2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament

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2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams11
Matches10
Attendance1,490
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
Champions South Alabama (8th title)
Winning coachRichard Moodie (4th title)
MVP Gracie Wilson (South Alabama)
Broadcast ESPN+
Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arkansas State  ‍†‍‍7–2–1 .75010–6–2 .611
South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y6–2–2 .70012–5–3 .675
Georgia State  ‍‍‍4–1–5 .65010–4–6 .650
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍4–3–3 .55011–7–4 .591
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4506–9–2 .412
Texas State  ‍‍‍4–5–1 .4507–7–2 .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍3–4–3 .4507–7–6 .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .4008–12–0 .400
Troy  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .4008–10–1 .447
Louisiana  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4006–10–3 .395
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍2–8–0 .2007–11–1 .395
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Sun Belt Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Sun Belt

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1 to November 7, 2021. The ten-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eleven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars. [1] South Alabama successfully defended their title with a 1–0 championship game win over Georgia Southern in the final. [2] This was the eighth Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the South Alabama women's soccer program and the fourth for head coach Richard Moodie. Eight of the last nine Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournaments have been won by South Alabama. [3] [4] As tournament champions, South Alabama earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Seeding

All eleven teams in the Sun Belt Conference participated in the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds of the tournament as Coastal Carolina and Texas State both finished with 4–5–1 conference records. Coastal Carolina was awarded the fifth seed and Texas State earned the sixth seed. It is unclear why this was the case as Texas State defeated Coastal Carolina on September 16. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Louisiana–Monroe and Troy finished with identical 4–6–0 regular season records. Troy defeated Louisiana-Monroe on October 28, but was awarded the ninth seed and Louisiana-Monroe was given the eight seed in the tournament. [5] [6]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Arkansas State 7–2–122
2 South Alabama 6–2–220
3 Georgia State 4–1–517
4 Georgia Southern 4–3–315
5 Coastal Carolina 4–5–113
6 Texas State 4–5–113
7 Little Rock 3–4–312
8 Louisiana–Monroe 4–6–012
9 Troy 4–6–012
10 Louisiana 3–5–211
11 Appalachian State 2–8–06

Bracket

Source: [7]

First round
Monday, Nov. 1 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Arkansas State 1
8 Louisiana–Monroe 18 Louisiana–Monroe 2
9 Troy 0 8 Louisiana–Monroe 1
4 Georgia Southern 2
4 Georgia Southern 1
5 Coastal Carolina 0
4 Georgia Southern 0
2 South Alabama 1
3 Georgia State (a.e.t.) 2
6 Texas State 1 11 Appalachian State 1
11 Appalachian State (a.e.t.)23 Georgia State 0
2 South Alabama 1
2 South Alabama (p) 1 (3)
7 Little Rock (p) 1 (3)7 Little Rock 1 (1)
10 Louisiana 1 (0)

Schedule

First round

November 1, 2021 #6 Texas State 1–2 #11 Appalachian State Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT
  • Kiara Gonzales Soccerball shade.svg21'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg10' Breckyn Monteith
  • Soccerball shade.svg53' Audrey Viso
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Fourth official: Jennifer Politz
November 1, 2021 #7 Little Rock 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 #10 Louisiana Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Abril Lucio Soccerball shade.svg77', Yellow card.svg 83'
  • Julia Edholm Yellow card.svg 79'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Karleen Bedre
  • Yellow card.svg 94' Lucy Ortiz
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Ryan Starr
Penalties
  • Abril Lucio Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Bergros Asgeirsdottir Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Fanney Einarsdottir Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Alyssa Abbott
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Carol Rodriguez
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Hailey Daigle
November 1, 2021 #8 Louisiana–Monroe 1–0 #9 Troy Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Allison Worley Yellow card.svg 29'
  • Theoni Zerva Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
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  • Yellow card.svg 3' Mara Grutkamp
  • Yellow card.svg 42' Eva Lauret
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez

Quarterfinals

November 3, 2021 #3 Georgia State 2–1 (a.e.t.) #11 Appalachian State Foley, AL
11:00 a.m. CT
  • Eva Diez Lois Soccerball shade.svg26', Soccerball shade gold.svg 93'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg45' Breckyn Monteith
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Mumu Guisasola
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 125
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll
November 3, 2021 #2 South Alabama 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 #7 Little Rock Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT
  • Little Rock Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg88' (o.g.)
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  • Soccerball shade.svg78' Jana Heinen
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: Johnathan Weiner
Penalties
  • Imane Addi Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Morgan White Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Gabrielle Gayle Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Nora Sanchez Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Abril Lucio
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Bergros Asgeirsdottir
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Fanney Einarsdottir
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Julia Edholm
November 3, 2021 #1 Arkansas State 1–2 #8 Louisiana–Monroe Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Sarah Sodoma Soccerball shade.svg73'
  • Abigail Miller Yellow card.svg 85'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg10' Mara Grutkamp
  • Yellow card.svg 54' Paula Guba
  • Soccerball shade.svg69' Taylor Henry
  • Yellow card.svg 80' Daisy Drake
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 120
November 3, 2021 #4 Georgia Southern 1–0 #5 Coastal Carolina Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT
  • Marcela Montoya Soccerball shade.svg46'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Jennifer Politz

Semifinals

November 5, 2021 #2 South Alabama 1–0 #3 Georgia State Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Claudia Gutierrez Soccerball shade.svg50'
  • Gracie Wilson Yellow card.svg 88'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Fourth official: Tim Chiasson
November 5, 2021 #4 Georgia Southern 2–1 #8 Louisiana–Monroe Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT
  • ULM Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)
  • Vala Theodorsdottir Soccerball shade.svg51'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg37' Paula Guba
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 120
Referee: Emma Richards
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Fourth official: John Matto

Final

November 7, 2021 #2 South Alabama 1–0 #4 Georgia Southern Foley, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Gracie Wilson Soccerball shade.svg56'
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  • Yellow card.svg 80' Team
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 175
Referee: John Matto
Assistant referees: Larry Pachon
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Fourth official: Emma Richards

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Breckyn Monteith – Appalachian State
  • Eva Diez Lois – Georgia State

1 goal

  • Audrey Viso – Appalachian State
  • Sarah Sodoma – Arkansas State
  • Marcela Montoya – Georgia Southern
  • Vala Theodorsdottir – Georgia Southern
  • Jana Heinen – Little Rock
  • Abril Lucio – Little Rock
  • Karleen Bedre – Louisiana
  • Paula Guba – Louisiana-Monroe
  • Mara Grutkamp – Louisiana-Monroe
  • Taylor Henry – Louisiana-Monroe
  • Theoni Zerva – Louisiana-Monroe
  • Glaudia Gutierrez – South Alabama
  • Gracie Wilson – South Alabama
  • Kiara Gonzales – Texas State

2 own goals

  • Little Rock (vs. South Alabama)
  • Louisiana-Monroe (vs. Georgia Southern)

All-Tournament team

Source: [8]

PlayerTeam
Gracie WilsonSouth Alabama
Jaidy Gutierrez
Kate Nicolson
Monique Gray
Claudia Gutierrez
Marcela MontoyaGeorgia Southern
Michaela English
Sade Heinrichs
Olivia Durham
Jimena CabreroGeorgia State
Mara GrutkampLouisiana–Monroe

MVP in bold

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