2018 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. 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, however they were unable to defend their title, losing in a penalty kick shootout to the Texas State Bobcats in the semifinals. The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans won the title in another penalty kick shootout over Texas State.[1][2] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for Little Rock and the first for head coach Mark Foster.[3][4]
| 2018 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 8 | |||
| Matches | 7 | |||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | |||
| Champions | Little Rock (1st title) | |||
| Winning coach | Mark Foster (1st title) | |||
| MVP | Jaclyn Purvine (Little Rock) | |||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | |||
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| 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 5 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL Lafayette | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL Monroe | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | South Alabama | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | South Alabama | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas State | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Troy | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas State | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Little Rock | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Little Rock | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas State | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Little Rock | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia State | 3OT | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 31, 2018 | #4 Appalachian State | 0–3 | #5 South Alabama | Foley, Alabama |
| 10:00 a.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Olivia Urig Tiffini Turbin Fourth official: Alyssa Pennington |
| October 31, 2018 | #1 Texas State | 1–0 | #8 Troy | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Ashlee Varnson Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Samantha Martinez |
| October 31, 2018 | #2 Little Rock | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #7 Arkansas State | Foley, Alabama |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Alyssa Pennington Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Olivia Urig Fourth official: Ashlee Varnson |
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| October 31, 2018 | #3 Coastal Carolina | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #6 Georgia State | Foley, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Tiffini Tupin Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Ceciah Valero |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #5 South Alabama | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #1 Texas State | Foley, Alabama |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Olivia Urig Ashlee Varnson Fourth official: Samantha Martinez |
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| November 2, 2018 | #2 Little Rock | 2–0 | #6 Georgia State | Foley, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Kayla Polonsky Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Alyssa Pennington Fourth official: Samantha Martinez |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #1 Texas State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | #2 Little Rock | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Olivia Urig Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Alyssa Pennington | |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Kaylee Davis – Texas State
- Jaclyn Purvine – Little Rock
- 1 Goal
- Lily Barron – Georgia State
- Hailey Furio – Arkansas State
- Abby Gashel – Coastal Carolina
- Ana Helmert - South Alabama
- Hannah Miller – Coastal Carolina
- Abi Mills - South Alabama
- Briana Morris - South Alabama
- Moa Ohman - South Alabama
- Caitlin Ray – Georgia State
- Liesa Seifert – Little Rock
All-Tournament Team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Caitlin Ray | Georgia State |
| Briana Morris | South Alabama |
| Kaylee Davis | Texas State |
| Heather Martin | Texas State |
| Jordan Kondikoff | Texas State |
| Genesis Turman | Texas State |
| Sara Johannsdottir | Little Rock |
| Morgan Smocovich | Little Rock |
| Liesa Siefert | Little Rock |
| Arola Aparicio Gili | Little Rock |
| Jaclyn Purvine | Little Rock (MVP) |
References
- Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Sun Belt Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "2018 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "Little Rock Trojans Capture First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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