2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 31 to November 4, 2018. 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, however they were unable to defend their title, losing in a penalty kick shootout to the Texas State Bobcats in the semifinals. The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans won the title in another penalty kick shootout over Texas State.[1][2] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for Little Rock and the first for head coach Mark Foster.[3][4]

2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteFoley Sports Complex
Foley, Alabama
ChampionsLittle Rock (1st title)
Winning coachMark Foster (1st title)
MVPJaclyn Purvine (Little Rock)
BroadcastESPN+
Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 8 0 2   .900 11 6 3   .625
Little Rock  ‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 14 5 3   .705
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 8 8 1   .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 9 9 1   .500
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 8 9 2   .474
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 8 10 2   .450
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 5 0   .500 8 7 3   .528
Troy  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 5 14 1   .275
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 5 12 0   .294
UL Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 3 12 3   .250
UL Monroe  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 0 17 0   .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 Sun Belt Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 14, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Sun Belt

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
         
4 Appalachian State 0
5 South Alabama 3
5 South Alabama 1 (2)
1 Texas State 1 (4)
1 Texas State 1
8 Troy 0
1 Texas State 0 (5)
2 Little Rock 0 (6)
2 Little Rock 1 (4)
7 Arkansas State 1 (3)
2 Little Rock 2
6 Georgia State 0
3 Coastal Carolina 2
6 Georgia State 3OT

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 31, 2018 #4 Appalachian State 0–3 #5 South Alabama Foley, Alabama
10:00 a.m. CST
  • Jessia Easley   68'
  • Taylor Ray   68'
Report
  • Audrey Duren   35'
  • Abi Mills   39'
  • Ana Helmert   44',   68'
  • Briana Morris   57'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Karen Abt
Assistant referees: Olivia Urig
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turbin
Fourth official: Alyssa Pennington
October 31, 2018 #1 Texas State 1–0 #8 Troy Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Kaylee Davis   62',   88'
Report Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Ashlee Varnson
Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez
October 31, 2018 #2 Little Rock 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#7 Arkansas State Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CST
  • Liesa Seifert   57'
Report
  • Hailey Furio   11'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
Assistant referees: Alicia Messer
Assistant referees: Olivia Urig
Fourth official: Ashlee Varnson
Penalties
  • Liesa Seifert  
  • Jaclyn Purvine  
  • Arola Aparicio Gill  
  • Sairra Tucker  
  • Nora Hellmers  
  • Dana O'Boye  
  • Hailey Furio  
  • Riley Ebenroth  
  • Taylor Schneider  
  • Maggie Ertl  
October 31, 2018 #3 Coastal Carolina 2–3 (a.e.t.) #6 Georgia State Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Abby Gashel   7'
  • Hannah Miller   60'
Report
  • Lily Barron   4'
  • Caitlin Ray   81'
  • Brooke Shank   31',   93'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Tiffini Tupin
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Ceciah Valero

Semifinals

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November 2, 2018 #5 South Alabama 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
#1 Texas State Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CST
  • Moa Ohman   17'
  • Brenna McPartlan   88'
Report
  • Jessica Pikoff   57'
  • Kaylee Davis   73' (pen.)
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Ceciah Valero
Assistant referees: Olivia Urig
Assistant referees: Ashlee Varnson
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez
Penalties
  • Ally Kewish  
  • Kaylee Davis  
  • Jordan Kondikoff  
  • Mackenzie Smith  
November 2, 2018 #2 Little Rock 2–0 #6 Georgia State Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Peyton Laughley   38'
  • Jaclyn Purvine   53', 64'
Report
  • Hannah Davis   36'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Kayla Polonsky
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Assistant referees: Alyssa Pennington
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez

Final

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November 4, 2018 #1 Texas State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
#2 Little Rock Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CST Report
  • Fanney Einarsdotir   109'
Stadium: Foley Sports Complex
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Olivia Urig
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Fourth official: Alyssa Pennington
Penalties
  • Ally Kewish  
  • Kaylee Davis  
  • Jordan Kondikoff  
  • Mackenzie Smith  
  • Sarah Everett  
  • Jamie Brown  
  • Haley Groff  
  • Kelly Barbalias  
  • Liesa Seifert  
  • Morgan Smocovich  
  • Arola Aparicio Gili  
  • Sairra Tucker  
  • Nora Hellmers  
  • Jaclyn Purvine  
  • Fanney Einarsdotir  
  • Claire Palmer  

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • Kaylee Davis – Texas State
  • Jaclyn Purvine – Little Rock
1 Goal
  • Lily Barron – Georgia State
  • Hailey Furio – Arkansas State
  • Abby Gashel – Coastal Carolina
  • Ana Helmert - South Alabama
  • Hannah Miller – Coastal Carolina
  • Abi Mills - South Alabama
  • Briana Morris - South Alabama
  • Moa Ohman - South Alabama
  • Caitlin Ray – Georgia State
  • Liesa Seifert – Little Rock

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Caitlin Ray Georgia State
Briana Morris South Alabama
Kaylee Davis Texas State
Heather Martin Texas State
Jordan Kondikoff Texas State
Genesis Turman Texas State
Sara Johannsdottir Little Rock
Morgan Smocovich Little Rock
Liesa Siefert Little Rock
Arola Aparicio Gili Little Rock
Jaclyn Purvine Little Rock (MVP)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Little Rock Trojans Capture First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.