2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama. The ten-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Vanderbilt Commodores are the defending champions.[1] The Commodores were unable to defend their crown, losing to Florida in the First Round. Tennessee won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Arkansas in the final.[2] The conference championship is the fifth for the Tennessee women's soccer program and the first for head coach Brian Pensky.[3] As tournament champions, Tennessee earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
SiteOrange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, Alabama
ChampionsTennessee (5th title)
Winning coachBrian Pensky (1st title)
MVPAbbey Burdette (Tennessee)
BroadcastSEC Network
SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 SEC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
No. 11 Tennessee  ‍‍‡‍y 8–2–0 .80020–3–0 .870
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .65014–7–1 .659
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .5508–8–3 .500
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .50011–5–3 .658
Florida  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3504–12–4 .300
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3006–11–0 .353
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1007–10–2 .421
West
No. 6 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 9–1–0 .90019–4–1 .813
No. 18 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 6–3–1 .65012–6–3 .643
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55012–7–1 .625
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 5–4–1 .55011–10–1 .523
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .4508–8–2 .500
LSU  ‍‍‍y 4–6–0 .40011–8–1 .575
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3–6–1 .3505–8–3 .406
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 SEC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SEC

Qualification

The top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the 2021 Tournament.[4][5] Tiebreakers were required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Ole Miss and South Carolina both finished with 6–3–1 regular season records. Ole Miss was awarded the third seed and South Carolina earned the fourth seed based on Ole Miss' 2–1 victory over South Carolina during the regular season. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the seeding for Alabama, Auburn, and Vanderbilt, as all three teams finished with a 5–4–1 conference record. Due to the fact that all three teams did not play each other during the regular season points earned against common opponents was used as the tiebreaker. Auburn was awarded the fifth seed based on their 4 points earned, Alabama was the 6th seed with 1 point earned, and Vanderbilt was the seventh seed with zero points earned. There was another three way tie for the tenth, and final seed between Florida, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State as all three teams finished with a 3–6–1 conference record. Again, all three teams had not played each other during the regular season, so points against common opponents was used. All three teams scored 6 points against common opponents, so goal differential against common opponents was used. Florida won this tiebreaker with a 0 GD and was awarded the tenth seed. Texas A&M was the eleventh team with a -1 GD, and Mississippi State was the twelfth team with a -2 GD.[6]

Seed School Conference Record Conference Points
1 Arkansas 9–1–0 27
2 Tennessee 8–2–0 24
3 Ole Miss 6–3–1 19
4 South Carolina 6–3–1 19
5 Auburn 5–4–1 16
6 Alabama 5–4–1 16
7 Vanderbilt 5–4–1 16
8 Georgia 4–4–2 14
9 LSU 4–6–0 12
10 Florida 3–6–1 10

Bracket
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Arkansas 2
8 Georgia 0 (4) 9 LSU 1
9 LSU (pen.) 0 (5) 1 Arkansas 5
5 Auburn 1
4 South Carolina 1
5 Auburn 2
1 Arkansas 0
2 Tennessee 3
3 Ole Miss 1
6 Alabama 0
3 Ole Miss 2
7 Vanderbilt 1 (3) 2 Tennessee 3
10 Florida (pen.) 1 (4) 10 Florida 2
2 Tennessee 5

Matches

First round
October 31 Match 1 Vanderbilt 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Florida Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Maddie Elwell 72'
 Report
  • 89' (o.g.) Own Goal
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Kate Devine
  • Ella Shamburger
  • Abi Brighton
  • Alex Kerr
  • Amber Nguyen
  • Madison Alexander
  • Julianne Leskauskas
  • Cameron Hall
  • Maddy Rhodes
October 31 Match 2 Georgia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 LSU Orange Beach
3:30 p.m. CT Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
Penalties
  • Daniella Murguia
  • Mollie Belisle
  • Abby Boyan
  • Emory Wegener
  • Danielle Lewin
  • Madison Haugen
  • Shannon Cooke
  • Meghan Johnson
  • Brenna McPartlan
  • Tilly Wilkes
  • Mollee Swift
  • Jordan Johnson

Quarterfinals
November 2 Match 3 Tennessee 5–2 Florida Orange Beach
12:00 p.m. CT
  • Jaida Thomas 18', 90'
  • Abbey Burdette 20'
  • Taylor Huff 59'
  • Mackenzie George 86'
 Report
  • 24' Georgia Eaton-Collins
  • 81' Julianne Leskauskas
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 4 Ole Miss 1–0 Alabama Orange Beach
2:30 p.m. CT
  • Molly Martin 11'
 Report Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 5 Arkansas 2–1 LSU Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Anna Podojil 18', 61'
 Report
  • Shannon Cooke 90'
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 2 Match 6 South Carolina 1–2 Auburn Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Catherine Barry 72' (pen.)
 Report
  • M.E. Craven 41'
  • Sydney Richards 64'
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Semifinals
November 4 Semifinal 1 Arkansas 5–1 Auburn Orange Beach
5:00 p.m. CT
  • Kayla McKeon 41', 47'
  • Taylor Malham 76'
  • Bea Franklin 81'
  • Ava Benedetti 83'
 Report
  • 48' Sydnie Thibodaux
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex
November 4 Semifinal 2 Tennessee 3–2 Ole Miss Orange Beach
7:30 p.m. CT
  • Jaida Thomas 18', 70'
  • Own Goal 86' (o.g.)
 Report
  • 46' (pen.) Channing Foster
  • 76' Saydie Holland
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Final
November 7 Final Arkansas 0–3 Tennessee Orange Beach
1:00 p.m. CT Report
  • 43' Wrenne French
  • 51' Jaida Thomas
  • 68' Hannah Tillett
 Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex

Statistics

There were 30 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Jaida Thomas – Tennessee

2 goals

  • Kayla McKeon – Arkansas
  • Anna Podojil – Arkansas

1 goal

  • Ava Benedetti – Arkansas
  • Bea Franklin – Arkansas
  • Taylor Malham – Arkansas
  • M.E. Craven – Auburn
  • Sydney Richards – Auburn
  • Sydnie Thibodaux – Auburn
  • Georgia Eaton-Collins – Florida
  • Julianne Leskauskas – Florida
  • Shannon Cooke – LSU
  • Channing Foster – Ole Miss
  • Saydie Holland – Ole Miss
  • Molly Martin – Ole Miss
  • Catherine Barry – South Carolina
  • Abbey Burdette – Tennessee
  • Wrenne French – Tennessee
  • Mackenzie George – Tennessee
  • Taylor Huff – Tennessee
  • Hannah Tillett – Tennessee
  • Maddie Elwell – Vanderbilt

1 own goal

  • Ole Miss (against Tennessee)
  • Vanderbilt (against Florida)

All-Tournament Team
PlayerTeam
Parker Goins Arkansas
Kayla McKeon
Haley VanFossen
Olivia Candelino Auburn
M.E. Craven
Molly Martin Ole Miss
Taylor Radecki
Abbey Burdette Tennessee
Wrenne French
Mackenzie George
Jaida Thomas

MVP in bold
Source:[7]

References
  1. "SEC Championships - Soccer 2020". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  2. "SEC Championships - Soccer 2021". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. "2021 Soccer Record Book" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. Tourism, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. "2021 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament". Gulf Shores & Orange Beach. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. Kristensen, Anthony. "Teams desperate as SEC soccer tournament approaches". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. "SEC Soccer Tournament:Road to Orange Beach" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. "WSOC Week 15" (PDF). secsports.com. SEC. November 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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