The 2018 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 1–4, 2018. 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, however they were unable to defend their title, losing 1–0 to the Grambling State Tigers in the Semifinals. The eventual champions were the Howard Bison, who defeated Grambling State 1–0 in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the third in the history of the Howard women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Brent Leiba.[2][3]
| 2018 SWAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 508 | ||||
| Site | PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Howard (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brent Leiba (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Jordan Taylor (Howard) | ||||
| Broadcast | None | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 14 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard ‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAPB | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley St | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 2 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SWAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
editSource:[4]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UAPB | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Southern | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Howard | 12OT | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 1, 2018 | #1 Grambling State | 3–0 | #8 UAPB | Prairie View, Texas |
| 10:00 a.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 46 Referee: Deepak Lumba Assistant referees: Cedric Thomas Benjamin Wooten Fourth official: Laith Dahhan |
| November 1, 2018 | #4 Alabama State | 1–0 | #5 Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, Texas |
| 12:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Logan Reeves Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Estefania Estrada Fourth official: Deepak Lumba |
| November 1, 2018 | #3 Texas Southern | 2–0 | #6 Alabama A&M | Prairie View, Texas |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 76 Referee: Laith Dahhan Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Cedric Thomas Fourth official: Shawn Cummings |
| November 1, 2018 | #2 Howard | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 Southern | Prairie View, Texas |
| 5:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 48 Referee: Ruben Campillo Assistant referees: Shawn Cummings Estefania Estrada Fourth official: Logan Reeves |
Semifinals
edit| November 2, 2018 | #1 Grambling State | 1–0 | #4 Alabama State | Prairie View, Texas |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 82 Referee: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: George Kubove Shawn Cummings Fourth official: Estefania Estrada |
| November 2, 2018 | #2 Howard | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | #3 Texas Southern | Prairie View, Texas |
| 5:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 48 Referee: Cedric Thomas Assistant referees: Logan Reeves Laith Dahhan Fourth official: Estefania Estrada |
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Final
edit| November 4, 2018 | #1 Grambling State | 0–1 | #2 Howard | Prairie View, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Estefania Estrada Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Laith Dahhan Fourth official: Kyle Phillips |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- Begona Bravo – Texas Southern
- Jordan Taylor – Howard
- 1 Goal
- Florence David – Grambling State
- Kalley Pena – Grambling State
- Birgit Rijnders – Alabama State
- Jasmine Smith – Grambling State
- Brittany Terry – Grambling State
All-Tournament team
editSource:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Begona Bravo | Texas Southern |
| Briana Norwood | Texas Southern |
| Chimoa Eriken | Southern |
| Jasmine Smith | Grambling |
| Kailey Pena | Grambling |
| Florence David | Grambling |
| Haileigh Adams | Grambling |
| Thalia Boucher | Howard |
| Makela Davidson | Howard |
| Alayah Hightower | Howard |
| Jordan Taylor | Howard (MVP) |
References
edit- ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Brent Leiba Bio". hubison.com. Howard Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Soccer Championship bracket". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Howard wins 2018 SWAC Soccer Tournament Championship". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.