2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:ASUN
Gender:women's
Teams:8
Matches:7
Attendance:1,905
Venue:Campus Sites, higher seed
Champions:Florida Gulf Coast
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Jim Blankenship
Coachcount:8th
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Erika Zschuppe
Mvpteam:Florida Gulf Coast

The 2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted at campus sites, with the #3 and #6 seed hosting the First Round and Quarterfinals while the #1 seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the defending tournament champions.[1] The Eagles successfully defended their tile, defeating North Alabama in a penalty-shoot out in the Final.[2] [3] It was Florida Gulf Coast's eighth overall title. All of the Eagle's titles have come under coach Jim Blankenship.[4] As tournament champions, Florida Gulf Coast earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top seed earned the right to host the Final and Semifinals. The #3 seed and #4 seed hosted a First Round game and a Quarterfinal each. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds for the tournament as Central Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast both finished with a 7–1–3 record and 24 conference points. Central Arkansas was awarded the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season victory over Florida Gulf Coast on September 21. There was a three-way tie for the sixth, seventh, and eight seeds between Kennesaw State, Austin Peay and Queens as all teams finished with 12 conference points. Kennesaw State earned the sixth seed by defeating Queens and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season. Austin Peay was the seventh seed after drawing with both Queens and Kennesaw State. Queens was the eighth and final seed after losing to Kennessaw State and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season.[5] [6]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Lipscomb10–0–131
2Central Arkansas7–1–324
3Florida Gulf Coast7–1–324
4North Alabama5–3–318
5Eastern Kentucky4–3–416
6Kennesaw State3–5–312
7Austin Peay3–5–312
8Queens2–3–612

Bracket

Source:[7]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[8]

Player Team
Erika ZschuppeFlorida Gulf Coast
Kendal Gargiula
Ashley Labbe
Olivia Molina
Briana EadsNorth Alabama
Molly Parham
Adriana Wright
Kelli BeilerLipscomb
Shelby Craft
Sydney BroughCentral Arkansas
Emily Wissel-Littmann
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. February 2, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. December 12, 2023.
  3. Web site: Led by Erika Zschuppe, FGCU women's soccer makes furious comeback to win ASUN title. The News-Press. Ed. Reed. November 5, 2023. December 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: ASUN Conference Women’s Soccer Record Book. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. December 12, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Championship Field Finalized. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. October 21, 2023. December 12, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Weekly Release - October 25, 2023. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. October 25, 2023. December 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2023 ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. December 12, 2023.
  8. Web site:
    1. 3 FGCU Earns Back-to-Back ASUN Championship Titles
    . asunsports.com. The Atlantic Sun Conference. November 5, 2022. December 12, 2023.