2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	1,704
Site	Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama
Champions	Old Dominion (1st title)
Winning coach	Angie Hind (1st title)
MVP	Carla Morich (Old Dominion)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	2		.800			8	–	4	–	5		.618
James Madison  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3		.750			12	–	4	–	5		.690
Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍^y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			9	–	9	–	3		.500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			6	–	9	–	4		.421
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			9	–	7	–	5		.548
Marshall  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			4	–	10	–	5		.342
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			3	–	10	–	4		.294
West
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	1		.750			9	–	6	–	3		.583
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3		.750			11	–	2	–	7		.725
Texas State  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	1		.650			12	–	5	–	2		.684
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			2	–	10	–	4		.250
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			3	–	9	–	5		.324
UL Monroe  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			10	–	6	–	3		.605
Troy  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			3	–	9	–	4		.313
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 31 to November 6, 2022. The nine-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars.[1] South Alabama was unable to defend their title falling to Old Dominion in a penalty-shoot out in the Semifinals. Old Dominion would go on to win the tournament, defeating James Madison in extra time in the Final.[2] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Old Dominion women's soccer program and the first for head coach Angie Hind. Old Dominion won the Sun Belt Tournament in their first year as part of the conference.[3][4] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Ten of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Although Arkansas State finished with a better regular season record than South Alabama, South Alabama was declared the West Division champions based on points earned against division opponents. A tiebreaker was required to determine the ninth and tenth seeds as Marshall and Southern Miss both finished with 2–5–3 regular season records. Southern Miss was awarded the ninth seed by virtue of their regular season victory over Marshall.[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Georgia Southern	7–1–2	23
2	South Alabama	6–1–3	21
3	Arkansas State	7–2–1	22
4	James Madison	6–1–3	21
5	Texas State	6–3–1	19
6	Old Dominion	5–4–1	16
7	Appalachian State	5–5–0	15
8	Georgia State	3–5–2	8
9	Southern Miss	2–5–3	7
10	Marshall	2–5–3	7

Bracket

Source:[6]

	First round Monday, October 31					Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2					Semifinals Friday, November 4					Championship Sunday, November 6
						2	South Alabama (a.e.t.)	3
						10	Marshall	1
	7	Appalachian State	1
	10	Marshall (a.e.t.)	2
											2	Arkansas State	0 (3)
											6	Old Dominion (pen.)	0 (4)
						3	Arkansas State	0
						6	Old Dominion	1
																6	Old Dominion (a.e.t.)	4
																4	James Madison	3
						1	Georgia Southern	0
						8	Georgia State	1
	8	Georgia State	1
	9	Southern Miss	0
											8	Georgia State	0
											4	James Madison (a.e.t.)	1
						4	James Madison	1
						5	Texas State	0

Schedule

First round

#7 Appalachian State v #10 Marshall

October 31	#7 Appalachian State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#10 Marshall	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Katie Schumacher  25' Shannon Studer 45',  60' Skyler Walk  71'	Report	18' Team  45' Alyssa Hardin 59' Makai Laguines 92' Kat Gonzalez	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 245 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Kendall McCardel Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner

#8 Georgia State v #9 Southern Miss

October 31	#8 Georgia State	1–0	#9 Southern Miss	Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT	Jimena Cabrero 58'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 276 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Aaron Hernandez

Quarterfinals

#3 Arkansas State v #6 Old Dominion

November 2	#3 Arkansas State	0–1	#6 Old Dominion	Foley, AL
11:00 a.m. CT	Sarah Strong  58'	Report	84' Megan Watts	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 132 Referee: Will Steffen Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Assistant referees: Marie Durr Fourth official: Kendall McCardell

#2 South Alabama v #10 Marshall

November 2	#2 South Alabama	3–1 (a.e.t.)	#10 Marshall	Foley, AL
1:30 p.m. CT	Kailey Littleford  68' Morgan Cross 77', 104' (pen.) Imane Addi  78', 106'	Report	16' Kat Gonzalez  80' Campbell George	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 189 Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Assistant referees: Tim Chaisson Fourth official: Nick Goyette

#1 Georgia Southern v #8 Georgia State

November 2	#1 Georgia Southern	0–1	#8 Georgia State	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT		Report	18' Callee Maughon	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 236 Referee: Anya Voigt Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Fourth official: Marie Durr

#4 James Madison v #5 Texas State

November 2	#4 James Madison	1–0	#5 Texas State	Foley, AL
6:30 p.m. CT	Amanda Attanasi 57'	Report		Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 279 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Rim Chaisson Assistant referees: Nick Goyette Fourth official: Will Steffen

Semifinals

#2 South Alabama v #6 Old Dominion

November 4	#2 South Alabama	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#6 Old Dominion	Foley, AL
4:00 p.m. CT	Jasmine Greene  38' Gabriela Angulo  52' Danielle Fuentes  58'	Report	29' Carla Morich	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 137 Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: John Villalobos Assistant referees: Will Steffen Fourth official: Tim Chaisson
	Penalties
	Imane Addi Kate Nicolson Morgan Cross Lilly Lowery Rebecca Calderoni-Martinez Gracie Wilson		Riley Kennett Megan Watts Carla Morich Yuliia Khrystiuk Cami Johnstone Ece Turkoglu

#4 James Madison v #8 Georgia State

November 4	#4 James Madison	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#8 Georgia State	Foley, AL
7:00 p.m. CT	Lidia Nduka 104'	Report	72' Lauren O'Hearn  74' Brooke Hart  87' Jimena Cabrero	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 124 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak Assistant referees: Nick Goyette Fourth official: Jennifer Politz

Final

#4 James Madison v #6 Old Dominion

November 6	#4 James Madison	3–4 (a.e.t.)	#6 Old Dominion	Foley, AL
1:00 p.m. CT	Amanda Attanasi  29', 49' Hannah Young 43' (pen.) Sophia Verrecchia 58' (pen.)	Report	1', 47', 106' Carla Morich 12' Megan Watts  58' Riley Kennett	Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 86 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Jennifer Politz Assistant referees: Nick Goyette Fourth official: Tim Chiasson

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

3 goals

• Carla Morich – Old Dominion

2 goals

• Amanda Attanasi – James Madison
• Kat Gonzalez – Marshall
• Megan Watts – Old Dominion
• Morgan Cross – South Alabama

1 goal

• Shannon Studer – Appalachian State
• Jimena Cabrero – Georgia State
• Callee Maughon – Georgia State
• Lidia Nduka– James Madison
• Sophia Verrecchia – James Madison
• Hannah Young – James Madison
• Makai Laguines – Marshall
• Imane Addi– South Alabama

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player	Team
Andrea Balcazar Algarin	Old Dominion
Riley Kennett
Carla Morich
Anna Toerslov
Ece Turkoglu
Amanda Attanasi	James Madison
Soleil Flores
Suwaibatu Mohammed
Lidia Nduka
Jaddah Foos	Georgia State
Morgan Cross	South Alabama

MVP in bold

References

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2. Sun Belt Conference. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
3. Sun Belt Conference. "Past Women's Soccer Champions". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
5. "2022 Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
6. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
7. "Monarchs Capture First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Tournament Title". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.