2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:2,328
Venue:UB Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
City:Buffalo, New York
Champions:Buffalo
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Shawn Burke
Coachcount:2nd
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Hannah Callaghan
Mvpteam:Buffalo

The 2022 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at UB Stadium in Buffalo, New York, home of the Buffalo Bulls, the regular season conference champions. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Bowling Green Falcons were the defending champions,[1] and they were unsuccessful in defending their title as they lost to Ball State on penalties in the Semifinals. Ball State would go on to lose to Buffalo in the Final 2–0.[2] The title was the second for the Buffalo women's soccer program both of which have come under head coach Shawn Burke.[3] As tournament champions, Buffalo earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Six Mid-American Conference schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds and which team would not qualify for the tournament as Miami (OH), Western Michigan, and Kent State all finished with seventeen points in regular season conference play. During the regular season Miami (OH) defeated Western Michigan and tied with Kent State. Western Michigan defeated Kent State and lost to Miami (OH). Kent State tied with Miami (OH) and lost to Western Michigan. Therefore, using the same point system that was used for the regular season standings, Miami (OH) had four points and earned the fifth seed, Western Michigan had three points and earned the sixth seed, while Kent State and one point and did not qualify for the tournament.[4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Buffalo7–0–425
2Ball State6–1–422
3Bowling Green6–2–321
4Ohio6–4–119
5Miami (OH)4–2–517
6Western Michigan5–4–217

Bracket

Source:[5]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Maya DeanBowling Green
Isabelle Gilmore
Emily SextonMiami (OH)
Maddie Schlecht
Sammi CorcoranBall State
Jenna Dombrowski
Bethany Moser
Emily KellyBuffalo
Leah Wengender
Tess Ford
Hannah Callaghan
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Championship. Mid-American Conference. getsomemaction.com. December 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2022 Women's Soccer Championship. Mid-American Conference. getsomemaction.com. March 17, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book. Mid-American Conference. December 21, 2021.
  4. Web site: Buffalo Claims Regular Season Title, Tournament Field Set. getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 27, 2022. March 17, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2022 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket. Mid-American Conference. getsomemaction.com. March 17, 2023.
  6. Web site: Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History. getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. November 6, 2022. March 17, 2023.