2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 1–5, 2017. 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 and they successfully defended their title with a 5–0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the final.[1][2] This was the fifth consecutive and fifth overall Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for South Alabama and the first for first-year head coach Richard Moodie.[3][4]

2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	536
Site	Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama
Champions	South Alabama (5th title)
Winning coach	Richard Moodie (1st title)
Broadcast	ESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
South Alabama †‡^y  ‍‍‍	9	–	1	–	0		.900			14	–	6	–	1		.690
Texas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	0		.800			10	–	6	–	1		.618
Troy  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	0		.600			8	–	10	–	2		.450
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			9	–	6	–	2		.588
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2		.500			9	–	9	–	3		.500
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			8	–	9	–	2		.474
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			11	–	8	–	1		.575
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			4	–	11	–	4		.316
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			3	–	13	–	2		.222
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			5	–	10	–	2		.353
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			3	–	11	–	3		.265
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt

Bracket

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

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 1, 2017	#4 Arkansas State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	#5 Little Rock	Foley, Alabama
10:00 a.m. CDT	Dana O'Boye  55'	Report	70' Arola Aparicio Gili	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Assistant referees: Michael Smith Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick
	Penalties
	Victoria MacIntosh Hailey Furio Dana O'Boye Sarah Sodoma		Liesa Seifert Erna Gudjonsdottir Morgan Smocovich Sairra Tucker

November 1, 2017	#1 South Alabama	2–0	#8 Appalachian State	Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CDT	Ana Helmert  33' Rio Hardy  44'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jon Skinner Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Fourth official: Griff Sims

November 1, 2017	#2 Texas State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#7 Coastal Carolina	Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT	Kassi Hormuth  5'	Report	71' Lauren Dabner  105' Mackenzie Gibbs	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Michael Smith Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Brian Marshall

November 1, 2017	#3 Troy	1–2	#6 Georgia Southern	Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT	Kiersten Edlund  61' (pen.)	Report	Sarah Price  72', 79'	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Joe Kirkpatrick Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Assistant referees: Griff Sims Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#1 South Alabama	4–0	#5 Little Rock	Foley, Alabama
4:00 p.m. CDT	Rio Hardy  16' (pen.) Kory Dixon  46', 57' Ana Helmert  84'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 173 Referee: Griff Sims Assistant referees: Shannon O'Carroll Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Michael Smith

November 3, 2017	#7 Coastal Carolina	4–1	#6 Georgia Southern	Foley, Alabama
7:00 p.m. CDT	Kayla Christian  10', 34' Daniella Famili  34' Elisabeth Rockhill  69'	Report	90' Aila Sendra	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 76 Referee: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick Fourth official: Rebekah Friedrich

Final

November 5, 2017	#1 South Alabama	5–0	#7 Coastal Carolina	Foley, Alabama
1:00 p.m. CST	Danielle Henley  7' Kory Dixon  12' Rio Hardy  19', 88' Steffi Hardy  54'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 212 Referee: Rebekah Friedrich Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Shannon O'Carroll

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 Goals

• Rio Hardy - South Alabama

3 Goals

• Kory Dixon - South Alabama

2 Goals

• Kayla Christian - Coastal Carolina
• Ana Helmert - South Alabama
• Sarah Price - Georgia Southern

1 Goal

• Lauren Dabner - Coastal Carolina
• Kiersten Edlund - Troy
• Daniella Famili - Coastal Carolina
• Steffi Hardy - South Alabama
• Danielle Henley - South Alabama
• Kassi Hormuth - Texas State
• Mackenzie Gibbs - Coastal Carolina
• Arola Aparicio Gili - Little Rock
• Dana O'Boye - Arkansas State
• Elisabeth Rockhill - Coastal Carolina
• Aila Sendra - Georgia Southern

See also

• 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "Richard Moodie". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

• 2017 Sun Belt Soccer Championship