2020 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2020 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference. The tournament was contested over four days between November 2–8 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Alabama. The South Alabama Jaguars successfully defended their title, defeating Arkansas State in the final, 2–1, to win their seventh Sun Belt tournament championship in the last eight years.
| 2020 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 11 | |||
| Matches | 10 | |||
| Site | Foley Sports Tourism Complex Foley, Alabama | |||
| Champions | South Alabama (7th title) | |||
| Winning coach | Richard Moodie (3rd title) | |||
| MVP | Morgan Cross (South Alabama) | |||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | |||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama † | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 Sun Belt Tournament champion As of November 12, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Sun Belt Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams
| Seed | School | Record (Conf.) |
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| 1 | South Alabama Jaguars | 10–3–1 (8–2–0) |
| 2 | Georgia State Panthers | 10–3–2 (6–2–2) |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 6–5–0 (6–4–0) |
| 4 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 5–9–1 (4–6–0) |
| 5 | Georgia Southern Eagles | 3–10–1 (3–6–1) |
| 6 | Troy Trojans | 2–9–1 (1–8–1) |
| Seed | School | Record (Conf.) |
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| 1 | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 10–2–1 (7–0–1) |
| 2 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 9–5–1 (4–3–1) |
| 3 | Texas State Bobcats | 4–9–1 (4–4–0) |
| 4 | Little Rock Trojans | 4–5–3 (3–3–2) |
| 5 | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks | 0–10–0 (0–8–0) |
Bracket
| First Round Monday, November 2 |
Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 4 |
Semifinals Friday, November 6 |
Championship Sunday, November 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 1W | Arkansas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Appalachian State | 2** | ||||||||||||||||
| 5W | Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Arkansas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Georgia State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6E | Troy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Texas State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6E | Troy | 1* | ||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Arkansas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1E | South Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1E | South Alabama | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Little Rock | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5E | Georgia Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Little Rock | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1E | South Alabama | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Louisiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Coastal Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Louisiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Match summaries
All matches were played at Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Alabama.[2] All times are Central.
First Round
| November 2, 2020 | Georgia Southern (5E) | 1–2 | (4W) Little Rock | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 130 Referee: Mario Cabrera Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Nami Imaizumi Fourth official: Michael Smith |
| November 2, 2020 | Appalachian State (4E) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (5W) Louisiana–Monroe | Foley, Alabama |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Tyler Mitcham Assistant referees: Ashlee Varnson Michael Smith Fourth official: Sam Bilbo |
| November 2, 2020 | Texas State (3W) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (6E) Troy | Foley, Alabama |
| 6:30 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Jonathan Sauers Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Mario Cabrera |
Quarterfinals
| November 4, 2020 | Coastal Carolina (3E) | 0–3 | (2W) Louisiana | Foley, Alabama |
| 11:00 a.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 140 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Michael Smith Larry Pachon Fourth official: Alexander Connelly |
| November 4, 2020 | South Alabama (1E) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | (4W) Little Rock | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Tyler Mitcham Assistant referees: Louie Tran Ashlee Varnson Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
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| November 4, 2020 | Arkansas State (1W) | 1–0 | (4E) Appalachian State | Foley, Alabama |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Mario Cabrera Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Michael Smith Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
| November 4, 2020 | Georgia State (2E) | 6–1 | (6E) Troy | Foley, Alabama |
| 6:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Alexander Connelly Assistant referees: Ashlee Varnson Louie Tran Fourth official: Tyler Mitcham |
Semifinals
| November 6, 2020 | Louisiana (2W) | 1–4 | (1E) South Alabama | Foley, Alabama |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: William Heidke Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Ashlee Varnson Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
| November 6, 2020 | Arkansas (1W) | 1–0 | (2E) Georgia State | Foley, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Alexander Connelly Assistant referees: Robert Mann Louie Tran Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
Championship
| November 8, 2020 | Arkansas State (1W) | 1–2 | (1E) South Alabama | Foley, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Tourism Complex Attendance: 250 Referee: Kayla Polonsky Assistant referees: Larry Pachon William Heidke Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
See also
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
- 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
References
- "2020 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Bracket is Set for 2020 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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