2022 SWAC women's soccer tournament
The 2022 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 3–6, 2022. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Prairie View A&M Panthers, however they were unable to defend their title, not qualifying for the tournament as they finished in ninth place in regular season play.[1] Top seed Jackson State won the tournament, defeating Grambling State in overtime in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the third in the history of the Jackson State women's soccer program, and first for head coach Ted Flogaites.[3] As tournament champions, Jackson State earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 SWAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,075 | ||||
| Site | PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Jackson State (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Ted Flogaites (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jordan Smith (Jackson State) | ||||
| Broadcast | SWAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State †‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .722 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAPB | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .111 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SWAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Eight of the ten teams that compete in women's soccer qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference play. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Jackson State | 7–1–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Southern | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 4–2–3 | 15 |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 4–3–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 3–3–3 | 12 |
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 2–5–2 | 8 |
Bracket
Source:[4]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UAPB | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alcorn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 3 | #1 Jackson State | 2–0 | #8 Alabama A&M | Prairie View, Texas |
| 10:00 a.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 62 |
| November 3 | #4 Alabama State | 0–2 | #5 Texas Southern | Prairie View, Texas |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 78 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Jalen Gray Sean Caouette Fourth official: Estefania Estrada |
| November 3 | #2 Grambling State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 Alcorn State | Prairie View, Texas |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 78 Referee: Benjamin Meyer Assistant referees: Holden Gregory Jalen Gray Fourth official: Sean Caouette |
| November 3 | #3 Southern | 3–1 | #6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Prairie View, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 126 Referee: Frank Huber Assistant referees: Alexandra Platt Wes Caouette Fourth official: Jordan Gray |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #1 Jackson State | 2–0 | #5 Texas Southern | Prairie View, Texas |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 312 |
| November 3 | #2 Grambling State | 3–1 | #3 Southern | Prairie View, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 212 Referee: Sean Caouette Assistant referees: Jordan Gray Wes Caouette Fourth official: Holden Gregory |
Final
| November 6 | #1 Jackson State | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | #2 Grambling State | Prairie View, Texas |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 207 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 21 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
3 goals
- Kendyl Terrell – Jackson State
2 goals
- Beatriz Kretteis – Grambling State
- Alexes Sanchez – Jackson State
1 goal
- Madison Hernandez – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Lizbeth Aguero – Grambling State
- Nia Harley – Grambling State
- Laila Loring – Grambling State
- Mackenzie Rastatter – Grambling State
- Maya-Joy Thompson – Jackson State
- Kalia Uehara – Jackson State
- Sydni Wilson – Jackson State
- Alayla Jackson – Southern
- Khari Price – Southern
- Alyssa Terry – Southern
- Giftee Tor – Southern
- Sammie Garcia – Texas Southern
- Ayana Noel– Texas Southern
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Aniya Clark | Southern |
| Lonnie Mulligan | |
| Ayana Noel | Texas Southern |
| Mackenzie Rastatter | Grambling State |
| Beatriz Kretteis | |
| Aryanna Buggs | |
| Olivia Cobb | Jackson State |
| Kendyl Terrell | |
| Tionna Taylor | |
| Sydni Wilson | |
| Jordan Smith |
MVP in bold
References
- Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2022 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- Busby, Garrett (November 6, 2022). "JSU Women's Soccer wins SWAC Championship for first time since 2013". WLBT. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- "SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. October 29, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- "Jackson State Wins Overtime Thriller Over Grambling State". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.