2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,289
Site	WMU Soccer Complex (Semifinals and Final) Kalamazoo, Michigan
Champions	Ohio (1st title)
Winning coach	Aaron Rodgers (1st title)
MVP	Scout Murray (Ohio)
Broadcast	ESPN+
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2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍	8	–	0	–	3		.864			12	–	4	–	3		.711
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	2		.818			10	–	6	–	2		.611
Ball State  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	3		.682			8	–	8	–	3		.500
Kent State  ‍‍‍	7	–	4	–	0		.636			11	–	6	–	2		.632
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1		.591			8	–	8	–	3		.500
Buffalo  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	3		.500			7	–	5	–	6		.556
Ohio  ‍‍‡‍y	4	–	4	–	3		.500			8	–	8	–	5		.500
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0		.455			8	–	10	–	1		.447
Toledo  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	1		.409			7	–	9	–	2		.444
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	3		.227			2	–	8	–	6		.313
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	2		.182			1	–	12	–	6		.211
Akron  ‍‍‍	1	–	9	–	1		.136			3	–	14	–	1		.194
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Mid-American Conference

The 2023 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The First Round was held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at WMU Soccer Complex in Kalamazoo, Michigan, home of Western Michigan, the regular season conference champions. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Buffalo Bulls were the defending champions, and they were unsuccessful in defending their title as they did not qualify for the tournament. The Ohio Bobcats finished as tournament champions from the sixth seed, defeating fourth seed Kent State in the final, 2–1. The title was the first in program history for the Buffalo women's soccer program and first for head coach Aaron Rodgers. As tournament champions, Ohio earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2023 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 third and fourth seed as Ball State and Kent State both finished with 21 conference points. Ball State was awarded the third seed due to a 3–1 over Kent State on October 5. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth seed when defending champions Buffalo and Ohio both finished with 4–4–3 records during the regular season. Ohio defeated Buffalo 1–0 on September 24, and was therefore awarded the sixth spot in the tournament. Buffalo fell to seventh place and did not qualify for the tournament.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Western Michigan	8–0–3	27
2	Bowling Green	8–1–2	26
3	Ball State	6–2–3	21
4	Kent State	7–4–0	21
5	Northern Illinois	6–4–1	19
6	Ohio	4–4–3	15

Bracket

Source:

	Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2					Final Saturday, Nov. 5
						1	Western Michigan	1
	4	Kent State	3			4	Kent State	2
	5	Northern Illinois	0								4	Kent State	1
											6	Ohio	2
						2	Bowling Green	1
	3	Ball State	0			6	Ohio	2
	6	Ohio	2

Schedule

First Round

#3 Ball State v #6 Ohio

October 29	#3 Ball State	0–2	#6 Ohio	Muncie, IN
1:00 p.m. ET	Sami Bird  77'	Report	14',  77' Shae Robertson  42' Quintin Tostevin  47' Aubrey Rea 79' Izzi Boyd	Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Attendance: 217 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Steve Besk Assistant referees: Audra Fullen Fourth official: James Shunneson

#4 Kent State v #5 Northern Illinois

October 29	#4 Kent State	3–0	#5 Northern Illinois	Kent, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Callie Cunningham  15' Alisa Arthur 36',  90' Siena Stambolich 37' Tori Copfer 85'	Report	31' Tyra King  57' Isabel Struble  83' Sophia White	Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: 389 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Dylan Beck Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth Fourth official: Roy Miller

Semifinals

#2 Bowling Green v #6 Ohio

November 2	#2 Bowling Green	1–2	#6 Ohio	Kalamazoo, MI
11:00 a.m. ET	Christine Erdman 37' Isabelle Gilmore  62'	Report	46' Rayann Pruss 55' Scout Murray	Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 175 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Jeffery Mellen Assistant referees: Roy Miller Fourth official: Steve Besk

#1 Western Michigan v #4 Kent State

November 2	#1 Western Michigan	1–2	#4 Kent State	Kalamazoo, MI
2:00 p.m. ET	Jenna Blackburn  49', 85' Madi Canada  82'	Report	8' Abby Breitschuh 22' Alisa Arthur 29' Callie Cunningham	Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 326 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Ali Zolgharnain Assistant referees: Noah Hartman Fourth official: Steve Besk

Final

#4 Kent State v #6 Ohio

November 5	#4 Kent State	1–2	#6 Ohio	Kalamazoo, MI
1:00 p.m. ET	Alanna Raimondo 3'	Report	56' Kali Stock 65' Scout Murray  85' Carsyn Prigge	Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 182 Referee: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Fourth official: Adrian Wericki

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

• Alisa Arthur – Kent State
• Scout Murray – Ohio

1 goal

• Christine Erdman – Bowling Green
• Tori Copfer – Kent State
• Callie Cunningham – Kent State
• Alanna Raimondo – Kent State
• Siena Stambolich – Kent State
• Izzi Boyd – Ohio
• Rayann Pruss – Ohio
• Shae Robertson – Ohio
• Kali Stock – Ohio
• Jenna Blackburn – Western Michigan

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Isabelle Gilmore	Bowling Green
Makenzie Ortman
Alisa Arthur	Kent State
Callie Cunningham
Siena Stambolich
Ever Berish	Ohio
Scout Murray
Carsyn Prigge
Celeste Sloma
Madi Canada	Western Michigan
Bria Telemaque

MVP in bold