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2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,905
SiteCampus Sites, higher seed
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (8th title)
Winning coachJim Blankenship (8th title)
MVPErika Zschuppe (Florida Gulf Coast)
BroadcastESPN+
ASUN women's soccer tournament
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2023 ASUN Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lipscomb  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 0 – 1   .955 14 – 5 – 1   .725
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 1 – 3   .773 8 – 7 – 5   .525
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 1 – 3   .773 12 – 5 – 5   .659
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 3   .591 11 – 5 – 6   .636
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 4   .545 5 – 8 – 6   .421
Queens  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 6   .455 4 – 7 – 8   .421
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 3   .409 5 – 11 – 5   .357
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 3   .409 4 – 8 – 7   .395
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 2   .364 3 – 12 – 3   .250
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 3   .318 4 – 9 – 5   .361
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 3   .227 4 – 9 – 5   .361
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 2   .182 3 – 11 – 4   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ASUN Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Atlantic Sun Conference


The 2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted at campus sites, with the #3 and #6 seed hosting the First Round and Quarterfinals while the #1 seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the defending tournament champions.[1] The Eagles successfully defended their tile, defeating North Alabama in a penalty-shoot out in the Final.[2][3] It was Florida Gulf Coast's eighth overall title. All of the Eagle's titles have come under coach Jim Blankenship.[4] As tournament champions, Florida Gulf Coast earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top seed earned the right to host the Final and Semifinals. The #3 seed and #4 seed hosted a First Round game and a Quarterfinal each. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds for the tournament as Central Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast both finished with a 7–1–3 record and 24 conference points. Central Arkansas was awarded the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season victory over Florida Gulf Coast on September 21. There was a three-way tie for the sixth, seventh, and eight seeds between Kennesaw State, Austin Peay and Queens as all teams finished with 12 conference points. Kennesaw State earned the sixth seed by defeating Queens and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season. Austin Peay was the seventh seed after drawing with both Queens and Kennesaw State. Queens was the eighth and final seed after losing to Kennessaw State and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season.[5][6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Lipscomb 10–0–1 31
2 Central Arkansas 7–1–3 24
3 Florida Gulf Coast 7–1–3 24
4 North Alabama 5–3–3 18
5 Eastern Kentucky 4–3–4 16
6 Kennesaw State 3–5–3 12
7 Austin Peay 3–5–3 12
8 Queens 2–3–6 12

Bracket

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Source:[7]

First Round
Thursday, October 26		Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 29		Semifinals
Thursday, November 2		Final
Sunday, November 5
1Lipscomb0
4North Alabama14North Alabama1
5Eastern Kentucky0 (2)8Queens04North Alabama3 (2)
8Queens (pen.)0 (4)3Florida Gulf Coast (pen.)3 (3)
2Central Arkansas0
3Florida Gulf Coast33Florida Gulf Coast2
6Kennesaw State (pen.)1 (3)6Kennesaw State2
7Austin Peay1 (2)

Schedule

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First Round

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October 26 #6 Kennesaw State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 #7 Austin Peay Fort Myers, FL
5:00 p.m.
  • Tianna Rivera 79'
 Report
  • 80' Ellie Dreas
 Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 77
Penalties
  • Maddy Baucom soccer ball with red X
  • Tianna Rivera soccer ball with check mark
  • Aila Swinton soccer ball with red X
  • Stella Allen soccer ball with check mark
  • Jade Barkett soccer ball with red X
  • Mackenzie Anuska soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Alec Baumgardt
  • soccer ball with check mark Katie Bahn
  • soccer ball with check mark Hannah Zahn
  • soccer ball with red X Tori Case
  • soccer ball with red X Maddy Bellisari
  • soccer ball with check mark Alexis Shuster
October 26 #5 Eastern Kentucky 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 #8 Queens Florence, AL
7:00 p.m. Report
  • Red card 11' Laney Newnam
 Stadium: Bill Jones Athletic Complex
Attendance: 187
Referee: Christopher Heintzman
Assistant referees: Sarah Gaddes
Assistant referees: Ethan Wilson
Fourth official: Nicole Steiner
Penalties
  • Carly Dean soccer ball with check mark
  • Gretta Gunn soccer ball with red X
  • Kylie Fitzgerald soccer ball with red X
  • Kaia Griffin soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Hilda Svensson
  • soccer ball with check mark Amy Hare
  • soccer ball with check mark Maddy Leone
  • soccer ball with check mark Lucie Platt

Quarterfinals

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October 29 #3 Florida Gulf Coast 3–2 #7 Austin Peay Fort Myers, FL
1:00 p.m.
  • Maya Henley Buisan 66'
  • Erika Zschuppe 71' (pen.)
  • Ashley Labbe 72'
 Report
  • 15' Alec Baumgardt
  • 82' Alana Owens
 Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 260
October 29 #4 North Alabama 1–0 #8 Queens Florence, AL
1:00 p.m.
  • Kellie Hovis 72'
 Report Stadium: Bill Jones Athletic Complex
Attendance: 655
Referee: Melenda Sopka
Assistant referees: Dorian Del Toro Urueta
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Celeste Roberts

Semifinals

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November 2 #1 Lipscomb 0–1 #4 North Alabama Nashville, TN
2:00 p.m. Report
  • Yellow card 19' Briana Eads
  • 69' Adelyn Speight
  • Yellow card 74' Hope Lensing
  • Yellow card 74' Goose Andrews
  • Yellow card 79' Alice Bussey
 Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 313
Referee: Leland Grace
Assistant referees: Rachel Casey
Assistant referees: Amir Torkamani
Fourth official: Don Eubank
November 2 #2 Central Arkansas 0–2 #3 Florida Gulf Coast Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. Report
  • 23' Kendal Gargiula
  • 76' Ashley Labbe
 Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 107
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
Assistant referees: Isaac Martinez
Assistant referees: Lauren Gray
Fourth official: Matt Drew

Final

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November 5 #3 Florida Gulf Coast 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 #4 North Alabama Nashville, TN
1:00 p.m.
  • Erika Zschuppe 65', 67', 79'
  • Grace Paradis Yellow card 83'
 Report
  • 30' Izzi Gurney-Harper
  • 31' Juila Murdoch
  • 40' Kellie Hovis
  • Yellow card 109' Montana Merkle
 Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 306
Referee: Lila Remache
Assistant referees: Sarah Gaddes
Assistant referees: Maggie Burkett
Fourth official: Ariel Mays
Penalties
  • Erika Zschuppe soccer ball with check mark
  • Ashley Labbe soccer ball with check mark
  • Courtney Corcoran soccer ball with red X
  • Katelyn Kauffman soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Alice Bussey
  • soccer ball with check mark Goose Andrews
  • soccer ball with red X Hannah Guthrie
  • soccer ball with check mark Briana Eads
  • soccer ball with red X Izzi Gurney-Harper

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).

4 goals

  • Erika Zschuppe – Florida Gulf Coast

2 goals

  • Ashley Labbe – Florida Gulf Coast
  • Kellie Hovis – North Alabama

1 goal

  • Alec Baumgardt – Austin Peay
  • Ellie Dreas – Austin Peay
  • Alana Owens – Austin Peay
  • Maya Henley Buisan – Florida Gulf Coast
  • Kendal Gargiula – Florida Gulf Coast
  • Tianna Rivera – Kennesaw State
  • Izzi Gurney-Harper – North Alabama
  • Juila Murdoch – North Alabama
  • Adelyn Speight – North Alabama

All-Tournament team

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Source:[8]

Player Team
Erika Zschuppe Florida Gulf Coast
Kendal Gargiula
Ashley Labbe
Olivia Molina
Briana Eads North Alabama
Molly Parham
Adriana Wright
Kelli Beiler Lipscomb
Shelby Craft
Sydney Brough Central Arkansas
Emily Wissel-Littmann

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Reed, Ed (November 5, 2023). "Led by Erika Zschuppe, FGCU women's soccer makes furious comeback to win ASUN title". The News-Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship Field Finalized". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. October 21, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Weekly Release - October 25, 2023" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. October 25, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "#3 FGCU Earns Back-to-Back ASUN Championship Titles". asunsports.com. The Atlantic Sun Conference. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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