2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

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2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance1,803
SiteCampus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round)
Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals)
Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final)
Champions Samford (4th title)
Winning coachTodd Yelton (4th title)
MVP Mary Raymond (Samford)
Broadcast ESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Samford  y900 1.0001633 .795
Furman  630 .6671261 .658
Western Carolina  540 .5561181 .575
Mercer  324 .556765 .528
East Tennessee State  441 .500763 .531
The Citadel  342 .4441072 .579
UNC Greensboro  342 .444486 .389
Chattanooga  351 .3896113 .375
Wofford  351 .3895122 .316
VMI  081 .0563161 .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.

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Seeding

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]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Samford 9–0–027
2 Furman 6–3–018
3 Western Carolina 5–4–015
4 East Tennessee State 4–4–113
5 Mercer 3–2–413
6 UNC Greensboro 3–4–211
7 The Citadel 3–4–211
8 Chattanooga 3–5–110
9 Wofford 3–5–110
10 VMI 0–8–11

Bracket

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

Schedule

First Round

October 26, 2021 #7 The Citadel 4–1 #10 VMI Charleston, SC
3:00 p.m. ET
  • Alex Madden Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Suzuka Yosue Soccerball shade.svg55', Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
  • Maria Contreras Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 56' Jillian Hall
  • Soccerball shade.svg87' Whitney Edwards-Roberson
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
  • Maggie Shaw Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg48' Abigail McKenzie
Stadium: UTC Sports Complex
Attendance: 189
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Kris Fabick
Assistant referees: Dominic Kennedy
Fourth official: Carlos Pielago
Penalties
  • Mackenzie Smith Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Faith Gober Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Julia Perrusquia Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ao Yamada Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Grace Klippenstein Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Caileen Almeida
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Leanna Guion
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Rachel Rasins
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Alexis Mapplebeck

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2021 #1 Samford 2–0 #8 Chattanooga Homewood, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Caroline Donovan Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Audrey Kleiman Soccerball shade.svg33'
Report Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Carlos Pielago
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Oladokun Faduyile
October 29, 2021 #2 Furman 2–1 (a.e.t.) #7 The Citadel Greenville, SC
5:30 p.m. ET
  • Kyndal Anderson Soccerball shade.svg62'
  • Nieva Gaither Soccerball shade gold.svg 92'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg70' Jordyn Geller
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: James McKean
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Benjamin Ellis
Fourth official: Shannon Duke
October 29, 2021 #4 East Tennessee State 0–2 #5 Mercer Homewood, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Shu Ohba Yellow card.svg 54'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg10' Kendall Cook
  • Soccerball shade.svg48' Payton Schurr
  • Yellow card.svg 83' Team
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Kevin Flynn
Assistant referees: Howard Ash
October 29, 2021 #3 Western Carolina 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 UNC Greensboro Greenville, SC
8:00 p.m. ET
  • Valentine Pursey Soccerball shade gold.svg 93'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 75' Aiyana Tyler-Cooper
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 95
Referee: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Shannon Duke

Semifinals

October 31, 2021 #1 Samford 1–0 #5 Mercer Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Nikki Bario Yellow card.svg 75'
  • Zoe Perrin Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
October 31, 2021 #2 Furman 1–0 #3 Western Carolina Greenville, SC
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Jasmine Greene Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 78' Reily Nelson
  • Yellow card.svg 82' Kirsten Hahn
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 312
Referee: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Assistant referees: Matthew Bell
Fourth official: Ralph Polson

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 Samford 4–2 #2 Furman Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Mary Raymond Soccerball shade.svg7', 46'
  • Ella Simpson Soccerball shade.svg57'
  • Alyssa Frazier Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 67'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg26' Hannah Farr
  • Soccerball shade.svg36' Jasmine Greene
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Jasmine Greene – Furman
  • Mary Raymond – Samford
  • Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel

1 goal

  • Maggie Shaw – Chattanooga
  • Kyndal Anderson – Furman
  • Hannah Farr – Furman
  • Nieva Gaither – Furman
  • Kendall Cook – Mercer
  • Payton Schurr – Mercer
  • Caroline Donovan – Samford
  • Alyssa Frazier – Samford
  • Audrey Kleinman – Samford
  • Zoe Perrin – Samford
  • Ella Simpson – Samford
  • Maria Contreras – The Citadel
  • Jordyn Geller – The Citadel
  • Alex Madden – The Citadel
  • Whitney Edwards-Roberson – VMI
  • Valentine Pursey – Western Carolina
  • Abigail McKenzie – Wofford

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Mel MikoyThe Citadel
Taylor LimprevilEast Tennessee State
Camryn BolickFurman
Hannah Farr
Faith Hauberg
Jordyn EbertMercer
Payton Schurr
Ashley AvelinoUNC Greensboro
Morgan McAslanSamford
Ellia Simpson
Mary Raymond
Kylie Gazza
Maggie ShawChattanooga
Whitney Edwards-RobinsonVMI
Kaitlyn GalbraithWestern Carolina
Abbie Wise
Abigail McKenzieWofford

MVP in bold

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