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2018 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2018 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas. They were the top seed based on an 8–0–1 season in conference play. The Hoyas were able to defend their crown, beating Butler in the final. This marks the third year in a row Georgetown has won the tournament.[1][2][3]
| 2018 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 6 |
| Matches | 5 |
| Attendance | 3,287 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Georgetown (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Nolan (3rd title) |
| MVP | Caitlin Farrell (Offensive) Kelly Ann Livingstone (Defensive) (Georgetown) |
| Broadcast | Big East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgetown †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 17 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 1, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket edit
| First round Sunday, Oct. 28 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 1 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 1 (4) | 4 | Xavier | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | DePaul | 1 (2) | 1 | Georgetown | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 0 | 6 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Quarterfinals edit
| October 28, 2018 | #3 St. John's | 0–1 | #6 Providence | Queens, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
| Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 396 Referee: Dimtar Chavadarov Assistant referees: Nate Penn Christian Centeno Fourth official: Michael Ziegler |
| October 28, 2018 | #4 Xavier | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #5 DePaul | Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: XU Soccer Complex Attendance: 433 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Tony Crush Britton Maier Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| Penalties | ||||
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Semifinals edit
| November 1, 2018 | #1 Georgetown | 3–1 | #4 Xavier | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 757 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Jason Gordon Will Aten Fourth official: Evan Horne |
| November 1, 2018 | #2 Butler | 3–2 | #6 Providence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Attendance: 304 Referee: Michael McBride Assistant referees: Khary Williams DeLois Williams Fourth official: Jeff Swartzel |
Final edit
| November 4, 2018 | #1 Georgetown | 1–0 | #2 Butler | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Anthony Russo Assistant referees: Ian Gut James Sadowski Fourth official: Andrew Smith |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
- 2 Goals
- Amber Birchwell – Providence
- Caitlin Farrell – Georgetown
- Halle Stelbasky – Butler
- 1 Goal
- Amanda Carolan – Georgetown
- Samantha Dewey – Xavier
- Avery Hay – DePaul
- Andi Kennard – Xavier
- Camille Murphy – Providence
- Carson Nizialek – Georgetown
- Annika Schmidt – Butler
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[3]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Caitlin Farrell | Georgetown |
| Kelly Ann Livingstone | Georgetown |
| Carson Nizialek | Georgetown |
| Kyra Carusa | Georgetown |
| Amber Birchwell | Providence |
| Shelby Hogan | Providence |
| Samantha Dewey | Xavier |
| Andie Kennard | Xavier |
| Paige Monaghan | Butler |
| Halle Stelbasky | Butler |
| Annika Schmidt | Butler |
References edit
- ^ "Bracket Set For 2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented By Jeep". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "Georgetown Three-Peats As #BIGEASTwsoc Champion". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.