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.
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]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points | |
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1 | Lipscomb | 10–0–1 | 31 | |
2 | Central Arkansas | 7–1–3 | 24 | |
3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7–1–3 | 24 | |
4 | North Alabama | 5–3–3 | 18 | |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 4–3–4 | 16 | |
6 | Kennesaw State | 3–5–3 | 12 | |
7 | Austin Peay | 3–5–3 | 12 | |
8 | Queens | 2–3–6 | 12 |
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Player | Team |
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Erika Zschuppe | Florida Gulf Coast |
Kendal Gargiula | |
Ashley Labbe | |
Olivia Molina | |
Briana Eads | North Alabama |
Molly Parham | |
Adriana Wright | |
Kelli Beiler | Lipscomb |
Shelby Craft | |
Sydney Brough | Central Arkansas |
Emily Wissel-Littmann |