2023 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance979
SitePremier Sports Campus
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
ChampionsMemphis (4th title)
Winning coachBrooks Monaghan (4th title)
MVPMya Jones (Offensive)
Sarah Hagg (Defensive) (Memphis)
BroadcastESPN+
ESPNU (Final)
American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 American Athletic Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 6 – 1 – 2   .778 10 – 6 – 2   .611
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 3   .611 9 – 5 – 5   .605
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556 9 – 7 – 4   .550
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 3   .500 8 – 7 – 5   .525
UAB  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 4   .444 6 – 7 – 5   .472
Temple  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000 2 – 13 – 3   .194
West
No. 10 Memphis  ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 0 – 0   1.000 20 – 2 – 0   .909
SMU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 1   .611 11 – 6 – 1   .639
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 4   .556 5 – 9 – 5   .395
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389 8 – 5 – 3   .594
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389 7 – 7 – 4   .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 1   .167 3 – 13 – 2   .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 AAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: American Athletic Conference


The 2023 American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held from October 31 to November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted at the Premier Sports Campus located in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.[1] The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Memphis Tigers are the defending tournament champions.[2] Memphis successfully defended its title, defeating UAB in the First Round, Charlotte in the Semifinals and SMU in the Final.[3] Memphis' win was the program's fourth and also the fourth for coach Brooks Monaghan. This title was Memphis' third in a row.[4][5] As tournament champions, Memphis earned the American's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as the top eight teams in conference play finished with unique point totals. Five teams from the East Division qualified while only three teams from the West Division qualified.[6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Memphis 9–0–0 27
2 South Florida 6–1–2 20
3 SMU 5–3–1 16
4 East Carolina 4–2–3 15
5 Charlotte 4–3–2 14
6 Tulsa 3–2–4 13
7 Florida Atlantic 3–3–3 12
8 UAB 2–3–4 10

Bracket

Source:[7]

First Round
Tuesday, Oct. 31 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 Memphis 2
8 UAB 1
1 Memphis 2
5 Charlotte 0
4 East Carolina 0
5 Charlotte 5
1 Memphis 2
3 SMU 1
3 SMU 2
6 Tulsa 1
3 SMU 3
7 Florida Atlantic 0
2 South Florida 0
7 Florida Atlantic 1

Schedule

First Round

October 31 #1 Memphis 2–1 #8 UAB Lakewood Ranch, FL
11:00 a.m.
  • Sarah Hagg Yellow card 34'
  • Honoka Hamano Yellow card 51'
  • Anne-Valerie Seto 61'
  • Finley Lavin Yellow card 70'
  • Saorla Miller 88'
 Report
  • 8' Jolie St. Louis
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 114
Referee: Jennifer Dumaine
Assistant referees: Tony Obas
Assistant referees: Albert Franklin
Fourth official: Emily Gomez
October 31 #4 East Carolina 0–5 #5 Charlotte Lakewood Ranch, FL
1:30 p.m. Report
  • 1', 54' Macey Bader
  • 24' Braelynn Francher
  • 25' Julia Patrum
  • 74' Ayanna Parker
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 104
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
Assistant referees: Preston Joyner
Assistant referees: Will Franklin
Fourth official: Albert Franklin
October 31 #3 SMU 2–1 #6 Tulsa Lakewood Ranch, FL
4:30 p.m.
  • Abby Dermott Yellow card 52'
  • Nyah Rose 54', 71', Yellow card 63'
  • Maura Yumul Yellow card 87'
 Report
  • 77' Jordan Frederick
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 137
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
Assistant referees: John Ocampo
Assistant referees: Emily Gomez
Fourth official: Tony Obas
October 31 #2 South Florida 0–1 #7 Florida Atlantic Lakewood Ranch, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Vivianne Bessette Yellow card 42'
  • Serita Thurton Yellow card 47'
  • Team Yellow card 48'
 Report
  • Yellow card 45' Drew Dempsey
  • 64' Molly Setsma
  • Yellow card 67' Olivia Bori
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Referee: Melinda Sopka
Assistant referees: Albert Excovar
Assistant referees: Joseph Radzialowski
Fourth official: Will Franklin

Semifinals

November 2 #1 Memphis 2–0 #5 Charlotte Lakewood Ranch, FL
4:00 p.m.
  • Anna Hauer 32'
  • Team Yellow card 65'
  • Momo Nakao Yellow card 66'
  • Delaney Tellex Yellow card 73'
  • Mya Jones 80' (pen.)
 Report
  • Yellow card 87' Julia Patrum
  • Yellow card 88' Ayanna Parker
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 117
Referee: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Tony Obas
Assistant referees: Will Franklin
Fourth official: Jennifer Dumaine
November 2 #3 SMU 3–0 #7 Florida Atlantic Lakewood Ranch, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Wayny Balata 3', 9'
  • Eliana Salama 81'
 Report
  • Yellow card 51' Madison Micioni
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 238
Referee: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Albert Franklin
Assistant referees: Emily Gomez
Fourth official: Melinda Sopka

Final

November 5 #1 Memphis 2–1 #3 SMU Lakewood Ranch, FL
2:00 p.m.
  • Finley Lavin Yellow card 29'
  • Ashley Henderson 40'
  • Delaney Tellex 72', Yellow card 79'
 Report
  • 79' Truth Byars
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 269
Referee: Amber O'Connor
Assistant referees: Jade Mallea
Assistant referees: Emily Gomez
Fourth official: Matthew Miscannon

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Macey Bader – Charlotte
  • Wayny Balata – SMU
  • Nyah Rose – SMU

1 goal

  • Braelynn Francher – Charlotte
  • Julia Patrum – Charlotte
  • Ayanna Parker – Charlotte
  • Molly Setsma – Florida Atlantic
  • Anna Hauer – Memphis
  • Ashley Henderson – Memphis
  • Mya Jones – Memphis
  • Saorla Miller – Memphis
  • Anne-Valerie Seto – Memphis
  • Delaney Tellex – Memphis
  • Truth Byars – SMU
  • Eliana Salama – SMU
  • Jordan Frederick – Tulsa
  • Jolie St. Louis – UAB

All-Tournament team

Source:[8]

Player Team
Macey Bader Charlotte
Molly Setsma Florida Atlantic
Kaylie Bierman Memphis
Sarah Hagg^
Mya Jones*
Momo Nakao
Delaney Tellex
Peyton Annen SMU
Wayny Balata
Nyah Rose
Eliana Salama

 * Offensive MVP
 ^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Championships Schedule". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference 2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Hilliard, Caleb (November 5, 2023). "No. 8 Tigers win third straight American Athletic Conference women's soccer championship". WATN-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Seeding Set for the 2023 American Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "No. 1 Memphis Wins Third Consecutive American Women's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.