| 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,365 | ||||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | Old Dominion (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Angie Hind (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Ece Turkoglu (Old Dominion) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison y | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .650 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 16 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .650 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 30 to November 5, 2023. The nine-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1] Old Dominion successfully defended their title as the second overall seed in the tournament. They defeated James Madison 2–1 in (overtime) in the Final.[2][3] This was the second Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Old Dominion women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Angie Hind. This was Old Dominion's third straight conference title as they won the Conference USA title in 2021 before moving to the Sun Belt Conference.[4][5] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
Ten of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Although Old Dominion finished with seventeen conference points, they were determined to be the East Division Champion based on points earned in division play. The division winners were determined by points from division play and awarded the top two seeds. Then the remaining teams were seeded based on all conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as James Madison and Louisiana–Monroe both finished with identical 4–1–5 regular season conference records. The two teams tied their regular season meeting 0–0, so a second tiebreaker of points won against the highest seed was used as a second tiebreaker. The highest seeded team that both teams played was Georgia State. James Madison tied with Georgia State 0–0, while Louisiana–Monroe lost to Georgia State 0–1. Therefore, James Madison was awarded the fifth seed.[6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the ninth and tenth seeds as Louisiana and Southern Miss both finished with twelve conference points. Louisiana defeated Southern Miss 2–1 in their regular season meeting and was therefore awarded the ninth seed.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | South Alabama | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | Old Dominion* | 5–3–2 | 17* |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 5 | James Madison | 4–1–5 | 17 |
| 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4–1–5 | 17 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 8 | Texas State | 3–3–4 | 13 |
| 9 | Louisiana | 4–6–0 | 12 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 3–4–3 | 12 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).
Bracket
Source:[8]
| First round Monday, October 30 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 1 | Semifinals Friday, November 3 | Championship Sunday, November 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia State | 1 | 7 | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Southern Miss | 0 | 2 | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas State | 2 | 8 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | South Alabama | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| October 30 | #7 Georgia State | 1–0 | #10 Southern Miss | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 175 Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Katazyna Wasiak Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| October 30 | #8 Texas State | 2–1 | #9 Louisiana | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 85 Referee: Alexander Connolly Assistant referees: Nicholas Goyette Brynnen Keel Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman |
Quarterfinals
| November 1 | #3 Georgia Southern | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #6 Louisiana–Monroe | Foley, AL |
| 11:00 a.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Nicholas Goyette Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Christopher Heintzman Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
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| November 1 | #2 Old Dominion | 1–0 | #7 Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 120 Referee: David Elliot Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson Ryan Campbell Fourth official: Brynnen Keel |
| November 1 | #1 South Alabama | 2–1 | #8 Texas State | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Christopher Heintzman Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Brynnen Keel Fourth official: Nicholas Goyette |
| November 1 | #4 Appalachian State | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 James Madison | Foley, AL |
| 6:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 110 Referee: Mario Maric Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell Tim Chiasson Fourth official: David Elliot |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #2 Old Dominion | 2–1 | #3 Georgia Southern | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 210 Referee: Mario Maric Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Abdoy Ndiyae |
| November 3 | #1 South Alabama | 0–1 | #5 James Madison | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 205 Referee: David Elliot Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Aaron Fong Fourth official: Abdou Ndiyae |
Final
| November 5 | #2 Old Dominion | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 James Madison | Foley, AL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 210 Referee: Abdou Ndiyae Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Tim Chiasson Fourth official: David Elliot |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 20 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Jeanette Fieldsend – James Madison
1 goal
- Stephanie Barbosa – Appalachian State
- Bri Conley – Georgia Southern
- Ansleigh Crenshaw – Georgia Southern
- Olivia Shaw – Georgia State
- Suwaibatu Mohammed – James Madison
- Sophia Verrecchia – James Madison
- Hailly Waterhouse – Louisiana
- Inge Konst – Louisiana–Monroe
- Rhea Kijowski – Old Dominion
- Ashlynn Kulha – Old Dominion
- Thalia Morisi – Old Dominion
- Sydney Somers – Old Dominion
- Ece Turkoglu – Old Dominion
- Monique Gray – South Alabama
- Chiara Singarella – South Alabama
- Mary Soumare – Texas State
- Mya Ulloa – Texas State
- Olivia Wright – Texas State
All-Tournament team
Source:[9]
| Player | Team |
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| Abby Jacobs | Georgia Southern |
| Kamryn Nobles | |
| Alexandra Blom | James Madison |
| Jeanette Fieldsend | |
| Brittany Munson | |
| Anessa Arndt | Old Dominion |
| Andrea Balcazar Algarin | |
| Malia Mariano | |
| Thalia Morisi Kennett | |
| Ece Turkoglu | |
| Abby Jacobs | South Alabama |
| Chiara Singarella |
MVP in bold
References
- ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Old Dominion women's soccer team will hit road to face Georgetown in NCAAs". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "2023 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Monarchs Repeat as Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.