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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | WMU Soccer Complex (Semifinals and Final) Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | Western Michigan (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | John Deal (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan †‡ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .864 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 5 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .682 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 7 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .545 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .455 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .455 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .455 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .318 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .091 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2024. 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 Ohio Bobcats were the defending champions, as they fell in the semifinals to Buffalo. Western Michigan defeated Ohio in the final, 5–0. The title was the fourth in program history for the Western Michigan women's soccer program and first for head coach John Deal. As tournament champions, Western Michigan earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six Mid-American Conference teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as all of the top seven teams finished with unique regular season records.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
#3 v #6| November 3, 2024 | #3 | v | #6 | Athens, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: Chessa Field |
| November 3, 2024 | #4 | v | #5 | Kent, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: Dix Stadium |
Semifinals
#2 v| November 2, 2024 | #2 | v | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 11:00 a.m. EST | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex |
| November 7, 2024 | #1 | v | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 2:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex |
Final
v| November 10, 2024 | v | Kalamazoo, MI | ||
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
All-Tournament team
Source:
| Player | Team |
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MVP in bold
References
- "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history". The Athens Messenger. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- Ledyard, Adam (November 14, 2024). "WMU Wins MAC Women's Soccer Tournament". michigannewsscource.com. Michigan News Source. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "2024 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Kent State, Miami and Bowling Green Clinch Championship Berths; Tournament Field Finalized". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 31, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Tie-Breaker Procedures". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- "Western Michigan Wins 2024 MAC Women's Soccer Tournament Title". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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