2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the 2021 Southeastern Conference season. The tournament is being contested over four days between October 31–November 7 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.[1] The Vanderbilt Commodores are the defending champions.

2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
SiteOrange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, Alabama
ChampionsTennessee (5th title)
Winning coachBrian Pensky (1st title)
MVPAbbey Burdette (Tennessee)
BroadcastSEC Network
SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 SEC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
No. 11 Tennessee  ‍‍‡‍y 8–2–0 .80020–3–0 .870
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .65014–7–1 .659
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .5508–8–3 .500
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .50011–5–3 .658
Florida  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3504–12–4 .300
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3006–11–0 .353
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1007–10–2 .421
West
No. 6 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 9–1–0 .90019–4–1 .813
No. 18 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .65012–6–3 .643
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55012–7–1 .625
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55011–10–1 .523
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4508–8–2 .500
LSU  ‍‍‍y 4–6–0 .40011–8–1 .575
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3505–8–3 .406
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 SEC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SEC

Qualification

The top 10 teams in the conference will play in the tournament.[2][3]

Seed School Conference Points
1 Arkansas 27
2 Tennessee 24
3 Ole Miss 19
4 South Carolina 19
5 Auburn 16
6 Alabama 16
7 Vanderbilt 16
8 Georgia 14
9 LSU 12
10 Florida 10

Bracket
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Arkansas 2
8 Georgia 0 (4) 9 LSU 1
9 LSU (pen.) 0 (5) 1 Arkansas 5
5 Auburn 1
4 South Carolina 1
5 Auburn 2
1 Arkansas 0
2 Tennessee 3
3 Ole Miss 1
6 Alabama 0
3 Ole Miss 2
7 Vanderbilt 1 (3) 2 Tennessee 3
10 Florida (pen.) 1 (4) 10 Florida 2
2 Tennessee 5

Matches

First round
October 31 Match 1 Vanderbilt 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Florida Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maddie Elwell  72'
 Report
  •  89' (o.g.) Own Goal
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Kate Devine
  • Ella Shamburger
  • Abi Brighton
  • Alex Kerr
  • Amber Nguyen
  • Madison Alexander
  • Julianne Leskauskas
  • Cameron Hall
  • Maddy Rhodes
October 31 Match 2 Georgia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 LSU Orange Beach
3:30 p.m. CT Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Daniella Murguia
  • Mollie Belisle
  • Abby Boyan
  • Emory Wegener
  • Danielle Lewin
  • Madison Haugen
  • Shannon Cooke
  • Meghan Johnson
  • Brenna McPartlan
  • Tilly Wilkes
  • Mollee Swift
  • Jordan Johnson

Quarterfinals
November 2 Match 3 Tennessee 5–2 Florida Orange Beach
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Jaida Thomas  18', 90'
  • Abbey Burdette  20'
  • Taylor Huff  59'
  • Mackenzie George  86'
 Report
  •  24' Georgia Eaton-Collins
  •  81' Julianne Leskauskas
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 4 Ole Miss 1–0 Alabama Orange Beach
2:30 p.m. CT
  • Molly Martin  11'
 Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 5 Arkansas 2–1 LSU Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Anna Podojil  18', 61'
 Report
  • Shannon Cooke  90'
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 6 South Carolina 1–2 Auburn Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Catherine Barry  72' (pen.)
 Report
  • M.E. Craven  41'
  • Sydney Richards  64'
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Semifinals
November 4 Semifinal 1 Arkansas 5–1 Auburn Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Kayla McKeon  41', 47'
  • Taylor Malham  76'
  • Bea Franklin  81'
  • Ava Benedetti  83'
 Report
  •  48' Sydnie Thibodaux
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 4 Semifinal 2 Tennessee 3–2 Ole Miss Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Jaida Thomas  18', 70'
  • Own Goal  86' (o.g.)
 Report
  •  46' (pen.) Channing Foster
  •  76' Saydie Holland
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Final
November 7 Final Arkansas 0–3 Tennessee Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT Report
  •  43' Wrenne French
  •  51' Jaida Thomas
  •  68' Hannah Tillett
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Statistics

There were 30 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Jaida Thomas – Tennessee

2 goals

  • Kayla McKeon – Arkansas
  • Anna Podojil – Arkansas

1 goal

  • Ava Benedetti – Arkansas
  • Bea Franklin – Arkansas
  • Taylor Malham – Arkansas
  • M.E. Craven – Auburn
  • Sydney Richards – Auburn
  • Sydnie Thibodaux – Auburn
  • Georgia Eaton-Collins – Florida
  • Julianne Leskauskas – Florida
  • Shannon Cooke – LSU
  • Channing Foster – Ole Miss
  • Saydie Holland – Ole Miss
  • Molly Martin – Ole Miss
  • Catherine Barry – South Carolina
  • Abbey Burdette – Tennessee
  • Wrenne French – Tennessee
  • Mackenzie George – Tennessee
  • Taylor Huff – Tennessee
  • Hannah Tillett – Tennessee
  • Maddie Elwell – Vanderbilt

1 own goal

  • Ole Miss (against Tennessee)
  • Vanderbilt (against Florida)

All-Tournament Team
PlayerTeam
Parker Goins Arkansas
Kayla McKeon
Haley VanFossen
Olivia Candelino Auburn
M.E. Craven
Molly Martin Ole Miss
Taylor Radecki
Abbey Burdette Tennessee
Wrenne French
Mackenzie George
Jaida Thomas

MVP in bold
Source:[4]


References
  1. "SEC Championships - Soccer 2021". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  2. Tourism, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. "2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament". Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. Kristensen, Anthony. "Teams desperate as SEC soccer tournament approaches". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  4. http://a.espncdn.com/sec/soccer/cwsoc/stats/2021/WSOC%20Weekly%20Release.pdf
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.