2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	1,803
Site	Campus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round); Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals); Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final)
Champions	Samford (4th title)
Winning coach	Todd Yelton (4th title)
MVP	Mary Raymond (Samford)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
«2020	2022»

The 2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 26 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins were the defending champions but were unable to defend their crown, losing 4–2 in the final to the Samford Bulldogs.^[1]^[2] This was the fourth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all four of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.^[3] As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Samford ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	0	1.000	16	–	3	–	3	.795
Furman ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0	.667	12	–	6	–	1	.658
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	11	–	8	–	1	.575
Mercer ‍‍‍	3	–	2	–	4	.556	7	–	6	–	5	.528
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	7	–	6	–	3	.531
The Citadel ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2	.444	10	–	7	–	2	.579
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2	.444	4	–	8	–	6	.389
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	6	–	11	–	3	.375
Wofford ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	5	–	12	–	2	.316
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1	.056	3	–	16	–	1	.175


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon

Seeding

All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Tiebreakers were required to determine the sixth and sevenths seeds as both UNC Greensboro and The Citadel finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. UNC Greensboro defeated The Citadel 5–0 on October 10, and earned the sixth seed, while The Citadel was the seventh seed. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eight and ninth seeds as Chattanooga and Wofford finished the regular season with 3–5–1 records. Chattanooga defeated Wofford 1–0 on October 10 and earned the eight seed, while Wofford was the ninth seed.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Samford	9–0–0	27
2	Furman	6–3–0	18
3	Western Carolina	5–4–0	15
4	East Tennessee State	4–4–1	13
5	Mercer	3–2–4	13
6	UNC Greensboro	3–4–2	11
7	The Citadel	3–4–2	11
8	Chattanooga	3–5–1	10
9	Wofford	3–5–1	10
10	VMI	0–8–1	1

Bracket

Source:^[5]

First round Tuesday, October 26			Quarterfinals Friday, October 29			Semifinals Sunday, October 31			Championship Sunday, November 7

			1	Samford	2

			8	Chattanooga	0
8	Chattanooga (pen.)	1 (5)

9	Wofford	1 (3)
						1	Samford	1

						5	Mercer	0



			4	East Tennessee State	0

			5	Mercer	2



									1	Samford	4

									2	Furman	2



			2	Furman (a.e.t.)	2

			7	The Citadel	1
7	The Citadel	4

10	VMI	1
						2	Furman	1

						3	Western Carolina	0



			3	Western Carolina (a.e.t.)	1

			6	UNC Greensboro	0

Schedule

First Round

October 26, 2021	#7 The Citadel	4–1	#10 VMI	Charleston, SC
3:00 p.m. ET	Alex Madden 32' Suzuka Yosue 55', 56' (pen.) Maria Contreras 86'	Report	56' Jillian Hall 87' Whitney Edwards-Roberson	Stadium: WLI Field Attendance: 227

October 26, 2021	#8 Chattanooga	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	#9 Wofford	Chattanooga, TN
6:00 p.m. ET	Maggie Shaw 89'	Report	48' Abigail McKenzie	Stadium: UTC Sports Complex Attendance: 189 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Kris Fabick Assistant referees: Dominic Kennedy Fourth official: Carlos Pielago
	Penalties
	Mackenzie Smith Faith Gober Julia Perrusquia Ao Yamada Grace Klippenstein		Caileen Almeida Leanna Guion Rachel Rasins Alexis Mapplebeck

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2021	#1 Samford	2–0	#8 Chattanooga	Homewood, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Caroline Donovan 23' Audrey Kleiman 33'	Report		Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Carlos Pielago Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Assistant referees: Oladokun Faduyile

October 29, 2021	#2 Furman	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#7 The Citadel	Greenville, SC
5:30 p.m. ET	Kyndal Anderson 62' Nieva Gaither 92'	Report	70' Jordyn Geller	Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: James McKean Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Benjamin Ellis Fourth official: Shannon Duke

October 29, 2021	#4 East Tennessee State	0–2	#5 Mercer	Homewood, AL
6:30 p.m. CT	Shu Ohba 54'	Report	10' Kendall Cook 48' Payton Schurr 83' Team	Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Kevin Flynn Assistant referees: Howard Ash

October 29, 2021	#3 Western Carolina	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#6 UNC Greensboro	Greenville, SC
8:00 p.m. ET	Valentine Pursey 93'	Report	75' Aiyana Tyler-Cooper	Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 95 Referee: Danny Thornberry Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Fourth official: Shannon Duke

Semifinals

October 31, 2021	#1 Samford	1–0	#5 Mercer	Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT	Nikki Bario 75' Zoe Perrin 89'	Report		Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett

October 31, 2021	#2 Furman	1–0	#3 Western Carolina	Greenville, SC
2:00 p.m. ET	Jasmine Greene 82'	Report	78' Reily Nelson 82' Kirsten Hahn	Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Assistant referees: Matthew Bell Fourth official: Ralph Polson

Final

November 7, 2021	#1 Samford	4–2	#2 Furman	Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT	Mary Raymond 7', 46' Ella Simpson 57' Alyssa Frazier 63', 67'	Report	26' Hannah Farr 36' Jasmine Greene	Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

Jasmine Greene – Furman
Mary Raymond – Samford
Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel

1 goal

Maggie Shaw – Chattanooga
Kyndal Anderson – Furman
Hannah Farr – Furman
Nieva Gaither – Furman
Kendall Cook – Mercer
Payton Schurr – Mercer
Caroline Donovan – Samford
Alyssa Frazier – Samford
Audrey Kleinman – Samford
Zoe Perrin – Samford
Ella Simpson – Samford
Maria Contreras – The Citadel
Jordyn Geller – The Citadel
Alex Madden – The Citadel
Whitney Edwards-Roberson – VMI
Valentine Pursey – Western Carolina
Abigail McKenzie – Wofford

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Mel Mikoy	The Citadel
Taylor Limprevil	East Tennessee State
Camryn Bolick	Furman
Hannah Farr
Faith Hauberg
Jordyn Ebert	Mercer
Payton Schurr	Mercer
Ashley Avelino	UNC Greensboro
Morgan McAslan	Samford
Ellia Simpson
Mary Raymond
Kylie Gazza
Maggie Shaw	Chattanooga
Whitney Edwards-Robinson	VMI
Kaitlyn Galbraith	Western Carolina
Abbie Wise	Western Carolina
Abigail McKenzie	Wofford

MVP in bold

References

^ Southern Conference. "Furman wins 2020-21 women's soccer championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Samford claims regular-season title, Bulldogs earn No 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "Samford wins 2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[1] Southern Conference. "Furman wins 2020-21 women's soccer championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[2] Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[3] "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[4] "Samford claims regular-season title, Bulldogs earn No 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 24, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[5] "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[6] "Samford wins 2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]