2020 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament

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2020 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance525
Site Lamar Soccer Complex
Beaumont, Texas
Champions Southeastern (4th title)
Winning coachChristopher McBride (1st title)
MVP Nadine Maher (Southeastern)
Broadcast ESPN+
Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
«2019   2021»
2020 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Stephen F. Austin  1063 .605830 .727
Northwestern State  731 .682932 .714
Abilene Christian  731 .6821262 .650
Lamar  730 .700840 .667
Southeastern Louisiana  y623 .682834 .667
Incarnate Word  533 .591653 .536
Sam Houston  551 .500761 .536
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  353 .409485 .382
McNeese State  361 .350371 .318
Central Arkansas  371 .3181292 .565
Houston Baptist  371 .3183102 .267
Nicholls  0101 .0450151 .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 held from April 13 to April 17, 2020. 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]

Contents

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 Southeastern2
4 Northwestern State 0 (3)
5 Southeastern 2 (4)
5 Southeastern3
7 Sam Houston 0
3 Abilene Christian 3
6 Incarnate Word 0
3 Abilene Christian 0
7 Sam Houston1
2 Lamar 3
7 Sam Houston 4

Schedule

Quarterfinals

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 Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg8' Katelyn Termini
Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Elvis Osmanobic
Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo
Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo
Fourth official: Brandon Gardner
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
April 13, 2021 #3 Abilene Christian 3–0 #6 Incarnate Word Beaumont, TX
5:00 p.m. CST
  • Natalie Jones Soccerball shade.svg14', 68'
  • Caylen Wright Soccerball shade.svg44'
Report Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo
Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
April 13, 2021 #2 Lamar 3–4 #7 Sam Houston Beaumont, TX
8:00 p.m. CST
  • Esther Okoronkwo Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Soccerball shade.svgo.g.'
  • Kristine Kitaru Soccerball shade.svg51'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg51' Landri Townsend
  • Soccerball shade.svg87' Danielle Forsyth
  • Soccerball shade.svg89' Brooke Jones
  • Soccerball shade.svg98' Courtney Pawlik
Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
Assistant referees: George Kubrove
Fourth official: Fevzi Demirhan

Semifinals

April 15, 2021 #1 Stephen F. Austin 0–2 #5 Southeastern Beaumont, TX
4:00 p.m. CST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg32' Ellie Warden
  • Soccerball shade.svg72' Hailie Yoder
Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo
Assistant referees: Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth official: Aturo Ibarra
April 15, 2021 #3 Abilene Christian 0–1 #7 Sam Houston Beaumont, TX
7:00 p.m. CST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg52' Grace Stine
Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Fevzi Demirhan
Assistant referees: George Kubove
Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada
Fourth official: Brandon Gardner

Final

April 17, 2021 #5 Southeastern 3–0 #7 Sam Houston Beaumont, TX
1:05 p.m. CST
  • Jamie Raines Soccerball shade.svg12', 62'
  • Hailie Yoder Soccerball shade.svg66'
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]

PlayerTeam
Nadine MaherSoutheastern
Megan Gordon
Dalton Fish
Hailie Yoder
Courtney PawlikSam Houston
Danielle Forsyth
Brooke Jones
Katelyn TerminiStephen F. Austin
Maddie Talbot
Christina ArteagaAbilene Christian
Natalie Jones

MVP in bold

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