2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

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2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,731
SiteSkyhawk Soccer Field
Martin, Tennessee
(Semifinals & Final)
Champions SIU Edwardsville (4th title)
Winning coachDerek Burton (4th title)
MVP Lydia Harris (SIU Edwardsville)
Broadcast ESPN+
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
«2020   2022»
2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
UT Martin  620 .7501161 .639
SIU Edwardsville  y620 .7501170 .611
Belmont  530 .625881 .500
Murray State  431 .563981 .528
Tennessee Tech  323 .563664 .500
Southeast Missouri State  242 .3757102 .421
Morehead State  242 .3754104 .333
Eastern Illinois  251 .3134112 .294
Austin Peay  161 .1884103 .324
Conference champion
2021 OVC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Ohio Valley Conference

The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 29 through November 7, 2021. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Skyhawk Soccer Field in Martin, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown by defeating top seeded UT Martin in the final. [1] [2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the SIU Edwardsville women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Derek Burton. [3] As tournament champions, SIU Edwardsville earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Seeding

Eight of the nine teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2021 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records, and a tiebreaker was required to determine the #1 and #2 seeds when UT Martin and SIU Edwardsville both finished with 6–2–0 regular season records. UT Martin was awarded the #1 seed based on their 1–0 victory over SIU Edwardsville on October 10, during the regular season. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the #6 and #7 seeds as Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State finished the regular season with 2–4–2 records. The teams played to a 0–0 draw on October 17, during the regular season. Morehead State was awarded the #6 seed by virtue of having a better record against the team's highest seeded common opponent, Tennessee Tech. Morehead State defeated Tennessee Tech 1–0 while Southeast Missouri State drew 0–0. [4] [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 UT Martin 6–2–018
2 SIU Edwardsville 6–2–018
3 Belmont 5–3–015
4 Murray State 4–3–113
5 Tennessee Tech 3–2–312
6 Southeast Missouri State 2–4–28
7 Morehead State 2–4–28
8 Eastern Illinois 2–5–17

Bracket

Source: [6]

First round
Friday, Oct. 29
Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 UT Martin 1
5 Tennessee Tech 0
4 Murray State 1
5 Tennessee Tech 15 Tennessee Tech 2
8 Eastern Illinois 0 1 UT Martin 0
2 SIU Edwardsville (a.e.t.)1
2 SIU Edwardsville 3
7 SE Missouri State 0
3 Belmont 1
6 Morehead State 0 7 SE Missouri State (a.e.t.)2
7 SE Missouri State 1

Schedule

First Round

October 29, 2021 #5 Tennessee Tech 1–0 #8 Eastern Illinois Murray, KY
2:00 p.m.
  • Gabby Garcia Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 71' Kenzie Balcerak
Stadium: Cutchin Field
Attendance: 67
Referee: Jessica Medley
Assistant referees: Gustavo Turmero
Assistant referees: Skyye Medley
Fourth official: Keith Green
October 29, 2021 #6 Morehead State 0–1 #7 Southeast Missouri State Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. Report
  • Lauren Welker Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: E. S. Rose Park
Attendance: 47
Referee: Donovan Eubank
Assistant referees: John Rafter
Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2021 #4 Murray State 1–2 #5 Tennessee Tech Murray, KY
1:00 p.m.
  • Chloe Barnthouse Yellow card.svg 37'
  • Audrey Henry Soccerball shade.svg86'
  • Saraya Young Yellow card.svg 88'
  • Lauren Payne Yellow card.svg 89'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg23' Chloe Smith
  • Yellow card.svg 44' Taylor Rhodes
  • Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.) Meredith Nye
Stadium: Cutchin Field
Attendance: 204
October 31, 2021 #3 Belmont 1–2 (a.e.t.) #7 Southeast Missouri State Nashville, TN
2:00 p.m.
  • Sydney Cason Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 33' Kiana Khedoo
  • Soccerball shade.svg47' Lauren Welker
  • Yellow card.svg 55' Natalie Jackson
  • Soccerball shade gold.svg 92' Morgan McCourt
Stadium: E. S. Rose Park
Attendance: 110
Referee: Skyye Medley
Assistant referees: Adam Warner
Assistant referees: John Devalk
Fourth official: Glen Garrett

Semifinals

November 5, 2021 #1 UT Martin 1–0 #5 Tennessee Tech Martin, Tennessee
4:00 p.m.
  • Emely van der Vliet Soccerball shade.svg84'
  • Jill Hildreth Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 89' Meredith Nye
Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 583
Referee: Don Eubank
Assistant referees: John Rufli
Assistant referees: Donovan Eubank
Fourth official: Robert Musoiu
November 5, 2021 #2 SIU Edwardsville 3–0 #7 Southeast Missouri State Martin, Tennessee
7:00 p.m.
  • Lydia Harris Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Lily Schnieders Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
  • Mackenzie Litzsinger Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 103
Referee: Jeffery Hay
Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley
Assistant referees: John Rufli
Fourth official: Ryan Starr

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 UT Martin 0–1 (a.e.t.) #2 SIU Edwardsville Martin, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. Report
  • Yellow card.svg 41' Matea Diekema
  • Soccerball shade gold.svg 92' Mackenzie Litzsinger
Stadium: Skyhawk Soccer Field
Attendance: 617
Referee: Eric Philips
Assistant referees: Jose Renda
Assistant referees: John Rufli
Fourth official: Gustavo Turmero

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Mackenzie Litzsinger – SIU Edwardsville
  • Lauren Welker – Southeast Missouri State

1 goal

  • Sydney Cason – Belmont
  • Audrey Henry – Murray State
  • Lydia Harris – SIU Edwardsville
  • Lily Schnieders – SIU Edwardsville
  • Morgan McCourt – Southeast Missouri State
  • Gabby Garcia – Tennessee Tech
  • Meredith Nye – Tennessee Tech
  • Chloe Smith – Tennessee Tech
  • Emely van der Vliet – UT Martin

All-Tournament team

Source: [7]

PlayerTeam
Lydia HarrisSIU Edwardsville
Mackenzie Litzsinger
Emma Dutko
Myah Diekema
Erica MyersUT Martin
Brooke Kala
Emely van der Vliet
Bailey ReddenSoutheast Missouri State
Lauren Welker
Chloe SmithTennessee Tech
Isabelle Austin

MVP in bold

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