2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,827
Site	Tech Soccer Field Cookeville, Tennessee (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	SIU Edwardsville (5th title)
Winning coach	Derek Burton (5th title)
MVP	Sidney Christopher (SIU Edwardsville)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Tennessee Tech  ‍†‍‍	5	–	0	–	3		.813			8	–	5	–	5		.583
SIUE  ‍‍‡‍y	5	–	1	–	2		.750			8	–	6	–	4		.556
SEMO  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	2		.625			8	–	6	–	3		.559
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	2		.625			7	–	7	–	4		.500
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍	2	–	2	–	4		.500			6	–	8	–	6		.450
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	3		.438			5	–	7	–	5		.441
Southern Indiana  ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	2		.250			5	–	8	–	4		.412
UT Martin  ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	2		.250			4	–	9	–	5		.361
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	4	–	4		.250			2	–	6	–	8		.375
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 OVC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Ohio Valley Conference

The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 28 through November 6, 2022. 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 SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown by defeating top seeded Tennessee Tech in the final. The conference tournament title was the fifth for the SIU Edwardsville women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Derek Burton. This was also the third straight title for SIU Edwardsville. As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Eight of the nine teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2022 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 required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Morehead State and Southeast Missouri both finished the regular season with 4–2–2 records. After the tiebreaker procedure, Morehead state was determined to be the third seed, while Southeast Missouri was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required for the seventh and eight seeds as both UT Martin and Southern Indiana finished with 1–5–2 regular season records. UT Martin won the regular season matchup between the teams 1–0 and therefore were the seventh seed, while Southern Indiana was the eighth seed.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Tennessee Tech	5–0–3	18
2	SIU Edwardsville	5–1–2	17
3	Morehead State	4–2–2	14
4	Southeast Missouri	4–2–2	14
5	Lindenwood	2–2–4	10
6	Little Rock	2–3–3	9
7	UT Martin	1–5–2	5
8	Southern Indiana	1–5–2	5

Bracket

Source:

	First round Friday, Oct. 28					Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4					Final Sunday, Nov. 6
											1	Tennessee Tech	5
											5	Lindenwood	0
						4	Southeast Missouri	1 (0)
	5	Lindenwood	2			5	Lindenwood (pen.)	1 (2)
	8	Southern Indiana	1													1	Tennessee Tech	0
																2	SIU Edwardsville	1
											2	SIU Edwardsville	2
											3	Morehead State	0
						3	Morehead State	0 (4)
	6	Little Rock	0			7	UT Martin	0 (3)
	7	UT Martin	1

Schedule

First round

#5 Lindenwood v #8 Southern Indiana

October 28	#5 Lindenwood	2–1	#8 Southern Indiana	Cape Girardeau, MO
4:00 p.m. CT	Lily Sutter 11' Maggie Weller 56' Lauren Tyson  85'	Report	61' Mia Rose Daly  70' Peyton Murphy	Stadium: Houck Stadium Attendance: 263 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Robert Musoiu Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley Fourth official: Jose Renda

#6 Little Rock v #7 UT Martin

October 28	#6 Little Rock	0–1	#7 UT Martin	Morehead, KY
5:00 p.m. CT	Team  90'	Report	62' Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles	Stadium: MSU Soccer Field Attendance: 100

Quarterfinals

#3 Morehead State v #7 UT Martin

October 30	#3 Morehead State	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#7 UT Martin	Morehead, KY
12:00 p.m. CT	Nicole Fiantaco  100'	Report	86' Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles	Stadium: MSU Soccer Field Attendance: 265
	Penalties
	Hadley Cytron Kate Larbes Sejla Podzic Erin Fite Anna Lohrer		Catey Hunt Hannah Zahn Emma Elliott Ryann Mushkin Alba Delgado

#4 Southeast Missouri v #5 Lindenwood

October 30	#4 Southeast Missouri	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p)	#5 Lindenwood	Cape Girardeau, MO
1:00 p.m. CT	Emma Tucker 7'	Report	35' Jacqueline Baetz  48' Eyglo Thorsteinsdottir	Stadium: Houck Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Donald Huber Assistant referees: Don Tebeau Assistant referees: Jeffery Hay Fourth official: Anna Wawrzyniak
	Penalties
	Zoe Houston Natalie Jackson Emma Brune Cayla Koerner		Eyglo Thorsteinsdottir Jacqueline Baetz Jill Wipke

Semifinals

#1 Tennessee Tech v #5 Lindenwood

November 4	#1 Tennessee Tech	5–0	#5 Lindenwood	Cookeville, TN
4:00 p.m. CT	Bailey Taylor 27' Chloe Smith 29', 46', 57' Taylor Clark 85'	Report	85' Rachel Jackson  89' Jill Wipke	Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 722 Referee: Jaclyn Williams Assistant referees: Michael Samour Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Fourth official: Douglas Palomaki

#2 SIU Edwardsville v #3 Southeast Missouri

November 4	#2 SIU Edwardsville	2–0	#3 Southeast Missouri	Cookeville, TN
7:00 p.m. CT	Sarah Magnoni  20' Team  59' Mary Wessel 68' Maria Haro 90'	Report		Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Mandi Phillips Burle Assistant referees: Douglas Palomaki Fourth official: Jessica Medley

Final

#1 Tennessee Tech v #2 SIU Edwardsville

November 6	#1 Tennessee Tech	0–1	#2 SIU Edwardsville	Cookeville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT	Emily Carlevato  55'	Report	55' Sidney Christopher  86' Sarah Magnoni	Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 1,045 Referee: James Sherer Assistant referees: Devin Bargatze Assistant referees: David Curley Fourth official: Adam Warner

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

3 goals

• Chloe Smith – Tennessee Tech

1 goal

• Jacqueline Baetz – Lindenwood
• Lily Sutter – Lindenwood
• Maggie Weller – Lindenwood
• Sidney Christopher – SIU Edwardsville
• Maria Haro – SIU Edwardsville
• Mary Wessel – SIU Edwardsville
• Emma Tucker – Southeast Missouri
• Mia Rose Daly – Southern Indiana
• Taylor Clark – Tennessee Tech
• Bailey Taylor – Tennessee Tech
• Nyeemah Prescod-Beckles – UT Martin

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Jacqueline Baetz	Lindenwood
Sam Blazek
Anna Lohrer	Morehead State
Avery Redmond
Macy Carter	Tennessee Tech
Chloe Smith
Bailey Taylor
Sidney Christopher	SIU Edwardsville
Sarah Magnoni
Taylor Spiller
Mary Wessel

MVP in bold