2024 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
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| 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 773 | ||||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | James Madison (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Joshua Walters (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Shea Collins (James Madison) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| James Madison †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 7 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL Monroe | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .450 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .400 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 4 to November 9, 2024. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1][2] Old Dominion was the fourth seed in the tournament and were unsuccessful at defending their title. They were defeated 1–0 by James Madison in the semifinals. James Madison would go on to win the final over Texas State 3–2.[3][4] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the James Madison women's soccer program, and first for head coach Joshua Walters. It is James Madison's fifth overall women's soccer title as they won four titles in the CAA before moving to the Sun Belt Conference.[5][6] As tournament champions, James Madison earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top eight of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2024 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. The two division winners were awarded the top two seeds in the tournament. Despite finishing with 21 overall conference points, Texas State was the third seed as South Alabama score fourteen division conference points, which was more than Texas State's twelve division conference points. Therefore, South Alabama was the second seed in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and final seed in the tournament as Louisiana–Monroe and Southern Miss both finished with 11 regular season conference points. Louisiana–Monroe defeated Southern Miss 3–0 on the final day of the regular season to secure the final seed in the tournament.[7][8]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | James Madison | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | South Alabama* | 5–2–3 | 18* |
| 3 | Texas State | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 4–2–4 | 16 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 3–3–4 | 13 |
| 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 3–5–2 | 11 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).
Bracket
Source:[9]
| Quarterfinals Monday, November 4 | Semifinals Wednesday, November 6 | Championship Saturday, November 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Alabama | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisiana–Monroe | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Old Dominion | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Old Dominion (pen.) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgia State | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 4, 2024 | #3 Texas State | 2–0 | #6 Appalachian State | Foley, AL |
| 11:00 a.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 243 Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Ethan Wilson Fourth official: Lila Remache |
| November 4, 2024 | #2 South Alabama | 1–2 | #7 Coastal Carolina | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Dorian Del Toro Urueta Assistant referees: Chana Forstall Esmeralda Figueroa Fourth official: Tim Chiasson |
| November 4, 2024 | #1 James Madison | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #8 Louisiana–Monroe | Foley, AL |
| 4:30 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 25 Referee: Lila Renache Assistant referees: Ethan Wilson Jennifer Politz Fourth official: Arnel Selman |
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| November 4, 2024 | #4 Old Dominion | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #5 Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 32 Referee: Nicholas Goyette Assistant referees: Tim Chiasson Esmeralda Figueroa Fourth official: Ryan Campbell |
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Semifinals
| November 6, 2024 | #3 Texas State | 4–0 | #7 Coastal Carolina | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Referee: Lila Remache Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Nicholas Goyette Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
| November 7, 2024 | #1 James Madison | 1–0 | #4 Old Dominion | Mobile, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: The Cage Attendance: 90 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Esmeralda Figureoa Tim Chiasson Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
Final
| November 9, 2024 | #1 James Madison | 3–2 | #3 Texas State | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 160 Referee: Dorian Del Toro Urueta Assistant referees: Laadi Issaka Josh Hinkle Fourth official: Lila Remache |