# 2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

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 | First round Friday, Oct. 28 | First round Friday, Oct. 28 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | 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 | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | Lindenwood |
| Anna Lohrer | Morehead State |
| Avery Redmond | Morehead State |
| Macy Carter | Tennessee Tech |
| Chloe Smith | Tennessee Tech |
| Bailey Taylor | Tennessee Tech |
| Sidney Christopher | SIU Edwardsville |
| Sarah Magnoni | SIU Edwardsville |
| Taylor Spiller | SIU Edwardsville |
| Mary Wessel | SIU Edwardsville |
MVP in bold