2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Attendance | 717 | ||||
| Site | Lady Demon Soccer Complex Natchitoches, Louisiana | ||||
| Champions | Lamar (3 title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Nathan Kogut (1 title) | ||||
| MVP | Christine Kitaru (Lamar) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .875 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern St | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .750 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce* | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .625 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 5 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .542 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-CC | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .458 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 3 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .417 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .292 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .000 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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The 2022 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament, the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference, was held from November 2 to November 6, 2022.[2][3] The six-match tournament took place at the Lady Demon Soccer Complex in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[3] The seven-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Northwestern State Lady Demons. Northwestern State was defeated in the semifinal round by Texas A&M-Commerce Lions 2–3. Lamar Lady Cardinals won the championship by defeating the Houston Christian Huskies 1–0 in the semifinal round and Texas A&M-Commerce 4–1 in the championship final match. The Lady Cardinals qualified for the Southland Conference's autobid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[4] The championship win was Lamar's third in the conference.
Seeding
Seven Southland Conference teams participated in the 2022 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference records.
Source:[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar | 10–1–1 | 31 |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 8–2–2 | 26 |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 7–4–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Houston Christian | 6–5–1 | 19 |
| 5 | Southeastern | 5–4–3 | 18 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5–6–1 | 16 |
| 7 | McNeese | 3–5–4 | 13 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| First Round Wednesday, November 2 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Final Sunday, November 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Christian | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Christian (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Southeastern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | McNeese | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
#4 Houston Christian v #5 Southeastern
| November 2, 2022 | #4 Houston Christian | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 Southeastern | Natchitoches, LA |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
| [1] | Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 84 Referee: Fevzi Demirhan Assistant referees: Bernardo Van Steenberghe Assistant referees: Christopher Luna Fourth official: Seun (Shay) Yinka-Kehinde |
#3 Texas A&M-Commerce v #6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
| November 2, 2022 | #3 Texas A&M-Commerce | 2–1 | #6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Natchitoches, LA |
| 4:00 p.m. CT |
| [2] |
| Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Seun Yinka-Kehnde Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine Assistant referees: Arturo Ibarra Fourth official: Alex DeRosing |
#2 Northwestern State v #7 McNeese
| November 2, 2022 | #2 Northwestern State | 5–0 | #7 McNeese | Natchitoches, LA |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
| [3] | Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 178 Referee: Alex DeRostaing Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan Assistant referees: Bernardo Van Steenberghe Fourth official: Jennifer Dymaine |
Semifinals
#1 Lamar v #4 Houston Christian
| November 4, 2022 | #1 Lamar | 1–0 | #4 Houston Christian | Natchitoches, LA |
| 11:00 a.m. CT |
| [4] |
| Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 100 Referee: Jennifer Dumaine Assistant referees: Bernardo Van Steenberghe Assistant referees: Chris Luna Fourth official: Alex DeRostaing |
#3 Texas A&M-Commerce v #2 Northwestern State
| November 4, 2022 | #3 Texas A&M-Commerce | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #2 Northwestern State | Natchitoches, LA |
| 2:00 p.m. CT |
| [5] |
| Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Arturo Ibarra Assistant referees: Fevzi Demirhan Assistant referees: Seun Yinka-kehinde Fourth official: Bernardo Van Steenberghe |
Final
#1 Lamar v #3 Texas A&M-Commerce
| November 6, 2022 | #1 Lamar | 4–1 | #3 Texas A&M-Commerce | Natchitoches, LA |
| 1:00 p.m. CT |
| [6] |
| Stadium: Lady Demon Soccer Complex Attendance: 130 Referee: Alex DeRostaing Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine Assistant referees: Chris Luna Fourth official: Shay Yinka Kehinde |
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Christine Kitaru | Lamar |
| Laura Linares | |
| Cariel Ellis | |
| Abbey Gemza | |
| Nicole Panis | |
| Ashley Campuzano | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Mya Mitchell | |
| Mindy Shoffit | |
| Jen Peters | |
| Gracie Armstrong | Northwestern State |
| Kat Lazor | Houston Christian |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference". Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Northwestern State Voted to Top Spot in Soccer Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
The 2022 season gets underway Thursday, Aug. 18, with five squads in action, and the conference slate begins Friday, Sept. 9. The 2022 Southland Conference Soccer Tournament will be played Nov. 2-6 in Natchitoches, La.
- ^ a b Alberto Carmago (November 6, 2022). "Tracking conference tournament schedules, auto bids for the 2022 DI women's soccer championship". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Matt Faye (November 6, 2022). "Lamar soccer wins Southland tournament, advances to NCAAs". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "2022 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOCCER TOURNAMENT BRACKET ANNOUNCED". Southland Conference. October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Southland Conference soccer tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "NO. 1 Lamar Comes Back From Early Deficit to Take Southland Women's Soccer Championship with 4-1 Win Over NO. 3 Texas A&M-Commerce". southland.org. Southland Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
