2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,926 | ||||
| Site | Tech Soccer Field Cookeville, Tennessee (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Lindenwood (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Musso (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Mackenzie Compton (Lindenwood) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech † | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 4 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .667 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .667 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead St. y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEMO | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIUE | 1 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .389 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 1 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference Note: Morehead State clinches automatic bid as runner-up in conference tournament because Lindenwood is still in the "period of transition" from Division II to Division I level.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 31 through November 10, 2024. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Morehead State Eagles were the defending champions</ref> The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Morehead State women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Chris Fox. This was Morehead State's first title since 2013.[2] and were unable to defend their title as they lost to Lindenwood 3–2 in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the first for the Lindenwood women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Dave Musso.[5] As tournament champions, Lindenwood would have earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, but they were disqualified as they were in a "period of transition" from Division II to Division I.[6] Therefore, runner-up, Morehead State earned the automatic bid for the second season in a row.
Seeding
[edit]Eight of the ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2024 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records. A tiebreaker was needed to determine the second and third seeds as Lindenwood and Little Rock both finished with 4–1–4 regular season records. The two teams drew 0–0 during their October 20 regular season match-up. The second tiebreaker was record against teams above the tied teams in the standings. Little Rock defeated Tennessee Tech 1–0 during the regular season, while Lindenwood lost to Tech 0–2. Therefore, Little Rock earned the second seed and a bye into the Semifinals. A second tiebreaker was required as Southeast Missouri and UT Martin tied with nine regular season points each. The two teams met on the final day of the regular season, October 27, and Southeast Missouri won 2–0. Therefore, Southeast Missouri earned the seventh seed.[7][8]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Little Rock | 4–1–4 | 16 |
| 3 | Lindenwood | 4–1–4 | 16 |
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 4–2–3 | 15 |
| 5 | Morehead State | 4–3–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 3–3–3 | 12 |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri | 2–4–3 | 9 |
| 8 | UT Martin | 3–6–0 | 9 |
Bracket
[edit]Source:[9]
| First round Thursday, Oct. 31 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morehead State (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morehead State | 1 | 5 | Morehead State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | UT Martin | 0 | 5 | Morehead State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Little Rock | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindenwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 7 | Southeast Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southeast Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]First round
[edit]| October 31, 2024 | #5 Morehead State | 1–0 | #8 UT Martin | Evansville, IN |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Strassweg Field Attendance: 148 Referee: Gustavo Turmero Assistant referees: Grace Barrett Aaron Rawlins Fourth official: Hunter Wesson |
| October 31, 2024 | #6 Eastern Illinois | 1–2 | #7 Southeast Missouri | St. Charles, MO |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 153 Referee: Michael Heath Assistant referees: Justin Tomicich David Henderson |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| November 3, 2024 | #4 Southern Indiana | 1–2 | #5 Morehead State | Evansville, IN |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Strassweg Field Attendance: 276 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Cody Kerstiens Hunter Wesson Fourth official: Chad Dempsey |
| November 3, 2024 | #3 Lindenwood | 4–0 | #7 Southeast Missouri | St. Charles, MO |
| 5:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Don Tebeau Assistant referees: John Bouc Benjamin Koening |
Semifinals
[edit]| November 7, 2024 | #1 Tennessee Tech | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | #5 Morehead State | Cookeville, TN |
| 12:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Referee: Ryan Starr Assistant referees: Seth Wilson Nicole Steiner Fourth official: Jason Steiner |
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| November 7, 2024 | #2 Little Rock | 0–1 | #3 Lindenwood | Cookeville, TN |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 615 Referee: Eric Phillips Assistant referees: Jessica Medley Lucy Bell Fourth official: Mandi Burley |
Final
[edit]| November 10, 2024 | #3 Lindenwood | 3–2 | #5 Morehead State | Cookeville, TN |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 378 Referee: Todd Carver Assistant referees: Judson Holden Devin Bargatze Fourth official: John Devalk |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
3 goals
- Mackenzie Compton – Lindenwood
- Hedda Ornberg – Morehead State
2 goals
- Anna Johnson – Lindenwood
1 goal
- Eva Boer – Southern Indiana
- Tasneem Dizdarevic – Lindenwood
- Anna Lohrer – Morehead State
- Justi Nelson – Southeast Missouri
- Georgia Pardalos – Lindenwood
- Elizabeth Rater – Southeast Missouri
- Alex Tetteh – Eastern Illinois
- Maddy Vasiloff – Lindenwood
1 own goal
- Lindenwood (vs. Morehead State)
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[10]
| Player | Team |
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| Mackenzie Compton | Lindenwood |
| Rachel Jackson | |
| Georgia Pardalos | |
| Eyglo Thosteinsdottir | |
| Camryn Jacobs | Little Rock |
| Abbie Smith | |
| Gracen Houck | Morehead State |
| Anna Lohrer | |
| Hedda Ornberg | |
| Allison Lee | Tennessee Tech |
| Meredith Nye |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Lindenwood Lions. February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Rorabaugh, Dan (November 10, 2023). "What channel is FSU-Morehead State on today? Time, TV schedule for NCAA soccer tournament". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Ryans, Kevin (November 12, 2024). ""They'll be forever champions": Lindenwood Women's Soccer talks first OVC Tournament Title". KTVI. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Lindenwood Lions. February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024 OVC Women's Soccer Championship Field Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. October 27, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "OVC WOMEN'S SOCCER TIEBREAKER" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Lindenwood Claims OVC Women's Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.