| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Gender: | women's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Attendance: | 1,365 |
| Venue: | Foley Sports Complex |
| City: | Foley, Alabama |
| Champions: | Old Dominion |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Angie Hind |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Broadcast: | ESPN+ |
| Mvp: | Ece Turkoglu |
| Mvpteam: | Old Dominion |
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from October 30 to November 5, 2023. The nine-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Old Dominion Monarchs.[1] Old Dominion successfully defended their title as the second overall seed in the tournament. They defeated James Madison 2–1 in (overtime) in the Final.[2] [3] This was the second Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Old Dominion women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Angie Hind. This was Old Dominion's third straight conference title as they won the Conference USA title in 2021 before moving to the Sun Belt Conference.[4] [5] As tournament champions, Old Dominion earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Ten of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Although Old Dominion finished with seventeen conference points, they were determined to be the East Division Champion based on points earned in division play. The division winners were determined by points from division play and awarded the top two seeds. Then the remaining teams were seeded based on all conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as James Madison and Louisiana–Monroe both finished with identical 4–1–5 regular season conference records. The two teams tied their regular season meeting 0–0, so a second tiebreaker of points won against the highest seed was used as a second tiebreaker. The highest seeded team that both teams played was Georgia State. James Madison tied with Georgia State 0–0, while Louisiana–Monroe lost to Georgia State 0–1. Therefore, James Madison was awarded the fifth seed.[6] A tiebreaker was required to determine the ninth and tenth seeds as Louisiana and Southern Miss both finished with twelve conference points. Louisiana defeated Southern Miss 2–1 in their regular season meeting and was therefore awarded the ninth seed.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 8–0–2 | 26 | |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 5–3–2 | 17* | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 7–3–0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 6–2–2 | 20 | |
| 5 | James Madison | 4–1–5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4–1–5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Georgia State | 4–3–3 | 15 | |
| 8 | Texas State | 3–3–4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Louisiana | 4–6–0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 3–4–3 | 12 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).
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| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Abby Jacobs | Georgia Southern |
| Kamryn Nobles | |
| Alexandra Blom | James Madison |
| Jeanette Fieldsend | |
| Brittany Munson | |
| Anessa Arndt | Old Dominion |
| Andrea Balcazar Algarin | |
| Malia Mariano | |
| Thalia Morisi Kennett | |
| Ece Turkoglu | |
| Abby Jacobs | South Alabama |
| Chiara Singarella |