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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance1,365
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
ChampionsOld Dominion (2nd title)
Winning coachAngie Hind (2nd title)
MVPEce Turkoglu (Old Dominion)
BroadcastESPN+
Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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

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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
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

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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

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First round

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October 30 #7 Georgia State 1–0 #10 Southern Miss Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Olivia Shaw 75'
Report
  • Yellow card 90' Chloe Taylor
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 175
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Katazyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez
October 30 #8 Texas State 2–1 #9 Louisiana Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Olivia Wright 30'
  • Mary Soumare 72'
Report
  • 88' Hailly Waterhouse
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 85
Referee: Alexander Connolly
Assistant referees: Nicholas Goyette
Assistant referees: Brynnen Keel
Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman

Quarterfinals

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November 1 #3 Georgia Southern 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#6 Louisiana–Monroe Foley, AL
11:00 a.m. CT
  • Sade Heinrichs Yellow card 75'
  • Bri Conley 81'
Report
  • 13', Yellow card 88' Inge Konst
  • Yellow card 24' Ally Richardson
  • Yellow card 77' Skylar Blaise
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nicholas Goyette
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Christopher Heintzman
Fourth official: Jennifer Politz
Penalties
  • Elis Nemtsov soccer ball with check mark
  • Bri Conley soccer ball with red X
  • Isabel Kopp soccer ball with check mark
  • Ansleigh Crenshaw soccer ball with check mark
  • Maya Zovko soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Inge Konst
  • soccer ball with check mark Libby Holmes
  • soccer ball with check mark Lena Goppel
  • soccer ball with red X Emelie Kobler
  • soccer ball with check mark Eve Blakey
November 1 #2 Old Dominion 1–0 #7 Georgia State Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT
  • Malia Mariano Yellow card 63'
  • Ashlynn Kulha 84'
Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 120
Referee: David Elliot
Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson
Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell
Fourth official: Brynnen Keel
November 1 #1 South Alabama 2–1 #8 Texas State Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Monique Gray 11'
  • Chiara Singarella 51'
Report
  • Yellow card 24' Victoria Meza
  • 47' Mya Ulloa
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Christopher Heintzman
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: 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
  • Sarah Widderich Yellow card 87'
  • Stephanie Barbosa 88'
Report
  • 63', 98' Jeanette Fieldsend
  • Yellow card 104' Suwaibatu Mohammed
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mario Maric
Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell
Assistant referees: Tim Chiasson
Fourth official: David Elliot

Semifinals

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November 3 #2 Old Dominion 2–1 #3 Georgia Southern Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Rhea Kijowski 13'
  • Thalia Morisi 14'
  • Katie McCormick Yellow card 56'
  • Madison Micheletti Yellow card 83'
Report
  • 25' Ansleigh Crenshaw
  • Yellow card 56' Maya Zovko
  • Yellow card 64' Carley Borgelt
  • Yellow card 65' Team
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mario Maric
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson
Fourth official: Abdoy Ndiyae
November 3 #1 South Alabama 0–1 #5 James Madison Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Sydney Ham Yellow card 30'
Report
  • 70' Sophia Verrecchia
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 205
Referee: David Elliot
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Aaron Fong
Fourth official: Abdou Ndiyae

Final

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November 5 #2 Old Dominion 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 James Madison Foley, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Ece Turkoglu 62', Yellow card 100'
  • Katie McCormick Yellow card 74'
  • Sydney Somers 109'
Report
  • 52' Suwaibatu Mohammed
  • Yellow card 74' Sophia Verrecchia
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 210
Referee: Abdou Ndiyae
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Tim Chiasson
Fourth official: David Elliot

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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Source:[9]

Player Team
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

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  1. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Old Dominion women's soccer team will hit road to face Georgetown in NCAAs". The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Monarchs Repeat as Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.