2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars and they successfully defended their title with a 5–0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth consecutive and fifth overall Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for South Alabama and the first for first-year head coach Richard Moodie.[3][4]

2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance536
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
ChampionsSouth Alabama (5th title)
Winning coachRichard Moodie (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
South Alabama †‡y  ‍‍‍ 9–1–0 .900  14–6–1 .690
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .800  10–6–1 .618
Troy  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  8–10–2 .450
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .550  9–6–2 .588
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .500  9–9–3 .500
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .450  8–9–2 .474
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .450  11–8–1 .575
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .400  4–11–4 .316
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .350  3–13–2 .222
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .300  5–10–2 .353
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .200  3–11–3 .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 Sun Belt Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Sun Belt

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 1 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 South Alabama 2
8 Appalachian State 0
1 South Alabama 4
5 Little Rock 0
4 Arkansas State 1 (1)
5 Little Rock 1 (3)
1 South Alabama 5
7 Coastal Carolina 0
2 Texas State 1
7 Coastal Carolina 22OT
7 Coastal Carolina 4
6 Georgia Southern 1
3 Troy 1
6 Georgia Southern 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals
November 1, 2017 #4 Arkansas State1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		#5 Little RockFoley, Alabama
10:00 a.m. CDT
  • Dana O'Boye  55'
 Report
  •  70' Arola Aparicio Gili
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Assistant referees: Michael Smith
Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick
Penalties
  • Victoria MacIntosh
  • Hailey Furio
  • Dana O'Boye
  • Sarah Sodoma
  • Liesa Seifert
  • Erna Gudjonsdottir
  • Morgan Smocovich
  • Sairra Tucker
November 1, 2017 #1 South Alabama2–0#8 Appalachian StateFoley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Ana Helmert  33'
  • Rio Hardy  44'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
Assistant referees: Jon Skinner
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Fourth official: Griff Sims
November 1, 2017 #2 Texas State1–2 (a.e.t.)#7 Coastal CarolinaFoley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kassi Hormuth  5'
 Report
  •  71' Lauren Dabner
  •  105' Mackenzie Gibbs
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Michael Smith
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Brian Marshall
November 1, 2017 #3 Troy1–2#6 Georgia SouthernFoley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kiersten Edlund  61' (pen.)
 Report
  • Sarah Price  72', 79'
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 75
Referee: Joe Kirkpatrick
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Griff Sims
Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Semifinals
November 3, 2017 #1 South Alabama4–0#5 Little RockFoley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Rio Hardy  16' (pen.)
  • Kory Dixon  46', 57'
  • Ana Helmert  84'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 173
Referee: Griff Sims
Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Michael Smith
November 3, 2017 #7 Coastal Carolina4–1#6 Georgia SouthernFoley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Kayla Christian  10', 34'
  • Daniella Famili  34'
  • Elisabeth Rockhill  69'
 Report
  •  90' Aila Sendra
 Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 76
Referee: Brian Marshall
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick
Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Final
November 5, 2017 #1 South Alabama5–0#7 Coastal CarolinaFoley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Danielle Henley  7'
  • Kory Dixon  12'
  • Rio Hardy  19', 88'
  • Steffi Hardy  54'
 Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Attendance: 212
Referee: Rebekah Friedrich
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll

Statistics

Goalscorers
4 Goals
  • Rio Hardy - South Alabama
3 Goals
  • Kory Dixon - South Alabama
2 Goals
  • Kayla Christian - Coastal Carolina
  • Ana Helmert - South Alabama
  • Sarah Price - Georgia Southern
1 Goal
  • Lauren Dabner - Coastal Carolina
  • Kiersten Edlund - Troy
  • Daniella Famili - Coastal Carolina
  • Steffi Hardy - South Alabama
  • Danielle Henley - South Alabama
  • Kassi Hormuth - Texas State
  • Mackenzie Gibbs - Coastal Carolina
  • Arola Aparicio Gili - Little Rock
  • Dana O'Boye - Arkansas State
  • Elisabeth Rockhill - Coastal Carolina
  • Aila Sendra - Georgia Southern

See also

References
  1. Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Richard Moodie". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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