2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	886
Site	Jackson Stadium Greeley, Colorado
Champions	Northern Arizona (4th title)
Winning coach	Alan Berrios (1st title)
MVP	Trinity Corcoran (Northern Arizona)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northern Arizona  ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	1	–	0		.875			8	–	6	–	6		.550
Idaho  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	0		.750			12	–	3	–	3		.750
Portland St.  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	2		.625			5	–	8	–	5		.417
Sacramento St.  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1		.563			4	–	9	–	5		.361
Weber St.  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			5	–	11	–	2		.333
Montana  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	1		.438			7	–	7	–	6		.500
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	3		.438			5	–	8	–	5		.417
Idaho St.  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	0		.250			3	–	11	–	2		.250
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	1		.063			4	–	11	–	3		.306
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference

The 2022 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from November 2 to November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at Jackson Stadium, home of the Northern Colorado Bears. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Montana Grizzlies were the defending champions.^[1] Montana was unable to defend their title as they lost to Idaho in the Semifinals. Northern Arizona won their first title since 2014 by defeating Idaho in the final on penalties 4–3 after the game finished tied 0–0.^[2] This was the fourth overall title for Montana, and the first title for head coach Alan Berrios.^[3] As tournament champions, Northern Arizona earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season conference record.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Northern Arizona	7–1–0	21
2	Idaho	6–2–0	18
3	Portland State	4–2–2	14
4	Sacramento State	4–3–1	13
5	Weber State	4–4–0	12
6	Montana	3–4–1	10

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, Nov. 2					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4					Final Sunday, Nov. 6
						1	Northern Arizona (pen.)	1 (4)
	4	Sacramento State	1 (2)			5	Weber State	1 (2)
	5	Weber State (pen.)	1 (4)								1	Northern Arizona (pen.)	0 (4)
											2	Idaho	0 (3)
						2	Idaho (a.e.t.)	1
	3	Portland State	0			6	Montana	0
	6	Montana	3

Source:^[5]

Schedule

First Round

#3 Portland State v #6 Montana

November 2	#3 Portland State	0–3	#6 Montana	Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT	Lucy Quinn  38'	Report	29' Sydney Haustein 44' Molly Massman 47' Maysa Walters  63' Riley O'Brien	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Bradley Miller Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament Assistant referees: Sara Renyer Fourth official: Kastriot Baruni

#4 Sacramento State v #5 Weber State

November 2	#4 Sacramento State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	#5 Weber State	Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT	Jordan Goularte 43' Abigail Lopez  81'	Report	28', 68' Andelin Binford	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 127 Referee: Kastriot Baruni Assistant referees: Bol Abiar Assistant referees: William Knause Fourth official: Kathie Krempels
	Penalties
	Aubrey Goodwill Ariana Nino Jordan Goularte Lexi Rakela		Yira Yoggerst Morgan Furmaniak Alexis Simpson Brynlee Meyerhoffer Rylee Tatton

Semifinals

#2 Idaho v #6 Montana

November 4	#2 Idaho	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#6 Montana	Greeley, CO
11:00 a.m. MT	Jayd Sprague  83' Margo Schoesler 100'	Report		Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 103 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Patricia McCracken Assistant referees: Harlan Grossman Fourth official: Jae Lehman

#1 Northern Arizona v #5 Weber State

November 4	#1 Northern Arizona	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#5 Weber State	Greeley, CO
2:00 p.m. MT	Josie Novak 46'	Report	53' Ali Swenson  62' Shea Christiansen 82' Yira Yoggerst	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 179 Referee: Laura Rodriguez Assistant referees: Jae Lehman Assistant referees: Jacob Herold Fourth official: Harlan Grossman
	Penalties
	Mikhail Johnson Maddie Shafer Jaylin Borden Rylie Curran		Morgan Furmaniak Alexis Simpson Brynleee Meyerhoffer Rachel Twede

Final

#1 Northern Arizona v #2 Idaho

November 6	#1 Northern Arizona	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#2 Idaho	Greeley, CO
12:00 p.m. MT		Report	53' Team	Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Kristin Patterson Assistant referees: Andrea Jones Assistant referees: Kayla Caballero Fourth official: Jae Lehman
	Penalties
	Abby Donathan Maddie Shafer Mikhail Johnson Jaylin Borden Rylie Curran		Margo Schoesler Annika Farley Makenzie Burks Ariel Lofton Sara Evans

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

1 goal

• Margo Schoesler – Idaho
• Sydney Haustein – Montana
• Molly Massman – Montana
• Maysa Walters – Montana
• Josie Novak – Northern Arizona
• Jordan Goularte – Sacramento State
• Andelin Binford – Weber State
• Yira Yoggerst – Weber State

All Tournament Team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Trinity Corcoran	Northern Arizona
Rylie Curran
Abby Donathan
Maddie Shafer
Mikhail Johnson
Josie Novak
Kira Witte	Idaho
Cassidy Elicker
Margo Schoesler
Jayd Sprague
Allie Larsen	Montana
Yira Yoggerst	Weber State

MVP in bold

References

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2. "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
3. "2022 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
4. "2022 #BigSkySoccer Championship Preview". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
5. "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championships" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
6. "Lumberjacks Claim 2022 Big Sky Soccer Tournament Title; Earn Big Sky's Automatic Bid to NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.