2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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The 2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from November 3 to November 10, 2019. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion. Memphis.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis are the defending tournament champions.[2] Memphis was unable to defend its title, losing 2–0 to South Florida in the final. USF's win was the program's second and also the second for coach Denise Schilte-Brown.[3]
| 2019 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 948 | ||||
| Site | Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Memphis, Tennessee | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Denise Schilte-Brown (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Evelyne Viens (Offensive) Sydney Martinez (Defensive) (South Florida) | ||||
| Broadcast | American Digital Network (Semifinals) ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Memphis †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 USF ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 11, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First round Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Houston | 0 | 3 | UCF | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | UCF | 5 | 2 | South Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Memphis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | SMU | 1 | 5 | SMU | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||
Source:[4]
Schedule
First Round
| November 3, 2019 | #3 UCF | 5–0 | #6 Houston | Orlando, FL |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 218 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez Assistant referees: Sergio Virviescas Edin Kapidzic Fourth official: Hassan Belmnahia |
| November 3, 2019 | #4 Cincinnati | 0–1 | #5 SMU | Cincinnati, OH |
| 12:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Gettler Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Andy Milby Assistant referees: Britton Maier Brian DiPiro Fourth official: Brad Koewlers |
Semifinals
| November 8, 2019 | #2 USF | 3–1 | #3 UCF | Memphis, TN |
| 4:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Referee: Noeal Cotterell Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Mark Allatin Fourth official: Joseph Poremba |
| November 8, 2019 | #1 Memphis | 4–2 | #5 SMU | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Referee: Cassio Ribiero Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Joseph Poremba Fourth official: Steven Scott |
Final
| November 10, 2019 | #1 Memphis | 0–2 | #2 USF | Memphis, TN |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex Attendance: 557 Referee: Mark Allatin Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Benjamin Meyer Fourth official: Steven Scott |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 4 Goals
- Evelyne Viens (USF)
- 2 Goals
- Dayana Martin (UCF)
- 1 Goal
- Jewel Boland (SMU)
- Tanya Boychuk (Memphis)
- Brooke Golik (SMU)
- Clarissa Larisey (Memphis)
- Elise Legrout (UCF)
- Ellie Moreno (UCF)
- Lisa Pechersky (Memphis)
- Darya Ragaee (UCF)
- Kimberley Smit (Memphis)
- Jessica Taylor (UCF)
- Allie Thornton (SMU)
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Evelyne Viens* | USF |
| Sydney Martinez^ | |
| Sydny Nasello | |
| Andrea Hauksdottir | |
| Caroline DeLisle | UCF |
| Ellie Moreno | |
| Clair Abrey | Memphis |
| Serena Dolan | |
| Stasia Mallin | |
| Allie Thornton | SMU |
| Jewel Boland |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP