2021 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:2,202
Venue:Corbett Stadium
City:Tampa, Florida
Champions:Memphis
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Brooks Monaghan
Coachcount:2nd
Broadcast:ESPN+ (Semifinals)
ESPNNews (Final)
Mvp:Saorla Miller (Offensive)
Elizabeth Moberg (Defensive)
Mvpteam:Memphis

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.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1South Florida6–1–119
2Houston5–2–116
3Memphis5–3–015
4SMU4–2–214
5East Carolina3–3–211
6UCF3–4–110

Bracket

Source:[4]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Caroline DuncanMemphis
Saorla Miller*
Elizabeth Moberg^
Kimberley Smit
Haylee Spray
Vivianne BessetteSouth Florida
Sydney Martinez
Rosalia Muino Gonzalez
Sydny Nasello
Emma ClarkeHouston
Wayny BalataSMU
 * Offensive MVP
 ^ Defensive MVP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Field Set for 2021 American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship. The American Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. November 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: USF Defends Women’s Soccer Championship with 4-0 Win over Cincinnati. 2021-04-18. theamerican.org. en.
  3. Web site: American Athletic Conference 2021 Women's Soccer Record Book. The American Athletic Conference. theamerican.org. November 18, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket. The American Athletic Conference. theamerican.org. November 18, 2021.
  5. Web site: Memphis Wins American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship on Penalties. theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. November 18, 2021.