2017 SEC women's soccer tournament

2017 SEC women's soccer tournament
2017 SEC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Site	Orange Beach Sportsplex; Orange Beach, Alabama
Champions	Texas A&M (3rd title)
Winning coach	G Guerrieri (3rd title)
MVP	Mikaela Harvey (Texas A&M)
Broadcast	SEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
«2016	2018»

The 2017 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the SEC. The Florida Gators were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 overtime loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in the semifinals. Texas A&M won the tournament title with a 2–1 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the final.^[1] This was the third SEC women's soccer tournament title for Texas A&M, all of which have come under the direction of head coach G Guerrieri.^[2]^[3]

2017 SEC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#4 South Carolina †^y ‍‍‍	9	–	0	–	1	.950	19	–	3	–	1	.848
No. 12 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	1	–	0	.900	18	–	2	–	2	.864
No. 6 Florida ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	17	–	7	–	0	.708
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	13	–	7	–	2	.636
No. 25 Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	15	–	4	–	2	.762
Auburn ‍‍‍^y	4	–	2	–	4	.600	8	–	7	–	5	.525
Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1	.450	11	–	11	–	2	.500
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1	.450	12	–	8	–	1	.595
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	3	–	5	–	2	.400	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Missouri ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	8	–	12	–	1	.405
Kentucky ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	8	–	12	–	0	.400
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	8	–	5	–	4	.588
LSU ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	8	–	7	–	3	.528
Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	4	–	12	–	2	.278


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 1, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SEC

Qualification

The top ten teams earned a berth into the SEC Tournament. The tournament is held at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. Four of the ten teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll prior to the beginning of the tournament.

Bracket

First round Sunday, October 29			Quarterfinals Tuesday, October 31			Semifinals Thursday, November 2			Championship Sunday, November 5

			1	South Carolina	0

			8	Arkansas	1
8	Arkansas	1

9	Ole Miss	0
						8	Arkansas	1 (4)

						4	Vanderbilt	1 (2)



			4	Vanderbilt	1

			5	Tennessee	0



									8	Arkansas	1

									2	Texas A&M	2



			2	Texas A&M	7

			10	Missouri	1
7	Alabama	1

10	Missouri	3
						2	Texas A&M	2^OT

						3	Florida	1



			3	Florida	1

			6	Auburn	0

Schedule

All matches are played at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.^[4]

First round

October 29, 2017	#7 Alabama	1–3	#10 Missouri	Orange Beach, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CDT	Celia Jiménez 73'	Report	1' Savannah Trujillo 27' Sarah Luebbert 57' Grace Kitts	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 29, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–0	#9 Ole Miss	Orange Beach, Alabama
3:30 p.m. CDT	Taylor Malham 32'	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2017	#2 Texas A&M	7–1	#10 Missouri	Orange Beach, Alabama
12:00 p.m. CDT	Ally Watt 4', 12', 20', 47' Jimena López 39' (pen.) Stephanie Malherbe 56' Claudette Lassandro 76'	Report	27' Jessica Johnson	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 31, 2017	#3 Florida	1–0	#6 Auburn	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:30 p.m. CDT	Lais Araujo 31'	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez

October 31, 2017	#1 South Carolina	0–1	#8 Arkansas	Orange Beach, Alabama
5:00 p.m. CDT		Report	53' Tori Cannata	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 31, 2017	#4 Vanderbilt	1–0	#5 Tennessee	Orange Beach, Alabama
7:30 p.m. CDT	Stephanie Amack 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Semifinals

November 2, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#4 Vanderbilt	Orange Beach, Alabama
3:30 p.m. CDT	Kayla McKeon 22'	Report	41' Paola Ellis	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Natalie Simon Fourth official: Gus St. Silva
	Penalties
	Jessi Hartzler Taylor Malham Nayeli Perez Parker Goins		Kaylann Boyd Stephanie Amack Cristina De Zeeuw Lydia Simmons

November 2, 2017	#2 Texas A&M	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#3 Florida	Orange Beach, Alabama
6:00 p.m. CDT	Rheagen Smith 69' Sara Wilson 97' (o.g.)	Report	30' Sarah Troccoli	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Final

November 5, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–2	#2 Texas A&M	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:00 p.m. CST	Parker Goins 81'	Report	38' (o.g.) Tori Cannata 88' Emily Bates	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 802 Referee: Amber O'Connor Assistant referees: Natalie Simon Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Ceciah Valero

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

4 goals

Ally Watt – Texas A&M

1 goal

Celia Jiménez – Alabama
Tori Cannata – Arkansas
Parker Goins – Arkansas
Taylor Malham – Arkansas
Kayla McKeon – Arkansas
Lais Araujo – Florida
Sara Troccoli – Florida
Jessica Johnson – Missouri
Grace Kitts – Missouri
Sarah Luebbert – Missouri
Savannah Trujillo – Missouri
Emily Bates – Texas A&M
Claudette Lassandro – Texas A&M
Jimena López – Texas A&M
Stephanie Malherbe – Texas A&M
Rheagen Smith – Texas A&M
Stephanie Amack – Vanderbilt
Paola Ellis – Vanderbilt

1 own goal

Tori Cannata – Arkansas (against Texas A&M)
Sara Wilson – Florida (against Texas A&M)

All-Tournament team

Player	Team
Jordan Harris	Arkansas
Taylor Malham
Haley VanFossen
Kaylan Marckese	Florida
Parker Roberts	Florida
Mikaela Harvey	Texas A&M
Stephanie Malherbe
Kendall Ritchie
Ally Watt
Stephanie Amack	Vanderbilt
Myra Konte	Vanderbilt

MVP in bold
Source:^[5]

References

^ "2017 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "2017 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "G Guerrieri". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "Championships – Soccer". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ 2021 Soccer Record Book

External links

2017 SEC Soccer Tournament

[2017_Tournament-1] "2017 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[Record_Book-2] "2017 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[G_Guerrieri-3] "G Guerrieri". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[4] "Championships – Soccer". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[5] 2021 Soccer Record Book

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