2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 6 to November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex in Conway, Arkansas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Abilene Christian Wildcats, but they were unable to defend their title falling in the first round to McNeese State 2–1. The Lamar Cardinals won the tournament, defeating Northwestern State 3–1 in the final.[1][2] The title was the second overall for the Lamar Cardinals program, both of which have come under head coach Steve Holeman.[3]

2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteBill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Conway, Arkansas
ChampionsLamar (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Holeman (2nd title)
MVPEsther Okoronkwo (Lamar)
BroadcastSouthland Digital Network
ESPN+ (Final)
Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lamar  ‍y 10 1 0   .909 16 7 0   .696
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 8 2 1   .773 12 5 2   .684
Northwestern St  ‍‍‍ 8 2 1   .773 13 8 1   .614
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 8 10 1   .447
Texas A&M-CC  ‍‍‍ 6 4 1   .591 9 9 2   .500
McNeese St  ‍‍‍ 6 5 0   .545 11 9 0   .550
Sam Houston St  ‍‍‍ 5 5 1   .500 11 9 1   .548
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 7 11 1   .395
Cent. Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 5 12 1   .306
SE Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 3 8 0   .273 4 13 1   .250
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 2 9 0   .182 3 15 0   .167
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 11 0   .000 3 14 1   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Southland Conference

Media and TV

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Broadcast of the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were on the Southland Conference Digital Network. The championship game was broadcast on ESPN+.

Bracket

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Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday,Nov. 6
SLC Digital
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 8
SLC Digital
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
ESPN+
         
1 Lamar 6
8 Stephen F. Austin 2
1 Lamar 5
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1
4 Incarnate Word 2 (2)
5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2 (4)
1 Lamar 3
2 Northwestern State 1
2 Northwestern State 3
7 Sam Houston State 0
2 Northwestern State 1OT
6 McNeese State 0
3 Abilene Christian 1
6 McNeese State 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 6, 2019 #2 Northwestern State 3–0 #7 Sam Houston State Conway, Arkansas
11:00 a.m. CST
  • Jayden Wheeler   1'
  • Karleigh Acosta   14'
  • Kalee Williams   22'
Report Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Matthew Geringer
Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno
Fourth official: Charles Farr
November 6, 2019 #3 Abilene Christian 1–2 #6 McNeese State Conway, Arkansas
2:00 p.m. CST
  • Caylen Wright   58'
Report
  •   63' Rachel Young
  •   73' Mariah Ruelas
Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Attendance: 223
Referee: Andrew Ellsworth
Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan
Assistant referees: Ryan Poole
Fourth official: Matthew Garrenger
November 6, 2019 #1 Lamar 6–2 #8 Stephen F. Austin Conway, Arkansas
5:00 p.m. CST
  • Stephen F. Austin Own Goal   15'
  • Esther Okoronkwo   16', 30', 33', 56'
  • Anna Loftus   77'
Report
  •   56' Katelyn Termini
  •   81' Mattie Musser
Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Charles Farr
Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno
Assistant referees: Jacson Rector
Fourth official: Andrew Ellsworth
November 6, 2019 #4 Incarnate Word 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
#5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Conway, Arkansas
8:00 p.m. CST
  • Keely Ayala   79'
  • Andrea Reyes   80'
  • Jade Piper   87'
Report
  •   9' Abby Deakin
  •   48' Dana Curtis
  •   76' Maddie Janolo
Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: David Henderson
Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan
Fourth official: Lawrence Hale
Penalties
  • Keeley Ayala  
  • Brooke Hanson  
  • Hannah Walsh  
  • Ana Campa  
  •   Emma Gibbs
  •   Madeleine Lozano
  •   Dana Curtis
  •   Reaghan Lang
  •   Larissa Fagundes

Semifinals

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November 8, 2019 #2 Northwestern State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 McNeese State Conway, Arkansas
4:00 p.m. CST
  • Jayden Wheeler   63'
  • Olivia Draguicevich   97'
Report Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Travis Haight
Assistant referees: Jervis Atagana
Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan
Fourth official: Matthew Thompson
November 8, 2019 #1 Lamar 5–1 #5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Conway, Arkansas
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Sophia Manibo   27'
  • Lucy Ashworth   28', 50'
  • Kaisa Juvonen   50'
  • Alisha Nesbitt   81',   84'
Report
  •   85' Emma Gibbs
Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Jose Lara-Mancia
Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno
Assistant referees: Charles Farr
Fourth official: Travis Haight

Final

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November 10, 2019 #1 Lamar 3–1 #2 Northwestern State Conway, Arkansas
1:05 p.m. CST
  • Lucy Ashworth   31',   85'
  • Esther Okoronkwo   50', 53'
Report
  •   66' Nicole Henry
  •   85' Olivia Draguicevich
Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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6 Goals
  • Esther Okoronkwo (Lamar)
3 Goals
  • Lucy Ashworth (Lamar)
1 Goal
  • Karleigh Acosta (Northwestern State)
  • Dana Curtis (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
  • Abby Deakin (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
  • Olivia Draguicevich (Northwestern State)
  • Emma Gibbs (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
  • Nicole Henry (Northwestern State)
  • Kaisa Juvonen (Lamar)
  • Anna Loftus (Lamar)
  • Sophia Manibo (Lamar)
  • Mattie Musser (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Alisha Nesbitt (Lamar)
  • Jade Piper (Incarnate Word)
  • Andrea Reyes (Incarnate Word)
  • Mariah Ruelas (McNesse State)
  • Katelyn Termini (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Jayden Wheeler (Northwestern State)
  • Kalee Williams (Northwestern State)
  • Caylen Wright (Abilene Christian)
  • Rachel Young (McNeese State)
Own Goals
  • Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Esther Okoronkwo Lamar
Lucy Ashworth
Madison Ledet
Macie McFarland
Acelya Aydogmus Northwestern State
Nicole Henry
Olivia Mattson
Brianna Mascia McNeese State
Mariah Ruelas
Dana Curtis Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Abby Deakin

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference soccer tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 Southland Conference soccer tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Southland Conference soccer tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lamar Earns Southland Soccer Championship With 3-1 Victory". Southland Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.