2021 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

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2021 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,318
SiteMickey Cochrane Stadium (Semifinals and Final)
Bowling Green, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green (6th title)
Winning coachMatt Fannon (4th title)
MVPLacee Bethea (Bowling Green)
BroadcastNone
Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2021 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bowling Green  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 2 – 1   .773 11 – 6 – 3   .625
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 3   .773 13 – 5 – 3   .690
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 3   .773 11 – 5 – 3   .658
Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 3   .682 13 – 4 – 3   .725
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 1   .591 9 – 8 – 1   .528
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 2   .545 10 – 6 – 4   .600
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455 8 – 8 – 3   .500
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 2   .455 6 – 9 – 2   .412
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 6 – 12 – 0   .333
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 2   .273 5 – 12 – 2   .316
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 2   .182 2 – 13 – 3   .194
Akron  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 1   .136 3 – 15 – 1   .184
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 MAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2021 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, 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, and they successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Kent State in the final.[1][2] The title was the sixth for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the fourth for head coach Matt Fannon.[3][4] As tournament champions, Bowling Green earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2021 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 second and third seeds in the tournament as Ohio and Kent State finished tied in the rankings with an identical 7–1–3 record. The regular season match-up between the teams finished in a 0–0 tie on October 28, the final day of the regular season. As a second tiebreaker, conference goal differential was used. Ohio had the better goal differential and was awarded the second seed and first round bye.[5][6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Bowling Green 8–2–1 25
2 Ohio 7–1–3 24
3 Kent State 7–1–3 24
4 Buffalo 6–2–3 21
5 Central Michigan 6–4–1 19
6 Toledo 5–4–2 17

Bracket[]

Source:[7]

Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 5
1 Bowling Green 1
4 Buffalo (a.e.t.) 2 4 Buffalo 0
5 Central Michigan 1 1 Bowling Green 3
3 Kent State 0
2 Ohio 2
3 Kent State 4 3 Kent State 3
6 Toledo 2

Schedule[]

First Round[]

October 31, 2021 #4 Buffalo 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Central Michigan Buffalo, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Marcy Barberic 9' (pen.)
  • Andrea Judasz Yellow card 72'
  • Payton Robertson gold-colored soccer ball 105'
Report
  • 16' (pen.) Samantha Kaye-Toral
 Stadium: UB Stadium
Attendance: 171
October 31, 2021 #3 Kent State 4–2 #6 Toledo Kent, OH
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Siena Stambolich 20'
  • Giulia Giovinazzi 79'
  • Karly Hellstrom 83' (pen.)
  • Cameron Shedenhelm Yellow card 88', 89'
 Report
  • 16' Ellie Pool
  • Yellow card 60' Claire Cahalan
  • 75' Betsy Lueck
  • Yellow card 82' Sissy Novak
 Stadium: Dix Stadium
Attendance: 215
Referee: Quinton McFarlen
Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell
Assistant referees: Brandon Klepach
Fourth official: John Safar

Semifinals[]

November 4, 2021 #1 Bowling Green 1–0 #4 Buffalo Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Lacee Bethea 27'
  • Mackenzie Reuber Yellow card 61'
 Report Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 487
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou
November 4, 2021 #2 Ohio 2–3 #3 Kent State Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Madison Clayton 3'
  • Paige Knorr Yellow card 64'
  • Regan Berg 68'
  • Team Red card 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 30' Khyla Porter
  • 44' Cameron Shedenhelm
  • 54', 86' (pen.) Karly Hellstrom
  • Yellow card 56' Keyosha Donkor
  • Red card 73' Sarah Melen
 Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 692
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Noah Hartman
Assistant referees: Sean West
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Final[]

November 7, 2021 #1 Bowling Green 3–0 #3 Kent State Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Nikki Cox 7'
  • Audrey Shea 70'
  • Lacee Bethea 76'
  • Mackenzie Reuber Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Yellow card 48' Karly Hellstrom
  • Yellow card 81' Luca Ralph
 Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: Dimitri Katsimingos
Assistant referees: Adam Herges
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Fourth official: Ted Grigoriou

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

  • Karly Hellstrom – Kent State

2 goals

  • Lacee Bethea – Bowling Green
  • Cameron Shedenhelm – Kent State

1 goal

  • Nikki Cox – Bowling Green
  • Audrey Shea – Bowling Green
  • Marcy Barberic – Buffalo
  • Payton Robertson – Buffalo
  • Samantha Kaye-Toral – Central Michigan
  • Giulia Giovinazzi – Kent State
  • Siena Stamboich – Kent State
  • Regan Berg – Ohio
  • Madison Clayton – Ohio
  • Betsy Lueck – Toledo
  • Ellie Pool – Toledo

All-Tournament Team[]

Source:[8]

Player Team
Nikki Cox Bowling Green
Lacee Bethea
Audrey Shea
Madi Wolfbauer
Cameron Shendenhelm Kent State
Karly Hellstrom
Giulia Giovinazzi
Madison Clayton Ohio
Regan Berg
Payton Robertson Buffalo
Kaya Schultz

MVP in bold

References[]

  1. ^ Loe, Brandom (April 18, 2021). "BGSU women's soccer wins third straight MAC Championship". bgfalconmedia.com. BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Matt Fannon". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Falcons Claim MAC Women's Soccer Regular Season Title". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Flashes Tie With Ohio, Enter MAC Tourney as Three-Seed". kentstatesports.com. Kent State University Athletics. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ^ @MACSports (November 7, 2021). "The 2021 MAC Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team has just been announced with Bowling Green's Lacee Bethea earning MVP honors" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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