2023 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
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| 2023 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,242 | ||||
| Site | Robert Mack Caruthers Field Ruston, Louisiana | ||||
| Champions | Liberty (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lang Wedemeyer (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Rachel DeRuby (Offensive) Ainsley Leja (Defensive) (Liberty) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .875 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .313 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA (CUSA) held from November 1–5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Robert Mack Caruthers Field in Ruston, Louisiana. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions, the UTSA Roadrunners,[1] could not defend their title as they moved to the American Athletic Conference in July 2023.[2] The Liberty Lady Flames won the title by defeating New Mexico State 2–1 in the final.[3] The conference championship in Liberty's first CUSA season was the eighth overall for the program, with six having been won in the Big South Conference and one in the Atlantic Sun Conference,[4] and the first for head coach Lang Wedemeyer.[5] As tournament champions, Liberty earned CUSA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[6]
Six CUSA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique conference records.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | New Mexico State | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Liberty | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | FIU | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 5 | Sam Houston | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 2–4–2 | 8 |
Bracket
Source:[8]
| Quarterfinals November 1 | Semifinals November 3 | Championship November 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | FIU | 2 | 5 | Sam Houston | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sam Houston | 3 | 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 0 | 6 | Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1 | #4 FIU | 2–3 | #5 Sam Houston | Ruston, LA |
| 4:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Caruthers Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: William Torres Esteban Rosano Fourth official: Shane Butler |
| November 1 | #3 Western Kentucky | 0–1 | #6 Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Report |
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Stadium: Caruthers Field Attendance: 415 Referee: Richonne Clark Assistant referees: Gerson Lopez Lauren Aldrich Fourth official: Jose Cordova |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #1 New Mexico State | 2–0 | #5 Sam Houston | Ruston, LA |
| 4:30 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Caruthers Field Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Jonathan Barnes William Torres Fourth official: Daniel Radford |
| November 3 | #2 Liberty | 4–0 | #6 Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Caruthers Field Attendance: 610 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Gerson Lopez Morgan Abbit Fourth official: Shane Butler |
Final
| November 5 | #1 New Mexico State | 1–2 | #2 Liberty | Ruston, LA |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Caruthers Field Attendance: 217 Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Morgan Abbit Gerson Lopez Fourth official: Shane Butler |