2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars and they successfully defended their title with a 5–0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth consecutive and fifth overall Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for South Alabama and the first for first-year head coach Richard Moodie.[3][4]

2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance536
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
ChampionsSouth Alabama (5th title)
Winning coachRichard Moodie (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
South Alabama †‡y   910 .900  1461 .690
Texas State   820 .800  1061 .618
Troy   640 .600  8102 .450
Arkansas State   541 .550  962 .588
Little Rock   442 .500  993 .500
Georgia Southern   451 .450  892 .474
Coastal Carolina   451 .450  1181 .575
Appalachian State   352 .400  4114 .316
Louisiana–Monroe   361 .350  3132 .222
Louisiana–Lafayette  262 .300  5102 .353
Georgia State   172 .200  3113 .265
Conference champion
2017 Sun Belt Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Sun Belt

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 South Alabama 2
8 Appalachian State 0
1 South Alabama 4
5 Little Rock 0
4 Arkansas State 1 (1)
5 Little Rock 1 (3)
1 South Alabama 5
7 Coastal Carolina 0
2 Texas State 1
7 Coastal Carolina 22OT
7 Coastal Carolina 4
6 Georgia Southern 1
3 Troy 1
6 Georgia Southern 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 1, 2017 #4 Arkansas State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
#5 Little Rock Foley, Alabama
10:00 a.m. CDT
  • Dana O'Boye  55'
Report
  •  70' Arola Aparicio Gili
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Assistant referees: Michael Smith
Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick
Penalties
  • Victoria MacIntosh
  • Hailey Furio
  • Dana O'Boye
  • Sarah Sodoma
  • Liesa Seifert
  • Erna Gudjonsdottir
  • Morgan Smocovich
  • Sairra Tucker
November 1, 2017 #1 South Alabama 2–0 #8 Appalachian State Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Ana Helmert  33'
  • Rio Hardy  44'
Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
Assistant referees: Jon Skinner
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Fourth official: Griff Sims
November 1, 2017 #2 Texas State 1–2 (a.e.t.) #7 Coastal Carolina Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kassi Hormuth  5'
Report
  •  71' Lauren Dabner
  •  105' Mackenzie Gibbs
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Michael Smith
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Brian Marshall
November 1, 2017 #3 Troy 1–2 #6 Georgia Southern Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kiersten Edlund  61' (pen.)
Report
  • Sarah Price  72', 79'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Joe Kirkpatrick
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Griff Sims
Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Semifinals

November 3, 2017 #1 South Alabama 4–0 #5 Little Rock Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Rio Hardy  16' (pen.)
  • Kory Dixon  46', 57'
  • Ana Helmert  84'
Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 173
Referee: Griff Sims
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Michael Smith
November 3, 2017 #7 Coastal Carolina 4–1 #6 Georgia Southern Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kayla Christian  10', 34'
  • Daniella Famili  34'
  • Elisabeth Rockhill  69'
Report
  •  90' Aila Sendra
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 76
Referee: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick
Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Final

November 5, 2017 #1 South Alabama 5–0 #7 Coastal Carolina Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Danielle Henley  7'
  • Kory Dixon  12'
  • Rio Hardy  19', 88'
  • Steffi Hardy  54'
Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 212
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals
  • Rio Hardy - South Alabama
3 Goals
  • Kory Dixon - South Alabama
2 Goals
  • Kayla Christian - Coastal Carolina
  • Ana Helmert - South Alabama
  • Sarah Price - Georgia Southern
1 Goal
  • Lauren Dabner - Coastal Carolina
  • Kiersten Edlund - Troy
  • Daniella Famili - Coastal Carolina
  • Steffi Hardy - South Alabama
  • Danielle Henley - South Alabama
  • Kassi Hormuth - Texas State
  • Mackenzie Gibbs - Coastal Carolina
  • Arola Aparicio Gili - Little Rock
  • Dana O'Boye - Arkansas State
  • Elisabeth Rockhill - Coastal Carolina
  • Aila Sendra - Georgia Southern

See also

References

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