hummel soccer ball with check mark
  • Kahvayli Miller soccer ball with check mark
  • Sara Rodgers soccer ball with red X
  • Annika Farley soccer ball with check mark
  • Karli Yoshida-Williams soccer ball with check mark
  • Alyssa Peters soccer ball with check mark
  • Margo Schoesler soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Abigail Lopez
  • soccer ball with check mark Madelyn Dougherty
  • soccer ball with red X Erika Tilford
  • soccer ball with check mark Ariana Scholten
  • soccer ball with check mark Sydney Sharts
  • soccer ball with check mark Cassandra Herrman
  • soccer ball with check mark Lexi Schroeder
  • soccer ball with check mark Ellie Farber

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).

1 goal

  • Micala Boex – Northern Arizona
  • Jadyn Hanks – Idaho
  • Abi Hoffman – Portland State
  • Sara Rodgers – Idaho
  • Aliayha Saldana – Portland State
  • Lexi Schroeder – Sacramento State
  • Kayla Shebar – Northern Arizona
  • Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia – Sacramento State
  • Grace Terrill – Eastern Washington

All Tournament Team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Paula Flores Idaho
Jadyn Hanks
Alyssa Peters
Sara Rodgers
Ava Samuelson Montana
Abi Hoffman Portland State
Ellie Farber Sacramento State
Dalen Lau
Izzy Palmatier
Sydney Sharts
Sierra Sonko
Teysha-Rey Spinney-Kuahuia

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2023 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Wong, Alex (November 13, 2024). "Hornets crowned Big Sky champions after third consecutive win in penalty kicks". The State Hornet. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Big Sky Soccer Championship Tournament Field, Matchups Announced". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. October 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hornets Claim First #BigSkySoccer Championship Title Since 2010". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.