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 | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 8 | |||
| Matches | 7 | |||
| Attendance | 536 | |||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | |||
| Champions | South Alabama (5th title) | |||
| Winning coach | Richard Moodie (1st title) | |||
| Broadcast | ESPN3 | |||
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| 2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Michael Smith Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick |
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| November 1, 2017 | #1 South Alabama | 2–0 | #8 Appalachian State | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jon Skinner 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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Michael Smith Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Brian Marshall |
| November 1, 2017 | #3 Troy | 1–2 | #6 Georgia Southern | Foley, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Joe Kirkpatrick Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll 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 |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 173 Referee: Griff Sims Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Michael Smith |
| November 3, 2017 | #7 Coastal Carolina | 4–1 | #6 Georgia Southern | Foley, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 76 Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz 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 |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 212 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz 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
References
- Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Richard Moodie". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
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