2018 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 1–4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Alabama State Hornets, however they were unable to defend their title, losing 1–0 to the Grambling State Tigers in the Semifinals. The eventual champions were the Howard Bison, who defeated Grambling State 1–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the third in the history of the Howard women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Brent Leiba. [2] [3]

2018 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance508
SitePVA&M Soccer Stadium
Prairie View, Texas
ChampionsHoward (3rd title)
Winning coachBrent Leiba (3rd title)
MVPJordan Taylor (Howard)
BroadcastNone
SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 SWAC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Grambling State   910 .900  1480 .636
Howard  y 811 .850  1262 .650
Texas Southern   622 .700  774 .500
Alabama State   640 .600  7110 .389
Prairie View A&M   532 .600  7102 .421
Alabama A&M   550 .500  5121 .306
Southern   352 .400  4102 .313
UAPB   352 .400  392 .286
Mississippi Valley St   253 .350  594 .389
Jackson State   280 .200  2160 .111
Alcorn State   0100 .000  0150 .000
Conference champion
2018 SWAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SWAC

Bracket

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 1
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
1 Grambling State 3
8 UAPB 0
1 Grambling State 1
4 Alabama State 0
4 Alabama State 1
5 Prairie View A&M 0
1 Grambling State 0
2 Howard 1
3 Texas Southern 2
6 Alabama A&M 0
2 Howard 0 (4)
3 Texas Southern 0 (1)
2 Howard 12OT
7 Southern 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 1, 2018 #1 Grambling State 3–0 #8 UAPB Prairie View, Texas
10:00 a.m. CST
  • Florence David  46'
  • Kalley Pena  67'
  • Brittany Terry  70'
  • Jordyn King  89'
Report Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 46
Referee: Deepak Lumba
Assistant referees: Cedric Thomas
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Fourth official: Laith Dahhan
November 1, 2018 #4 Alabama State 1–0 #5 Prairie View A&M Prairie View, Texas
12:30 p.m. CST
  • Birgit Rijnders  62'
Report
  • Reina Cruz  84'
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 93
Referee: Logan Reeves
Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo
Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada
Fourth official: Deepak Lumba
November 1, 2018 #3 Texas Southern 2–0 #6 Alabama A&M Prairie View, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST
  • Begona Bravo  15', 23'
Report Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 76
Referee: Laith Dahhan
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Cedric Thomas
Fourth official: Shawn Cummings
November 1, 2018 #2 Howard 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Southern Prairie View, Texas
5:30 p.m. CST
  • Jordan Taylor  105'  (pen.)
Report
  • Bri'anna Schroeder
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 48
Referee: Ruben Campillo
Assistant referees: Shawn Cummings
Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada
Fourth official: Logan Reeves

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #1 Grambling State 1–0 #4 Alabama State Prairie View, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST
  • Jasmine Smith  83'
Report Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 82
Referee: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: George Kubove
Assistant referees: Shawn Cummings
Fourth official: Estefania Estrada
November 2, 2018 #2 Howard 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
#3 Texas Southern Prairie View, Texas
5:30 p.m. CST
  • Kendall Hamilton  2'
  • Makela Davidson  104'
Report
  • Rania Kablawi  98'
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 48
Referee: Cedric Thomas
Assistant referees: Logan Reeves
Assistant referees: Laith Dahhan
Fourth official: Estefania Estrada
Penalties
  • Jordan Taylor
  • Kendall Hamilton
  • Victoria Thornton
  • Kendall Macauly
  • Brooke Ianeiro
  • Briana Norwood
  • Paul Vizoso

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Grambling State 0–1 #2 Howard Prairie View, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST
  • Kiawna Mounts  27'
  • Kaitlin Pardy  68'
Report
  • Jordan Taylor  51'
Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: Estefania Estrada
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Laith Dahhan
Fourth official: Kyle Phillips

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Begona Bravo – Texas Southern
  • Jordan Taylor – Howard
1 Goal
  • Florence David – Grambling State
  • Kalley Pena – Grambling State
  • Birgit Rijnders – Alabama State
  • Jasmine Smith – Grambling State
  • Brittany Terry – Grambling State

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

PlayerTeam
Begona BravoTexas Southern
Briana NorwoodTexas Southern
Chimoa ErikenSouthern
Jasmine SmithGrambling
Kailey PenaGrambling
Florence DavidGrambling
Haileigh AdamsGrambling
Thalia BoucherHoward
Makela DavidsonHoward
Alayah HightowerHoward
Jordan TaylorHoward (MVP)

References

  1. Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. "Brent Leiba Bio". hubison.com. Howard Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. "SWAC Women's Soccer Championship bracket". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. "Howard wins 2018 SWAC Soccer Tournament Championship". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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