The 2024 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 7–10, 2024. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Grambling State Tigers,[1] however they were unable to defend their title, as they were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the Semifinals by Southern. Southern would go on to defeat top-seed Texas Southern 1–0 in the Final.[2][3] The conference tournament title was the first in the history of the Southern women's soccer program, and first for head coach Jeremy Fontenot.[4] As tournament champions, Southern earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2024 SWAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,933 | ||||
| Site | PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Southern (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jeremy Fontenot (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Alyssa Romero (Southern) | ||||
| Broadcast | SWAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .500 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .250 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAPB | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .063 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SWAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editEight of the nine teams that compete in women's soccer in the SWAC qualified for the 2024 Tournament. There were only nine teams in this season due to Alcorn State cancelling its season after not having enough players to field a team.[5] Seeding was based on regular season conference play. No tiebreakers were required as each SWAC team finished with a different conference point total.[6][7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Texas Southern | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 3 | Southern | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 5 | Jackson State | 2–2–4 | 10 |
| 6 | Alabama State | 2–3–3 | 9 |
| 7 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–3–4 | 7 |
| 8 | Prairie View A&M | 0–4–4 | 4 |
Bracket
editSource:[8]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Prairie View A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jackson State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern (pen.) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alabama State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 7, 2024 | #1 Texas Southern | 2–0 | #8 Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 10:00 a.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 462 Referee: Frank Huber Assistant referees: William Molina Ruben Campillo Fourth official: Lawerence Hale |
| November 7, 2024 | #4 Alabama A&M | 2–1 | #5 Jackson State | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 573 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Alfred Wims Lawerence Hale Fourth official: William Molina |
| November 7, 2024 | #2 Grambling State | 3–1 | #7 Mississippi Valley State | Prairie View, TX |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 343 Referee: Alex DeRostaing Assistant referees: Sean Caouette Alfred Wims Fourth official: Bill Bolsen III |
| November 7, 2024 | #3 Southern | 2–1 | #6 Alabama State | Prairie View, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 643 Referee: Lawrence Hale Assistant referees: Bill Bolsen III Sean Caouette Fourth official: Wes Caouette |
Semifinals
edit| November 8, 2024 | #1 Texas Southern | 2–1 | #4 Alabama A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 434 |
| November 8, 2024 | #2 Grambling State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | #3 Southern | Prairie View, TX |
| 6:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 630 |
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Final
edit| November 10, 2024 | #1 Texas Southern | 0–1 | #3 Southern | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 848 Referee: Wes Couette Assistant referees: Alfred Wims Sean Caouette Fourth official: Alex DeRostaing |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 16 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
2 goals
- Sophia Lezizidis – Grambling State
- Victoria Pucci – Texas Southern
1 goal
- J'Lea Berry – Southern
- Liana Bryant – Mississippi Valley State
- Kourtney Celaya – Texas Southern
- Checule Dowling – Jackson State
- India Gaiten – Alabama A&M
- Taylor Henry – Southern
- Morgan Johnson – Grambling State
- Brianna Miles – Texas Southern
- Rachel Mull – Alabama State
- Keilyn Pittman – Southern
- Jamsine Perez-Acosta – Alabama A&M
- Albany Rios – Alabama A&M
All-Tournament team
editSource:[9]
| Player | Team |
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| Sarah De Gannes | Alabama A&M |
| Sophia Lezizidis | Grambling State |
| Kaylen Jankans | |
| Isabella Dillow | Texas Southern |
| Melissa Knutson | |
| Victoria Pucci | |
| Sydney Bellamy | Southern |
| Taylor Henry | |
| Alyssa Romero | |
| Tori Thomas | |
| Zemira Webb |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ↑ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2024 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ Bruhl, Allison (November 11, 2024). "Southern University women's soccer team wins first SWAC Championship". WKRG-TV. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "Past Soccer Champions". swac.org. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ Sklar, Sam (October 21, 2024). "Exclusive: Title IX violations alleged at Alcorn State soccer. 'Bats and snakes in showers'". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Texas Southern Soccer Makes History, Wins SWAC Regular Season Title". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 1, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ "SWAC Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Soccer Tournament" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Southern Claims First SWAC Championship Title". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.