2021 SEC women's soccer tournament

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2021 SEC women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams10
Matches9
Site Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, Alabama
Champions Tennessee (5th title)
Winning coach Brian Pensky (1st title)
MVP Abbey Burdette (Tennessee)
Broadcast SEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
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2021 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
No. 11 Tennessee  ‍‍‡‍y8–2–0 .80020–3–0 .870
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65014–7–1 .659
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍5–4–1 .5508–8–3 .500
Georgia  ‍‍‍4–4–2 .50011–5–3 .658
Florida  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3504–12–4 .300
Missouri  ‍‍‍3–7–0 .3006–11–0 .353
Kentucky  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1007–10–2 .421
West
No. 6 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y9–1–0 .90019–4–1 .813
No. 18 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65012–6–3 .643
Auburn  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55012–7–1 .625
Alabama  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55011–10–1 .523
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4508–8–2 .500
LSU  ‍‍‍y4–6–0 .40011–8–1 .575
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3505–8–3 .406
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 SEC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SEC

The 2021 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. The ten-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Vanderbilt Commodores are the defending champions. [1] The Commodores were unable to defend their crown, losing to Florida in the First Round. Tennessee won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Arkansas in the final. [2] The conference championship is the fifth for the Tennessee women's soccer program and the first for head coach Brian Pensky. [3] As tournament champions, Tennessee earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Qualification

The top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the 2021 Tournament. [4] [5] Tiebreakers were required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Ole Miss and South Carolina both finished with 6–3–1 regular season records. Ole Miss was awarded the third seed and South Carolina earned the fourth seed based on Ole Miss' 2–1 victory over South Carolina during the regular season. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the seeding for Alabama, Auburn, and Vanderbilt, as all three teams finished with a 5–4–1 conference record. Due to the fact that all three teams did not play each other during the regular season points earned against common opponents was used as the tiebreaker. Auburn was awarded the fifth seed based on their 4 points earned, Alabama was the 6th seed with 1 point earned, and Vanderbilt was the seventh seed with zero points earned. There was another three-way tie for the tenth, and final seed between Florida, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State as all three teams finished with a 3–6–1 conference record. Again, all three teams had not played each other during the regular season, so points against common opponents was used. All three teams scored 6 points against common opponents, so goal differential against common opponents was used. Florida won this tiebreaker with a 0 GD and was awarded the tenth seed. Texas A&M was the eleventh team with a -1 GD, and Mississippi State was the twelfth team with a -2 GD. [6]

SeedSchoolConference RecordConference Points
1 Arkansas 9–1–027
2 Tennessee 8–2–024
3 Ole Miss 6–3–119
4 South Carolina 6–3–119
5 Auburn 5–4–116
6 Alabama 5–4–116
7 Vanderbilt 5–4–116
8 Georgia 4–4–214
9 LSU 4–6–012
10 Florida 3–6–110

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Arkansas2
8 Georgia 0 (4) 9 LSU 1
9 LSU (pen.)0 (5)1 Arkansas5
5 Auburn 1
4 South Carolina 1
5 Auburn2
1 Arkansas 0
2 Tennessee3
3 Ole Miss1
7 Vanderbilt 1 (3) 6 Alabama 0
10 Florida (pen.)1 (4)3 Ole Miss 2
2 Tennessee3
10 Florida 2
2 Tennessee5

Matches

First round

October 31Match 1 Vanderbilt 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Florida Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maddie Elwell Soccerball shade.svg72'
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg89' (o.g.) Own Goal
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Madison Alexander
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Julianne Leskauskas
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Cameron Hall
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Maddy Rhodes
October 31Match 2 Georgia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 LSU Orange Beach
3:30 p.m. CT Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Shannon Cooke
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Meghan Johnson
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Brenna McPartlan
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Tilly Wilkes
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Mollee Swift
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Jordan Johnson

Quarterfinals

November 2Match 3 Tennessee 5–2 Florida Orange Beach
12:00 p.m. CT
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg24' Georgia Eaton-Collins
  • Soccerball shade.svg81' Julianne Leskauskas
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2Match 4 Ole Miss 1–0 Alabama Orange Beach
2:30 p.m. CT
  • Molly Martin Soccerball shade.svg11'
 Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2Match 5 Arkansas 2–1 LSU Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
 Report
  • Shannon Cooke Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2Match 6 South Carolina 1–2 Auburn Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
 Report
  • M.E. Craven Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Sydney Richards Soccerball shade.svg64'
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Semifinals

November 4Semifinal 1 Arkansas 5–1 Auburn Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg48' Sydnie Thibodaux
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 4Semifinal 2 Tennessee 3–2 Ole Miss Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Jaida Thomas Soccerball shade.svg18', 70'
  • Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Final

November 7Final Arkansas 0–3 Tennessee Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg43' Wrenne French
  • Soccerball shade.svg51' Jaida Thomas
  • Soccerball shade.svg68' Hannah Tillett
Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Statistics

There were 30 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
Parker Goins Arkansas
Kayla McKeon
Haley VanFossen
Olivia CandelinoAuburn
M.E. Craven
Molly MartinOle Miss
Taylor Radecki
Abbey BurdetteTennessee
Wrenne French
Mackenzie George
Jaida Thomas

MVP in bold
Source: [7]

References

  1. ↑ "SEC Championships - Soccer 2020". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "SEC Championships - Soccer 2021". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Tourism, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. "2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament". Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kristensen, Anthony. "Teams desperate as SEC soccer tournament approaches". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "SEC Soccer Tournament:Road to Orange Beach" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "WSOC Week 15" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. November 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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