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2022 WAC women's soccer tournament

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2022 WAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,321
SiteChampionship Field Stadium
Seattle, Washington
ChampionsNew Mexico State (1st title)
Winning coachRob Baarts (1st title)
MVPMakenna Gottschalk (New Mexico State)
BroadcastESPN+
WAC women's soccer tournament
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2022 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍y 9 1 1   .864 14 5 3   .705
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 8 1 2   .818 11 6 3   .625
New Mexico St  ‍‍y 7 2 2   .727 13 5 3   .690
Utah Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 3 2   .636 10 6 2   .611
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 6 4 1   .591 11 7 2   .600
California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 5 3 3   .591 8 5 5   .583
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 6 11 1   .361
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 4 5 2   .455 9 6 2   .588
Tarleton  ‍‍‍ 2 7 2   .273 6 9 3   .417
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 2 8 1   .227 3 11 2   .250
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 1 7 3   .227 3 12 3   .250
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 0 8 3   .136 4 10 4   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2022 Western Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 2 to November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at Championship Field Stadium in Seattle, Washington on the campus of Seattle University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season divisional conference play. The defending champions were the Grand Canyon.[1] Grand Canyon was unable to defend their crown, falling 3–2 against Utah Valley in the Semifinal. New Mexico State would go on to defeat Utah Valley in the Final, 1–0 to win the tournament.[2] This was the first WAC Tournament victory in New Mexico State program history as well as the first victory for head coach Rob Baarts.[3] As tournament champions, New Mexico State earned the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeding

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The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and the top two seeds earned a bye into the semifinal round. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top six teams finished with unique conference records.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Utah Valley 9–1–1 28
2 Seattle 8–1–2 26
3 New Mexico State 7–2–2 23
4 Utah Tech 6–3–2 20
5 Grand Canyon 6–4–1 19
6 California Baptist 5–3–3 18

Bracket

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Source:[2]

First round
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
2 Seattle 0
3 New Mexico State (a.e.t.) 1 3 New Mexico State 1
6 California Baptist 0 3 New Mexico State 1
1 Utah Valley 0
1 Utah Valley (a.e.t.) 3
4 Utah Tech 0 5 Grand Canyon 2
5 Grand Canyon 3

Matches

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First round

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November 2 #3 New Mexico State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 California Baptist Seattle, WA
4:00 p.m. PT
  • Loma McNeese Yellow card 30'
  • Landy Williams Yellow card 68'
  • Sofia Beerworth 98'
  • Sydnee Johnson Yellow card 106'
Report
  • Yellow card 81' Ari Coronado
Stadium: Championship Field Stadium
Attendance: 124
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Allen Johnson
Assistant referees: Christopher Calderon
Fourth official: Allen Johnson
November 2 #4 Utah Tech 0–3 #5 Grand Canyon Seattle, WA
7:00 p.m. PT Report
  • 32' Leah Pirro
  • 39' Ani Jensen
  • 81' Gianna Gourley
  • Yellow card 90' Grace Bartlett
Stadium: Championship Field Stadium
Attendance: 214
Referee: Charlie Delgadillo
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Cephalon Quartson
Fourth official: Hunter Zachwieja

Semifinals

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November 4 #2 Seattle 0–1 #3 New Mexico State Seattle, WA
4:00 p.m. PT
  • Kacey LaBoda Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 85'
Report
  • Yellow card 45' Landy Williams
  • 85' (pen.) Tati Jerman
Stadium: Championship Field Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Charlie Delgadillo
Assistant referees: Jesus Mejia
Assistant referees: Andrew Rogers
Fourth official: Baboucarr Jallow
November 4 #1 Utah Valley 3–2 (a.e.t.) #5 Grand Canyon Seattle, WA
7:00 p.m. PT
  • Heather Stainbrook Yellow card 29'
  • Jenna Shepherd Yellow card 53', 84'
  • Faith Webber 64', 108'
Report
  • 21', 22' Bekah Valdez
  • Yellow card 53' Leah Pirro
  • Yellow card 96' Yellow-red card 104' AJ Loera
Stadium: Championship Field Stadium
Attendance: 448
Referee: Kelsey Harms
Assistant referees: Chris Turner
Assistant referees: Aidan Velasco
Fourth official: Raymond Moffat Jr.

Final

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November 6 #1 Utah Valley 0–1 #3 New Mexico State Seattle, WA
1:00 p.m. PT
  • Faith Webber Yellow card 79'
  • Megan Sullivan Yellow card 90'
Report
  • 44' Tati Jerman
  • Yellow card 77' Team
  • Yellow card 89' Sofia Beerworth
Stadium: Championship Field Stadium
Attendance: 165
Referee: Karen Callado
Assistant referees: Will Niccolls
Assistant referees: Baboucarr Jallow
Fourth official: Juan Colazo

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

  • Bekah Valdez – Grand Canyon
  • Tati Jerman – New Mexico State
  • Faith Webber – Utah Valley

1 goal

  • Gianna Gourley – Grand Canyon
  • Ani Jensen – Grand Canyon
  • Leah Pirro – Grand Canyon
  • Sofia Beerworth – New Mexico State
  • Jenna Shepherd – Utah Valley

All-Tournament team

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Source:[4]

Player Team
Sofia Beerworth New Mexico State
Makenna Gottschalk
Xitlaly Hernandez
Tati Jerman
Loma McNeese
Jenna Shepherd Utah Valley
Heather Stainbrook
Faith Webber
Gianna Gourley Grand Canyon
Leah Pirro
Noa Schumacher California Baptist

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Western Athletic Conference. "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament: Championship Sunday". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2023.