2021 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
The 2021 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through November 7, 2021. The nine-match tournament took place at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Rice Owls.[1] Rice was unable to defend their title after being defeated by Middle Tennessee in the Quarterfinals. The Old Dominion Monarchs won the title by defeating Southern Miss in the final 1–0.[2] The conference championship was the first for the Old Dominion women's soccer program and first for head coach Angie Hind.[3] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned C-USA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,529 | ||||
| Site | FAU Soccer Stadium Boca Raton, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Old Dominion (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Angie Hind (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Carla Morich (Offensive) Emily Roberts (Defensive) (Old Dominion) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion †‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .063 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .688 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Ten teams qualified for the 2021 tournament based on their regular season records. The top five teams in each division were selected for tournament play. The tournament was set up so the first round matched the fourth seed and fifth seed of each conference and the quarterfinals featured cross-conference play. One tiebreaker was required between Rice and UAB, both of which finished 4–3–1 and tied for second place in the West Region. Rice won the tiebreaker and was awarded the second seed in the West based on their 2–1 overtime victory over UAB on October 8.[4]
| Finish | Team | Conference Record |
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| 1 | Old Dominion | 6–1–1 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 5–2–1 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 5–3–0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 4–2–2 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 3–2–3 |
| Finish | Team | Conference Record |
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| 1 | Southern Miss | 4–1–3 |
| 2 | Rice | 4–3–1 |
| 3 | UAB | 4–3–1 |
| 4 | UTSA | 3–2–3 |
| 5 | North Texas | 3–3–2 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| First Round Monday, Nov. 1 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Old Dominion (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4W | UTSA (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4W | UTSA | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5W | North Texas | 0 | 1E | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3E | Middle Tennessee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Rice | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Middle Tennessee (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Old Dominion | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Southern Miss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Western Kentucky | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Florida Atlantic (pen.) | 2 (5) | 3W | UAB | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5E | Charlotte | 2 (4) | 1W | Southern Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3W | UAB | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Southern Miss | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Florida Atlantic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1, 2021 | #4W UTSA | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5W North Texas | Boca Raton, FL |
| 4:30 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 179 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa Irvin Castilla-Quija Fourth official: Jamie Herrera |
| November 1, 2021 | #4E Florida Atlantic | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #5E Charlotte | Boca Raton, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Jamie Herrera Assistant referees: Mauro Gonzalez Raidel Toledo Andino Fourth official: Andres Pfefferkorn |
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Quarterfinals
| November 3, 2021 | #2W Rice | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #3E Middle Tennessee | Boca Raton, FL |
| 11:00 a.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Fourth official: Alex Del Angel | |
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| November 3, 2021 | #1E Old Dominion | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #4W UTSA | Boca Raton, FL |
| 1:30 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Alex Del Angel Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa William Torres Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
| November 3, 2021 | #2E Western Kentucky | 0–1 | #3W UAB | Boca Raton, FL |
| 4:30 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Raidel Toledo Andino Gerson Castellanos Fourth official: Jamie Herrera |
| November 3, 2021 | #1W Southern Miss | 2–1 | #4E Florida Atlantic | Boca Raton, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 233 Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Hayden Oscana William Torres Fourth official: Jamie Willis |
Semifinals
| November 5, 2021 | #1E Old Dominion | 2–1 | #3E Middle Tennessee | Boca Raton, FL |
| 4:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 104 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Irvin Castilla-Quijano Jamie Willis Fourth official: Timothy Debysingh |
| November 5, 2021 | #1W Southern Miss | 2–1 | #3W UAB | Boca Raton, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 167 Referee: Cory Rockwell Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa William Torres Fourth official: Alex Del Angel |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #1W Southern Miss | 0–1 | #1E Old Dominion | Boca Raton, FL |
| 1:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 161 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: William Torres Gerson Castellanos Fourth official: Timothy Debysingh |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 1.89 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Miracle Porter – Florida Atlantic
1 goal
- Piper Biziorek – Charlotte
- Haley Shand – Charlotte
- Emma Grissom – Florida Atlantic
- Peyton DePriest – Middle Tennessee
- Morgan Hall – Old Dominion
- Riley Kennett – Old Dominion
- Yuliia Khrystiuck – Old Dominion
- Ece Turkoglu – Old Dominion
- Ariel Diaz – Southern Miss
- Madisyn Flammia – Southern Miss
- Blessing Kingsley – Southern Miss
- Sam Stiglmair – Southern Miss
- Morgan Halliwill – UAB
- Lexxe Lipsey – UAB
1 own goal
- North Texas (vs. UTSA)
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Carla Morich* | Old Dominion |
| Emily Roberts^ | |
| Kasey Perry | |
| Ece Turkoglu | |
| Peyton DePriest | Middle Tennessee |
| Caroline Manley | |
| Ariel Diaz | Southern Miss |
| Ilana Izquierdo | |
| Kendell Mindnich | |
| Morgan Halliwill | UAB |
| Lexxe Lipsey |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "WSOC: 2021 Championship Bracket Set". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- "WSOC: Old Dominion Wins First C-USA Title With 1-0 Victory Over Southern Miss". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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