2019 SEC women's soccer tournament

2019 SEC women's soccer tournament
2019 SEC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,031
Site	Orange Beach Sportsplex; Orange Beach, Alabama
Champions	South Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach	Shelley Smith (2nd title)
MVP	Grace Fisk (South Carolina)
Broadcast	SEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
«2018	2020»

The 2019 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the SEC. The LSU Tigers were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend their title after not qualifying for the 2019 tournament.. The South Carolina won the tournament title with a 1–0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3] This was the second SEC women's soccer tournament title for South Carolina, and the second for coach Shelley Smith.^[4]

2019 SEC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	0	–	3	.850	19	–	2	–	3	.854
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	14	–	5	–	2	.714
Florida ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	11	–	9	–	1	.548
Georgia ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3	.550	8	–	7	–	4	.526
Tennessee ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	9	–	6	–	3	.583
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	6	–	10	–	3	.395
Missouri ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	7	–	10	–	1	.417
West
No. 12 Arkansas ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	17	–	4	–	2	.783
No. 22 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	14	–	5	–	3	.705
Alabama ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	7	–	10	–	2	.421
Mississippi St. ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	8	–	8	–	3	.500
LSU ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	3	–	12	–	3	.250


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 11, 2019 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.

Bracket

Source:^[5]

First round Sunday, November 3			Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 5			Semifinals Friday, November 7			Championship Sunday, November 10

			2	Vanderbilt	2

			7	Alabama	1
7	Alabama	2^(OT)

10	Auburn	1
						2	Vanderbilt	0

						3	South Carolina	2



			3	South Carolina	1

			6	Georgia	0



									3	South Carolina	1

									1	Arkansas	0



			1	Arkansas	1

			8	Ole Miss	0
8	Ole Miss	2

9	Mississippi St.	1
						1	Arkansas	3

						5	Florida	1



			4	Texas A&M	1

			5	Florida	2

Schedule

All matches are played at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.^[6]

First Round

November 3, 2019	#7 Alabama	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#10 Auburn	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:00 p.m. EST	Casey Wertz 8' Reyna Reyes 35' Macy Clem 53', 97'	Report	26' Treva Aycock 30' Jessie Gerow	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Becky Pagan Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

November 3, 2019	#8 Ole Miss	2–1	#9 Mississippi State	Orange Beach, Alabama
4:30 p.m. EST	Mississippi State 12' (o.g.) Gabby Little 88'	Report	88' (pen.) Niah Johnson	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 425 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Quarterfinals

November 5, 2019	#2 Vanderbilt	2–1	#7 Alabama	Orange Beach, Alabama
1:00 p.m. EST	Haley Hopkins 12', 74'	Report	76' Reyna Reyes 87' Nealy Martin	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Fourth official: Becky Pagan

November 5, 2019	#3 South Carolina	1–0	#6 Georgia	Orange Beach, Alabama
3:30 p.m. EST	Sarah Eskew 14' Rebecca Koch 50'	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

November 5, 2019	#1 Arkansas	1–0	#8 Ole Miss	Orange Beach, Alabama
6:00 p.m. EST	Taylor Malham 23' (pen.) Haley VanFossen 54' Anna Podojil 84'	Report	36' Lonnie Mulligan	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

November 5, 2019	#4 Texas A&M	1–2	#5 Florida	Orange Beach, Alabama
8:30 p.m. EST	Grace Piper 61' Ally Watt 80'	Report	40' Parker Roberts 62' Vanessa Kara	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Andrey Casterl Assistant referees: Kate Wiasiak Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Semifinals

November 7, 2019	#1 Arkansas	3–1	#5 Florida	Orange Beach, Alabama
4:30 p.m. EST	Stefani Doyle 40', 77' Anna Podojil 58', 77' Team 82'	Report	62' Vanessa Kara 83' Parker Roberts	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Mark Kadlecik Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Andrew Musache

November 7, 2019	#2 Vanderbilt	0–2	#3 South Carolina	Orange Beach, Alabama
7:00 p.m. EST	Ella Shamburger 24'	Report	31' Sutton Jones 42' Luciana Zullo	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 645 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

Final

November 10, 2019	#1 Arkansas	0–1	#3 South Carolina	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:00 p.m. EST	Haley VanFossen 13' Stefani Doyle 31'	Report	26' Ryan Gareis 60' Sutton Jones 68' Mikayla Krzeczowski	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 961 Referee: Andrew Musache Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 21 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

2 goals

Anna Podojil (Arkansas)
Vanessa Kara (Florida)
Haley Hopkins (Vanderbilt)

1 goal

Macy Clem (Alabama)
Nealy Martin (Alabama)
Casey Wertz (Alabama)
Stefani Doyle (Arkansas)
Taylor Malham (Arkansas)
Jessie Gerow (Auburn)
Parker Roberts (Florida)
Niah Johnson (Mississippi State)
Gabby Little (Ole Miss)
Ryan Gareis (South Carolina)
Sutton Jones (South Carolina)
Rebecca Koch (South Carolina)
Luciana Zullo (South Carolina)
Ally Watt (Texas A&M)

1 own goal

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss

All-Tournament team

Source:^[7]

Player	Team
Grace Fisk	South Carolina
Jyllissa Harris
Sutton Jones
Mikayla Krzeczowski
Stefani Doyle	Arkansas
Katie Lund
Anna Podojil
Haley Hopkins	Vanderbilt
Madiya Harriott	Vanderbilt
Julia Lester	Florida
Parker Roberts	Florida

MVP in bold

References

^ "Gamecock Women's Soccer Win 2019 SEC Tournament Championship". ABC News. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2018 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ "South Carolina Gamecocks win 2019 SEC Soccer Tournament". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2019 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "2019 SEC TOURNAMENT" (PDF). a.espn.cdn.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "SEC Soccer Championship". orangebeachal.gov. City of Orange Beach. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "WSCO Week 15" (PDF). a.espn.cdn.com. Southeastern Conference. November 26, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[1] "Gamecock Women's Soccer Win 2019 SEC Tournament Championship". ABC News. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[2018_Tournament-2] "2018 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[2019_Tournament-3] "South Carolina Gamecocks win 2019 SEC Soccer Tournament". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[Record_Book-4] "2019 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[5] "2019 SEC TOURNAMENT" (PDF). a.espn.cdn.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[6] "SEC Soccer Championship". orangebeachal.gov. City of Orange Beach. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[7] "WSCO Week 15" (PDF). a.espn.cdn.com. Southeastern Conference. November 26, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

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