2017 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 2–5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Alabama State Hornets and they successfully defended their title by virtue of winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with the Grambling State Tigers in the tournament final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the second in the history of the Alabama State women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Jodie Smith.[2][3]

2017 SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	911
Site	PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas
Champions	Alabama State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jodie Smith (2nd title)
SWAC Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 SWAC women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Alabama State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			11	–	8	–	2		.571
Grambling State  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	1		.750			11	–	7	–	2		.600
Howard  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	1		.750			9	–	10	–	1		.475
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2		.700			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	1		.650			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			7	–	11	–	1		.395
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			2	–	14	–	3		.184
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			4	–	10	–	0		.286
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			4	–	14	–	0		.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			2	–	13	–	1		.156
Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2		.100			0	–	13	–	2		.067
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SWAC

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 2					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
	1	Alabama State	2
	8	Alcorn State	1
						1	Alabama State	1 (6)
						5	Texas Southern	1 (5)
	4	Prairie View A&M	0
	5	Texas Southern	1
											1	Alabama State	0 (4)
											2	Grambling State	0 (2)
	2	Grambling State	1
	7	Jackson State	0
						2	Grambling State	3
						3	Howard	1
	3	Howard	4
	6	Mississippi Valley	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#1 Alabama State v #8 Alcorn State

November 2, 2017	#1 Alabama State	2–1	#8 Alcorn State	Prairie View, Texas
10:00 a.m. CDT	Shyann Cordova  42' (pen.) Inma Martinez  48'	Report	21' Yaira Guardado	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 81

#4 Prairie View A&M v #5 Texas Southern

November 2, 2017	#4 Prairie View A&M	0–1	#5 Texas Southern	Prairie View, Texas
12:30 p.m. CDT		Report	49' Paige Hayward	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 224 Referee: Lauren Reed Assistant referees: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Deshun Beard Fourth official: Estafania Estrada

#3 Howard v #6 Mississippi Valley

November 2, 2017	#3 Howard	4–1	#6 Mississippi Valley	Prairie View, Texas
3:00 p.m. CDT	Kela Gray  18', 22', 81' Aleeya Sawyer  80'	Report	70' Katelyn Denton  72' Sheyenne Bonnick	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: James Spencer Assistant referees: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Alyssa Pennington Fourth official: Deepak Lumba

#2 Grambling State v #7 Jackson State

November 2, 2017	#2 Grambling State	1–0	#7 Jackson State	Prairie View, Texas
5:30 p.m. CDT	Kaylee Holt  71'	Report		Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 89 Referee: Estafania Estrada Assistant referees: DeShun Beard Assistant referees: Matt Thompson Fourth official: Lauren Reed

Semifinals

#1 Alabama State v #5 Texas Southern

November 3, 2017	#1 Alabama State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	#5 Texas Southern	Prairie View, Texas
3:00 p.m. CDT	Teaggan Ilela  2'	Report	52' Kelly Sanders	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 126 Referee: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: George Kubove Assistant referees: Lauren Reed Fourth official: Deepak Lumba
	Penalties
	Inma Martinez Teaggan Ilela Lexi Krieger Shelby Unruh Shyann Cordova Emily LaRue Mercedes Padilla		Briana Norwood Alisa Holloway Brooke Ianiero Kayla Smith Madison Phillips Kelly Sanders Paige Hayward

#2 Grambling State v #3 Howard

November 3, 2017	#2 Grambling State	3–1	#3 Howard	Prairie View, Texas
5:30 p.m. CDT	Florence David  22' Brittany Terry  45' (pen.) Jasmine Smith  54'	Report	82' Hollie Cartwright	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Deshun Beard Assistant referees: Estefania Estrada Assistant referees: Bryan Estrada Fourth official: Alyssa Pennington

Final

#1 Alabama State v #2 Grambling State

November 5, 2017	#1 Alabama State	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#2 Grambling State	Prairie View, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST		Report		Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Alyssa Pennington Assistant referees: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: DeShun Beard Fourth official: Lauren Reed
	Penalties
	Inma Martinez Teaggan Ilela Lexi Krieger Shelby Unruh		Kaylee Holt Jasmine Smith Brittany Terry Sage Nelson

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Kela Gray - Howard

1 Goal

• Sheyenne Bonnick - Mississippi Valley
• Hollie Cartwright - Howard
• Shyann Cordova - Alabama State
• Florence David - Grambling State
• Yaira Guardado - Alcorn State
• Paige Hayward - Texas Southern
• Kaylee Holt - Grambling State
• Teaggan Ilela - Alabama State
• Inma Martinez - Alabama State
• Kelly Sanders - Texas Southern
• Aleeya Sawyer - Howard
• Jasmine Smith - Grambling State
• Brittany Terry - Grambling State

References

1. Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2016 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. "2017 Alabama State Women's Soccer" (PDF). ASU Athletic Strategic Communications. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

• 2017 SWAC Women's Soccer Championship