2024 SEC women's soccer tournament

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2024 SEC women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams12
Matches11
Attendance7,685
SiteAshton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Pensacola, Florida
Champions Texas (1st title)
Winning coach Angela Kelly (5th title)
MVP Mia Justus (Texas)
Broadcast SEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
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2024 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 10 Mississippi St.  y1000 1.0001930 .864
No. 9 Arkansas  y811 .8501623 .833
No. 21 Texas  y631 .6501742 .783
No. 23 South Carolina  y523 .6501147 .659
No. 25 Auburn  y424 .6001245 .690
No. 15 Vanderbilt  y424 .6001047 .643
Georgia  y334 .500876 .524
Kentucky  y334 .5001254 .667
Tennessee  y343 .450974 .550
Alabama  235 .4501065 .595
LSU  y352 .400993 .500
Texas A&M  352 .400892 .474
Missouri  361 .3505102 .353
Oklahoma  361 .3501071 .583
Florida  172 .200486 .389
Ole Miss  091 .0505131 .289
Conference champion
2024 SEC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SEC

The 2024 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from November 3 to November 10, 2024. The tournament was held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. The twelve-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Georgia Bulldogs are the defending champions. [1] [2] The Bulldogs were unable to defend their crown as the seventh seed, losing to second seed Arkansas in the Quarterfinals. third seed Texas went on to win the tournament with a 2–1 overtime victory over Arkansas in the final. [3] [4] The conference championship is the first SEC title for the Texas women's soccer program, and first for head coach Angela Kelly. However, Kelly has won four previous SEC tournament titles with Tennessee. This is Texas' fourth overall conference title, as the won three Big 12 tournament titles before moving to the SEC. [5] As tournament champions, Texas earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Contents

Qualification

The top twelve teams in the conference qualified for the 2024 Tournament. The top four teams were awarded byes into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded based on regular season records. [6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Auburn and Vanderbilt both finished with 4–2–4 records. The two teams tied their regular season meeting 2–2. The second tiebreaker was points against common opponents. Vanderbilt earned 15 points while Auburn 12, so Vanderbilt was the fifth seed and Auburn was the sixth. A second tiebreaker was required for the eighth and ninth seeds as Georgia and Kentucky finished tied with 3–3–4 regular season records. The two teams tied their regular season match-up 1–1. In the points against common opponents tiebreaker, Georgia prevailed 12 points to 9 points, and was therefore the seventh seed. A three-way tiebreaker was required for the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth seeds as Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M all earned eleven conference regular season points. Since all three teams did not play in the regular season, the tiebreaker was determined by points versus common opponents. Texas A&M earned six points and was the tenth seed. LSU earned four points and was the eleventh seed. Alabama earned three points and was the twelfth and final seed. [7]

SeedSchoolConference RecordConference Points
1 Mississippi State 10–0–030
2 Arkansas 8–1–125
3 Texas 6–3–119
4 South Carolina 5–2–318
5 Vanderbilt 4–2–413
6 Auburn 4–2–413
7 Georgia 3–3–413
8 Kentucky 3–3–413
9 Tennessee 3–4–312
10 Texas A&M 3–5–211
11 LSU 3–5–211
12 Alabama 2–3–511

Bracket

Source: [8]

First Round
Sunday, Nov. 3
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 7
Final
Sunday, Nov. 10
2 Arkansas 1
7 Georgia 17 Georgia 0
10 Texas A&M 0 2 Arkansas 1
3 Texas (a.e.t.)2
3 Texas 3
6 Auburn 1 11 LSU 0
11 LSU 23 Texas1
4 South Carolina 0
1 Mississippi State (a.e.t.)2
8 Kentucky 0 9 Tennessee 1
9 Tennessee 11 Mississippi State 0
4 South Carolina3
4 South Carolina 4
5 Vanderbilt 1 12 Alabama 1
12 Alabama 2

Matches

First round

November 3, 2024Match 1 #7 Georgia 1–0#10 Texas A&M Pensacola, FL
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Dasia Torbert Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Tyler Kaseta Yellow card.svg 42'
Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Dorian Del Toro Urueta
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
November 3, 2024Match 2#6 Auburn 1–2 #11 LSU Pensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Mallory Mooney Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg57' Gabbi Ceballos
  • Yellow card.svg 70' Sophine Kevorkian
  • Soccerball shade.svg71' Mollie Baker
  • Yellow card.svg 77' Sydney Cheeseman
  • Yellow card.svg 78' Sage Glover
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Chana Forstall
Assistant referees: John Villalobos
Fourth official: Velimir Stefanovic
November 3, 2024Match 3#8 Kentucky 0–1 #9 Tennessee Pensacola, FL
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Cayden Norris Yellow card.svg 74'
  • Reese Mattern Yellow card.svg 78'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg15' Sammi Woods
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Amel Selman
November 3, 2024Match 4#5 Vanderbilt 1–2 #12 Alabama Pensacola, FL
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Sydney Watts Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Ella Eggleston Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg9' Nadia Ramadan
  • Soccerball shade.svg18' Zivana Labovic
  • Yellow card.svg 27' Gessica Skorka
  • Yellow card.svg 55' Zivana Labovic
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
Assistant referees: John Villalobos
Assistant referees: Chana Forstall
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez

Quarterfinals

November 5, 2024Match 5 #2 Arkansas 1–0#7 Georgia Pensacola, FL
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Jailyn Brownlee Yellow card.svg 62'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 75'
  • Anaiyah Robinson Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 87' Dasia Torbert
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez
November 5, 2024Match 6 #3 Texas 3–0#11 LSUPensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 817
Referee: Aaron Hernadez
Assistant referees: Chana Forstall
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Fourth official: Corey Rockwell
November 5, 2024Match 7 #1 Mississippi State 2–1 (a.e.t.)#9 TennesseePensacola, FL
4:30 p.m. CST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg75' Mississippi State Own Goal
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Arnel Selman
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner
November 5, 2024Match 8 #4 South Carolina 4–1#12 AlabamaPensacola, FL
7:00 p.m. CST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 13' Gianna Paul
  • Yellow card.svg 74' Kennedy Garcia
  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Nadia Ramadan
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: John Villalobos
Fourth official: Dorian Del Toro Ureuta

Semifinals

November 7, 2024Match 9#1 Mississippi State0–3 #4 South Carolina Pensacola, FL
4:30 p.m. CST Report
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Chana Forstall
Fourth official: Dorian Del Toro Ureuta
November 7, 2024Match 10#2 Arkansas1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Texas Pensacola, FL
7:00 p.m. CST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Dorian Del Toro Ureuta

Final

November 10, 2024Match 11 #3 Texas 1–0#4 South Carolina Pensacola, FL
1:30 p.m. CST
  • Carly Montgomery Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 6' Corinna Zullo
Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Chana Forstall
Fourth official: Dorian Del Toro Urueta

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.45 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

  • Brianna Behm – South Carolina
  • Nadia Ramadan – Alabama
  • Holly Ward – Texas

1 goal

  • Mollie Baker – LSU
  • Kennedy Ball – Arkansas
  • Autumn Cayelli – South Carolina
  • Gabbi Ceballos – LSU
  • Ella Eggleston – Vanderbilt
  • Hannah Johnson – Mississippi State
  • Zivana Labovic – Alabama
  • Lauren Lapomarda – Texas
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Mississippi State
  • Carly Montgomery – Texas
  • Mallory Mooney – Auburn
  • Amanda Patrick – South Carolina
  • Anaiyah Robinson – Arkansas
  • Dasia Torbert – Georgia
  • Sammi Woods – Tennessee
  • Amalia Villarreal – Texas

1 own goal

  • Arkansas (vs. Texas)
  • Mississippi State (vs Tennessee)

All-Tournament team

PlayerTeam
Ava Tankersley Arkansas
Avery Wren
Maddy Anderson Mississippi State
Hannah Johnson
Catherine Barry South Carolina
Brianna Behm
Hallie Meadows
Mia Justus Texas
Lexi Missimo
Breanna Thompson
Holly Ward

MVP in bold
Source: [9]

References

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