2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament «2020   2022»

2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
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.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
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

Bracket

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

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Memphis v #6 UCF

October 31, 2021	#3 Memphis	2–0	#6 UCF	Memphis, Tennessee
Noon	Jocelyn Alonzo 57' Aubrey Mister 68'	Report		Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Attendance: 221 Referee: Jamie Padilla Assistant referees: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Mark Herrington Fourth official: Albert Keyi-Mensah

#4 SMU v #5 East Carolina

October 31, 2021	#4 SMU	2–1	#5 East Carolina	Dallas, Texas
Noon	Wayny Balata 11', 63' Abby Dermott  81'	Report	13' Morgan Dewey  75' Maycie McDougal	Stadium: Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 330 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Jacob Larson Assistant referees: Tony Obas Fourth official: John Navarro

Semifinals

#2 Houston v #3 Memphis

November 4, 2021	#2 Houston	0–1	#3 Memphis	Tampa, Florida
4:00 p.m.	Adriana Huston  77'	Report	85',  88' Saorla Miller	Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 94 Referee: Katherine McCormick Assistant referees: Albert Escovar Assistant referees: Joseph Radzialowski Fourth official: Adam Brzozowiec

#1 South Florida v #4 SMU

November 4, 2021	#1 South Florida	2–0	#4 SMU	Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Sydny Nasello 56' Lucy Roberts 74'	Report		Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 726 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Miguel Martes Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Wesley Costa

Final

#1 South Florida v #3 Memphis

November 7, 2021	#1 South Florida	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	#3 Memphis	Tampa, Florida
Noon	Lucy Roberts  73'	Report	29' Mackenzie Bray  95' Haylee Spray	Stadium: Corbett Stadium Attendance: 831 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Assistant referees: Sarieni Vasquez Fourth official: Albert Escovar
	Penalties
	Sydny Nasello Muino Gonzalez Katie Kitching		Tanya Boychuk Saorla Miller Jocelyn Alonzo

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

• Wayny Balata – SMU

1 goal

• Jocelyn Alonzo – Memphis
• Morgan Dewey – East Carolina
• Saorla Miller – Memphis
• Aubrey Mister – Memphis
• Sydny Nasello – South Florida
• Lucy Roberts – South Florida

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[5]

Player	Team
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

References

1. "Field Set for 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
2. "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
3. "American Athletic Conference 2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
4. "2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
5. "Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Penalties". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.