2024 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
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| 2024 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 730 | ||||
| Site | FIU Soccer Stadium Miami, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Florida International (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jonathan Garbar (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Noémi Paquin (Offensive) Delinda Sehlin (Defensive) (Florida International) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida International †‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico St | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .389 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .111 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA (CUSA) held from November 6–10, 2024. The five-match tournament took place at FIU Soccer Stadium in Miami, Florida. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions, the Liberty Flames,[1] despite being the second overall seed in the tournament. They reached the final where they fell to Florida International 1–0.[2][3] The conference championship in FIU's first CUSA season was the third overall for the program, with two having been won in the Sun Belt. It was the first title for head coach Jonathan Garbar.[4] As tournament champions, FIU earned CUSA's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[5]
The top six C-USA teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seed, which determined who hosted the tournament, as both Florida International and Liberty finished with identical 6–1–2 conference records. Florida International earned the right to host the tournament, and the first seed, by virtue of their 3–0 defeat of Liberty on September 27. Another tiebreaker was required for the fourth and fifth seeds as Middle Tennessee and Sam Houston finished with identical 5–4–0 conference records. The teams met on October 20, and Sam Houston won 2–1, therefore earning the fourth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Florida International | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Liberty | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 3 | New Mexico St | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Sam Houston | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 3–4–2 | 11 |
Bracket
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| Quarterfinals November 6 | Semifinals November 8 | Championship November 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida International | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston | 0 (2) | 5 | Middle Tennessee | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Middle Tennessee (pen.) | 0 (4) | 1 | Florida International | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | New Mexico State | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 6, 2024 | #3 New Mexico State | 4–1 | #6 Jacksonville State | Miami, FL |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Ivan Nobile Fernando Iturriaga Fourth official: Shane Butler |
| November 6, 2024 | #4 Sam Houston | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #5 Middle Tennessee | Miami, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 121 Referee: Tim Debysingh Assistant referees: Lauren Aldrich Rafael Sanots Fourth official: Merrisa Vault |
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Semifinals
| November 8, 2024 | #2 Liberty | 1–0 | #3 New Mexico State | Miami, FL |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 121 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Corbin Goodyear Lauren Aldrich Fourth official: Tim Debysingh |
| November 8, 2024 | #1 Florida International | 2–0 | #5 Middle Tennessee | Miami, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Servando Berna Assistant referees: Jake Joyce Corbin Goodyear Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
Final
| November 10, 2024 | #1 Florida International | 1–0 | #2 Liberty | Miami, FL |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: Cory Rockwell Assistant referees: David Nunes Lauren Aldrich Fourth official: Tim Debysingh |