2020 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament

2020 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	525
Site	Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, Texas
Champions	Southeastern (4th title)
Winning coach	Christopher McBride (1st title)
MVP	Nadine Maher (Southeastern)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Southland Conference women's soccer tournament «2019   2021»

2020 Southland Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Stephen F. Austin  ‍†‍‍	10	–	6	–	3		.605			8	–	3	–	0		.727
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	1		.682			9	–	3	–	2		.714
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	1		.682			12	–	6	–	2		.650
Lamar  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	0		.700			8	–	4	–	0		.667
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y	6	–	2	–	3		.682			8	–	3	–	4		.667
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	3		.591			6	–	5	–	3		.536
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1		.500			7	–	6	–	1		.536
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	3		.409			4	–	8	–	5		.382
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			3	–	7	–	1		.318
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1		.318			12	–	9	–	2		.565
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1		.318			3	–	10	–	2		.267
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	1		.045			0	–	15	–	1		.031
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 17, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Southland Conference

The 2020 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was postponed from late 2020 until April 13 to April 17, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven-match tournament took place at the Lamar Soccer Complex in Beaumont, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Lamar Lady Cardinals, but they were unable to defend their title falling in the first round to Sam Houston State 4–3. The Southeastern Lady Lions won the tournament, defeating Sam Houston 3–0 in the final. ^[1]

Tournament attendance was restricted to 75 per match due to COVID-19 precautions. ^[2]

Media and TV

All matches were broadcast on ESPN+.

Bracket

Source: ^[3]

	Quarterfinals Tuesday,April 13 ESPN+					Semifinals Thursday, April 15 ESPN+					Final Saturday, April 17 ESPN+
	1	Stephen F. Austin	1 (4)
	8	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1 (2)
						1	Stephen F. Austin	0
						5	Southeastern	2
	4	Northwestern State	0 (3)
	5	Southeastern	2 (4)
											5	Southeastern	3
											7	Sam Houston	0
	3	Abilene Christian	3
	6	Incarnate Word	0
						3	Abilene Christian	0
						7	Sam Houston	1
	2	Lamar	3
	7	Sam Houston	4

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#1 Stephen F. Austin v #8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

April 13, 2021	#1 Stephen F. Austin	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Beaumont, TX
11:00 a.m. CST	Natalie Gonzalez 87'	Report	8' Katelyn Termini	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Elvis Osmanobic Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Fourth official: Brandon Gardner

#4 Northwestern State v #5 Southeastern

April 13, 2021	#4 Northwestern State	0–0 SLU advances 4-3 on PKs (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#5 Southeastern	Beaumont, TX
2:00 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: George Kubove Assistant referees: Fezvi Demirhan Fourth official: Elvis Osmanobic

#3 Abilene Christian v #6 Incarnate Word

April 13, 2021	#3 Abilene Christian	3–0	#6 Incarnate Word	Beaumont, TX
5:00 p.m. CST	Natalie Jones 14', 68' Caylen Wright 44'	Report		Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo Fourth official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge

#2 Lamar v #7 Sam Houston

April 13, 2021	#2 Lamar	3–4	#7 Sam Houston	Beaumont, TX
8:00 p.m. CST	Esther Okoronkwo 22' o.g.' Kristine Kitaru 51'	Report	51' Landri Townsend 87' Danielle Forsyth 89' Brooke Jones 98' Courtney Pawlik	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Arturo Ibarra Assistant referees: Kaitlyn Trowbridge Assistant referees: George Kubrove Fourth official: Fevzi Demirhan

Semifinals

#1 Stephen F. Austin v #5 Southeastern

April 15, 2021	#1 Stephen F. Austin	0–2	#5 Southeastern	Beaumont, TX
4:00 p.m. CST		Report	32' Ellie Warden 72' Hailie Yoder	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo Fourth official: Aturo Ibarra

#3 Abilene Christian v #7 Sam Houston

April 15, 2021	#3 Abilene Christian	0–1	#7 Sam Houston	Beaumont, TX
7:00 p.m. CST		Report	52' Grace Stine	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Fevzi Demirhan Assistant referees: George Kubove Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada Fourth official: Brandon Gardner

Final

#5 Southeastern v #7 Sam Houston

April 17, 2021	#5 Southeastern	3–0	#7 Sam Houston	Beaumont, TX
1:05 p.m. CST	Jamie Raines 12', 62' Hailie Yoder 66'	Report		Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Arturo Ibarra Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo Assistant referees: George Kubove Fourth official: Melvin Rivas

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[4]

Player	Team
Nadine Maher	Southeastern
Megan Gordon
Dalton Fish
Hailie Yoder
Courtney Pawlik	Sam Houston
Danielle Forsyth
Brooke Jones
Katelyn Termini	Stephen F. Austin
Maddie Talbot
Christina Arteaga	Abilene Christian
Natalie Jones

MVP in bold

References

1. Chris Salim (April 17, 2021). "Journey completed! Lady Lions defeat Sam Houston to win Southland Soccer Tournament". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
2. "LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. February 11, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022. Current health and safety guidelines set forth by state and local officials due to the COVID-19 Pandemic will allow the following attendance at the home events: 75 people for soccer...
3. "2020 Southland Soccer Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
4. "Raines' Brace Lifts Southeastern Louisiana to Fourth Southland Tournament Title". Southland Conference. April 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022.