2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,815
Site	Dix Stadium; Kent, Ohio
Champions	Toledo (5th title)
Winning coach	TJ Buchholz (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East Division
Kent State ‍†‍‍	9	–	2	–	0	.818	13	–	6	–	2	.667
Bowling Green ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1	.591	13	–	7	–	1	.643
Buffalo ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2	.545	7	–	9	–	3	.447
Ohio ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2	.455	7	–	10	–	3	.425
Miami (OH) ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	1	.227	2	–	15	–	1	.139
Akron ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	3	.227	2	–	13	–	4	.211
West Division
Ball State ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	2	.818	11	–	7	–	3	.595
Toledo ‍‍‡‍^y	6	–	3	–	2	.636	12	–	8	–	3	.587
Western Michigan ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1	.500	10	–	8	–	1	.553
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0	.455	8	–	10	–	1	.447
Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0	.364	7	–	12	–	1	.375
Central Michigan ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2	.364	8	–	8	–	3	.500


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2017 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, home of the Kent State Golden Flashes, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Kent State Golden Flashes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss to the Bowling Green Falcons. The Toledo Rockets won the tournament with a 2–1 win in overtime over Bowling Green in the final.^[1]^[2] The title was the fifth for the Toledo women's soccer program and the first for head coach TJ Buchholz.^[3]^[4]

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3			Final Sunday, Nov. 5

1	Kent State	1 (4)

8	Ohio	1 (2)
			1	Kent State	1

			4	Bowling Green	2
4	Bowling Green	3

5	Buffalo	1
						4	Bowling Green	1

						3	Toledo	2^OT
2	Ball State	2

7	Northern Illinois	1
			2	Ball State	1

			3	Toledo	2^2OT
3	Toledo	2

6	Western Michigan	1

Schedule[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

October 29, 2017	#1 Kent State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#8 Ohio	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Vital Kats 65'	Report	70' Mandy Arnzen	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak Assistant referees: Steve Besk Fourth official: Alexander Dresdow
	Penalties
	Donavan Capehart Kristen Brots Hayden Pascoe Maddie Holmes		Allie Curry Remi Eades Sydney Leckie Alivia Milesky

October 29, 2017	#4 Bowling Green	3–1	#5 Buffalo	Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Erica Hubert 56', 80' Rachel Winters 61'	Report	37' Carissima Cutrona	Stadium: Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Fourth official: Bradley Barlog

October 29, 2017	#2 Ball State	2–1	#7 Eastern Michigan	Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EDT	Lauren Roll 28' Julia Elvbo 35'	Report	73' Allie Ingham	Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Attendance: 372 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Michael Wojtan Assistant referees: James Wozny Fourth official: Sean West

October 29, 2017	#3 Toledo	2–1	#6 Western Michigan	Toledo, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Sophie Pohl 16' Isa Echeverri 54' (pen.)	Report	89' Alex Ruffer	Stadium: Scott Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Cesar Ibarra Assistant referees: Fernando Ibarra Assistant referees: Mike Valsamis Fourth official: John Spisak

Semifinals[edit]

November 3, 2017	#2 Ball State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Toledo	Kent, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT	Allison Abbe 9'	Report	56' Alena Sidwell 107' Regan Price	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Donovan Noocha Assistant referees: Jacob Little Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

November 3, 2017	#1 Kent State	1–2	#4 Bowling Green	Kent, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT	Hayden Pascoe 80'	Report	22' Erica Hubert 71' Rachel Winters	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Christopher Koloffon Assistant referees: Jose Ortiz Assistant referees: Maggie Short Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final[edit]

November 5, 2017	#4 Bowling Green	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Toledo	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST	Erica Hubert 79'	Report	59', 100' Sophie Pohl	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 269 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Alexander Plum Assistant referees: Sorin Stoica Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

4 Goals

Erica Hubert - Bowling Green

3 Goals

Sophie Pohl - Toledo

2 Goals

Rachel Winters - Bowling Green

1 Goal

Allison Abbe - Ball State
Mandy Arnzen - Ohio
Carissima Cutrona - Buffalo
Isa Echeverri - Toledo
Julia Elvbo - Ball State
Allie Ingham - Eastern Michigan
Vital Kats - Kent State
Hayden Pascoe - Kent State
Regan Price - Toledo
Lauren Roll - Ball State
Alex Ruffer - Western Michigan
Alena Sidwell - Toledo

References[edit]

^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2016_Tournament-1] "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2017_Tournament-2] "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[Record_Book-3] "2017 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[TJ_Buchholz-4] "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

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v t e 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
Regular season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC West Coast
Conference tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot League SEC Southern Southland Sun Belt SWAC Summit League WAC
National tournaments	NCAA tournament
Rankings	Rankings

v t e Mid-American Conference
East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats
West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future members	UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Field hockey affiliates	Appalachian State Mountaineers Bellarmine Knights James Madison Dukes (joining in 2024) Longwood Lancers
Women's lacrosse affiliates	Detroit Mercy Titans Robert Morris Colonials Youngstown State Penguins
Men's swimming & diving affiliates	Evansville Purple Aces Missouri State Bears Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Valparaiso Beacons (swimming only) (all leaving in 2024)
Men's tennis affiliate	UIC Flames
Wrestling affiliates	Bloomsburg Huskies Clarion Golden Eagles Cleveland State Vikings Edinboro Fighting Scots George Mason Patriots Lock Haven Bald Eagles Rider Broncs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Championships	Conference champions