2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,177
SitePVA&M Soccer Stadium
Prairie View, Texas
ChampionsGrambling State (3rd title)
Winning coachJustin Wagar (1st title)
MVPSophia Lezizidis (Grambling State)
BroadcastSWAC Digital Network
SWAC women's soccer tournament
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2023 SWAC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Grambling State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8–0–1 .94415–5–4 .708
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 7–2–0 .77810–9–0 .526
Southern  ‍‍‍ 5–1–3 .7228–6–4 .556
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 5–3–1 .6117–13–1 .357
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4449–11–1 .452
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3895–11–1 .324
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3893–12–1 .219
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3333–15–0 .167
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 1–6–2 .2222–12–3 .206
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 1–7–1 .1672–11–1 .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 Yellow card 71'
  • Kourtney Celaya Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Yellow card 62' Sydney Azuero
  • Yellow card 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
  • Yellow card 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
  • Yellow card 63' Megan Howell
  • Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
  • Mya Joseph Yellow card 84'
 Report
  • Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
  • Team Yellow card 74'
 Report
  • 38' Harper Bennett
  • Yellow card 77' Taytum Terrell
  • Yellow card 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]

PlayerTeam
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

  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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