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2023 SEC women's soccer tournament

The 2023 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from October 29 to November 5, 2023. The tournament was held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. The ten-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks are the defending champions.[1][2] The Gamecocks were unable to defend their crown, losing to Texas A&M in the Quarterfinals. Georgia won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Arkansas in the final.[3][4] The conference championship is the first for the Georgia women's soccer program, and first for second-year head coach Keidane McAlpine.[5] As tournament champions, Georgia earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2023 SEC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance6,415
SiteAshton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Winning coachKeidane McAlpine (1st title)
MVPCroix Bethune (Georgia)
BroadcastSEC Network
SEC women's soccer tournament
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2023 SEC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 17 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 1 – 1   .850 15 – 5 – 2   .727
No. 21 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 – 0 – 5   .750 12 – 3 – 6   .714
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 12 – 6 – 5   .630
No. 22 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 5 – 4 – 1   .550 12 – 5 – 5   .659
No. 13 Georgia  ‍‍‡‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 13 – 4 – 6   .696
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 10 – 8 – 4   .545
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 4   .500 9 – 4 – 6   .632
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 3   .450 8 – 7 – 5   .525
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 3 – 4 – 3   .450 9 – 7 – 4   .550
LSU  ‍‍‍y 3 – 5 – 2   .400 8 – 8 – 4   .500
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 7 – 7 – 3   .500
Florida  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 4   .400 6 – 5 – 6   .529
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 1   .150 5 – 9 – 3   .382
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 SEC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 7, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: SEC

Qualification

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The top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the 2023 Tournament. The top six teams were awarded byes into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded based on regular season records, with the Eastern and Western Division champions being awarded the top two seeds.[6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Auburn and Tennessee finished with identical 3–4–3 regular season records. The two teams did not meet in the regular season so a second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. Auburn won this tiebreaker eleven points to eight and was therefore awarded the eighth seed. A three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the tenth, and last seed, of the tournament as LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt all finished with identical 3–5–2 regular season records. Since all teams did not play each other during the regular season the second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. LSU and Vanderbilt earned four points, while Ole Miss only earned one point. Therefore, Ole Miss was eliminated. LSU and Vanderbilt did not meet during the regular season, and points earned against common opponents was again used to break the tie. LSU earned ten points while Vanderbilt earned eight points. Therefore, LSU was the tenth and final seed for the tournament.[7]

Seed School Conference Record Conference Points
1 Arkansas 8–1–1 25
2 Georgia* 4–3–3 15*
3 South Carolina 5–0–5 20
4 Mississippi State 5–3–2 17
5 Alabama 5–4–1 16
6 Texas A&M 4–3–3 15
7 Kentucky 3–3–4 13
8 Auburn 3–4–3 12
9 Tennessee 3–4–3 12
10 LSU 3–5–2 11

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

Bracket

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Source:[8]

First Round
Sunday, Oct. 29 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
2 Georgia 2
7 Kentucky (pen.) 0 (4) 7 Kentucky 1
10 LSU 0 (2) 2 Georgia (a.e.t.) 3
6 Texas A&M 2
3 South Carolina 0
6 Texas A&M 1
2 Georgia 1
1 Arkansas 0
1 Arkansas 4
8 Auburn 2 8 Auburn 0
9 Tennessee 1 1 Arkansas 2
4 Mississippi State 0
4 Mississippi State (pen.) 1 (2)
5 Alabama 1 (0)


Matches

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First round

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October 31 Match 1 #7 Kentucky 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 #10 LSU Pensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maggy Henschler   21'   55'
  • Grace Hoytink   66'
  • Katelyn Fishnick   70'
  • Team   87'
 Report
  •   54' Rammie Noel
  •   56' Taylor Dobles
  •   88' Team
  •   88' Sage Glover
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
Penalties
  • Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir  
  • Grace Phillpotts  
  • Sam Halligan  
  • Maddie Eastman  
  • Jordyn Rhodes  
  •   Ida Hermannsdottir
  •   Mollie Baker
  •   Jordan Johnson
  •   Sage Glover
October 29 Match 2 #8 Auburn 2–1 #9 Tennessee Pensacola, FL
3:30 p.m. CT
  • Becky Contreras   38'
  • Haley Duca   41'
 Report
  •   17' Kameron Simmonds
  •   26' Sheridan Michel
  •   90' Lindsey Brick
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

Quarterfinals

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October 31 Match 3 #2 Georgia 2–1 #7 Kentucky Pensacola, FL
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Summer Denigan   2'
  • Croix Bethune   63'
  • Mallie McKenzie   81'
 Report
  •   2' (pen.) Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir
  •   16' Tanner Strickland
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Michael Lavergne
October 31 Match 4 #3 South Carolina 0–1 #6 Texas A&M Pensacola, FL
2:30 p.m. CT
  • Catherine Barry   36'
 Report
  •   33' Carissa Boeckmann
  •   79' Sydney Becerra
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez
October 31 Match 5 #1 Arkansas 4–0 #8 Auburn Pensacola, FL
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Morgan White   28',   58'
  • Bea Franklin   34'
  • Anna Podojil   63'
  • Kate Carter   84'
 Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman
October 31 Match 6 #4 Mississippi State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		 #5 Alabama Pensacola, FL
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya   55' (pen.)
  • Alexis Gutierrez   58'
 Report
  •   15' Gessica Skorka
  •   24' Brooke Steere
  •   70' Sasha Pickard
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 832
Referee: Michael Lavergne
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell
Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez
Penalties
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya  
  • Rylie Combs  
  • Kennedy White  
  •   Felicia Knox
  •   Marianna Annest
  •   Sydney Japic
  •   Gianna Paul

Semifinals

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November 2 Match 7 #1 Arkansas 2–0 #4 Mississippi State Pensacola, FL
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Ava Tankersley   13'
  • Bea Franklin   30'
  • Morgan White   85'
 Report Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Mario Maric
November 2 Match 8 #2 Georgia 3–2 (a.e.t.) #6 Texas A&M Pensacola, FL
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Nicole Vernis   56' (pen.)
  • Mallie McKenzie   77'
  • Hannah White   95'
  • Croix Bethune   110'
 Report
  •   41' Taylor Jernigan
  •   73' Carissa Boeckmann
  •   104' Jazmine Wilkinson
  •   105' MaKhiya McDonald
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Craig Lowery
Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

Final

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November 5 Match 9 #1 Arkansas 0–1 #2 Georgia Pensacola, FL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Team   19'
 Report
  •   7' Arkansas Own Goal
 Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Aaron Fong
Fourth official: Mario Maric

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 21 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

1 goal

  • Brooke Steere – Alabama
  • Kate Carter – Arkansas
  • Bea Franklin – Arkansas
  • Anna Podojil – Arkansas
  • Ava Tankersley – Arkansas
  • Becky Contreras – Auburn
  • Haley Duca – Auburn
  • Mallie McKenzie – Georgia
  • Nicole Vernis – Georgia
  • Hannah White – Georgia
  • Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir – Kentucky
  • Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Mississippi State
  • Kameron Simmonds – Tennessee
  • Sydney Becerra – Texas A&M
  • Taylor Jernigan – Texas A&M
  • Jazmine Wilkinson – Texas A&M

1 own goal

  • Arkansas (vs. Georgia)

All-Tournament team

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Player Team
Bea Franklin Arkansas
Makenzie Malham
Ava Tankersley
Jordan Brown Georgia
Croix Bethune
Mallie McKenzie
Hannah White
Maddy Anderson Mississippi State
Rylie Combs
Sydney Becerra Texas A&M
Carolyn Calzada

MVP in bold
Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "SEC Championships - Soccer 2022". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremiah (November 7, 2022). "SEC champs! South Carolina women's soccer wins tournament title". The State. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "SEC Championships - Soccer 2023". www.secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ^ Grieco, Ben (November 5, 2023). "SEC Soccer Tournament: Georgia wins first championship after shutting out Arkansas". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament Brackets Announced For Ashton Brosnaham Park Beginning Sunday". northescambia.com. October 27, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  7. ^ "WSOC Week 15" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. December 4, 2023. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 SEC Tournament" (PDF). ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "WSOC Week 15" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. December 4, 2023. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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