2020 Summit League women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2020
Conference:Summit League
Gender:women's
Teams:4
Matches:3
Venue:Caniglia Field
City:Omaha, NE
Champions:Denver
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Jeff Hooker
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Kaitlyn Glover
Mvpteam:Denver

The 2020 Summit League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Summit League held on April 15 and 17, 2021. It was played in the spring of 2021 along with the conference season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-match tournament took place at Caniglia Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The four-team single elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. South Dakota State was the defending champion, and were unable to defend their title, losing to Omaha in the semifinal game in penalties. Denver won the championship game over Omaha, which was their fourth since entering the conference and also for coach Jeff Hooker. Denver has now won or participated in the championship game in the last four tournaments.

Seeding and Standings

The top four of the nine teams competing during the regular season qualified for the 2020 tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were required as the top four teams each finished with unique conference records.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Denver14–1–143
2South Dakota State12–0–440
3Omaha8–4–428
4South Dakota9–6–128
5North Dakota State7–8–122
6North Dakota5–9–015
7Kansas City4–11–113
8Oral Roberts2–11–17
9Western Illinois2–13–17
Reference:[1]

Bracket

Reference:[2]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.2 goals

1 goal

All-Tournament team

Reference:[3]

Player Team
Kaitlyn GloverDenver
Natalie Beckman
Nerea Arrazola
Sydney Sharp
Sami Feller
Grace OstergaardOmaha
Emilie Erland
Grace Thede
Rachel HewittSouth Dakota State
Adelaide Kline
Teresa FontenotSouth Dakota
Abby Ostrem
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Women's Soccer Standings. The Summit League. May 31, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 Women's Soccer Championships. The Summit League. May 31, 2022.
  3. Web site: Denver blanks Omaha to capture SummitWSOC Championship. The Summit League. May 31, 2022.