2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament

The 2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 29 through November 6, 2021. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the Western Division champions and Eastern Division champions home stadiums. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Liberty Flames were the defending tournament champions, and unable to defend their title, losing to Eastern Kentucky in the Quarterfinals.[1] The Lipscomb Bisons won the tournament after defeating Kennesaw State 1–0 in the final.[2] It was their third title in four years, and third title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Kevin O'Brien.[3] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 ASUN women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,573
SiteCampus Sites, #1 seeds
ChampionsLipscomb (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin O'Brien (3rd title)
MVPShelby Craft (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN+
ASUN women's soccer tournament
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2021 ASUN Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Florida Gulf Coast   720 .7781071 .583
Liberty   630 .6671171 .605
Kennesaw State   432 .556982 .526
Jacksonville   261 .278783 .472
North Florida   432 .556943 .656
Stetson   351 .3896102 .389
West
Lipscomb  y 720 .7781551 .738
Central Arkansas   630 .667990 .500
Eastern Kentucky   450 .4449100 .474
Bellarmine   252 .333478 .421
Jacksonville State   351 .3897102 .421
North Alabama   171 .1672133 .194
Conference champion
2021 ASUN tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches poll
Source:ASUN Conference

Bracket

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 29
Semifinals
Friday, October 31
Final
Sunday, November 6
         
1E Florida Gulf Coast 1 (3)
4W Bellarmine (pen.) 1 (4)
4W Bellarmine 0
3E Kennesaw State 1
2W Central Arkansas 3
3E Kennesaw State (a.e.t.) 4
3E Kennesaw State 0
1W Lipscomb 1
1W Lipscomb 6
5W Jacksonville State 0
1W Lipscomb 4
3W Eastern Kentucky 0
2E Liberty 0
3W Eastern Kentucky 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 29, 2021 Lipscomb 6–0 Jacksonville State Nashville, TN
2:00 p.m. CT
  • Cami Rogers 10', 25'
  • Kammy McGee 14'
  • Molly Grant 60'
  • Noa Ganthier 84'
  • Shadia Valenzuela 88'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 135
Referee: Kayla Polonksy
Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher
Assistant referees: Tarik Veleder
Fourth official: Shane Butler
October 29, 2021 Central Arkansas 3–4 (a.e.t.) Kennesaw State Fort Myers, FL
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Emma Hawkins 59', 62'
  • Abby Gibson 67'
  • Alyssa Fason Yellow card 80'
Report
  • 45', 58', 81' Macie Rainwater
  • Yellow card 72' Ebony Clarke
  • Yellow card 81' Aila Swinton
  • gold-colored soccer ball 93' Tianna Rivera
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 103
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Edson Carvajal
Assistant referees: Ivan Cid Cruz
Fourth official: John Ocampo
October 29, 2021 Liberty 0–1 Eastern Kentucky Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT Report
  • 87' Maddy Lemery
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 115
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Carmelo LoFaro
Assistant referees: Justin Higgins
Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky
October 29, 2021 Florida Gulf Coast 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Bellarmine Fort Myers, FL
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Malaya Melancon 31'
Report
  • 89' Lauren Mackey
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 291
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Assistant referees: John Ocampo
Assistant referees: Sergio Cabrera
Fourth official: Richonne Clark
Penalties
  • Alyssa Abbondandolo soccer ball with red X
  • Olivia Lindstedt soccer ball with check mark
  • Leah Scarpelli soccer ball with check mark
  • Louise Lillback soccer ball with check mark
  • Ashlee Brentlinger soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Elise Markley
  • soccer ball with check mark Sarah Buse
  • soccer ball with check mark Sophie Bish
  • soccer ball with check mark Lauren Mackey

Semifinals

October 31, 2021 Kennesaw State 1–0 Bellarmine Fort Myers, FL
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Macie Rainwater 74'
Report Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 56
Referee: Jaime Herrera
Assistant referees: Irvin Castilla-Ouijana
Assistant referees: Raidel Toledo Andino
Fourth official: Amiel Aleman
October 31, 2021 Lipscomb 4–0 Eastern Kentucky Nashville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Molly Grant 51', 89'
  • Logan McFadden 67'
  • Emanuela Schurch 75'
Report
  • Yellow card 69' Maddy Lemery
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Esteban Eordogh
Assistant referees: Gerson Castellanos
Fourth official: Matthew Drew

Final

November 6, 2021 Lipscomb 1–0 Kennesaw State Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Kammy McGee 22'
  • Emanuela Schurch Yellow card 25'
Report
  • Yellow card 34' Team
  • Yellow card 34' Kendall Higgs
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 623
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Christopher Kloc
Assistant referees: Esteban Eordogh
Fourth official: Kiah Haslett

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 22 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match (as of November 6, 2021).

4 goals

  • Macie Rainwater – Kennesaw State

3 goals

  • Molly Grant – Lipscomb

2 goals

  • Emma Hawkins – Central Arkansas
  • Kammy McGee – Lipscomb
  • Cami Rogers – Lipscomb

1 goal

  • Lauren Mackey – Bellarmine
  • Abby Gibson – Central Arkansas
  • Maddy Lemery – Eastern Kentucky
  • Malaya Melancon – Florida Gulf Coast
  • Tianna Rivera – Kennesaw State
  • Noa Ganthier – Lipscomb
  • Logan McFadden – Lipscomb
  • Emanuela Schurch – Lipscomb
  • Shadia Valenzuela – Lipscomb

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

PlayerTeam
Shelby Craft Lipscomb
CJ Graham
Logan McFadden
Kammy McGee
Aila Swinton Kennesaw State
Dylan Pixton
Macie Rainwater
Elyssa Francis Bellarmine
Sarah Kraus
Nerea de Diego Eastern Kentucky
Lucy Ream

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2020 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. "Bisons Claim Program's Third Women's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Four Seasons". asunsports.com. The Atlantic Sun Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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