2021 SWAC women's soccer tournament

The 2021 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 4–7, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Alabama State Hornets, however they were unable to defend their title, losing 3–0 to the Prairie View A&M Panthers in the Semifinals.[1] Prairie View A&M went on to win the tournament, defeating Grambling State in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the second in the history of the Paririe View A&M women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Sonia Curvelo.[3] As tournament champions, Prairie View A&M earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 SWAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance824
SitePVA&M Soccer Stadium
Prairie View, Texas
ChampionsPrairie View A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachSonia Curvelo (2nd title)
MVPSavannah Powell (Prairie View A&M)
BroadcastSWAC Digital Network
SWAC women's soccer tournament
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2021 SWAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Prairie View A&M  ‍y 8 1 0   .889 11 4 2   .706
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 1 0   .889 10 8 1   .553
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 6 2 1   .722 9 7 2   .556
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 5 3 1   .611 7 9 3   .447
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 4 2 3   .611 5 7 3   .433
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 3 3 3   .500 4 11 3   .306
Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 5 1   .389 5 9 2   .375
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 2 7 0   .222 6 13 0   .316
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 1 7 1   .167 3 14 2   .211
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 1 12 0   .077
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 SWAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: SWAC

Seeding

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Eight of the ten teams that compete in women's soccer qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the number one and number two seeds in the tournament as Prairie View A&M and Alabama A&M both finished with identical 8–1–0 conference records. Prairie View A&M earned the first seed by virtue of their victory over Alabama A&M on October 1.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Prairie View A&M 8–1–0 24
2 Alabama A&M 8–1–0 24
3 Grambling State 6–2–1 19
4 Alabama State 5–3–1 16
5 Texas Southern 4–2–3 15
6 Jackson State 3–3–3 12
7 Southern 3–5–1 10
8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2–7–0 6

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
         
1 Prairie View A&M 4
8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0
1 Prairie View A&M 3
4 Alabama State 0
4 Alabama State 3
5 Texas Southern 0
1 Prairie View A&M (pen.) 1 (3)
3 Grambling State 1 (2)
3 Grambling State 2
6 Jackson State 1
3 Grambling State 2
2 Alabama A&M 0
2 Alabama A&M (a.e.t.) 1
7 Southern 0

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 4, 2021 #1 Prairie View A&M 4–0 #8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Prairie View, Texas
11:00 a.m. CT
  • JoJo Bernal   15'
  • Savannah Powell   62', 65'
  • Andrea Nugent   66' (pen.)
Report
  •   31' Erin Fite
  •   55' Natalie Freeman
  •   66' Brisha Musungu
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 176
Referee: Jordan Gray
Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada
Assistant referees: Jalen Gray
Fourth official: Deepak Lumba
November 4, 2021 #4 Alabama State 3–0 #5 Texas Southern Prairie View, Texas
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Grace Norbury   6',   45'
  • McKenna Wiscombe   49' (pen.),   62'
  • Kayleigh ONeal   57'
  • Kassandra Schoen   77'
Report
  •   63' Hayden McMillan
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 78
Referee: Wes Caouette
Assistant referees: Ricardo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Sean Caoutte
Fourth official: Albert Kyei-Mensah
November 4, 2021 #3 Grambling State 2–1 #6 Jackson State Prairie View, Texas
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Kaydeen Jack   29'
  • Lindsay Jaiyesimi   77'
  • Miranda Urbizu   84'
Report
  •   4',   11' Annalise Brunson
  •   8' Maya-Joy Thompson
  •   17' Olivia Cobb
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 78
Referee: Jalen Gray
Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Assistant referees: Jordan Gray
November 4, 2021 #2 Alabama A&M 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Southern Prairie View, Texas
8:00 p.m. CT
  • Team   93'
  • Makayla Rushing   102'
  • Fernanda Valencia   104'
Report
  •   83' Amina Booker
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 67
Referee: Laith Dahhan
Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo
Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Fourth official: Jalen Gray

Semifinals

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November 5, 2021 #1 Prairie View A&M 3–0 #4 Alabama State Prairie View, Texas
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Savannah Powell   1'
  • Lesa Griffin   23'
  • Jaiden Morgan   30'
Report Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 176
Referee: Jalen Gray
Assistant referees: Jordan Gray
Assistant referees: Sean Caouette
Fourth official: Laith Dahhan
November 5, 2021 #2 Alabama A&M 0–2 #3 Grambling State Prairie View, Texas
5:30 p.m. CT Report
  •   4' Lizbeth Aguero
  •   67' Lindsay Jaiyesimi
  •   89' Kailey Pena
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 82
Referee: Wes Caouette
Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Assistant referees: Laith Dahhan
Fourth official: Sean Cauoette

Final

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November 7, 2021 #1 Prairie View A&M 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
#3 Grambling State Prairie View, Texas
11:00 a.m. CT
  • Sonia Fuentes   17'
  • D'Sanye Nugent   68' (pen.)
  • Andrea Nugent   74'
  • Savannah Powell   109'
Report
  •   17',   21' Lizbeth Aguero
  •   37' Kaydeen Jack
  •   55' Team
  •   108' Mackenzie Rastatter
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 167
Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Assistant referees: Laith Dahhan
Assistant referees: Wes Caouette
Fourth official: Ruben Campillo
Penalties
  • D'Sanye Nugent  
  • Samantha Moran  
  • Megan Howell  
  • Xandria Johnson  
  • Kalia Brown  
  •   Paula Burillo-Blasco
  •   Kambria Cash
  •   Kaydeen Jack
  •   CaLeigha Callahan
  •   Mackenzie Rastatter

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

  • Savannah Powell – Prairie View A&M

2 goals

  • McKenna Wiscombe – Alabama State
  • Lizbeth Aguero – Grambling State

1 goal

  • Fernanda Valencia – Alabama A&M
  • Grace Norbury – Alabama State
  • Lindsay Jaiyseimi – Grambling State
  • Kailey Pena – Grambling State
  • Miranda Urbizu – Grambling State
  • Annalise Brunson – Jackson State
  • JoJo Bernal – Prairie View A&M
  • Lesa Griffin – Prairie View A&M
  • Jaiden Morgan – Prairie View A&M
  • Andrea Nugent – Prairie View A&M
  • D'Sanye Nugent – Prairie View A&M

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Savannah Powell Prairie View A&M
Quinn Josiah
Andrea Nugent
D'Sanye Nugent
JoJo Bernal
Lizbeth Aguero Grambling State
Kaydeen Jack
Kailey Pena
Tateyana Pitter Alabama A&M
Makayla Rushing
McKenna Wiscombe Alabama State

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "Spring 2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonia Curvelo". pvpanthers.com. Prairie View A&M University. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" (PDF). swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "PVAMU Soccer Claims Second SWAC Championship Title in Three Years". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.