2018 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:8
Matches:7
Venue:Foley Sports Complex
City:Foley, Alabama
Champions:Little Rock
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mark Foster
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Jaclyn Purvine
Mvpteam:Little Rock

The 2018 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 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the South Alabama Jaguars, however they were unable to defend their title, losing in a penalty kick shootout to the Texas State Bobcats in the semifinals. The Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans won the title in another penalty kick shootout over Texas State.[1] [2] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for Little Rock and the first for head coach Mark Foster.[3] [4]

Bracket

Source:[5]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Caitlin Ray Georgia State
Briana Morris South Alabama
Kaylee Davis Texas State
Heather Martin Texas State
Jordan Kondikoff Texas State
Genesis Turman Texas State
Sara Johannsdottir Little Rock
Morgan Smocovich Little Rock
Liesa Siefert Little Rock
Arola Aparicio Gili Little Rock
Jaclyn Purvine Little Rock (MVP)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Women's Soccer Championship. 2017-10-30. Sun Belt Conference.
  2. Web site: 2018 Women's Soccer Championship. 2018-12-28. Sun Belt Conference.
  3. Web site: Past Women's Soccer Champions. Sun Belt Conference. 5 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book. 2017-10-30. Sun Belt Conference.
  5. Web site: 2018 Women’s Soccer Championship. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 28, 2018.
  6. Web site: Little Rock Trojans Capture First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championship. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 4, 2018. December 28, 2018.