2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 11 | ||||
| Matches | 10 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,490 | ||||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | South Alabama (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Richard Moodie (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Gracie Wilson (South Alabama) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State † | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .650 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1 to November 7, 2021. The ten-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eleven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars.[1] South Alabama successfully defended their title with a 1–0 championship game win over Georgia Southern in the final.[2] This was the eighth Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the South Alabama women's soccer program and the fourth for head coach Richard Moodie. Eight of the last nine Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournaments have been won by South Alabama.[3][4] As tournament champions, South Alabama earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
[edit]All eleven teams in the Sun Belt Conference participated in the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds of the tournament as Coastal Carolina and Texas State both finished with 4–5–1 conference records. Coastal Carolina was awarded the fifth seed and Texas State earned the sixth seed. It is unclear why this was the case as Texas State defeated Coastal Carolina on September 16. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Louisiana–Monroe and Troy finished with identical 4–6–0 regular season records. Troy defeated Louisiana-Monroe on October 28, but was awarded the ninth seed and Louisiana-Monroe was given the eight seed in the tournament.[5][6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Arkansas State | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 4–1–5 | 17 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 4–5–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Texas State | 4–5–1 | 13 |
| 7 | Little Rock | 3–4–3 | 12 |
| 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4–6–0 | 12 |
| 9 | Troy | 4–6–0 | 12 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 3–5–2 | 11 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 2–8–0 | 6 |
Bracket
[edit]Source:[7]
| First round Monday, Nov. 1 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Troy | 0 | 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Alabama | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia State (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas State | 1 | 11 | Appalachian State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Appalachian State (a.e.t.) | 2 | 3 | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Alabama | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Alabama (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Little Rock (p) | 1 (3) | 7 | Little Rock | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Louisiana | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]First round
[edit]| November 1, 2021 | #6 Texas State | 1–2 | #11 Appalachian State | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Katarzyna Wasiak Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Larry Pachon Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
| November 1, 2021 | #7 Little Rock | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | #10 Louisiana | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Shannon O'Carroll Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Craig Lowery Fourth official: Ryan Starr |
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| November 1, 2021 | #8 Louisiana–Monroe | 1–0 | #9 Troy | Foley, AL |
| 6:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Jennifer Politz Fourth official: Samantha Martinez |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| November 3, 2021 | #3 Georgia State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #11 Appalachian State | Foley, AL |
| 11:00 a.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 125 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Kendall McCardell Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll |
| November 3, 2021 | #2 South Alabama | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #7 Little Rock | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Jennifer Politz Fourth official: Johnathan Weiner |
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| November 3, 2021 | #1 Arkansas State | 1–2 | #8 Louisiana–Monroe | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 120 |
| November 3, 2021 | #4 Georgia Southern | 1–0 | #5 Coastal Carolina | Foley, AL |
| 6:30 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
Semifinals
[edit]| November 5, 2021 | #2 South Alabama | 1–0 | #3 Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Shannon O'Carroll Fourth official: Tim Chiasson |
| November 5, 2021 | #4 Georgia Southern | 2–1 | #8 Louisiana–Monroe | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 120 Referee: Emma Richards Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Jennifer Politz Fourth official: John Matto |
Final
[edit]| November 7, 2021 | #2 South Alabama | 1–0 | #4 Georgia Southern | Foley, AL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 175 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Shannon O'Carroll Fourth official: Emma Richards |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 20 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Breckyn Monteith – Appalachian State
- Eva Diez Lois – Georgia State
1 goal
- Audrey Viso – Appalachian State
- Sarah Sodoma – Arkansas State
- Marcela Montoya – Georgia Southern
- Vala Theodorsdottir – Georgia Southern
- Jana Heinen – Little Rock
- Abril Lucio – Little Rock
- Karleen Bedre – Louisiana
- Paula Guba – Louisiana-Monroe
- Mara Grutkamp – Louisiana-Monroe
- Taylor Henry – Louisiana-Monroe
- Theoni Zerva – Louisiana-Monroe
- Glaudia Gutierrez – South Alabama
- Gracie Wilson – South Alabama
- Kiara Gonzales – Texas State
2 own goals
- Little Rock (vs. South Alabama)
- Louisiana-Monroe (vs. Georgia Southern)
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Gracie Wilson | South Alabama |
| Jaidy Gutierrez | |
| Kate Nicolson | |
| Monique Gray | |
| Claudia Gutierrez | |
| Marcela Montoya | Georgia Southern |
| Michaela English | |
| Sade Heinrichs | |
| Olivia Durham | |
| Jimena Cabrero | Georgia State |
| Mara Grutkamp | Louisiana–Monroe |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "South Alabama Wins 2021 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.