2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

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2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,202
SiteCorbett Stadium
Tampa, Florida
ChampionsMemphis (2nd title)
Winning coachBrooks Monaghan (2nd title)
MVPSaorla Miller (Offesnive)
Elizabeth Moberg (Defensive) (Memphis)
BroadcastESPN+ (Semifinals)
ESPNNews (Final)
American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South Florida  ‍†‍‍y 6 – 1 – 1   .813 12 – 4 – 3   .711
Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688 13 – 5 – 2   .700
No. 20 Memphis  ‍‍‡‍y 5 – 3 – 0   .625 14 – 5 – 2   .714
No. 21 SMU  ‍‍‍y 4 – 2 – 2   .625 12 – 5 – 2   .684
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 2   .500 8 – 9 – 2   .474
UCF  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 8 – 7 – 1   .531
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375 7 – 7 – 3   .500
Temple  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 1   .188 6 – 9 – 2   .412
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:American Athletic Conference

The 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 7, 2021. The first round was hosted by the higher seed, and the Semifinals and Final took place at the home field of the regular season champion. South Florida.[1] The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The South Florida Bulls are the defending tournament champions.[2] South Florida was unable to defend its title, losing on penalties to Memphis in the final. Memphis' win was the program's second and also the second for coach Brooks Monaghan.[3] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding[]

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 South Florida 6–1–1 19
2 Houston 5–2–1 16
3 Memphis 5–3–0 15
4 SMU 4–2–2 14
5 East Carolina 3–3–2 11
6 UCF 3–4–1 10


Bracket[]

Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 South Florida 2
4 SMU 2 4 SMU 0
5 East Carolina 1 1 South Florida 0 (0)
3 Memphis (pen.) 0 (3)
2 Houston 0
3 Memphis 2 3 Memphis 1
6 UCF 0

Schedule[]

Quarterfinals[]

October 31, 2021 #3 Memphis 2–0 #6 UCF Memphis, Tennessee
Noon
  • Jocelyn Alonzo 57'
  • Aubrey Mister 68'
 Report Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 221
Referee: Jamie Padilla
Assistant referees: Wes Caouette
Assistant referees: Mark Herrington
Fourth official: Albert Keyi-Mensah
October 31, 2021 #4 SMU 2–1 #5 East Carolina Dallas, Texas
Noon
  • Wayny Balata 11', 63'
  • Abby Dermott Yellow card 81'
 Report
  • 13' Morgan Dewey
  • Yellow card 75' Maycie McDougal
 Stadium: Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 330
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant referees: Jacob Larson
Assistant referees: Tony Obas
Fourth official: John Navarro

Semifinals[]

November 4, 2021 #2 Houston 0–1 #3 Memphis Tampa, Florida
4:00 p.m.
  • Adriana Huston Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • 85', Yellow card 88' Saorla Miller
 Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Attendance: 94
Referee: Katherine McCormick
Assistant referees: Albert Escovar
Assistant referees: Joseph Radzialowski
Fourth official: Adam Brzozowiec
November 4, 2021 #1 South Florida 2–0 #4 SMU Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m.
  • Sydny Nasello 56'
  • Lucy Roberts 74'
 Report Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Attendance: 726
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Miguel Martes
Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil
Fourth official: Wesley Costa

Final[]

November 7, 2021 #1 South Florida 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 #3 Memphis Tampa, Florida
Noon
  • Lucy Roberts Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Yellow card 29' Mackenzie Bray
  • Yellow card 95' Haylee Spray
 Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Attendance: 831
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Erika Barahona
Assistant referees: Sarieni Vasquez
Fourth official: Albert Escovar
Penalties
  • Sydny Nasello soccer ball with red X
  • Muino Gonzalez soccer ball with red X
  • Katie Kitching soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Tanya Boychuk
  • soccer ball with check mark Saorla Miller
  • soccer ball with check mark Jocelyn Alonzo

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Wayny Balata – SMU

1 goal

  • Jocelyn Alonzo – Memphis
  • Morgan Dewey – East Carolina
  • Saorla Miller – Memphis
  • Aubrey Mister – Memphis
  • Sydny Nasello – South Florida
  • Lucy Roberts – South Florida

All-Tournament Team[]

Source:[5]

Player Team
Caroline Duncan Memphis
Saorla Miller*
Elizabeth Moberg^
Kimberley Smit
Haylee Spray
Vivianne Bessette South Florida
Sydney Martinez
Rosalia Muino Gonzalez
Sydny Nasello
Emma Clarke Houston
Wayny Balata SMU

 * Offensive MVP
 ^ Defensive MVP

References[]

  1. ^ "Field Set for 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "USF Defends Women's Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference 2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Penalties". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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