2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 26 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins were the defending champions but were unable to defend their crown, losing 4–2 in the final to the Samford Bulldogs.[1][2] This was the fourth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all four of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.[3] As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance1,803
SiteCampus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round)
Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals)
Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final)
ChampionsSamford (4th title)
Winning coachTodd Yelton (4th title)
MVPMary Raymond (Samford)
BroadcastESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Samford  y 900 1.0001633 .795
Furman   630 .6671261 .658
Western Carolina   540 .5561181 .575
Mercer   324 .556765 .528
East Tennessee State   441 .500763 .531
The Citadel   342 .4441072 .579
UNC Greensboro   342 .444486 .389
Chattanooga   351 .3896113 .375
Wofford   351 .3895122 .316
VMI   081 .0563161 .175
Conference champion
2021 Southern Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SoCon

Seeding

All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Tiebreakers were required to determine the sixth and sevenths seeds as both UNC Greensboro and The Citadel finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. UNC Greensboro defeated The Citadel 5–0 on October 10, and earned the sixth seed, while The Citadel was the seventh seed. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eight and ninth seeds as Chattanooga and Wofford finished the regular season with 3–5–1 records. Chattanooga defeated Wofford 1–0 on October 10 and earned the eight seed, while Wofford was the ninth seed.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Samford 9–0–0 27
2 Furman 6–3–0 18
3 Western Carolina 5–4–0 15
4 East Tennessee State 4–4–1 13
5 Mercer 3–2–4 13
6 UNC Greensboro 3–4–2 11
7 The Citadel 3–4–2 11
8 Chattanooga 3–5–1 10
9 Wofford 3–5–1 10
10 VMI 0–8–1 1

Bracket

Source:[5]

First round
Tuesday, October 26
Quarterfinals
Friday, October 29
Semifinals
Sunday, October 31
Championship
Sunday, November 7
            
1 Samford 2
8 Chattanooga 0
8 Chattanooga (pen.) 1 (5)
9 Wofford 1 (3)
1 Samford 1
5 Mercer 0
4 East Tennessee State 0
5 Mercer 2
1 Samford 4
2 Furman 2
2 Furman (a.e.t.) 2
7 The Citadel 1
7 The Citadel 4
10 VMI 1
2 Furman 1
3 Western Carolina 0
3 Western Carolina (a.e.t.) 1
6 UNC Greensboro 0

Schedule

First Round

October 26, 2021 #7 The Citadel 4–1 #10 VMI Charleston, SC
3:00 p.m. ET
  • Alex Madden 32'
  • Suzuka Yosue 55', 56' (pen.)
  • Maria Contreras 86'
Report
  • Yellow card 56' Jillian Hall
  • 87' Whitney Edwards-Roberson
Stadium: WLI Field
Attendance: 227
October 26, 2021 #8 Chattanooga 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#9 Wofford Chattanooga, TN
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Maggie Shaw 89'
Report
  • 48' Abigail McKenzie
Stadium: UTC Sports Complex
Attendance: 189
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Kris Fabick
Assistant referees: Dominic Kennedy
Fourth official: Carlos Pielago
Penalties
  • Mackenzie Smith soccer ball with check mark
  • Faith Gober soccer ball with check mark
  • Julia Perrusquia soccer ball with check mark
  • Ao Yamada soccer ball with check mark
  • Grace Klippenstein soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Caileen Almeida
  • soccer ball with red X Leanna Guion
  • soccer ball with check mark Rachel Rasins
  • soccer ball with check mark Alexis Mapplebeck

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2021 #1 Samford 2–0 #8 Chattanooga Homewood, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Caroline Donovan 23'
  • Audrey Kleiman 33'
Report Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Carlos Pielago
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Oladokun Faduyile
October 29, 2021 #2 Furman 2–1 (a.e.t.) #7 The Citadel Greenville, SC
5:30 p.m. ET
  • Kyndal Anderson 62'
  • Nieva Gaither gold-colored soccer ball 92'
Report
  • 70' Jordyn Geller
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: James McKean
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Benjamin Ellis
Fourth official: Shannon Duke
October 29, 2021 #4 East Tennessee State 0–2 #5 Mercer Homewood, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Shu Ohba Yellow card 54'
Report
  • 10' Kendall Cook
  • 48' Payton Schurr
  • Yellow card 83' Team
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Kevin Flynn
Assistant referees: Howard Ash
October 29, 2021 #3 Western Carolina 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 UNC Greensboro Greenville, SC
8:00 p.m. ET
  • Valentine Pursey gold-colored soccer ball 93'
Report
  • Yellow card 75' Aiyana Tyler-Cooper
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 95
Referee: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Shannon Duke

Semifinals

October 31, 2021 #1 Samford 1–0 #5 Mercer Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Nikki Bario Yellow card 75'
  • Zoe Perrin 89'
Report Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
October 31, 2021 #2 Furman 1–0 #3 Western Carolina Greenville, SC
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Jasmine Greene 82'
Report
  • Yellow card 78' Reily Nelson
  • Yellow card 82' Kirsten Hahn
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 312
Referee: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Assistant referees: Matthew Bell
Fourth official: Ralph Polson

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 Samford 4–2 #2 Furman Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Mary Raymond 7', 46'
  • Ella Simpson 57'
  • Alyssa Frazier 63', Yellow card 67'
Report
  • 26' Hannah Farr
  • 36' Jasmine Greene
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Jasmine Greene – Furman
  • Mary Raymond – Samford
  • Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel

1 goal

  • Maggie Shaw – Chattanooga
  • Kyndal Anderson – Furman
  • Hannah Farr – Furman
  • Nieva Gaither – Furman
  • Kendall Cook – Mercer
  • Payton Schurr – Mercer
  • Caroline Donovan – Samford
  • Alyssa Frazier – Samford
  • Audrey Kleinman – Samford
  • Zoe Perrin – Samford
  • Ella Simpson – Samford
  • Maria Contreras – The Citadel
  • Jordyn Geller – The Citadel
  • Alex Madden – The Citadel
  • Whitney Edwards-Roberson – VMI
  • Valentine Pursey – Western Carolina
  • Abigail McKenzie – Wofford

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

PlayerTeam
Mel Mikoy The Citadel
Taylor Limprevil East Tennessee State
Camryn Bolick Furman
Hannah Farr
Faith Hauberg
Jordyn Ebert Mercer
Payton Schurr
Ashley Avelino UNC Greensboro
Morgan McAslan Samford
Ellia Simpson
Mary Raymond
Kylie Gazza
Maggie Shaw Chattanooga
Whitney Edwards-Robinson VMI
Kaitlyn Galbraith Western Carolina
Abbie Wise
Abigail McKenzie Wofford

MVP in bold

References

  1. Southern Conference. "Furman wins 2020-21 women's soccer championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. "Samford claims regular-season title, Bulldogs earn No 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. "Samford wins 2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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