2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	1,365
Site	Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama
Champions	Old Dominion (2nd title)
Winning coach	Angie Hind (2nd title)
MVP	Ece Turkoglu (Old Dominion)
Broadcast	ESPN+
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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	0		.700			12	–	5	–	1		.694
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2		.700			9	–	6	–	3		.583
Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y	5	–	2	–	3		.650			14	–	3	–	5		.750
James Madison  ‍‍‍y	4	–	1	–	5		.650			9	–	5	–	8		.591
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3		.550			9	–	5	–	6		.600
Marshall  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0		.200			7	–	9	–	1		.441
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2		.100			3	–	12	–	2		.235
West
South Alabama  ‍†‍‍	8	–	0	–	2		.900			16	–	1	–	3		.875
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	4	–	1	–	5		.650			9	–	2	–	8		.684
Texas State  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4		.500			9	–	7	–	4		.550
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3		.450			6	–	9	–	3		.417
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			7	–	8	–	2		.471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			4	–	8	–	4		.375
Troy  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			6	–	10	–	2		.389
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Sun Belt

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 30 to November 5, 2023. The nine-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs. Old Dominion successfully defended their title as the second overall seed in the tournament. They defeated James Madison 2–1 in (overtime) in the Final. This was the second Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Old Dominion women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Angie Hind. This was Old Dominion's third straight conference title as they won the Conference USA title in 2021 before moving to the Sun Belt Conference. As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Ten of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Although Old Dominion finished with seventeen conference points, they were determined to be the East Division Champion based on points earned in division play. The division winners were determined by points from division play and awarded the top two seeds. Then the remaining teams were seeded based on all conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as James Madison and Louisiana–Monroe both finished with identical 4–1–5 regular season conference records. The two teams tied their regular season meeting 0–0, so a second tiebreaker of points won against the highest seed was used as a second tiebreaker. The highest seeded team that both teams played was Georgia State. James Madison tied with Georgia State 0–0, while Louisiana–Monroe lost to Georgia State 0–1. Therefore, James Madison was awarded the fifth seed. A tiebreaker was required to determine the ninth and tenth seeds as Louisiana and Southern Miss both finished with twelve conference points. Louisiana defeated Southern Miss 2–1 in their regular season meeting and was therefore awarded the ninth seed.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	South Alabama	8–0–2	26
2	Old Dominion*	5–3–2	17*
3	Georgia Southern	7–3–0	21
4	Appalachian State	6–2–2	20
5	James Madison	4–1–5	17
6	Louisiana–Monroe	4–1–5	17
7	Georgia State	4–3–3	15
8	Texas State	3–3–4	13
9	Louisiana	4–6–0	12
10	Southern Miss	3–4–3	12

(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).

Bracket

Source:

	First round Monday, October 30					Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 1					Semifinals Friday, November 3					Championship Sunday, November 5
						2	Old Dominion	1
	7	Georgia State	1			7	Georgia State	0
	10	Southern Miss	0								2	Old Dominion	2
											3	Georgia Southern	1
						3	Georgia Southern (pen.)	1 (4)
						6	Louisiana–Monroe	1 (3)
																2	Old Dominion (a.e.t.)	2
																5	James Madison	1
						1	South Alabama	2
	8	Texas State	2			8	Texas State	1
	9	Louisiana	1								1	South Alabama	0
											5	James Madison	1
						4	Appalachian State	1
						5	James Madison (a.e.t.)	2

Schedule

First round

#7 Georgia State v #10 Southern Miss

October 30	#7 Georgia State	1–0	#10 Southern Miss	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Olivia Shaw 75'	Report	90' Chloe Taylor	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 175 Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Assistant referees: Katazyna Wasiak Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez

#8 Texas State v #9 Louisiana

October 30	#8 Texas State	2–1	#9 Louisiana	Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT	Olivia Wright 30' Mary Soumare 72'	Report	88' Hailly Waterhouse	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 85 Referee: Alexander Connolly Assistant referees: Nicholas Goyette Assistant referees: Brynnen Keel Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman

Quarterfinals

#3 Georgia Southern v #6 Louisiana–Monroe

November 1	#3 Georgia Southern	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#6 Louisiana–Monroe	Foley, AL
11:00 a.m. CT	Sade Heinrichs  75' Bri Conley 81'	Report	13',  88' Inge Konst  24' Ally Richardson  77' Skylar Blaise	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Nicholas Goyette Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Assistant referees: Christopher Heintzman Fourth official: Jennifer Politz
	Penalties
	Elis Nemtsov Bri Conley Isabel Kopp Ansleigh Crenshaw Maya Zovko		Inge Konst Libby Holmes Lena Goppel Emelie Kobler Eve Blakey

#2 Old Dominion v #7 Georgia State

November 1	#2 Old Dominion	1–0	#7 Georgia State	Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT	Malia Mariano  63' Ashlynn Kulha 84'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 120 Referee: David Elliot Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell Fourth official: Brynnen Keel

#1 South Alabama v #8 Texas State

November 1	#1 South Alabama	2–1	#8 Texas State	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Monique Gray 11' Chiara Singarella 51'	Report	24' Victoria Meza 47' Mya Ulloa	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Christopher Heintzman Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Brynnen Keel Fourth official: Nicholas Goyette

#4 Appalachian State v #5 James Madison

November 1	#4 Appalachian State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#5 James Madison	Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT	Sarah Widderich  87' Stephanie Barbosa 88'	Report	63', 98' Jeanette Fieldsend  104' Suwaibatu Mohammed	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 110 Referee: Mario Maric Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell Assistant referees: Tim Chiasson Fourth official: David Elliot

Semifinals

#2 Old Dominion v #3 Georgia Southern

November 3	#2 Old Dominion	2–1	#3 Georgia Southern	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Rhea Kijowski 13' Thalia Morisi 14' Katie McCormick  56' Madison Micheletti  83'	Report	25' Ansleigh Crenshaw  56' Maya Zovko  64' Carley Borgelt  65' Team	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 210 Referee: Mario Maric Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Abdoy Ndiyae

#1 South Alabama v #5 James Madison

November 3	#1 South Alabama	0–1	#5 James Madison	Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT	Sydney Ham  30'	Report	70' Sophia Verrecchia	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 205 Referee: David Elliot Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Assistant referees: Aaron Fong Fourth official: Abdou Ndiyae

Final

#2 Old Dominion v #5 James Madison

November 5	#2 Old Dominion	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#5 James Madison	Foley, AL
1:00 p.m. CT	Ece Turkoglu 62',  100' Katie McCormick  74' Sydney Somers 109'	Report	52' Suwaibatu Mohammed  74' Sophia Verrecchia	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 210 Referee: Abdou Ndiyae Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Tim Chiasson Fourth official: David Elliot

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

• Jeanette Fieldsend – James Madison

1 goal

• Stephanie Barbosa – Appalachian State
• Bri Conley – Georgia Southern
• Ansleigh Crenshaw – Georgia Southern
• Olivia Shaw – Georgia State
• Suwaibatu Mohammed – James Madison
• Sophia Verrecchia – James Madison
• Hailly Waterhouse – Louisiana
• Inge Konst – Louisiana–Monroe
• Rhea Kijowski – Old Dominion
• Ashlynn Kulha – Old Dominion
• Thalia Morisi – Old Dominion
• Sydney Somers – Old Dominion
• Ece Turkoglu – Old Dominion
• Monique Gray – South Alabama
• Chiara Singarella – South Alabama
• Mary Soumare – Texas State
• Mya Ulloa – Texas State
• Olivia Wright – Texas State

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Abby Jacobs	Georgia Southern
Kamryn Nobles
Alexandra Blom	James Madison
Jeanette Fieldsend
Brittany Munson
Anessa Arndt	Old Dominion
Andrea Balcazar Algarin
Malia Mariano
Thalia Morisi Kennett
Ece Turkoglu
Abby Jacobs	South Alabama
Chiara Singarella

MVP in bold