2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament
The 2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 2–5, 2023. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Jackson State, however they were unable to defend their title, as they reached the Final.[1] Top seed Grambling State defeated Jackson State 2–1 in a rematch of last years Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the third in the history of the Grambling State women's soccer program, and first for head coach Justin Wagar.[3] As tournament champions, Grambling State earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,177 | ||||
| Site | PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Grambling State (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Justin Wagar (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Sophia Lezizidis (Grambling State) | ||||
| Broadcast | SWAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .722 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 7 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 9 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SWAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Eight of the ten teams that compete in women's soccer qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M both finished with 3–5–1 regular season records. Prairie View A&M earned the sixth seed by virtue of a 2–1 regular season victory over Alcorn State on October 1.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Grambling State | 8–0–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Jackson State | 7–2–0 | 21 |
| 3 | Southern | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4–5–0 | 12 |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 3–5–1 | 10 |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 3–5–1 | 10 |
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 3–6–0 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Southern | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grambling State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jackson State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jackson State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jackson State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alcorn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 2 | #1 Grambling State | 3–0 | #8 Alabama A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 10:00 a.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 298 |
| November 2 | #4 Texas Southern | 3–0 | #5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 302 |
| November 2 | #2 Jackson State | 1–0 | #7 Alcorn State | Prairie View, TX |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 311 |
| November 2 | #3 Southern | 2–0 | #6 Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 345 |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #1 Grambling State | 3–0 | #4 Texas Southern | Prairie View, TX |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 298 Referee: Sean Caoueette Assistant referees: Albert KyeiMensah Wes Caouette Fourth official: Lawrence Hale |
| November 3 | #2 Jackson State | 2–0 | #3 Southern | Prairie View, TX |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 256 |
Final
| November 5 | #1 Grambling State | 2–1 | #2 Jackson State | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 367 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah Bo Wims Fourth official: Holden Gregory |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
4 goals
- Sophia Lezizidis – Grambling State
2 goals
- Kendyl Terrell – Jackson State
- Isabella Dillow – Texas Southern
1 goal
- Khori Banks – Grambling State
- Karlyn Judge – Grambling State
- Beatriz Kretteis – Grambling State
- Naya Vialva – Grambling State
- Harper Bennett – Jackson State
- Maya-Joy Thompson – Jackson State
- Iyanla Bailey-Williams – Southern
- Lauryn Oliver – Southern
- Liliane Clase Baez – Texas Southern
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Beatriz Kretteis | Grambling State |
| Sophia Lezizidis | |
| Adrianna Pratt | |
| Naya Vialva | |
| Maya-Joy Thompson | Jackson State |
| Kendyl Terrell | |
| Taytum Terrell | |
| Zemira Webb | Southern |
| Isabella Dillow | Texas Southern |
| Akiya Saine |
MVP in bold
References
- Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2022 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Williams, Dominique (November 8, 2023). "Grambling State Women's Soccer completes conference sweep at the 2023 SWAC Tournament; earning its third title in program history". KTVE. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- "SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- "Grambling State Defeats Jackson State 2-1 to Claim SWAC Title". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.