2021 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2021 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 3 to November 7, 2021. The six-match tournament took place at the Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas. The seven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, but they were unable to defend their title falling in the Semifinals to Northwestern State 1–0.[1] Northwestern State went on to win the tournament, defeating Incarnate Word 1–0 in the Final.[2] The title was the fifth overall for the Northwestern State program, and first under head coach Stuart Gore.[3] As tournament champions, Northwestern State earned the Southland Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance946
SiteDugan Stadium
Corpus Christi, Texas
ChampionsNorthwestern State (5th title)
Winning coachStuart Gore (1st title)
MVPAcelya Aydogmus (Northwestern State)
BroadcastESPN+
Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍y 10 2 0   .833 12 6 2   .650
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 9 2 1   .792 13 5 2   .700
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 7 4 1   .625 9 10 2   .476
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 5 6 1   .458 7 11 1   .395
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 4 5 3   .458 7 9 3   .447
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 4 8 0   .333 4 14 1   .237
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 12 0   .000 0 18 0   .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Southland Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Southland Conference

Seeding

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All seven Southland Conference teams participated in the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique number of points in conference play.[4][5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Northwestern State 10–2–0 30
2 McNeese State 9–2–1 28
3 Incarnate Word 7–4–1 22
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5–6–1 16
5 Southeastern Louisiana 4–5–3 15
6 Houston Baptist 4–8–0 12
7 Nicholls 0–12–0 0

Bracket

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Source:[6]

First Round
Wednesday, November 3–4
Semifinals
Friday, November 5
Final
Sunday, November 7
         
1 Northwestern State 1
5 Southeastern Louisiana 0
4 Texas A&M–CC 0
5 Southeastern Louisiana 1
1 Northwestern State 1
3 Incarnate Word 0
2 McNeese State 2
7 Nicholls 0
2 McNeese State 0
3 Incarnate Word 1
3 Incarnate Word 4
6 Houston Baptist 0

Schedule

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First Round

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November 3, 2021 #2 McNeese State 2–0 #7 Nicholls Corpus Christi, TX
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Keely Morrow   32'
  • Jillian Bech   36'
Report Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 77
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Chris Gordon
Assistant referees: Janae Thompson
Fourth official: Alex DeRostaing
November 3, 2021 #3 Incarnate Word 4–0 #6 Houston Baptist Corpus Christi, TX
4:00 p.m. CT
  • Isabella Beletic   23', 44'
  • Sierra Wannamaker   47'
  • Eve Clarkson   82'
Report Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 133
Referee: Alex DeRostaing
Assistant referees: Jacobo Zuniga
Assistant referees: Rebekah Jandron
Fourth official: April Castellanos
November 4, 2021 #4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0–1 #5 Southeastern Louisiana Corpus Christi, TX
9:30 a.m. CT Report
  •   64' Ellie Williams
  •   75' Hanna Moffatt
Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 268
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Janae Thompson
Assistant referees: Jacobo Zuniga
Fourth official: April Castellanos

Semifinals

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November 5, 2021 #2 McNeese State 0–1 #3 Incarnate Word Corpus Christi, TX
4:00 p.m. CT Report
  •   79' Isabella Beletic
Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 127
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Janae Thompson
Assistant referees: April Castellanos
Fourth official: Jacobo Zuniga
November 5, 2021 #1 Northwestern State 1–0 #5 Southeastern Louisiana Corpus Christi, TX
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Olivia Draguicevich   45',   79'
Report Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 144
Referee: Fevzi Demirhan
Assistant referees: Chris Gordon
Assistant referees: Arturo Ibarra
Fourth official: Alex DeRostaing

Final

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November 7, 2021 #1 Northwestern State 1–0 #3 Incarnate Word Corpus Christi, TX
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Kyle Nolen   30'
  • Faith Adams   62'
Report Stadium: Dugan Stadium
Attendance: 197
Referee: Alex DeRostaing
Assistant referees: Chris Gordon
Assistant referees: April Castellanos
Fourth official: Jacobo Zuniga

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

  • Isabella Beletic – Incarnate Word

1 goal

  • Eve Clarkson – Incarnate Word
  • Sierra Wannamaker – Incarnate Word
  • Jillian Bech – McNeese State
  • Keely Morrow – McNeese State
  • Faith Adams – Northwestern State
  • Olivia Draguicevich – Northwestern State
  • Ellie Williams – Southeastern Louisiana

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Acelya Aydogmus Northwestern State
Nicole Henry
Olivia Draguicevich
Delaney Wells
Eve Clarkson Incarnate Word
Sierra Wannamaker
Isabella Beletic
Keely Morrow McNeese State
Anna Watson
Darby Gillette Southeastern Louisiana
Jamie Raines

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Southland Conference soccer tournament". southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Southland Conference soccer tournament". southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Conference soccer tournament Seeds Finalized". southland.org. Southland Conference. October 29, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Soccer Tie-Breaking Procedures". southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 Southland Conference soccer tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 1 Northwestern State Claims Southland Tournament Title Over No. 3 UIW on Faith Adams' Winner". southland.org. Southland Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.