2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,772
Site	Campus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round); Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals); Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final)
Champions	Samford (5th title)
Winning coach	Todd Yelton (5th title)
MVP	Emma Donley (Samford)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
«2021	2023»

The 2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 25 through November 6, 2022. 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 Samford Bulldogs were the defending champions.^[1] Samford successfully defended their crown defeating the fourth seed UNC Greensboro in a penalty-shoot out in the final.^[2] This was the fifth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all five of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.^[3] As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2022 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Samford ‍†‍‡‍^y	5	–	1	–	3	.722	11	–	4	–	7	.659
Chattanooga ‍†‍‍	5	–	1	–	3	.722	8	–	5	–	5	.583
Mercer ‍‍‍	4	–	1	–	4	.667	9	–	4	–	7	.625
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2	.556	10	–	7	–	4	.571
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	5	–	8	–	5	.417
ETSU ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	3	.500	5	–	6	–	6	.471
The Citadel ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	10	–	9	–	0	.526
Wofford ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2	.444	9	–	8	–	3	.525
Furman ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2	.444	8	–	9	–	2	.474
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	0	.000	1	–	17	–	2	.100


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon

Seeding

All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds after Chattanooga and Samford both finished the season with 5–1–3 records. The two teams tied their regular season match. The second tiebreaker was record against the highest remaining seed, Mercer. Chattanooga defeated Mercer during the regular season and was therefore the first seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Wofford and Furman both finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. The two teams also tied their regular season matchup, so a second tiebreaker of record against the highest remaining seed was used again. Wofford was awarded the eighth seed based on their regular season victory over Chattanooga.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Chattanooga	5–1–3	18
2	Samford	5–1–3	18
3	Mercer	4–1–4	16
4	UNC Greensboro	4–3–2	14
5	Western Carolina	4–4–1	13
6	ETSU	3–3–3	12
7	The Citadel	4–5–0	12
8	Wofford	3–4–2	11
9	Furman	3–4–2	11
10	VMI	0–9–0	0

Bracket

Source:^[5]

First round Tuesday, October 25			Quarterfinals Friday, October 28			Semifinals Sunday, October 30			Championship Sunday, November 6

			1	Chattanooga	2

			8	Wofford	1
8	Wofford	2

9	Furman	1
						1	Chattanooga	1

						4	UNC Greensboro (a.e.t.)	2



			4	UNC Greensboro	2

			5	Western Carolina	1



									4	UNC Greensboro	0 (5)

									2	Samford (pen.)	0 (6)



			2	Samford	2

			7	The Citadel	0
7	The Citadel	3

10	VMI	0
						2	Samford	1

						3	Mercer	0



			3	Mercer (pen.)	1 (3)

			6	ETSU	1 (2)

Schedule

First round

October 25	#7 The Citadel	3–0	#10 VMI	Charleston, SC
3:00 p.m. ET	Suzuka Yosue 7', 49' Kristi Jones 19' Zoey Conrad 43'	Report		Stadium: WLI Field Attendance: 176 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Bryson Condrey Fourth official: Brandon Ingram

October 25	#8 Wofford	2–1	#9 Furman	Spartanburg, SC
7:00 p.m. ET	Megan Childress 17' Mia Bookhard 18'	Report	85' Helen Gutierrez	Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Justin Howard Assistant referees: Joshua Belle Fourth official: Khadime Sabara

Quarterfinals

October 28	#2 Samford	2–0	#7 The Citadel	Homewood, AL
2:30 p.m. ET	Whitaker Buchanan 5' Ella Simpson 7' Mary Raymond 82'	Report	82' Lexy Kendro	Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 353

October 28	#4 UNC Greensboro	2–1	#5 Western Carolina	Chattanooga, TN
4:00 p.m. ET	Caroline Woods 20' Maddy Gihool 50'	Report	45' Shannon Greenwood 77' Maggie Lloyd	Stadium: UTC Sports Complex Attendance: 153 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Noah Kenyawani Fourth official: Patrick Lima

October 28	#3 Mercer	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	#6 ETSU	Homewood, AL
5:00 p.m. ET	Chandler Lewis-Jenkins 27' Jada Moorman 102'	Report	28' Selena Wimbish 67' Andjela Kricak 95' Sinoxolo Cesane 101' Sydney Somogyi	Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 211
	Penalties
	Kendall Cook Pace Stephenson Nicole Icen Lana Whitfeld		Sydney Somogyi Taylor Limprevil Ellie Cornell Natalie Capanelli Andjela Kricak

October 28	#1 Chattanooga	2–1	#8 Wofford	Chattanooga, TN
6:30 p.m. ET	Caroline Richvalsky 15' Birna Johannsdottir 67'	Report	74' Addie Marlett 88' Lexi Reichenbach	Stadium: UTC Sports Complex Attendance: 437 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Carmen Anthony Assistant referees: Bryson Condrey Fourth official: Patrick Lama

Semifinals

October 30	#2 Samford	1–0	#3 Mercer	Homewood, AL
12:00 p.m. ET	Whitaker Buchanan 7'	Report		Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Guido Gonzales Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Assistant referees: James Sherer

October 30	#1 Chattanooga	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#4 UNC Greensboro	Chattanooga, TN
2:00 p.m. ET	Caroline Richvalsky 66'	Report	13' Gabi Santora 97' Maddy Gihool	Stadium: UTC Sports Complex Attendance: 290 Referee: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Assistant referees: Matthew Bell Fourth official: Tark Veledar

Final

November 6	#2 Samford	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	#4 UNC Greensboro	Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT	Nikki Bario 22' Layton Glisson 103' Caroline Donovan 107'	Report	3' Emma Malone 33' Team	Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 528
	Penalties
	Lindsay Origliasso Lindsay Worthington Layton Glisson Whitaker Buchanan Adleigh Wheeler Taylor Yount Ella Simpson Kylie Gazza Caroline Donovan		Gabi Santora Eliza Radoll Parker Sikora Morgan Brubaker Maddy Gihool Dalani Stephens Caroline Woods Taylor Mentzer Hannah Morton

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

Caroline Richvalsky – Chattanooga
Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel
Whitaker Buchanan – Samford
Maddy Gihool – UNC Greensboro

1 goal

Birna Johannsdottir – Chattanooga
Andjela Kricak – ETSU
Helen Gutierrez – Furman
Chandler Lewis-Jenkins – Mercer
Krisit Jones – The Citadel
Ella Simpson – Samford
Maggie Lloyd – Western Carolina
Mia Bookhard – Wofford
Megan Childress – Wofford
Lexi Reichenbach – Wofford
Gabi Santora – UNC Greensboro
Caroline Woods – UNC Greensboro

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Grace Duncan	The Citadel
Sydney Somogyi	ETSU
Helen Gutierrez	Furman
Lindsay Bell	Mercer
Jamie Hlebec	Mercer
Dalani Stephens	UNC Greensboro
Eliza Radoll
Maddy Gihool
Emma Donley	Samford
Caroline Donovan
Ella Simpson
Whitaker Buchanan
Shelby Hash	Chattanooga
Caroline Richvalsky	Chattanooga
Jillian Hall	VMI
Kaityln Galbraith	Western Carolina
Lexi Reichenbach	Wofford

MVP in bold

References

^ Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ Southern Conference. "2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Chattanooga, Samford share regular-season title; Mocs earn No. 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Samford wins 2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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

[2] Southern Conference. "2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[3] "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[4] "Chattanooga, Samford share regular-season title; Mocs earn No. 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[5] "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[6] "Samford wins 2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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