2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:524
Venue:Madrid Sports Complex
City:Laramie, Wyoming
Champions:Utah State
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Manny Martins
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:MountainWest Sports Network
Mvp:Whitney Lopez
Mvpteam:Utah State

The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mountain West Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyoming. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The San Jose State Spartans were the defending champions.[1] The Spartans were unable to defend their crown, as they did not qualify for the tournament and finished last in the regular season. Utah State won the title after defeating Colorado State in the Final, 1–0.[2] [3] This was the first Mountain West tournament championship for Utah State. They previously won two championships in the WAC.[4] It was the first title for head coach Manny Martins.[5] As tournament champions, Utah State earned the Mountain West's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record.[6] However, no teams finished tied at the end of the regular season so no tiebreakers were required.[7]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1San Diego State9–1–128
2Utah State9–2–027
3Boise State8–2–125
4Colorado State6–3–220
5Fresno State4–4–315
6Nevada4–6–113

Bracket

Source:[8]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[9]

Player Team
Genevieve CrenshawBoise State
Teryn Newkirk
Mia CaseyColorado State
Shayna Ross
Liv Stutzman
Carlin BlakeSan Diego State
Kiera Utush
Whitney LopezUtah State
Kaitlyn Richins
Addy Symonds-Weichers
Diera Walton
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022–23 Mountain West Championships. themw.com . Mountain West Conference. December 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023-24 Mountain West Championships. themw.com . Mountain West Conference. December 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: Utah State wins Mountain West soccer title. The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 2023. December 28, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 Utah State Women's Soccer Media Guide. utahstateaggies.com. Utah State University Athletics. December 28, 2023. 40-41.
  5. Web site: 2023 Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Record Book. themw.com . Mountain West Conference. December 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023 Mountain West Women’s Soccer Tiebreakers. themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 28, 2023.
  7. Web site: Mountain West Announces 2023 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket. themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 27, 2023. December 28, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Mountain West Women's Soccer Championship Bracket. themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 28, 2023.
  9. Web site: Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team. Mountain West Conference. themw.com. November 4, 2023. December 28, 2023.