2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 10 | ||||
Matches | 9 | ||||
Attendance | 1,803 | ||||
Site | Campus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round) Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals) Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final) | ||||
Champions | Samford (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Todd Yelton (4th title) | ||||
MVP | Mary Raymond (Samford) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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2021 Southern Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .556 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .056 | 3 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon |
The 2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 26 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins were the defending champions but were unable to defend their crown, losing 4–2 in the final to the Samford Bulldogs. [1] [2] This was the fourth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all four of which have come under coach Todd Yelton. [3] As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Tiebreakers were required to determine the sixth and sevenths seeds as both UNC Greensboro and The Citadel finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. UNC Greensboro defeated The Citadel 5–0 on October 10, and earned the sixth seed, while The Citadel was the seventh seed. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eight and ninth seeds as Chattanooga and Wofford finished the regular season with 3–5–1 records. Chattanooga defeated Wofford 1–0 on October 10 and earned the eight seed, while Wofford was the ninth seed. [4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Samford | 9–0–0 | 27 |
2 | Furman | 6–3–0 | 18 |
3 | Western Carolina | 5–4–0 | 15 |
4 | East Tennessee State | 4–4–1 | 13 |
5 | Mercer | 3–2–4 | 13 |
6 | UNC Greensboro | 3–4–2 | 11 |
7 | The Citadel | 3–4–2 | 11 |
8 | Chattanooga | 3–5–1 | 10 |
9 | Wofford | 3–5–1 | 10 |
10 | VMI | 0–8–1 | 1 |
Source: [5]
First round Tuesday, October 26 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 29 | Semifinals Sunday, October 31 | Championship Sunday, November 7 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Samford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Chattanooga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Chattanooga (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Wofford | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Samford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mercer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | East Tennessee State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mercer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Samford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | The Citadel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | The Citadel | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | VMI | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Western Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Western Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Greensboro | 0 |
October 26, 2021 | #7 The Citadel | 4–1 | #10 VMI | Charleston, SC |
3:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: WLI Field Attendance: 227 |
October 26, 2021 | #8 Chattanooga | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #9 Wofford | Chattanooga, TN |
6:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: UTC Sports Complex Attendance: 189 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Kris Fabick Dominic Kennedy Fourth official: Carlos Pielago |
Penalties | ||||
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October 29, 2021 | #1 Samford | 2–0 | #8 Chattanooga | Homewood, AL |
4:00 p.m. CT |
| Report | Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Carlos Pielago Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Oladokun Faduyile |
October 29, 2021 | #2 Furman | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #7 The Citadel | Greenville, SC |
5:30 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: James McKean Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Benjamin Ellis Fourth official: Shannon Duke |
October 29, 2021 | #4 East Tennessee State | 0–2 | #5 Mercer | Homewood, AL |
6:30 p.m. CT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Kevin Flynn Howard Ash |
October 29, 2021 | #3 Western Carolina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 UNC Greensboro | Greenville, SC |
8:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 95 Referee: Danny Thornberry Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Lucy Bell Fourth official: Shannon Duke |
October 31, 2021 | #1 Samford | 1–0 | #5 Mercer | Homewood, AL |
1:00 p.m. CT |
| Report | Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Kiah Haslett |
October 31, 2021 | #2 Furman | 1–0 | #3 Western Carolina | Greenville, SC |
2:00 p.m. ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Matthew Bell Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
November 7, 2021 | #1 Samford | 4–2 | #2 Furman | Homewood, AL |
1:00 p.m. CT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Brandi Fletcher |
There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
1 goal
Source: [6]
Player | Team |
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Mel Mikoy | The Citadel |
Taylor Limprevil | East Tennessee State |
Camryn Bolick | Furman |
Hannah Farr | |
Faith Hauberg | |
Jordyn Ebert | Mercer |
Payton Schurr | |
Ashley Avelino | UNC Greensboro |
Morgan McAslan | Samford |
Ellia Simpson | |
Mary Raymond | |
Kylie Gazza | |
Maggie Shaw | Chattanooga |
Whitney Edwards-Robinson | VMI |
Kaitlyn Galbraith | Western Carolina |
Abbie Wise | |
Abigail McKenzie | Wofford |
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