2023 SEC women's soccer tournament
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| 2023 SEC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 6,415 | ||||
| Site | Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Pensacola, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Georgia (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Keidane McAlpine (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Croix Bethune (Georgia) | ||||
| Broadcast | SEC Network | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Arkansas †y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 South Carolina y | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Mississippi State y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Alabama y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia ‡y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU y | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .400 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 7, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from October 29 to November 5, 2023. The tournament was held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. The ten-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks are the defending champions.[1][2] The Gamecocks were unable to defend their crown, losing to Texas A&M in the Quarterfinals. Georgia won the tournament with a 1–0 victory over Arkansas in the final.[3][4] The conference championship is the first for the Georgia women's soccer program, and first for second-year head coach Keidane McAlpine.[5] As tournament champions, Georgia earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
The top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the 2023 Tournament. The top six teams were awarded byes into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded based on regular season records, with the Eastern and Western Division champions being awarded the top two seeds.[6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Auburn and Tennessee finished with identical 3–4–3 regular season records. The two teams did not meet in the regular season so a second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. Auburn won this tiebreaker eleven points to eight and was therefore awarded the eighth seed. A three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the tenth, and last seed, of the tournament as LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt all finished with identical 3–5–2 regular season records. Since all teams did not play each other during the regular season the second tiebreaker of points earned against common opponents was used. LSU and Vanderbilt earned four points, while Ole Miss only earned one point. Therefore, Ole Miss was eliminated. LSU and Vanderbilt did not meet during the regular season, and points earned against common opponents was again used to break the tie. LSU earned ten points while Vanderbilt earned eight points. Therefore, LSU was the tenth and final seed for the tournament.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Conference Points |
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| 1 | Arkansas | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Georgia* | 4–3–3 | 15* |
| 3 | South Carolina | 5–0–5 | 20 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Alabama | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 3–3–4 | 13 |
| 8 | Auburn | 3–4–3 | 12 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 3–4–3 | 12 |
| 10 | LSU | 3–5–2 | 11 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).
Bracket
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| First Round Sunday, Oct. 29 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kentucky (pen.) | 0 (4) | 7 | Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | LSU | 0 (2) | 2 | Georgia (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 2 | 8 | Auburn | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State (pen.) | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Matches
First round
| October 31 Match 1 | #7 Kentucky | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #10 LSU | Pensacola, FL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Kendall McCardell Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez |
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| October 29 Match 2 | #8 Auburn | 2–1 | #9 Tennessee | Pensacola, FL |
| 3:30 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Craig Lowry Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner |
Quarterfinals
| October 31 Match 3 | #2 Georgia | 2–1 | #7 Kentucky | Pensacola, FL |
| 12:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Craig Lowry Fourth official: Michael Lavergne |
| October 31 Match 4 | #3 South Carolina | 0–1 | #6 Texas A&M | Pensacola, FL |
| 2:30 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez Assistant referees: Kendall McCardell Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez |
| October 31 Match 5 | #1 Arkansas | 4–0 | #8 Auburn | Pensacola, FL |
| 5:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Craig Lowry Fourth official: Christopher Heintzman |
| October 31 Match 6 | #4 Mississippi State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p) | #5 Alabama | Pensacola, FL |
| 7:30 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 832 Referee: Michael Lavergne Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Kendall McCardell Fourth official: Lorenzo Hernandez |
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Semifinals
| November 2 Match 7 | #1 Arkansas | 2–0 | #4 Mississippi State | Pensacola, FL |
| 5:00 p.m. CT |
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Report | Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Mario Maric |
| November 2 Match 8 | #2 Georgia | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #6 Texas A&M | Pensacola, FL |
| 7:30 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Craig Lowery Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner |
Final
| November 5 Match 9 | #1 Arkansas | 0–1 | #2 Georgia | Pensacola, FL |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,727 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Aaron Fong Fourth official: Mario Maric |