2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 2,202 | ||||
Site | Corbett Stadium Tampa, Florida | ||||
Champions | Memphis (2nd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Brooks Monaghan (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Saorla Miller (Offensive) Elizabeth Moberg (Defensive) (Memphis) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ (Semifinals) ESPNNews (Final) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida †y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Memphis ‡y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 SMU y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 AAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:American Athletic Conference |
The 2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion. South Florida. [1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls are the defending tournament champions. [2] South Florida was unable to defend its title, losing on penalties to Memphis in the final. Memphis' win was the program's second and also the second for coach Brooks Monaghan. [3] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament.
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | South Florida | 6–1–1 | 19 |
2 | Houston | 5–2–1 | 16 |
3 | Memphis | 5–3–0 | 15 |
4 | SMU | 4–2–2 | 14 |
5 | East Carolina | 3–3–2 | 11 |
6 | UCF | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Source: [4]
Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | SMU | 2 | 4 | SMU | 0 | |||||||||
5 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | South Florida | 0 (0) | |||||||||
3 | Memphis (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
2 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | Memphis | 1 | |||||||||
6 | UCF | 0 |
October 31, 2021 | #3 Memphis | 2–0 | #6 UCF | Memphis, Tennessee |
Noon |
| Report | Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Attendance: 221 Referee: Jamie Padilla Assistant referees: Wes Caouette Mark Herrington Fourth official: Albert Keyi-Mensah |
October 31, 2021 | #4 SMU | 2–1 | #5 East Carolina | Dallas, Texas |
Noon |
| Report |
| Stadium: Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 330 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Jacob Larson Tony Obas Fourth official: John Navarro |
November 4, 2021 | #2 Houston | 0–1 | #3 Memphis | Tampa, Florida |
4:00 p.m. |
| Report |
| Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 94 Referee: Katherine McCormick Assistant referees: Albert Escovar Joseph Radzialowski Fourth official: Adam Brzozowiec |
November 4, 2021 | #1 South Florida | 2–0 | #4 SMU | Tampa, Florida |
7:00 p.m. |
| Report | Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 726 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Miguel Martes Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Wesley Costa |
November 7, 2021 | #1 South Florida | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | #3 Memphis | Tampa, Florida |
Noon |
| Report |
| Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 831 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Sarieni Vasquez Fourth official: Albert Escovar |
Penalties | ||||
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There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
1 goal
Source: [5]
Player | Team |
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Caroline Duncan | Memphis |
Saorla Miller* | |
Elizabeth Moberg^ | |
Kimberley Smit | |
Haylee Spray | |
Vivianne Bessette | South Florida |
Sydney Martinez | |
Rosalia Muino Gonzalez | |
Sydny Nasello | |
Emma Clarke | Houston |
Wayny Balata | SMU |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
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