2018 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the SEC. The Texas A&M Aggies were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 2–1 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the quarterfinals. The LSU Tigers won the tournament title via a penalty kick shootout win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the final.[1][2] This was the first SEC women's soccer tournament title for LSU, and the first for coach Brian Lee.[3]
| 2018 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Site | Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | LSU (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Lee (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Caroline Brockmeier (LSU) | ||||
| Broadcast | SEC Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Vanderbilt †y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Tennessee y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 South Carolina y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Texas A&M y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 LSU ‡y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn y | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State y | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualification
The top ten teams earned a berth into the SEC Tournament. The tournament is held at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.
Bracket
| First Round Sunday, October 28 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, October 30 | Semifinals Friday, November 2 | Championship Sunday, November 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tennessee | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 32OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | LSU | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Auburn | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas | 1OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ole Miss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
All matches are played at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama.[4]
First Round
| October 12, 2018 | #7 LSU | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #10 Missouri | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Becky Pagan Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Jennifer Politz Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
| October 28, 2018 | #8 Florida | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p) | #9 Auburn | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 3:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weeiner Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak Kalili Terry Fourth official: Jennifer Politz |
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Quarterfinals
| October 30, 2018 | #2 Tennessee | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | #7 LSU | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 12:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Craigh Lowry Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
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| October 30, 2018 | #3 Texas A&M | 1–2 | #6 South Carolina | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 2:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Elvis Mahumutovic Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Kaili Terry Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
| October 30, 2018 | #1 Vanderbilt | 0–1 | #8 Florida | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 5:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Jennifer Politz Fourth official: Becky Pagan |
| October 30, 2018 | #4 Arkansas | 4–0 | #5 Ole Miss | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 7:30 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Mike Dee Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #8 Florida | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Arkansas | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 12:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Sam Bilbo Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
| November 2, 2018 | #7 LSU | 1–0 | #6 South Carolina | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 2:30 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Alicia Messer Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Gus St. Silva |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #7 LSU | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | #4 Arkansas | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Orange Beach Sportsplex Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Kate Wasiak Fourth official: Ceciah Valero |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 21 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
3 goals
- Alex Thomas – LSU
2 goals
- Taylor Malham – Arkansas
- Madison Alexander – Florida
- Shannon Cooke – LSU
- Julissa Cisneros – Missouri
1 goal
- Tori Cannata – Arkansas
- Reece Christopherson – Arkansas
- Kayla McKeon – Arkansas
- Taylor Troutman – Auburn
- Lauren Chang – South Carolina
- Luciana Zullo – South Carolina
- Bunny Shaw – Tennessee
- Emily Bates – Texas A&M
1 own goal
- South Carolina against LSU
- Ole Miss against Arkansas
All-Tournament Team
MVP in bold
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Julia Lester | Florida |
| Kaylan Marckese | |
| Rebecca Koch | South Carolina |
| Simone Wark | |
| Stefanie Doyle | Arkansas |
| Kayla McKeon | |
| Haley VanFossen | |
| Caroline Brockmeier | LSU |
| Shannon Cooke | |
| Adrienne Richardson | |
| Alex Thomas |
See also
References
- "2017 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "2018 SEC Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "2018 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Championships – Soccer". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "SEC Women's Soccer Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. November 20, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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