2021 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament

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2021 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance1,529
SiteFAU Soccer Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
ChampionsOld Dominion (1st title)
Winning coachAngie Hind (1st title)
MVPCarla Morich (Offensive)
Emily Roberts (Defensive) (Old Dominion)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
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2021 Conference USA women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Old Dominion  ‍†‍‡‍y 6 – 1 – 1   .813 13 – 5 – 1   .711
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 1   .688 10 – 5 – 1   .656
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 10 – 8 – 1   .553
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 2   .625 6 – 7 – 5   .472
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 3   .563 7 – 5 – 4   .563
FIU  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 2   .250 2 – 12 – 2   .188
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 0 – 7 – 1   .063 3 – 11 – 2   .250
West
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 – 1 – 3   .688 10 – 4 – 3   .676
Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563 10 – 6 – 2   .611
UAB  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563 7 – 9 – 3   .447
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 3   .563 10 – 5 – 4   .632
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 2   .500 8 – 5 – 4   .588
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 2   .375 6 – 8 – 3   .441
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 4 – 12 – 0   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 C-USA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Conference USA

The 2021 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through November 7, 2021. The nine-match tournament took place at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Rice Owls.[1] Rice was unable to defended their title after being defeated by Middle Tennessee in the Quarterfinals. The Old Dominion Monarchs won the title by defeating Southern Miss in the final 1–0.[2] The conference championship was the first for the Old Dominion women's soccer program and first for head coach Angie Hind.[3] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned C-USA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding[]

Ten teams qualified for the 2021 tournament based on their regular season records. The top five teams in each division were selected for tournament play. The tournament was set up so the first round matched the fourth seed and fifth seed of each conference and the quarterfinals featured cross-conference play. One tiebreaker was required between Rice and UAB, both of which finished 4–3–1 and tied for second place in the West Region. Rice won the tiebreaker and was awarded the second seed in the West based on their 2–1 overtime victory over UAB on October 8.[4]

East Region
Finish Team Conference Record
1 Old Dominion 6–1–1
2 Western Kentucky 5–2–1
3 Middle Tennessee 5–3–0
4 Florida Atlantic 4–2–2
5 Charlotte 3–2–3
West Region
Finish Team Conference Record
1 Southern Miss 4–1–3
2 Rice 4–3–1
3 UAB 4–3–1
4 UTSA 3–2–3
5 North Texas 3–3–2

Bracket[]

Source:[5]

First Round
Monday, Nov. 1 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 5 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1E Old Dominion (a.e.t.) 1
4W UTSA (a.e.t.) 1 4W UTSA 0
5W North Texas 0 1E Old Dominion 2
3E Middle Tennessee 1
2W Rice 0 (3)
3E Middle Tennessee (pen.) 0 (4)
1W Old Dominion 1
1E Southern Miss 0
2E Western Kentucky 0
3W UAB 1
1W Southern Miss 2
4E Florida Atlantic (pen.) 2 (5) 3W UAB 1
5E Charlotte 2 (4) 1W Southern Miss 2
4E Florida Atlantic 1


Schedule[]

First Round[]

November 1, 2021 #4W UTSA 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5W North Texas Boca Raton, FL
4:30 p.m. ET
  • Own Goal gold-colored soccer ball 107'
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 179
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Assistant referees: Irvin Castilla-Quija
Fourth official: Jamie Herrera
November 1, 2021 #4E Florida Atlantic 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 #5E Charlotte Boca Raton, FL
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Miracle Porter 13'
  • Emma Grissom 54'
 Report
  • 50' Piper Biziorek
  • 64' Haley Shand
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 312
Referee: Jamie Herrera
Assistant referees: Mauro Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Raidel Toledo Andino
Fourth official: Andres Pfefferkorn
Penalties
  • Sammy Vitols soccer ball with check mark
  • Bri Austin soccer ball with red X
  • Emma Grisson soccer ball with check mark
  • Hailey Landrus soccer ball with check mark
  • Miracle Porter soccer ball with red X
  • Maddison Krstec soccer ball with check mark
  • Mia Sennes soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Michaella Arteta
  • soccer ball with check mark Macey Bader
  • soccer ball with check mark Paige Rosenfeld
  • soccer ball with check mark Haley Shand
  • soccer ball with red X Charlotte Harris
  • soccer ball with check mark Kiara Pralle
  • soccer ball with red X Emma Wakeman

Quarterfinals[]

November 3, 2021 #2W Rice 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #3E Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, FL
11:00 a.m. ET
  • Allison Padron Yellow card 71'
 Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Fourth official: Alex Del Angel
Penalties
  • Delaney Schultz soccer ball with check mark
  • Bella Killgore soccer ball with red X
  • Serena Pham soccer ball with check mark
  • Mariana Elizondo soccer ball with check mark
  • Catarina Albuquerque soccer ball with red X
  • Shiloh Miller soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Eleanor Gough
  • soccer ball with red X Carolina Manley
  • soccer ball with check mark Elizabeth Slavinsky
  • soccer ball with check mark Kirstine Lykke
  • soccer ball with check mark Hannah Suder
  • soccer ball with check mark Alayna Lynchard
November 3, 2021 #1E Old Dominion 1–0 (a.e.t.) #4W UTSA Boca Raton, FL
1:30 p.m. ET
  • Riley Kennett gold-colored soccer ball 93'
Report Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: Alex Del Angel
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Assistant referees: William Torres
Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez
November 3, 2021 #2E Western Kentucky 0–1 #3W UAB Boca Raton, FL
4:30 p.m. ET
  • Katie Erwin Yellow card 65'
 Report
  • 28' Lexxe Lipsey
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Raidel Toledo Andino
Assistant referees: Gerson Castellanos
Fourth official: Jamie Herrera
November 3, 2021 #1W Southern Miss 2–1 #4E Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, FL
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Sam Stiglmair 2'
  • Blessing Kingsley 39'
  • Ilana Izquierdo Yellow card 42'
 Report
  • Yellow card 2' Lauren Holland
  • 89' Miracle Porter
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 233
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscana
Assistant referees: William Torres
Fourth official: Jamie Willis

Semifinals[]

November 5, 2021 #1E Old Dominion 2–1 #3E Middle Tennessee Boca Raton, FL
4:30 p.m.
  • Jasmine Crawley Yellow card 5'
  • Ryan Parncutt Yellow card 8'
  • Ece Turkoglu 29'
  • Yuliia Khrystiuck 57'
 Report
  • 5' (pen.) Peyton DePriest
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 104
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Irvin Castilla-Quijano
Assistant referees: Jamie Willis
Fourth official: Timothy Debysingh
November 5, 2021 #1W Southern Miss 2–1 #3W UAB Boca Raton, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Madisyn Flammia 55', Yellow card 67'
  • Alice Campos Yellow card 79'
  • Ariel Diaz 87'
 Report
  • 16' Morgan Halliwill
  • Yellow card 43' Lucy Thrasher
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 167
Referee: Cory Rockwell
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Assistant referees: William Torres
Fourth official: Alex Del Angel

Final[]

November 7, 2021 #1W Southern Miss 0–1 #1E Old Dominion Boca Raton, FL
1:00 p.m. ET Report
  • 20' Morgan Hall
  • Yellow card 76' Yuliia Khrystiuk
 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 161
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: William Torres
Assistant referees: Gerson Castellanos
Fourth official: Timothy Debysingh

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 17 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 1.89 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Miracle Porter – Florida Atlantic

1 goal

  • Piper Biziorek – Charlotte
  • Haley Shand – Charlotte
  • Emma Grissom – Florida Atlantic
  • Peyton DePriest – Middle Tennessee
  • Morgan Hall – Old Dominion
  • Riley Kennett – Old Dominion
  • Yuliia Khrystiuck – Old Dominion
  • Ece Turkoglu – Old Dominion
  • Ariel Diaz – Southern Miss
  • Madisyn Flammia – Southern Miss
  • Blessing Kingsley – Southern Miss
  • Sam Stiglmair – Southern Miss
  • Morgan Halliwill – UAB
  • Lexxe Lipsey – UAB

1 own goal

  • North Texas (vs. UTSA)

All-Tournament Team[]

Source:[6]

Player Team
Carla Morich* Old Dominion
Emily Roberts^
Kasey Perry
Ece Turkoglu
Peyton DePriest Middle Tennessee
Caroline Manley
Ariel Diaz Southern Miss
Ilana Izquierdo
Kendell Mindnich
Morgan Halliwill UAB
Lexxe Lipsey


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References[]

  1. ^ Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "WSOC: 2021 Championship Bracket Set". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 CONFERENCE USAWOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "WSOC: Old Dominion Wins First C-USA Title With 1-0 Victory Over Southern Miss". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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