2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 25 through November 6, 2022. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Samford Bulldogs were the defending champions.[1] Samford successfully defended their crown defeating the fourth seed UNC Greensboro in a penalty-shoot out in the final.[2] This was the fifth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all five of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.[3] As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2022 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance2,772
SiteCampus Sites (#7 & #8 seed - First Round)
Campus Sites (#1 & #2 seeds - Quarterfinals & Semifinals)
Campus Sites (#1 seed - Final)
ChampionsSamford (5th title)
Winning coachTodd Yelton (5th title)
MVPEmma Donley (Samford)
BroadcastESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Samford  y 513 .7221147 .659
Chattanooga   513 .722855 .583
Mercer   414 .667947 .625
UNC Greensboro   432 .5561074 .571
Western Carolina   441 .500585 .417
ETSU   333 .500566 .471
The Citadel   450 .4441090 .526
Wofford   342 .444983 .525
Furman   342 .444892 .474
VMI   090 .0001172 .100
Conference champion
2022 Southern Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:SoCon

Seeding

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All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds after Chattanooga and Samford both finished the season with 5–1–3 records. The two teams tied their regular season match. The second tiebreaker was record against the highest remaining seed, Mercer. Chattanooga defeated Mercer during the regular season and was therefore the first seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the eighth and ninth seeds as Wofford and Furman both finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. The two teams also tied their regular season matchup, so a second tiebreaker of record against the highest remaining seed was used again. Wofford was awarded the eighth seed based on their regular season victory over Chattanooga.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Chattanooga 5–1–3 18
2 Samford 5–1–3 18
3 Mercer 4–1–4 16
4 UNC Greensboro 4–3–2 14
5 Western Carolina 4–4–1 13
6 ETSU 3–3–3 12
7 The Citadel 4–5–0 12
8 Wofford 3–4–2 11
9 Furman 3–4–2 11
10 VMI 0–9–0 0

Bracket

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Source:[5]

First round
Tuesday, October 25
Quarterfinals
Friday, October 28
Semifinals
Sunday, October 30
Championship
Sunday, November 6
            
1 Chattanooga 2
8 Wofford 1
8 Wofford 2
9 Furman 1
1 Chattanooga 1
4 UNC Greensboro (a.e.t.) 2
4 UNC Greensboro 2
5 Western Carolina 1
4 UNC Greensboro 0 (5)
2 Samford (pen.) 0 (6)
2 Samford 2
7 The Citadel 0
7 The Citadel 3
10 VMI 0
2 Samford 1
3 Mercer 0
3 Mercer (pen.) 1 (3)
6 ETSU 1 (2)

Schedule

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First round

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October 25 #7 The Citadel 3–0 #10 VMI Charleston, SC
3:00 p.m. ET
  • Suzuka Yosue 7', 49'
  • Kristi Jones 19'
  • Zoey Conrad Yellow card 43'
Report Stadium: WLI Field
Attendance: 176
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Carmen Serbio
Assistant referees: Bryson Condrey
Fourth official: Brandon Ingram
October 25 #8 Wofford 2–1 #9 Furman Spartanburg, SC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Megan Childress 17'
  • Mia Bookhard 18'
Report
  • 85' Helen Gutierrez
Stadium: Snyder Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Joshua Belle
Fourth official: Khadime Sabara

Quarterfinals

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October 28 #2 Samford 2–0 #7 The Citadel Homewood, AL
2:30 p.m. ET
  • Whitaker Buchanan 5'
  • Ella Simpson 7'
  • Mary Raymond Yellow card 82'
Report
  • Yellow card 82' Lexy Kendro
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 353
October 28 #4 UNC Greensboro 2–1 #5 Western Carolina Chattanooga, TN
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Caroline Woods 20'
  • Maddy Gihool 50'
Report
  • Yellow card 45' Shannon Greenwood
  • 77' Maggie Lloyd
Stadium: UTC Sports Complex
Attendance: 153
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Noah Kenyawani
Fourth official: Patrick Lima
October 28 #3 Mercer 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
#6 ETSU Homewood, AL
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Chandler Lewis-Jenkins 27'
  • Jada Moorman Yellow card 102'
Report
  • Yellow card 28' Selena Wimbish
  • 67' Andjela Kricak
  • Yellow card 95' Sinoxolo Cesane
  • Yellow card 101' Sydney Somogyi
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 211
Penalties
  • Kendall Cook football with check mark
  • Pace Stephenson football with red X
  • Nicole Icen football with check mark
  • Lana Whitfeld football with check mark
  • football with red X Sydney Somogyi
  • football with check mark Taylor Limprevil
  • football with red X Ellie Cornell
  • football with check mark Natalie Capanelli
  • football with red X Andjela Kricak
October 28 #1 Chattanooga 2–1 #8 Wofford Chattanooga, TN
6:30 p.m. ET
  • Caroline Richvalsky 15'
  • Birna Johannsdottir 67'
Report
  • Yellow card 74' Addie Marlett
  • 88' Lexi Reichenbach
Stadium: UTC Sports Complex
Attendance: 437
Referee: Eric Usher
Assistant referees: Carmen Anthony
Assistant referees: Bryson Condrey
Fourth official: Patrick Lama

Semifinals

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October 30 #2 Samford 1–0 #3 Mercer Homewood, AL
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Whitaker Buchanan 7'
Report Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 374
Referee: Guido Gonzales
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: James Sherer
October 30 #1 Chattanooga 1–2 (a.e.t.) #4 UNC Greensboro Chattanooga, TN
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Caroline Richvalsky 66'
Report
  • 13' Gabi Santora
  • 97' Maddy Gihool
Stadium: UTC Sports Complex
Attendance: 290
Referee: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Assistant referees: Matthew Bell
Fourth official: Tark Veledar

Final

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November 6 #2 Samford 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
#4 UNC Greensboro Homewood, AL
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Nikki Bario Yellow card 22'
  • Layton Glisson Yellow card 103'
  • Caroline Donovan Yellow card 107'
Report
  • Yellow card 3' Emma Malone
  • Yellow card 33' Team
Stadium: Samford Track and Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 528
Penalties
  • Lindsay Origliasso football with red X
  • Lindsay Worthington football with red X
  • Layton Glisson football with check mark
  • Whitaker Buchanan football with check mark
  • Adleigh Wheeler football with red X
  • Taylor Yount football with check mark
  • Ella Simpson football with check mark
  • Kylie Gazza football with check mark
  • Caroline Donovan football with check mark
  • football with red X Gabi Santora
  • football with check mark Eliza Radoll
  • football with red X Parker Sikora
  • football with check mark Morgan Brubaker
  • football with red X Maddy Gihool
  • football with check mark Dalani Stephens
  • football with check mark Caroline Woods
  • football with check mark Taylor Mentzer
  • football with red X Hannah Morton

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 20 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.22 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

  • Caroline Richvalsky – Chattanooga
  • Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel
  • Whitaker Buchanan – Samford
  • Maddy Gihool – UNC Greensboro

1 goal

  • Birna Johannsdottir – Chattanooga
  • Andjela Kricak – ETSU
  • Helen Gutierrez – Furman
  • Chandler Lewis-Jenkins – Mercer
  • Krisit Jones – The Citadel
  • Ella Simpson – Samford
  • Maggie Lloyd – Western Carolina
  • Mia Bookhard – Wofford
  • Megan Childress – Wofford
  • Lexi Reichenbach – Wofford
  • Gabi Santora – UNC Greensboro
  • Caroline Woods – UNC Greensboro

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

PlayerTeam
Grace Duncan The Citadel
Sydney Somogyi ETSU
Helen Gutierrez Furman
Lindsay Bell Mercer
Jamie Hlebec
Dalani Stephens UNC Greensboro
Eliza Radoll
Maddy Gihool
Emma Donley Samford
Caroline Donovan
Ella Simpson
Whitaker Buchanan
Shelby Hash Chattanooga
Caroline Richvalsky
Jillian Hall VMI
Kaityln Galbraith Western Carolina
Lexi Reichenbach Wofford

MVP in bold

References

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  1. Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. Southern Conference. "2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "Chattanooga, Samford share regular-season title; Mocs earn No. 1 seed". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. "Samford wins 2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.