The 2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2023. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions[1] and were unable to defend their title as they lost to Southeast Missouri State in a penalty shootout in the Quarterfinals. Morehead State would go on to defeat Tennessee Tech in overtime in the Final, 1–0.[2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Morehead State women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Chris Fox. This was Morehead State's first title since 2013.[3][4] As tournament champions, Morehead State earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
Eight of the ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2023 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as both SIU Edwardsville and Southern Indiana finished with identical with 3–2–4 regular season records. The two teams tied during the regular season, and SIU Edwardsville was awarded the third seed while Southern Indiana was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required between UT Martin and Eastern Illinois both finished with eleven regular season points. UT Martin was awarded the fifth seed as they won the October 8 regular season matchup 1–0. A third tiebreaker was required between Southeast Missouri State and Little Rock as both finished with 2–3–4 regular season records. The two teams tied their October 5 regular season match up and Southeast Missouri State was awarded the seventh seed, while Little Rock was the eighth seed.[5]
Stadium: Korte Stadium Attendance: 116 Referee: Robert Musolu Assistant referees: Steven Cowles Assistant referees: Jeffrey Hay Fourth official: Benjamin Koenig
Stadium: Tech Soccer Field Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Don Eubank Assistant referees: Donovan Eubank Assistant referees: Timothy Stewart Fourth official: Adam Warner
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
