2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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| 2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,617 | ||||
| Site | Engelmann Field Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Milwaukee (17th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Boyd (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Kayla Rollins (Milwaukee) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Horizon League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 3 through November 9, 2024. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers were the defending champions,[1] and they successfully defended their title by beating the second seed Northern Kentucky Norse 2–1 in the final.[2][3] This was the seventeenth overall title for Milwaukee and third for head coach Kevin Boyd. This was also Milwaukee's seventh consecutive title and second straight year they defeated Northern Kentucky in the final.[4] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top six Horizon League teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top seven teams finished with a unique regular season conference record.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Milwaukee | 9–0–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 5 | IU Indy | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 4–6–0 | 12 |
Bracket
Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[6]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Saturday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Morris (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | Robert Morris | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | IU Indy | 0 | 1 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 3 | Detroit Mercy | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 3, 2024 | #3 Detroit Mercy | 2–1 | #6 Purdue Fort Wayne | Detroit, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Titan Field Attendance: 222 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: David Eberline Timothy Dicken Fourth official: Donovan Noocha |
| November 3, 2024 | #4 Robert Morris | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 IU Indy | Moon Township, PA |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: North Athletic Complex Attendance: 263 Referee: Atahan Yaya Assistant referees: John Safar Ali Zolghamain Fourth official: Chris Regan |
Semifinals
| November 7, 2024 | #1 Milwaukee | 7–0 | #4 Robert Morris | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 356 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Laura Snyder Saki Atsas Fourth official: Kyle Trimble |
| November 7, 2024 | #2 Northern Kentucky | 1–0 | #3 Detroit Mercy | Milwaukee, WI |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 141 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Alex Hofstetter Ryan Hoirnik Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia |
Final
| November 9, 2024 | #1 Milwaukee | 2–1 | #2 Northern Kentucky | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 635 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: John Kennedy Kurt Stefan Fourth official: Joseluis Garcia |