2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
Matches10
Attendance1,490
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
ChampionsSouth Alabama (8th title)
Winning coachRichard Moodie (4th title)
MVPGracie Wilson (South Alabama)
BroadcastESPN+
Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arkansas State  ‍†‍‍ 7–2–1 .75010–6–2 .611
South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 6–2–2 .70012–5–3 .675
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 4–1–5 .65010–4–6 .650
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 4–3–3 .55011–7–4 .591
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4506–9–2 .412
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4507–7–2 .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .4507–7–6 .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4008–12–0 .400
Troy  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4008–10–1 .447
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .4006–10–3 .395
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2007–11–1 .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

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
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

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

First round

November 1, 2021 #6 Texas State 1–2 #11 Appalachian State Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT
  • Kiara Gonzales 21'
 Report
  • 10' Breckyn Monteith
  • 53' Audrey Viso
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: 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
  • Abril Lucio 77', Yellow card 83'
  • Julia Edholm Yellow card 79'
 Report
  • 85' Karleen Bedre
  • Yellow card 94' Lucy Ortiz
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Ryan Starr
Penalties
  • Abril Lucio soccer ball with check mark
  • Bergros Asgeirsdottir soccer ball with check mark
  • Fanney Einarsdottir soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Alyssa Abbott
  • soccer ball with red X Carol Rodriguez
  • soccer ball with red X Hailey Daigle
November 1, 2021 #8 Louisiana–Monroe 1–0 #9 Troy Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Allison Worley Yellow card 29'
  • Theoni Zerva 38' (pen.)
 Report
  • Yellow card 3' Mara Grutkamp
  • Yellow card 42' Eva Lauret
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2021 #3 Georgia State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #11 Appalachian State Foley, AL
11:00 a.m. CT
  • Eva Diez Lois 26', gold-colored soccer ball 93'
Report
  • 45' Breckyn Monteith
  • Yellow card 90' Mumu Guisasola
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 125
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: 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
  • Little Rock Own Goal 88' (o.g.)
 Report
  • 78' Jana Heinen
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: Johnathan Weiner
Penalties
  • Imane Addi soccer ball with check mark
  • Morgan White soccer ball with check mark
  • Gabrielle Gayle soccer ball with check mark
  • Nora Sanchez soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Abril Lucio
  • soccer ball with check mark Bergros Asgeirsdottir
  • soccer ball with red X Fanney Einarsdottir
  • soccer ball with red X Julia Edholm
November 3, 2021 #1 Arkansas State 1–2 #8 Louisiana–Monroe Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Sarah Sodoma 73'
  • Abigail Miller Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • 10' Mara Grutkamp
  • Yellow card 54' Paula Guba
  • 69' Taylor Henry
  • Yellow card 80' Daisy Drake
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 120
November 3, 2021 #4 Georgia Southern 1–0 #5 Coastal Carolina Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Marcela Montoya 46'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Jennifer Politz

Semifinals

November 5, 2021 #2 South Alabama 1–0 #3 Georgia State Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Claudia Gutierrez 50'
  • Gracie Wilson Yellow card 88'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: 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
  • ULM Own Goal 47' (o.g.)
  • Vala Theodorsdottir 51'
 Report
  • 37' Paula Guba
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 120
Referee: Emma Richards
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: John Matto

Final

November 7, 2021 #2 South Alabama 1–0 #4 Georgia Southern Foley, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Gracie Wilson 56'
 Report
  • Yellow card 80' Team
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 175
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Fourth official: Emma Richards

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

Source:[8]

PlayerTeam
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

  1. ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ "South Alabama Wins 2021 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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