2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament

The 2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 29 through November 6, 2021. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the Western Division champions and Eastern Division champions home stadiums. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Liberty Flames were the defending tournament champions, and unable to defend their title, losing to Eastern Kentucky in the Quarterfinals.[1] The Lipscomb Bisons won the tournament after defeating Kennesaw State 1–0 in the final.[2] It was their third title in four years, and third title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Kevin O'Brien.[3] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,573
SiteCampus Sites, #1 seeds
ChampionsLipscomb (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin O'Brien (3rd title)
MVPShelby Craft (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN+
ASUN women's soccer tournament
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2021 ASUN Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 7 2 0   .778 10 7 1   .583
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 11 7 1   .605
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 4 3 2   .556 9 8 2   .526
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 2 6 1   .278 7 8 3   .472
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 4 3 2   .556 9 4 3   .656
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 6 10 2   .389
West
Lipscomb  ‍y 7 2 0   .778 15 5 1   .738
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 9 9 0   .500
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 9 10 0   .474
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 2 5 2   .333 4 7 8   .421
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 7 10 2   .421
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 1 7 1   .167 2 13 3   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ASUN tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches poll
Source:ASUN Conference

Bracket

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Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 29
Semifinals
Friday, October 31
Final
Sunday, November 6
         
1E Florida Gulf Coast 1 (3)
4W Bellarmine (pen.) 1 (4)
4W Bellarmine 0
3E Kennesaw State 1
2W Central Arkansas 3
3E Kennesaw State (a.e.t.) 4
3E Kennesaw State 0
1W Lipscomb 1
1W Lipscomb 6
5W Jacksonville State 0
1W Lipscomb 4
3W Eastern Kentucky 0
2E Liberty 0
3W Eastern Kentucky 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2021 Lipscomb 6–0 Jacksonville State Nashville, TN
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Cami Rogers   10', 25'
  • Kammy McGee   14'
  • Molly Grant   60'
  • Noa Ganthier   84'
  • Shadia Valenzuela   88'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 135
Referee: Kayla Polonksy
Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher
Assistant referees: Tarik Veleder
Fourth official: Shane Butler
October 29, 2021 Central Arkansas 3–4 (a.e.t.) Kennesaw State Fort Myers, FL
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Emma Hawkins   59', 62'
  • Abby Gibson   67'
  • Alyssa Fason   80'
Report
  •   45', 58', 81' Macie Rainwater
  •   72' Ebony Clarke
  •   81' Aila Swinton
  •   93' Tianna Rivera
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 103
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Edson Carvajal
Assistant referees: Ivan Cid Cruz
Fourth official: John Ocampo
October 29, 2021 Liberty 0–1 Eastern Kentucky Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT Report
  •   87' Maddy Lemery
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 115
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Carmelo LoFaro
Assistant referees: Justin Higgins
Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky
October 29, 2021 Florida Gulf Coast 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Bellarmine Fort Myers, FL
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Malaya Melancon   31'
Report
  •   89' Lauren Mackey
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 291
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Assistant referees: John Ocampo
Assistant referees: Sergio Cabrera
Fourth official: Richonne Clark
Penalties
  • Alyssa Abbondandolo  
  • Olivia Lindstedt  
  • Leah Scarpelli  
  • Louise Lillback  
  • Ashlee Brentlinger  
  •   Elise Markley
  •   Sarah Buse
  •   Sophie Bish
  •   Lauren Mackey

Semifinals

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October 31, 2021 Kennesaw State 1–0 Bellarmine Fort Myers, FL
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Macie Rainwater   74'
Report Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 56
Referee: Jaime Herrera
Assistant referees: Irvin Castilla-Ouijana
Assistant referees: Raidel Toledo Andino
Fourth official: Amiel Aleman
October 31, 2021 Lipscomb 4–0 Eastern Kentucky Nashville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Molly Grant   51', 89'
  • Logan McFadden   67'
  • Emanuela Schurch   75'
Report
  •   69' Maddy Lemery
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Esteban Eordogh
Assistant referees: Gerson Castellanos
Fourth official: Matthew Drew

Final

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November 6, 2021 Lipscomb 1–0 Kennesaw State Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Kammy McGee   22'
  • Emanuela Schurch   25'
Report
  •   34' Team
  •   34' Kendall Higgs
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 623
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Christopher Kloc
Assistant referees: Esteban Eordogh
Fourth official: Kiah Haslett

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 22 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match (as of November 6, 2021).

4 goals

  • Macie Rainwater – Kennesaw State

3 goals

  • Molly Grant – Lipscomb

2 goals

  • Emma Hawkins – Central Arkansas
  • Kammy McGee – Lipscomb
  • Cami Rogers – Lipscomb

1 goal

  • Lauren Mackey – Bellarmine
  • Abby Gibson – Central Arkansas
  • Maddy Lemery – Eastern Kentucky
  • Malaya Melancon – Florida Gulf Coast
  • Tianna Rivera – Kennesaw State
  • Noa Ganthier – Lipscomb
  • Logan McFadden – Lipscomb
  • Emanuela Schurch – Lipscomb
  • Shadia Valenzuela – Lipscomb

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Shelby Craft Lipscomb
CJ Graham
Logan McFadden
Kammy McGee
Aila Swinton Kennesaw State
Dylan Pixton
Macie Rainwater
Elyssa Francis Bellarmine
Sarah Kraus
Nerea de Diego Eastern Kentucky
Lucy Ream

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2020 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bisons Claim Program's Third Women's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Four Seasons". asunsports.com. The Atlantic Sun Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.