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2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,289
SiteWMU Soccer Complex (Semifinals and Final)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
ChampionsOhio (1st title)
Winning coachAaron Rodgers (1st title)
MVPScout Murray (Ohio)
BroadcastESPN+
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 0 3   .864 12 4 3   .711
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 8 1 2   .818 10 6 2   .611
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 6 2 3   .682 8 8 3   .500
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 11 6 2   .632
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 4 1   .591 8 8 3   .500
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 4 4 3   .500 7 5 6   .556
Ohio  ‍‍y 4 4 3   .500 8 8 5   .500
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 8 10 1   .447
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 4 6 1   .409 7 9 2   .444
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 1 7 3   .227 2 8 6   .313
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 1 8 2   .182 1 12 6   .211
Akron  ‍‍‍ 1 9 1   .136 3 14 1   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 MAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Mid-American Conference

The 2023 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, 2023. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at WMU Soccer Complex in Kalamazoo, Michigan, home of Western Michigan, the regular season conference champions. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Buffalo Bulls were the defending champions,[1] and they were unsuccessful in defending their title as they did not qualify for the tournament. The Ohio Bobcats finished as tournament champions from the sixth seed, defeating fourth seed Kent State in the final, 2–1.[2][3] The title was the first in program history for the Buffalo women's soccer program and first for head coach Aaron Rodgers.[4] As tournament champions, Ohio earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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Six Mid-American Conference schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seed as Ball State and Kent State both finished with 21 conference points. Ball State was awarded the third seed due to a 3–1 over Kent State on October 5. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth seed when defending champions Buffalo and Ohio both finished with 4–4–3 records during the regular season. Ohio defeated Buffalo 1–0 on September 24, and was therefore awarded the sixth spot in the tournament. Buffalo fell to seventh place and did not qualify for the tournament.[5][6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Western Michigan 8–0–3 27
2 Bowling Green 8–1–2 26
3 Ball State 6–2–3 21
4 Kent State 7–4–0 21
5 Northern Illinois 6–4–1 19
6 Ohio 4–4–3 15

Bracket

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Source:[7]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2
Final
Saturday, Nov. 5
1 Western Michigan 1
4 Kent State 3 4 Kent State 2
5 Northern Illinois 0 4 Kent State 1
6 Ohio 2
2 Bowling Green 1
3 Ball State 0 6 Ohio 2
6 Ohio 2

Schedule

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First Round

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October 29 #3 Ball State 0–2 #6 Ohio Muncie, IN
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Sami Bird Yellow card 77'
Report
  • 14', Yellow card 77' Shae Robertson
  • Yellow card 42' Quintin Tostevin
  • Yellow card 47' Aubrey Rea
  • 79' Izzi Boyd
Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Attendance: 217
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Assistant referees: Audra Fullen
Fourth official: James Shunneson
October 29 #4 Kent State 3–0 #5 Northern Illinois Kent, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Callie Cunningham Yellow card 15'
  • Alisa Arthur 36', Yellow card 90'
  • Siena Stambolich 37'
  • Tori Copfer 85'
Report
  • Yellow card 31' Tyra King
  • Yellow card 57' Isabel Struble
  • Yellow card 83' Sophia White
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 389
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Dylan Beck
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Fourth official: Roy Miller

Semifinals

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November 2 #2 Bowling Green 1–2 #6 Ohio Kalamazoo, MI
11:00 a.m. ET
  • Christine Erdman 37'
  • Isabelle Gilmore Yellow card 62'
Report
  • 46' Rayann Pruss
  • 55' Scout Murray
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 175
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Jeffery Mellen
Assistant referees: Roy Miller
Fourth official: Steve Besk
November 2 #1 Western Michigan 1–2 #4 Kent State Kalamazoo, MI
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Jenna Blackburn Yellow card 49', 85'
  • Madi Canada Yellow card 82'
Report
  • Yellow card 8' Abby Breitschuh
  • 22' Alisa Arthur
  • 29' Callie Cunningham
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 326
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ali Zolgharnain
Assistant referees: Noah Hartman
Fourth official: Steve Besk

Final

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November 5 #4 Kent State 1–2 #6 Ohio Kalamazoo, MI
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Alanna Raimondo 3'
Report
  • 56' Kali Stock
  • 65' Scout Murray
  • Yellow card 85' Carsyn Prigge
Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 182
Referee: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Adrian Wericki

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Alisa Arthur – Kent State
  • Scout Murray – Ohio

1 goal

  • Christine Erdman – Bowling Green
  • Tori Copfer – Kent State
  • Callie Cunningham – Kent State
  • Alanna Raimondo – Kent State
  • Siena Stambolich – Kent State
  • Izzi Boyd – Ohio
  • Rayann Pruss – Ohio
  • Shae Robertson – Ohio
  • Kali Stock – Ohio
  • Jenna Blackburn – Western Michigan

All-Tournament team

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Source:[8]

Player Team
Isabelle Gilmore Bowling Green
Makenzie Ortman
Alisa Arthur Kent State
Callie Cunningham
Siena Stambolich
Ever Berish Ohio
Scout Murray
Carsyn Prigge
Celeste Sloma
Madi Canada Western Michigan
Bria Telemaque

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history". The Athens Messenger. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Broncos Claim First Regular Season Title in Program History, Tournament Pairings Announced". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 MAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ^ @MACSports (November 5, 2023). "The 2023 MAC Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team! ⚽️ #MACtion" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Twitter.