2018 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from October 31–November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at the Lamar Soccer Complex in Beaumont, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.[1]

2018 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	1,117
Site	Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, Texas
Champions	Abilene Christian (1st title)
Winning coach	Casey Wilson (1st title)
MVP	Shay Johnson (Abilene Christian)
Broadcast	Southland Digital Network ESPN+ (Final)
Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 Southland Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Cent. Arkansas  ‍†‍‍	10	–	1	–	0		.909			16	–	4	–	1		.786
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	1		.773			10	–	8	–	1		.553
Lamar  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	2		.727			12	–	6	–	2		.650
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‡‍	7	–	3	–	1		.682			15	–	6	–	1		.705
McNeese St  ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	1		.682			13	–	7	–	1		.643
SE Louisiana  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	3		.500			7	–	7	–	4		.500
Northwestern St  ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0		.364			10	–	10	–	0		.500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	3		.409			7	–	9	–	3		.447
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1		.318			3	–	12	–	1		.219
Texas A&M-CC  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	2		.273			5	–	9	–	3		.382
Sam Houston St  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	2		.273			3	–	12	–	3		.250
Nicholls St  ‍‍‍	1	–	10	–	0		.091			3	–	15	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; 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

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, Oct. 31 SLC Digital					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 SLC Digital					Final Sunday, Nov. 4 ESPN+
	1	Central Arkansas	5
	8	Northwestern State	2
						1	Central Arkansas	0
						5	Abilene Christian	1
	4	McNeese State	1
	5	Abilene Christian	3
											5	Abilene Christian	3
											7	Stephen F. Austin	1
	2	Houston Baptist	0
	7	Stephen F. Austin	1
						7	Stephen F. Austin	2
						3	Lamar	1
	3	Lamar	3
	6	Southeastern Louisiana	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2018	#1 Central Arkansas	5–2	#8 Northwestern State State	Beaumont, Texas
11:00 a.m. CDT	15' Camille Bassett  33' Morgan Rowlow  40' Gracie Hair  52' Connie Awuku-Darkoh  62' Lauren Hargus	[2]	46' Hallie McCarroll  61' Brittany Caserma	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 101 Referee: Mark Herrington Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno Assistant referees: Fev Demirhan Fourth official: Tom Harlett

October 31, 2018	#4 McNeese State	1–3	#5 Abilene Christian	Beaumont, Texas
2:00 p.m. CDT	61' (Assist: Rachel Palet) Keely Morrow	[3]	17' (Assist: Dylan Owens) Shay Johnson  58' (Assist: Sophie Standifer) Caity Acosta  63' Chelsea Reedy	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 97 Referee: Matt Thompson Assistant referees: Diego Blas Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Fourth official: Tom Harlett

October 31, 2018	#2 Houston Baptist	0–1	#7 Stephen F. Austin	Beaumont, Texas
5:00 p.m. CDT		[4][5]	87' (Assist: Breanna Moore) Katelyn Termini	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 89 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Fev Demirhan Assistant referees: Ruben Campillo Fourth official: Matt Thompson

October 31, 2018	#3 Lamar	3–2	#6 Southeastern Louisiana	Beaumont, Texas
8:00 p.m. CDT	25' Anna Loftus  54' Southeastern Louisiana Own Goal  66' Madison Ledet	Report	30' Lamar Own Goal  49' Christina Cutura	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 127 Referee: Tom Harlett Assistant referees: Ken Mizuno Assistant referees: Diego Blas Fourth official: Brandon Gardner

Semifinals

November 2, 2018	#1 Central Arkansas	0–1	#5 Abilene Christian	Beaumont, Texas
4:00 p.m. CDT		[6]	75' (Assist: Brittney Harris, Ashley Stamps) Shay Johnson	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Travis Haight Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan Assistant referees: Diego Blas Fourth official: Ken Mizuno

November 2, 2018	#7 Stephen F. Austin	2–1	#3 Lamar	Beaumont, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT	20' Katelyn Termini  82' (Assist: Sophia Fondren) Carli Arthurs	[7]	31' (Assist: Lucy Ashworth) Kelso Peskin	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 405 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Jeremy Weed Assistant referees: Mark Herrington Fourth official: Travis Haight

Final

November 4, 2018	# 5 Abilene Christian	3–1	#7 Stephen F. Austin	Beaumont, Texas
1:05 p.m. CST	31' (Assist: Samantha Vestal) Christina Arteaga  35' Caity Acosta  59' Christina Arteaga		72' (Assist: Teia Haynes, Breanna Moore) Katie Jennings	Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Ken Minuzo Assistant referees: Fev Derminhan Fourth official: Matthew Thompson

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Caity Acosta – Abilene Christian
• Christina Arteaga – Abilene Christian
• Shay Johnson – Abilene Christian
• Kateyln Termini – Stephen F. Austin

1 Goal

• Connie Awuku-Darkoh – Central Arkansas
• Camille Bassett – Central Arkansas
• Brittany Caserma – Northwestern State
• Christina Cutura – Southeastern Louisiana
• Gracie Hair – Central Arkansas
• Lauren Hargus – Central Arkansas
• Katie Jennings – Stephen F. Austin
• Madison Ledet – Lamar
• Anna Loftus – Lamar
• Hallie McCarroll – Northwestern State
• Keely Morrow – McNeese State
• Kelso Peskin – Lamar
• Chelsea Reedy – Abilene Christian
• Morgan Rowlow – Central Arkansas

Own Goals

• Lamar vs. Southeastern Louisiana
• Southeastern Louisiana vs. Lamar

Awards and honors

Source:[8] Tournament MVP: Shay Johnson – Abilene Christian
All-Tournament Team:

• Caity Acosta, Abilene Christian
• Christiana Arteaga, Abilene Christian
• Michelle Mulrooney, Abilene Christian
• Carli Arthurs, Stephen F. Austin
• Sophie Fondren, Stephen F. Austin
• Madison Ledet, Lamar
• Sophia Manibo, Lamar
• Camille Bassett, Central Arkansas
• Lauren Mercuri, Central Arkansas

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Soccer Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
2. "No. 1 Central Arkansas Puts Up Five Spot To Advance To Semifinals". Southland Conference. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
3. "No. 5 Abilene Christian's Defense Holds Strong in 3-1 Win". Southland Conference. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
4. "Stephen F. Austin (6-8-3) -VS- Houston Baptist (10-8-1)". Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
5. "Termini's Late Golden Goal Lifts SFA Soccer to Quarterfinal Win over Houston Baptist, 1-0". Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
6. "Abilene Christian vs Central Arkansas (11/1/2018 at Beaumont, Texas)" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
7. "Stephen F. Austin vs Lamar University (11/1/2018 at Beaumont, Texas)" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
8. "NO. 5 ABILENE CHRISTIAN TOPS NO. 7 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 3-1 FOR SOUTHLAND TITLE". Southland Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

External links

• 2018 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Championship