2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament

2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament
2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament
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
SWAC women's soccer tournament
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2023 SWAC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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

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.

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
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	Sophia Lezizidis 20', 50' Beatriz Kretteis 24' (pen.)	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	Isabella Dillow 39', 66' (pen.) Liliane Clase Baez 40' Alyssa Taylor 71' Kourtney Celaya 77'	Report	62' Sydney Azuero 89' Abbey Glover	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	Kendyl Terrell 28'	Report	30' Jada Ward	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	Lauryn Oliver 48' Iyanla Bailey-Williams 57'	Report	63' Megan Howell 86' Team	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	Naya Vialva 10' Sophia Lezizidis 57' Karlyn Judge 61' Valentina Guzman 69' Mya Joseph 84'	Report	70' Liliane Clase Baez	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 298 Referee: Sean Caoueette Assistant referees: Albert KyeiMensah Assistant referees: Wes Caouette Fourth official: Lawrence Hale

November 3	#2 Jackson State	2–0	#3 Southern	Prairie View, TX
6:00 p.m. CT	Kendyl Terrell 35' Maya-Joy Thompson 85'	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	Khori Banks 36' Sophia Lezizidis 40' Karlyn Judge 73' Team 74'	Report	38' Harper Bennett 77' Taytum Terrell 77' Kendyl Terrell	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 367 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah Assistant referees: 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
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	Texas Southern

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.

[1] Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2022 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

[2] Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] 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.

[4] "SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

[5] Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[6] "Grambling State Defeats Jackson State 2-1 to Claim SWAC Title". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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