2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 6 to November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex in Conway, Arkansas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Abilene Christian Wildcats, but they were unable to defend their title falling in the first round to McNeese State 2–1. The Lamar Cardinals won the tournament, defeating Northwestern State 3–1 in the final.[1][2] The title was the second overall for the Lamar Cardinals program, both of which have come under head coach Steve Holeman.[3]
2019 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Site | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Conway, Arkansas | ||||
Champions | Lamar (2nd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Steve Holeman (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Esther Okoronkwo (Lamar) | ||||
Broadcast | Southland Digital Network ESPN+ (Final) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .909 | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern St | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 13 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .636 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M-CC | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese St | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .545 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston St | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .500 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .455 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cent. Arkansas | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .364 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Louisiana | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .273 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .182 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Southland Conference |
Media and TV
Broadcast of the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were on the Southland Conference Digital Network. The championship game was broadcast on ESPN+.
Bracket
Source:[4]
Quarterfinals Wednesday,Nov. 6 SLC Digital | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 SLC Digital | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 ESPN+ | ||||||||||||
1 | Lamar | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lamar | 5 | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Incarnate Word | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
1 | Lamar | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Sam Houston State | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwestern State | 1OT | ||||||||||||
6 | McNeese State | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Abilene Christian | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | McNeese State | 2 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
November 6, 2019 | #2 Northwestern State | 3–0 | #7 Sam Houston State | Conway, Arkansas |
11:00 a.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Matthew Geringer Ken Mizuno Fourth official: Charles Farr |
November 6, 2019 | #3 Abilene Christian | 1–2 | #6 McNeese State | Conway, Arkansas |
2:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Andrew Ellsworth Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan Ryan Poole Fourth official: Matthew Garrenger |
November 6, 2019 | #1 Lamar | 6–2 | #8 Stephen F. Austin | Conway, Arkansas |
5:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Referee: Charles Farr Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno Jacson Rector Fourth official: Andrew Ellsworth |
November 6, 2019 | #4 Incarnate Word | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Conway, Arkansas |
8:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: David Henderson Fevzi Demirhan Fourth official: Lawrence Hale |
Penalties | ||||
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Semifinals
November 8, 2019 | #2 Northwestern State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 McNeese State | Conway, Arkansas |
4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Referee: Travis Haight Assistant referees: Jervis Atagana Fevzi Demirhan Fourth official: Matthew Thompson |
November 8, 2019 | #1 Lamar | 5–1 | #5 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Conway, Arkansas |
7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Referee: Jose Lara-Mancia Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno Charles Farr Fourth official: Travis Haight |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #1 Lamar | 3–1 | #2 Northwestern State | Conway, Arkansas |
1:05 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 6 Goals
- Esther Okoronkwo (Lamar)
- 3 Goals
- Lucy Ashworth (Lamar)
- 1 Goal
- Karleigh Acosta (Northwestern State)
- Dana Curtis (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
- Abby Deakin (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
- Olivia Draguicevich (Northwestern State)
- Emma Gibbs (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
- Nicole Henry (Northwestern State)
- Kaisa Juvonen (Lamar)
- Anna Loftus (Lamar)
- Sophia Manibo (Lamar)
- Mattie Musser (Stephen F. Austin)
- Alisha Nesbitt (Lamar)
- Jade Piper (Incarnate Word)
- Andrea Reyes (Incarnate Word)
- Mariah Ruelas (McNesse State)
- Katelyn Termini (Stephen F. Austin)
- Jayden Wheeler (Northwestern State)
- Kalee Williams (Northwestern State)
- Caylen Wright (Abilene Christian)
- Rachel Young (McNeese State)
- Own Goals
- Stephen F. Austin vs. Lamar
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Esther Okoronkwo | Lamar |
Lucy Ashworth | |
Madison Ledet | |
Macie McFarland | |
Acelya Aydogmus | Northwestern State |
Nicole Henry | |
Olivia Mattson | |
Brianna Mascia | McNeese State |
Mariah Ruelas | |
Dana Curtis | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Abby Deakin |
MVP in bold
References
- "2018 Southland Conference soccer tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "2019 Southland Conference soccer tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "2019 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "2019 Southland Conference soccer tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "Lamar Earns Southland Soccer Championship With 3-1 Victory". Southland Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.