2017 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the SEC. The Florida Gators were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 overtime loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in the semifinals. Texas A&M won the tournament title with a 2–1 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the final.[1] This was the third SEC women's soccer tournament title for Texas A&M, all of which have come under the direction of head coach G Guerrieri.[2][3]

2017 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Site	Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, Alabama
Champions	Texas A&M (3rd title)
Winning coach	G Guerrieri (3rd title)
Broadcast	SEC Network
SEC Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 SEC women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
#4 South Carolina †^y  ‍‍‍	9	–	0	–	1		.950			19	–	3	–	1		.848
No. 12 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	1	–	0		.900			18	–	2	–	2		.864
No. 6 Florida  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0		.700			17	–	7	–	0		.708
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1		.650			13	–	7	–	2		.636
No. 25 Tennessee  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1		.650			15	–	4	–	2		.762
Auburn  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	2	–	4		.600			8	–	7	–	5		.525
Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1		.450			11	–	11	–	2		.500
Alabama  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1		.450			12	–	8	–	1		.595
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍^y	3	–	5	–	2		.400			10	–	7	–	3		.575
Missouri  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			8	–	12	–	1		.405
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			8	–	12	–	0		.400
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			8	–	5	–	4		.588
LSU  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			4	–	12	–	2		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 1, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SEC

Qualification

The top ten teams earned a berth into the SEC Tournament. The tournament is held at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. Four of the ten teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll prior to the beginning of the tournament.

Bracket

	First Round Sunday, October 29					Quarterfinals Tuesday, October 31					Semifinals Thursday, November 2					Championship Sunday, November 5
						1	South Carolina	0
						8	Arkansas	1
	8	Arkansas	1
	9	Ole Miss	0
											8	Arkansas	1 (4)
										4	Vanderbilt	1 (2)
						4	Vanderbilt	1
						5	Tennessee	0
																8	Arkansas	1
																2	Texas A&M	2
						2	Texas A&M	7
						10	Missouri	1
	7	Alabama	1
	10	Missouri	3
											2	Texas A&M	2^OT
										3	Florida	1
						3	Florida	1
						6	Auburn	0

Schedule

All matches are played at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.[4]

First Round

October 29, 2017	#7 Alabama	1–3	#10 Missouri	Orange Beach, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CDT	Celia Jiménez Delgado  73'	Report	1' Savannah Trujillo  27' Sarah Luebbert  57' Grace Kitts	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 29, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–0	#9 Ole Miss	Orange Beach, Alabama
3:30 p.m. CDT	Taylor Malham  32'	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2017	#2 Texas A&M	7–1	#10 Missouri	Orange Beach, Alabama
12:00 p.m. CDT	Ally Watt  4', 12', 20', 47' Jimena López  39' (pen.) Stephanie Malherbe  56' Claudette Lassandro  76'	Report	27' Jessica Johnson	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 31, 2017	#3 Florida	1–0	#6 Auburn	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:30 p.m. CDT	Lais Araujo  31'	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez

October 31, 2017	#1 South Carolina	0–1	#8 Arkansas	Orange Beach, Alabama
5:00 p.m. CDT		Report	53' Tori Cannata	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

October 31, 2017	#4 Vanderbilt	1–0	#5 Tennessee	Orange Beach, Alabama
7:30 p.m. CDT	Stephanie Amack  50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Semifinals

November 2, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#4 Vanderbilt	Orange Beach, Alabama
3:30 p.m. CDT	Kayla McKeon  22'	Report	41' Paola Ellis	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Natalie Simon Fourth official: Gus St. Silva
	Penalties
	Jessi Hartzler Taylor Malham Nayeli Perez Parker Goins		Kaylann Boyd Stephanie Amack Cristina De Zeeuw Lydia Simmons

November 2, 2017	#2 Texas A&M	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#3 Florida	Orange Beach, Alabama
6:00 p.m. CDT	Rheagen Smith  69' Sara Wilson  97'  (o.g.)	Report	30' Sarah Troccoli	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Gus St. Silva

Final

November 5, 2017	#8 Arkansas	1–2	#2 Texas A&M	Orange Beach, Alabama
2:00 p.m. CST	Parker Goins  81'	Report	38' (o.g.) Tori Cannata  88' Emily Bates	Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 802 Referee: Amber O'Connor Assistant referees: Natalie Simon Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Ceciah Valero

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals

• Ally Watt – Texas A&M

1 Goal

• Stephanie Amack – Vanderbilt
• Lais Araujo – Florida
• Emily Bates – Texas A&M
• Tori Cannata – Arkansas
• Celia Jimenez Delgado – Alabama
• Paola Ellis – Vanderbilt
• Parker Goins – Arkansas
• Jessica Johnson – Missouri
• Grace Kitts – Missouri
• Claudette Lassandro – Texas A&M
• Jimena Lopez – Texas A&M
• Sarah Luebbert – Missouri
• Taylor Malham – Arkansas
• Stephanie Malherbe – Texas A&M
• Kayla McKeon – Arkansas
• Rheagen Smith – Texas A&M
• Sara Troccoli – Florida
• Savannah Trujillo – Missouri

Own Goals

• Sara Wilson – Florida – Scored against Texas A&M
• Tori Cannata – Arkansas – Scored against Texas A&M

See also

• Southeastern Conference
• 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "2017 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. "2017 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
3. "G Guerrieri". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "Championships – Soccer". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

External links

• |2017 SEC Soccer Tournament