2023 SEC women's soccer tournament

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2023 SEC women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance6,415
SiteAshton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Pensacola, Florida
Champions Georgia (1st title)
Winning coach Keidane McAlpine (1st title)
MVP Croix Bethune (Georgia)
Broadcast SEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
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2023 SEC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 17 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y8–1–1 .85015–5–2 .727
No. 21 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–0–5 .75012–3–6 .714
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60012–6–5 .630
No. 22 Alabama  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55012–5–5 .659
No. 13 Georgia  ‍‍‡‍y4–3–3 .55013–4–6 .696
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y4–3–3 .55010–8–4 .545
Kentucky  ‍‍‍3–3–4 .5009–4–6 .632
Auburn  ‍‍‍3–4–3 .4508–7–5 .525
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y3–4–3 .4509–7–4 .550
LSU  ‍‍‍y3–5–2 .4008–8–4 .500
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4008–5–5 .583
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4007–7–3 .500
Florida  ‍‍‍2–4–4 .4006–5–6 .529
Missouri  ‍‍‍1–8–1 .1505–9–3 .382
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 SEC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 7, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: SEC

The 2023 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from October 29 to November 5, 2023. The tournament was held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. The ten-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks are the defending champions. [1] [2] The Gamecocks were unable to defend their crown, losing to Texas A&M in the Quarterfinals. Georgia won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Arkansas in the final. [3] [4] The conference championship is the first for the Georgia women's soccer program, and first for second-year head coach Keidane McAlpine. [5] As tournament champions, Georgia earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Qualification

The top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the 2023 Tournament. The top six teams were awarded byes into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded based on regular season records, with the Eastern and Western Division champions being awarded the top two seeds. [6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Auburn and Tennessee finished with identical 3–4–3 regular season records. The two teams did not meet in the regular season so a second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. Auburn won this tiebreaker eleven points to eight and was therefore awarded the eighth seed. A three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the tenth, and last seed, of the tournament as LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt all finished with identical 3–5–2 regular season records. Since all teams did not play each other during the regular season the second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. LSU and Vanderbilt earned four points, while Ole Miss only earned one point. Therefore, Ole Miss was eliminated. LSU and Vanderbilt did not meet during the regular season, and points earned against common opponents was again used to break the tie. LSU earned ten points while Vanderbilt earned eight points. Therefore, LSU was the tenth and final seed for the tournament. [7]

SeedSchoolConference RecordConference Points
1 Arkansas 8–1–125
2 Georgia*4–3–315*
3 South Carolina 5–0–520
4 Mississippi State 5–3–217
5 Alabama 5–4–116
6 Texas A&M 4–3–315
7 Kentucky 3–3–413
8 Auburn 3–4–312
9 Tennessee 3–4–312
10 LSU 3–5–211

(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).

Bracket

Source: [8]

First Round
Sunday, Oct. 29 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
2 Georgia 2
7 Kentucky (pen.)0 (4)7 Kentucky 1
10 LSU 0 (2) 2 Georgia (a.e.t.)3
6 Texas A&M 2
3 South Carolina 0
6 Texas A&M 1
2 Georgia 1
1 Arkansas 0
1 Arkansas 4
8 Auburn 28 Auburn 0
9 Tennessee 1 1 Arkansas 2
4 Mississippi State 0
4 Mississippi State (pen.)1 (2)
5 Alabama 1 (0)

Matches

First round

October 31Match 1 #7 Kentucky 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 #10 LSU Pensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maggy Henschler Yellow card.svg 21' Yellow-red card.svg 55'
  • Grace Hoytink Yellow card.svg 66'
  • Katelyn Fishnick Yellow card.svg 70'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 87'
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  • Yellow card.svg 54' Rammie Noel
  • Yellow card.svg 56' Taylor Dobles
  • Yellow card.svg 88' Team
  • Yellow card.svg 88' Sage Glover
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
Penalties
  • Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Grace Phillpotts Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Sam Halligan Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Maddie Eastman Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jordyn Rhodes Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ida Hermannsdottir
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Mollie Baker
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jordan Johnson
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sage Glover
October 29Match 2 #8 Auburn 2–1 #9 Tennessee Pensacola, FL
3:30 p.m. CT
  • Becky Contreras Soccerball shade.svg38'
  • Haley Duca Soccerball shade.svg41'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg17' Kameron Simmonds
  • Yellow card.svg 26' Sheridan Michel
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Lindsey Brick
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

Quarterfinals

October 31Match 3 #2 Georgia 2–1 #7 Kentucky Pensacola, FL
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Summer Denigan Red card.svg 2'
  • Croix Bethune Soccerball shade.svg63'
  • Mallie McKenzie Soccerball shade.svg81'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.) Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir
  • Yellow card.svg 16' Tanner Strickland
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Michael Lavergne
October 31Match 4 #3 South Carolina 0–1 #6 Texas A&M Pensacola, FL
2:30 p.m. CT
  • Catherine Barry Yellow card.svg 36'
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  • Yellow card.svg 33' Carissa Boeckmann
  • Soccerball shade.svg79' Sydney Becerra
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
October 31Match 5 #1 Arkansas 4–0 #8 Auburn Pensacola, FL
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Morgan White Soccerball shade.svg28', Yellow card.svg 58'
  • Bea Franklin Soccerball shade.svg34'
  • Anna Podojil Soccerball shade.svg63'
  • Kate Carter Soccerball shade.svg84'
 Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman
October 31Match 6 #4 Mississippi State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		 #5 Alabama Pensacola, FL
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
  • Alexis Gutierrez Yellow card.svg 58'
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  • Yellow card.svg 15' Gessica Skorka
  • Soccerball shade.svg24' Brooke Steere
  • Yellow card.svg 70' Sasha Pickard
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 832
Referee: Michael Lavergne
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez
Penalties
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rylie Combs Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Kennedy White Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Felicia Knox
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Marianna Annest
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Sydney Japic
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Gianna Paul

Semifinals

November 2Match 7 #1 Arkansas 2–0 #4 Mississippi State Pensacola, FL
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Ava Tankersley Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • Bea Franklin Yellow card.svg 30'
  • Morgan White Soccerball shade.svg85'
 Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Mario Maric
November 2Match 8 #2 Georgia 3–2 (a.e.t.) #6 Texas A&M Pensacola, FL
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Nicole Vernis Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
  • Mallie McKenzie Yellow card.svg 77'
  • Hannah White Soccerball shade.svg95'
  • Croix Bethune Soccerball shade.svg110'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg41' Taylor Jernigan
  • Yellow card.svg 73' Carissa Boeckmann
  • Soccerball shade.svg104' Jazmine Wilkinson
  • Yellow card.svg 105' MaKhiya McDonald
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

Final

November 5Match 9 #1 Arkansas 0–1 #2 Georgia Pensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Team Yellow card.svg 19'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg7' Arkansas Own Goal
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Aaron Fong
Fourth official: Mario Maric

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 21 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Morgan White – Arkansas
  • Croix Bethune – Georgia

1 goal

  • Brooke Steere – Alabama
  • Kate Carter – Arkansas
  • Bea Franklin – Arkansas
  • Anna Podojil – Arkansas
  • Ava Tankersley – Arkansas
  • Becky Contreras – Auburn
  • Haley Duca – Auburn
  • Mallie McKenzie – Georgia
  • Nicole Vernis – Georgia
  • Hannah White – Georgia
  • Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir – Kentucky
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Mississippi State
  • Kameron Simmonds – Tennessee
  • Sydney Becerra – Texas A&M
  • Taylor Jernigan – Texas A&M
  • Jazmine Wilkinson – Texas A&M

1 own goal

  • Arkansas (vs. Georgia)

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
Bea Franklin Arkansas
Makenzie Malham
Ava Tankersley
Jordan Brown Georgia
Croix Bethune
Mallie McKenzie
Hannah White
Maddy Anderson Mississippi State
Rylie Combs
Sydney Becerra Texas A&M
Carolyn Calzada

MVP in bold
Source: [9]

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