2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament

2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,177
Site	PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas
Champions	Grambling State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Justin Wagar (1st title)
MVP	Sophia Lezizidis (Grambling State)
Broadcast	SWAC Digital Network
SWAC women's soccer tournament «2022  2024»

2023 SWAC women's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Grambling State  ‍†‍‡‍y	8	–	0	–	1		.944			15	–	5	–	4		.708
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			10	–	9	–	0		.526
Southern  ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	3		.722			8	–	6	–	4		.556
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1		.611			7	–	13	–	1		.357
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			9	–	11	–	1		.452
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			5	–	11	–	1		.324
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			3	–	12	–	1		.219
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			3	–	15	–	0		.167
Alabama State  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	2		.222			2	–	12	–	3		.206
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	1		.167			2	–	11	–	1		.179
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SWAC

The 2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 2–5, 2023. 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 Jackson State, however they were unable to defend their title, as they reached the Final. Top seed Grambling State defeated Jackson State 2–1 in a rematch of last years Final. The conference tournament title was the third in the history of the Grambling State women's soccer program, and first for head coach Justin Wagar. As tournament champions, Grambling State earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Eight of the ten teams that compete in women's soccer qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season conference play. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M both finished with 3–5–1 regular season records. Prairie View A&M earned the sixth seed by virtue of a 2–1 regular season victory over Alcorn State on October 1.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Grambling State	8–0–1	25
2	Jackson State	7–2–0	21
3	Southern	5–1–3	18
4	Texas Southern	5–3–1	16
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	4–5–0	12
6	Prairie View A&M	3–5–1	10
7	Alcorn State	3–5–1	10
8	Alabama A&M	3–6–0	9

Bracket

Source:

	Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 2					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
	1	Grambling State	3
	8	Alabama A&M	0
						1	Grambling State	3
						4	Texas Southern	0
	4	Texas Southern	3
	5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0
											1	Grambling State	2
											2	Jackson State	1
	3	Southern	2
	6	Prairie View A&M	0
						2	Jackson State	2
						3	Southern	0
	2	Jackson State	1
	7	Alcorn State	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#1 Grambling State v #8 Alabama A&M

November 2	#1 Grambling State	3–0	#8 Alabama A&M	Prairie View, TX
10:00 a.m. CT	Sophia Lezizidis 20', 50' Beatriz Kretteis 24' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 298

#4 Texas Southern v #5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff

November 2	#4 Texas Southern	3–0	#5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Prairie View, TX
1:00 p.m. CT	Isabella Dillow 39', 66' (pen.) Liliane Clase Baez 40' Alyssa Taylor  71' Kourtney Celaya  77'	Report	62' Sydney Azuero  89' Abbey Glover	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 302

#2 Jackson State v #7 Alcorn State

November 2	#2 Jackson State	1–0	#7 Alcorn State	Prairie View, TX
4:00 p.m. CT	Kendyl Terrell 28'	Report	30' Jada Ward	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 311

#3 Southern v #6 Prairie View A&M

November 2	#3 Southern	2–0	#6 Prairie View A&M	Prairie View, TX
7:00 p.m. CT	Lauryn Oliver 48' Iyanla Bailey-Williams 57'	Report	63' Megan Howell  86' Team	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 345

Semifinals

#1 Grambling State v #4 Texas Southern

November 3	#1 Grambling State	3–0	#4 Texas Southern	Prairie View, TX
3:00 p.m. CT	Naya Vialva 10' Sophia Lezizidis 57' Karlyn Judge 61' Valentina Guzman  69' Mya Joseph  84'	Report	70' Liliane Clase Baez	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 298 Referee: Sean Caoueette Assistant referees: Albert KyeiMensah Assistant referees: Wes Caouette Fourth official: Lawrence Hale

#2 Jackson State v #3 Southern

November 3	#2 Jackson State	2–0	#3 Southern	Prairie View, TX
6:00 p.m. CT	Kendyl Terrell 35' Maya-Joy Thompson 85'	Report		Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 256

Final

#1 Grambling State v #2 Jackson State

November 5	#1 Grambling State	2–1	#2 Jackson State	Prairie View, TX
1:00 p.m. CT	Khori Banks 36' Sophia Lezizidis 40' Karlyn Judge  73' Team  74'	Report	38' Harper Bennett  77' Taytum Terrell  77' Kendyl Terrell	Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 367 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah Assistant referees: Bo Wims Fourth official: Holden Gregory

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

4 goals

• Sophia Lezizidis – Grambling State

2 goals

• Kendyl Terrell – Jackson State
• Isabella Dillow – Texas Southern

1 goal

• Khori Banks – Grambling State
• Karlyn Judge – Grambling State
• Beatriz Kretteis – Grambling State
• Naya Vialva – Grambling State
• Harper Bennett – Jackson State
• Maya-Joy Thompson – Jackson State
• Iyanla Bailey-Williams – Southern
• Lauryn Oliver – Southern
• Liliane Clase Baez – Texas Southern

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Beatriz Kretteis	Grambling State
Sophia Lezizidis
Adrianna Pratt
Naya Vialva
Maya-Joy Thompson	Jackson State
Kendyl Terrell
Taytum Terrell
Zemira Webb	Southern
Isabella Dillow	Texas Southern
Akiya Saine

MVP in bold