# 2022 Summit League women's soccer season

The 2022 Summit League women's soccer season started non-conference play on August 10, 2022, and began conference play on September 23, 2022. The regular season ended on October 23, 2022. The Summit League tournament began on October 28, 2022 and ended on November 5, 2022 with Omaha winning the championship game in penalties. The Mavericks then went on to the NCAA tournament and lost to Notre Dame.

## Conference Changes

Following last year's tournament, the conference announced that the 2022 tournament would expand to six teams.

## Head Coaches
### Coaching Changes
#### Oral Roberts

On November 4, 2021, Oral Roberts head coach Roger Bush resigned and was replaced on December 10, 2021 by coach Austin Risenhoover.

#### Western Illinois

On February 15, 2022, Western Illinois announced Josee Primeau was promoted to head coach from her previous role within Dr. Eric Johnson's staff, the previous coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | Summit League Record | Summit League Titles | NCAA Tournaments |
| Denver | Jeff Hooker | No Previous Job | 30 | 393-163-53 | 194-34-16 | 4 | 11 |
| Kansas City | Jess Smith | KC Fusion SC (Director of Girls) | 3 | 10-25-1 | 8-16-1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omaha | Tim Walters | Omaha (Men - Assistant) | 6 | 36-45-12 | 23-19-6 | 1 | 1 |
| North Dakota | Chris Logan | Northern Iowa | 6 | 33-44-8 | 13-25-1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | Mike Regan | Indiana (Assistant) | 5 | 35-43-8 | 23-24-3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | Austin Risenhoover | California (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | Sheila McGill | St. Catherine (Assistant) | 16 | 158-73-29^ | 2-7-0 | 0 | 0^^ |
| South Dakota | Michael Thomas | Cal State Fullerton (Assistant) | 5 | 37-27-9 | 24-10-1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota State | Brock Thompson | South Dakota State (Assistant) | 6 | 67-20-12 | 40-3-4 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Illinois | Josee Primeau | Western Illinois (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2022 season.
* Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and through the end of the 2021 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
^154 wins, 62 losses, and 28 ties at the Division III level
^^6 NCAA tournament appearances at the Division III level

## Preseason Awards

The Preseason Summit League women's soccer polls were released on August 16, 2022.

### Preseason women's soccer polls

First Place Votes in Parentheses
* Denver (6) - 78
* South Dakota State (4) - 76
* Omaha - 63
* South Dakota - 57
* Western Illinois - 45
* Kansas City - 37
* Oral Roberts - 37
* St. Thomas - 26
* North Dakota State - 17
* North Dakota - 14

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| | | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | |
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Record | Percent | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Denver | 8-0-1 | 25 | 11-4-4 | 0.684 | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 7-0-2 | 23 | 13-1-5 | 0.816 | |
| 3 | Omaha | 4-2-3 | 15 | 7-9-6 | 0.455 | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 4-5-0 | 12 | 10-9-3 | 0.523 | Head-to-head over NDSU |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 4-5-0 | 12 | 8-9-3 | 0.475 | |
| 6 | South Dakota | 3-4-2 | 11 | 4-9-5 | 0.361 | Head-to-head over UND |
| 7 | North Dakota | 3-4-2 | 11 | 7-9-4 | 0.450 | |
| 8 | St. Thomas | 2-6-1 | 7 | 6-8-3 | 0.441 | |
| 9 | Kansas City | 1-5-3 | 6 | 2-11-5 | 0.250 | |
| 10 | Western Illinois | 2-7-0 | 6 | 4-10-3 | 0.324 | |
Source:

### Conference Matrix

| | Denver | Kansas City | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Omaha | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas | South Dakota | South Dakota State | Western Illinois |
| vs. Denver | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0-1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Kansas City | 1–0 | – | 0–0-1 | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. North Dakota | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | – | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. North Dakota State | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Omaha | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 0–0-1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0-1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Oral Roberts | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. St. Thomas | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. South Dakota | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0-1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0-1 | 0–1 |
| vs. South Dakota State | 0–0-1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0-1 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Western Illinois | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Offensive Player of the Week | School | Defensive Player of the Week | School |
| August 22 | Amy Andrews | Western Illinois | Nerea Arrazola | Denver |
| August 29 | Annaliese Guisto | Oral Roberts | Kaycee Manding | South Dakota State |
| September 6 | Cece Limongi | South Dakota State | Jocelyn Tanner | South Dakota State (2) |
| September 12 | Sami Feller | Denver | Ashleigh Heely | North Dakota State |
| September 19 | Katherine Jones | South Dakota State (2) | Abby Wilkinson | North Dakota State (2) |
| September 26 | McKenna Lehman | St. Thomas | Nerea Arrazola (2) | Denver (2) |
| October 3 | Hannah Olson | North Dakota | Madi Livingston | North Dakota |
| October 10 | Maya Hansen | South Dakota State (2) | Gabrielle Abbey | Oral Roberts |
| October 17 | Laney Murdzek | South Dakota State (3) | Abby Wilkinson (2) | North Dakota State (3) |
| October 24 | Kaitlyn Glover | Denver (2) | Rachel Preston | South Dakota State |

### Record against other conferences

| Power 7 Conferences | Record | Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | None | American | 0-1-1 |
| Big East | 0-3-1 | Big Ten | 0-2-0 |
| Big 12 | 1-4-1 | Pac-12 | 0-4-2 |
| SEC | 0-0-1 | Major 7 Total | 1-14-6 |
| Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
| Atlantic 10 | 0-2-0 | ASUN | 0-2-0 |
| America East | None | Big Sky | 4-9-5 |
| Big South | None | Big West | None |
| Colonial | None | Conference USA | 0-1-0 |
| Horizon League | 3-1-2 | Ivy League | None |
| MAAC | None | MAC | 0-1-1 |
| MEAC | None | MVC | 6-4-3 |
| MWC | 1-3-3 | NEC | None |
| OVC | 3-0-0 | Patriot League | None |
| SoCon | None | Southland | 1-0-0 |
| SWAC | 3-0-1 | Sun Belt | 0-1-1 |
| WAC | 4-0-1 | WCC | 1-0-0 |
| Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | 26-24-17 |
| NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | 27-38-23 |
| NCAA Division II Total | NCAA Division II Total | NCAA Division II Total | 3-0-0 |
| NCAA Division III Total | NCAA Division III Total | NCAA Division III Total | None |
| NAIA Total | NAIA Total | NAIA Total | 2-0-0 |
| NCCAA Total | NCCAA Total | NCCAA Total | 1-0-0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | 33-38-23 |

### All-League Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Maya Hansen, South Dakota State |
| Midfielder of the Year | Sami Feller, Denver |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Devan McSwain, Denver |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Jocelyn Tanner, South Dakota State |
| Newcomer of the Year | Mariah Nguyen, St. Thomas |
| Coach of the Year | Jeff Hooker, Denver |
| All-Summit League First Team | Amy Andrews (F), Western Illinois |
| All-Summit League First Team | Sami Feller (MF), Denver |
| All-Summit League First Team | Kaitlyn Glover (MF), Denver |
| All-Summit League First Team | Maya Hansen (F), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Camryn MacMillan (F), Denver |
| All-Summit League First Team | Karlee Manding (MF), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Kaycee Manding (D), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Devan McSwain (D), Denver |
| All-Summit League First Team | Laney Murdzek (MF), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Jocelyn Tanner (GK), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Regan Zimmers (D), Omaha |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Reagan Anderson (MF), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Nerea Arrazola (GK), Denver |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Riley Baker (D), Denver |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Jordan Crockett (D), Denver |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Paige Goaley (F), North Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Addisyn Hyrup (F), Denver |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Hayley Lindaman (D), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Madi Livingston (GK), North Dakota |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Avery Murdzek (MF), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Hannah Olson (F), North Dakota |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Grace Ostergaard (MF), Omaha |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Gabrielle Abbey (D), Oral Roberts |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Annie Bantner (GK), St. Thomas |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Hannah Gallegos (D), Denver |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Samantha Guzman (MF), Oral Roberts |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Cece Limongi (F), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Sophia Limongi (D), Kansas City |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Rachel Preston (D), South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Taylor Ravelo (D), South Dakota |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Julia Thasaphong (F), Oral Roberts |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Jordyn West (D), Omaha |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Abby Wilkinson (GK), North Dakota State |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Lindsey Birch (D), Omaha |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Lauren Eckerle (MF), South Dakota State |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Ariana Fresquez (D), Oral Roberts |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Emma Konsmo (GK), Omaha |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Abril Lucio (MF), Oral Roberts |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Sarah McCracken (MF), North Dakota |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Madelyn Muhr (D), Kansas City |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Mariah Nguyen (F), St. Thomas |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Madison Page (F), Kansas City |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Julia Thasaphong (F), Oral Roberts |
| Summit League All-Newcomer Team | Elana Webber (MF), North Dakota State |
Source:

## Conference Tournament

Source:
| Quarterfinals October 28, 2022 | Quarterfinals October 28, 2022 | Quarterfinals October 28, 2022 | Semifinals October 30, 2022 | Semifinals October 30, 2022 | Semifinals October 30, 2022 | Final November 5, 2022 | Final November 5, 2022 | Final November 5, 2022 |
| | | | 1 | Denver | 0 (2) | | | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Oral Roberts (PK's) | 0 (3) | | | |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 1 | | | | 4 | Oral Roberts | 0 (1) |
| | | | | | | 3 | Omaha (PK's) | 0 (3) |
| | | | 2 | South Dakota State | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Omaha | 1 | 3 | Omaha | 1 | | | |
| 6 | North Dakota | 0 | | | | | | |