2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 31 to November 6, 2022. 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 South Alabama Jaguars.[1] South Alabama was unable to defend their title falling to Old Dominion in a penalty-shoot out in the Semifinals. Old Dominion would go on to win the tournament, defeating James Madison in extra time in the Final.[2] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Old Dominion women's soccer program and the first for head coach Angie Hind. Old Dominion won the Sun Belt Tournament in their first year as part of the conference.[3][4] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,704 | ||||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | Old Dominion (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Angie Hind (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Carla Morich (Old Dominion) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion ‡y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 7 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL Monroe | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Ten of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Although Arkansas State finished with a better regular season record than South Alabama, South Alabama was declared the West Division champions based on points earned against division opponents. A tiebreaker was required to determine the ninth and tenth seeds as Marshall and Southern Miss both finished with 2–5–3 regular season records. Southern Miss was awarded the ninth seed by virtue of their regular season victory over Marshall.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | James Madison | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 5 | Texas State | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 5–5–0 | 15 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 3–5–2 | 8 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 2–5–3 | 7 |
| 10 | Marshall | 2–5–3 | 7 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| First round Monday, October 31 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Championship Sunday, November 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Alabama (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marshall | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marshall (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas State | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arkansas State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Southern Miss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| October 31 | #7 Appalachian State | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #10 Marshall | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 245 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Kendall McCardel Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner |
| October 31 | #8 Georgia State | 1–0 | #9 Southern Miss | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 276 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez |
Quarterfinals
| November 2 | #3 Arkansas State | 0–1 | #6 Old Dominion | Foley, AL |
| 11:00 a.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 132 Referee: Will Steffen Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Marie Durr Fourth official: Kendall McCardell |
| November 2 | #2 South Alabama | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | #10 Marshall | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 189 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Nick Goyette |
| November 2 | #1 Georgia Southern | 0–1 | #8 Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 236 Referee: Anya Voigt Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Marie Durr |
| November 2 | #4 James Madison | 1–0 | #5 Texas State | Foley, AL |
| 6:30 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 279 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Rim Chaisson Nick Goyette Fourth official: Will Steffen |
Semifinals
| November 4 | #2 South Alabama | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #6 Old Dominion | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 137 Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: John Villalobos Will Steffen Fourth official: Tim Chaisson |
| Penalties | ||||
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| November 4 | #4 James Madison | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #8 Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 124 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Nick Goyette Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
Final
| November 6 | #4 James Madison | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | #6 Old Dominion | Foley, AL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 86 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Nick Goyette Fourth official: Tim Chiasson |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
3 goals
- Carla Morich – Old Dominion
2 goals
- Amanda Attanasi – James Madison
- Kat Gonzalez – Marshall
- Megan Watts – Old Dominion
- Morgan Cross – South Alabama
1 goal
- Shannon Studer – Appalachian State
- Jimena Cabrero – Georgia State
- Callee Maughon – Georgia State
- Lidia Nduka– James Madison
- Sophia Verrecchia – James Madison
- Hannah Young – James Madison
- Makai Laguines – Marshall
- Imane Addi– South Alabama
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Andrea Balcazar Algarin | Old Dominion |
| Riley Kennett | |
| Carla Morich | |
| Anna Toerslov | |
| Ece Turkoglu | |
| Amanda Attanasi | James Madison |
| Soleil Flores | |
| Suwaibatu Mohammed | |
| Lidia Nduka | |
| Jaddah Foos | Georgia State |
| Morgan Cross | South Alabama |
MVP in bold
References
- Sun Belt Conference. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- Sun Belt Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "2022 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "Monarchs Capture First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Title". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.