The 2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars and they successfully defended their title with a 5–0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth consecutive and fifth overall Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for South Alabama and the first for first-year head coach Richard Moodie.[3][4]
2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 536 | ||||
Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
Champions | South Alabama (5th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Richard Moodie (1st title) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN3 | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt |
Bracket
editQuarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Alabama | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Little Rock | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas State | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
5 | Little Rock | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
1 | South Alabama | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 22OT | ||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Georgia Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Troy | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Georgia Southern | 2 |
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
editNovember 1, 2017 | #4 Arkansas State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #5 Little Rock | Foley, Alabama |
10:00 a.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Michael Smith Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick |
Penalties | ||||
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November 1, 2017 | #1 South Alabama | 2–0 | #8 Appalachian State | Foley, Alabama |
1:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Shannon O'Carroll Fourth official: Griff Sims |
November 1, 2017 | #2 Texas State | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #7 Coastal Carolina | Foley, Alabama |
4:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Michael Smith Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Brian Marshall |
November 1, 2017 | #3 Troy | 1–2 | #6 Georgia Southern | Foley, Alabama |
7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Joe Kirkpatrick Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Griff Sims Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich |
Semifinals
editNovember 3, 2017 | #1 South Alabama | 4–0 | #5 Little Rock | Foley, Alabama |
4:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 173 Referee: Griff Sims Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Michael Smith |
November 3, 2017 | #7 Coastal Carolina | 4–1 | #6 Georgia Southern | Foley, Alabama |
7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 76 Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Joe Kirkpatrick Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich |
Final
editNovember 5, 2017 | #1 South Alabama | 5–0 | #7 Coastal Carolina | Foley, Alabama |
1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 212 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 4 Goals
- Rio Hardy - South Alabama
- 3 Goals
- Kory Dixon - South Alabama
- 2 Goals
- Kayla Christian - Coastal Carolina
- Ana Helmert - South Alabama
- Sarah Price - Georgia Southern
- 1 Goal
- Lauren Dabner - Coastal Carolina
- Kiersten Edlund - Troy
- Daniella Famili - Coastal Carolina
- Steffi Hardy - South Alabama
- Danielle Henley - South Alabama
- Kassi Hormuth - Texas State
- Mackenzie Gibbs - Coastal Carolina
- Arola Aparicio Gili - Little Rock
- Dana O'Boye - Arkansas State
- Elisabeth Rockhill - Coastal Carolina
- Aila Sendra - Georgia Southern
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Richard Moodie". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.