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

v t e	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	22OT
						7	Coastal Carolina	4
						6	Georgia Southern	1
	3	Troy	1
	6	Georgia Southern	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#4 Arkansas State v #5 Little Rock

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

#1 South Alabama v #8 Appalachian State

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

#2 Texas State v #7 Coastal Carolina

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

#3 Troy v #6 Georgia Southern

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

#1 South Alabama v #5 Little Rock

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

#7 Coastal Carolina v #6 Georgia Southern

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

#1 South Alabama v #7 Coastal Carolina

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 October 30, 2017.
2. Sun Belt Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
3. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
4. "Richard Moodie". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

External links

• 2017 Sun Belt Soccer Championship