2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament

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2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteElmer Gray Stadium
Abilene, TX
ChampionsGrand Canyon (1st title)
Winning coachChris Cissell (1st title)
MVPLindsey Prokop (Grand Canyon)
BroadcastESPN+
WAC Women's Soccer Tournament
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2021 WAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southwest
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 10 – 8 – 1   .553
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 10 – 8 – 2   .550
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600 8 – 10 – 0   .444
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 1   .450 6 – 9 – 1   .406
Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 6 – 12 – 2   .350
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200 2 – 14 – 1   .147
West
Grand Canyon  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 1 – 2   .800 16 – 4 – 2   .773
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 13 – 7 – 2   .636
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 9 – 11 – 0   .450
California Baptist*  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Dixie State*  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 6 – 13 – 1   .325
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 7 – 8 – 4   .474
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 WAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:WAC

The 2021 Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 3 to November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at Elmer Gray Stadium in Abilene, TX on the campus of Abilene Christian University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season divisional conference play. The defending champions were the Utah Valley Wolverines.[1] Utah Valley was unable to defend their crown, falling 3–0 against Grand Canyon in the final.[2] This was Grand Caynon's first WAC Tournament victory in program history as well as the first victory for head coach Chris Cissell.[3] As tournament champions, Grand Canyon earned the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeding[]

The top three teams from each division qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records and the top seed from each conference earned a bye into the semifinal round. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top three teams in each conference finished with unique conference records.[4]

Southwest Region
Finish Team Conference Record
1 Stephen F. Austin 8–2–0
2 Lamar 6–2–2
3 Sam Houston State 6–4–0
West Region
Finish Team Conference Record
1 Grand Canyon 7–1–2
2 Utah Valley 6–2–2
3 New Mexico State 5–5–0

Bracket[]

Source:[5]

First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
W 1 Grand Canyon 2
SW 2 Lamar 1 SW 2 Lamar 1
W 3 New Mexico State 0 W 1 Grand Canyon 3
W 2 Utah Valley 0
SW 1 Stephen F. Austin 0
W 2 Utah Valley 6 W 2 Utah Valley 1
SW 3 Sam Houston 1

Matches[]

First round[]

November 3 SW #2 Lamar 1–0 W #3 New Mexico State Abilene, TX
4:00 p.m.
  • Eva Karen 47'
 Report Stadium: Elmer Gray Stadium
Referee: Chris Greer
Assistant referees: Joel Mckell
Assistant referees: Hans Soland
Fourth official: Aaron Donahoe
November 3 W #2 Utah Valley 6–1 SW #3 Sam Houston Abilene, TX
7:00 p.m.
  • Nicole Olanda 9'
  • Sadie Brockbank 30', 65'
  • Breanna Eves 45'
  • Katie Haskins Yellow card 65'
  • Amber Tripp 71'
  • Manthy Brady 77'
 Report
  • 54' Summer Knox
 Stadium: Elmer Gray Stadium
Attendance: 58
Referee: Matthew Buckman
Assistant referees: Tony Obas
Assistant referees: Habeeb Hooshmand
Fourth official: Gloria Martinez Resendiz

Semifinals[]

November 5 Semifinal 1 Grand Canyon 2–1 Lamar Abilene, TX
  • Marleen Schimmer 26'
  • Lindsey Prokop 79'
 Report
  • 52' Laura Linares
 Stadium: Elmer Gray Stadium
November 5 Semifinal 2 Stephen F. Austin 0–1 Utah Valley Abilene, TX
  • Paige Kanipes Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Katie Haskins 76'
  • Juliana Carter Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Elmer Gray Stadium

Final[]

November 7 Grand Canyon 3–0 Utah Valley Abilene, TX
  • 44' Lindsey Prokop
  • 70' Camryn Larson
  • 88' Dani Babb
 Report
  • Sadie Brockbank Yellow card 48' Red card
 Stadium: Elmer Gray Stadium

Statistics[]

There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals

  • United States Lindsey Prokop – Grand Canyon
  • United States Sadie Brockbank – Utah Valley

1 goal

  • United States Dani Babb – Grand Canyon
  • United States Camryn Larson – Grand Canyon
  • Germany Marleen Schimmer – Grand Canyon
  • Iceland Eva Karen – Lamar
  • Spain Laura Linares – Lamar
  • United States Summer Knox – Sam Houston State
  • United States Manthy Brady – Utah Valley
  • United States Breanna Eves – Utah Valley
  • United States Katie Haskins – Utah Valley
  • United States Nicole Olanda – Utah Valley
  • United States Amber Tripp – Utah Valley

All-Tournament Team[]

Source:[6]

Player Team
Sadie Brockbank Utah Valley
Breanna Eves
Amber Tripp
Eva Karen Lamar
Nicole Panis
Dani Babb Grand Canyon
Hannah Edwards
Jordan Ferguson
Camryn Larson
Marleen Schimmer
Lindsey Prokop

MVP in bold

References[]

  1. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "WAC Announces Bracket for 2021-22 Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. October 31, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 WAC All-Tournament Team Women's Soccer". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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