2016 Southeastern Conference women's soccer season

The 2016 Southeastern Conference women's soccer season was the 214th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

Southeastern Conference

Season	2016
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2016 SEC women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
#5 South Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	0	–	0		1.000			21	–	1	–	1		.935
#8 Auburn  ‍‍‍^y	9	–	2	–	0		.818			17	–	6	–	0		.739
#19 Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y	8	–	3	–	0		.727			18	–	5	–	1		.771
#10 Florida  ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	3	–	0		.727			17	–	5	–	1		.761
Missouri  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	1		.591			11	–	7	–	2		.600
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1		.500			11	–	9	–	1		.548
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	1		.500			12	–	8	–	2		.591
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1		.500			9	–	9	–	1		.500
Alabama  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2		.455			9	–	8	–	2		.526
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0		.364			9	–	11	–	0		.450
Georgia  ‍‍‍	3	–	8	–	0		.273			6	–	11	–	1		.361
LSU  ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	1		.227			7	–	11	–	1		.395
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	3		.227			5	–	9	–	4		.389
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	1	–	10	–	0		.091			6	–	12	–	0		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-21; Rankings from NSCAA

The Florida Gators are both the defending regular season and tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

• None

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Alabama Crimson Tide	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Alabama Soccer Stadium	1,500
Arkansas Razorbacks	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Razorback Soccer Stadium	2,000
Auburn Tigers	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn Soccer Complex	1,500
Florida Gators	Gainesville, Florida	Pressly Stadium	4,500
Georgia Lady Bulldogs	Athens, Georgia	Turner Soccer Complex	1,700
Kentucky Wildcats	Lexington, Kentucky	Bell Soccer Complex	3,368
LSU Tigers	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	LSU Soccer Stadium	2,197
Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs	Starkville, Mississippi	MSU Soccer Field	500
Missouri Tigers	Columbia, Missouri	Walton Stadium	2,500
Ole Miss Rebels	Oxford, Mississippi	Ole Miss Soccer Stadium	1,500
South Carolina Gamecocks	Columbia, South Carolina	Stone Stadium	5,000
Tennessee Volunteers	Knoxville, Tennessee	Regal Stadium	3,000
Texas A&M Aggies	College Station, Texas	Ellis Field	3,500
Vanderbilt Commodores	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex	2,400

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
Alabama	C
Arkansas	C
Auburn	C	12
Florida	C	7
Georgia	C
Kentucky	C
LSU	C
Mississippi State	C
Missouri	C	22
Ole Miss	C
South Carolina	C	24
Tennessee	C
Texas A&M	C	8
Vanderbilt	C

Postseason

SEC Tournament

Bracket

	First Round Monday, October 31					Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2					Semifinals Friday, November 4					Championship Sunday, November 6
						2	Auburn	3
						7	Tennessee	1
	7	Tennessee	2
	10	Ole Miss	0
											2	Auburn	1
										3	Arkansas	3
						3	Arkansas	1
						6	Vanderbilt	0
																3	Arkansas	1
																4	Florida	2^OT
						1	South Carolina	2
						8	Texas A&M	1
	8	Texas A&M	1
	9	Alabama	0
											1	South Carolina	0
										4	Florida	1
						4	Florida	3 (8)
						5	Missouri	3 (7)

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship

All-SEC awards and teams

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2016 SEC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year	Shelley Smith, South Carolina
Offensive of the Year	Savannah McCaskill, South Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year	Kaleigh Kurtz, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year	Sarah Luebbert, Missouri
Scholar-Athlete of the Year	Casie Ramsier, Auburn

2016 SEC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Forward: Kristen Dodson, Auburn Forward: Savannah Jordan, Florida Forward: Savannah McCaskill, South Carolina Forward: Hannah Wilkinson, Tennessee Midfielder: Claire Kelley, Arkansas Midfielder: Casie Ramsier, Auburn Midfielder: Meggie Dougherty Howard, Florida Midfielder: Chelsea Drennan, South Carolina Defender: Kiana Clarke, Auburn Defender: Gabby Seiler, Florida Defender: Paige Bendell, South Carolina Defender: Kaleigh Kurtz, South Carolina Goalkeeper: Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina At-Large: Marion Crowder, Georgia At-Large: Melanie Donaldson, Missouri	Forward: Mallory Eubanks, Mississippi State Forward: Sarah Luebbert, Missouri Forward: Sophie Groff, South Carolina Forward: Haley Pounds, Texas A&M Midfielder: Brooke Ramsier, Auburn Midfielder: Summer Clarke, LSU Midfielder: Gretchen Harknett, Ole Miss Midfielder: Kaitlyn Clark, Missouri Midfielder: Rylie O'Keefe, Tennessee Defender: Jessi Hartzler, Arkansas Defender: Qyara Winston, Arkansas Defender: Caroline Waters, Georgia Defender: Lauren Selaiden, Missouri Goalkeeper: Sarah Le Beau, Auburn Goalkeeper: Danielle Rice, Texas A&M At-Large: Kristen Cardano, Florida At-Large: Cristina DeZeeuw, Vanderbilt	Stefani Doyle, Arkansas Kayla McKeon, Arkansas Bri Folds, Auburn Karli Gutsche, Auburn Julia Lester, Florida Marissa Bosco, Kentucky Evangeline Soucie, Kentucky Sarah Luebbert, Missouri Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina Maya Neal, Tennessee Grace Piper, Texas A&M Grace Jackson, Vanderbilt

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2016 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Southeastern Conference. "2016 SEC Soccer awards announced". Retrieved July 2, 2017.