IRVING, Texas – The field is set for the 2024 American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, to be held at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, November 4-10.
No. 19 Memphis finished with an undefeated conference record of 6-0-4 (11-1-4 overall) with a 1-1 draw with Tulsa on Thursday, October 31, and is seeded first for the Championship. South Florida (11-2-4, 6-1-3 American) earned the No. 2 seed. Memphis is the three-time defending champion and the Tigers (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) and South Florida (2017, 2019, 2020) have combined to win the last seven American championships.
The tournament features a single-elimination format with the quarterfinals on Monday, November 4. The first quarterfinal will feature No. 3 seed East Carolina (8-3-6, 5-2-3 American) against No. 6 seed Charlotte (4-7-7, 3-2-5) at 11 a.m. ET. The Pirates earned the No. 3 seed via a 2-1 win against Rice on Thursday. No. 2 seed South Florida will take on No. 7 seed North Texas (7-5-6, 3-3-4) at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The other half of the bracket sees No. 5 seed UAB (7-4-5, 4-2-4) and No. 4 seed Rice (11-5-2, 5-4-1) facing off at 5 p.m. ET, with top-seeded Memphis taking on No. 8 seed Tulsa (7-8-4, 3-5-2) in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Golden Hurricane tied with the Tigers, 1-1, on Thursday night to earn the final spot in the Championship.
The semifinals will take place on Thursday, November 7 beginning at 4 p.m. ET and the championship final will take place on Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The quarterfinals and semifinals will all air on ESPN+.
2024 American Women's Soccer Championship
Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)
Championship Schedule
Monday, November 4
Quarterfinal 1 - No. 6 Seed Charlotte vs. No. 3 Seed East Carolina | 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 2 - No. 7 Seed North Texas vs. No. 2 Seed South Florida | 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 3 - No. 5 Seed UAB vs. No. 4 Seed Rice | 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 4 - No. 8 Seed Tulsa vs. No. 1 Seed Memphis | 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Thursday, November 7
Semifinal 1 - QF1 Winner vs. QF2 Winner | 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Semifinal 2 - QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Sunday, November 10
Championship Final - 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT | ESPNU