2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
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+
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
«2023	2025»

2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† – 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

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
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

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

First round

October 31, 2024	#5 Morehead State	1–0	#8 UT Martin	Evansville, IN
1:00 p.m. CDT	Hedda Ornberg 3'	Report		Stadium: Strassweg Field Attendance: 148 Referee: Gustavo Turmero Assistant referees: Grace Barrett Assistant referees: 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	Kate Germano 30' Alex Tetteh 46'	Report	23', 30' Justi Nelson 84' Elizabeth Rater 87' Melissa Kubin	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 153 Referee: Michael Heath Assistant referees: Justin Tomicich Assistant referees: David Henderson

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2024	#4 Southern Indiana	1–2	#5 Morehead State	Evansville, IN
1:00 p.m. CST	Eva Boer 4', 18'	Report	55' Hedda Ornberg 61' Erin Fite 88' Anna Lohrer	Stadium: Strassweg Field Attendance: 276 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Cody Kerstiens Assistant referees: Hunter Wesson Fourth official: Chad Dempsey

November 3, 2024	#3 Lindenwood	4–0	#7 Southeast Missouri	St. Charles, MO
5:00 p.m. CST	Anna Johnson 3' Mackenzie Compton 3', 16', 59' Maddy Vasiloff 76'	Report	59' Sophie Shrum 89' Katelyn Miller	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Don Tebeau Assistant referees: John Bouc Assistant referees: Benjamin Koening

Semifinals

November 7, 2024	#1 Tennessee Tech	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	#5 Morehead State	Cookeville, TN
12:00 p.m. CST	Bella Garrett 30'	Report	79' Ella Fuller	Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Referee: Ryan Starr Assistant referees: Seth Wilson Assistant referees: Nicole Steiner Fourth official: Jason Steiner
	Penalties
	Katie Toney Claire Palya Tori Soutuyo		Gracen Houck Hedda Ornberg Kennedy Baquero

November 7, 2024	#2 Little Rock	0–1	#3 Lindenwood	Cookeville, TN
3:00 p.m. CST	Amaya Arias 85'	Report	38' Georgia Pardalos 72' Mattie Ohlsen	Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 615 Referee: Eric Phillips Assistant referees: Jessica Medley Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Fourth official: Mandi Burley

Final

November 10, 2024	#3 Lindenwood	3–2	#5 Morehead State	Cookeville, TN
1:00 p.m. CST	Mackenzie Compton 50' Anna Johnson 83' Tasneem Dizdarevic 86' (pen.)	Report	21' Lindenwood Own Goal 33' Hedda Ornberg 62' Hannah Burke 62' Anna Lohrer	Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 378 Referee: Todd Carver Assistant referees: Judson Holden Assistant referees: Devin Bargatze Fourth official: John Devalk

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

Source:^[10]

Player	Team
Mackenzie Compton	Lindenwood
Rachel Jackson
Georgia Pardalos
Eyglo Thosteinsdottir
Camryn Jacobs	Little Rock
Abbie Smith	Little Rock
Gracen Houck	Morehead State
Anna Lohrer
Hedda Ornberg
Allison Lee	Tennessee Tech
Meredith Nye	Tennessee Tech

MVP in bold

References

^ "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.

[1] "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Lindenwood Lions. February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "2024 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[4] Ryans, Kevin (November 12, 2024). ""They'll be forever champions": Lindenwood Women's Soccer talks first OVC Tournament Title". KTVI. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[5] "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[6] "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Lindenwood Lions. February 23, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[7] "2024 OVC Women's Soccer Championship Field Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. October 27, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[8] "OVC WOMEN'S SOCCER TIEBREAKER" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[9] "2024 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[10] "Lindenwood Claims OVC Women's Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

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