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| 2023 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Robert Mack Caruthers Field Ruston, Louisiana | ||||
| Champions | Liberty (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lang Wedemeyer (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | (Offensive) (Defensive) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .875 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .313 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 1 through November 5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at Robert Mack Caruthers Field in Ruston, Louisiana. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the UTSA Roadrunners.[1] USTA was unable to defended their title as they moved to the American Athletic Conference in 2023.[2] The Liberty Flames won the title by defeating New Mexico State 2–1 in the final.[3] The conference championship was the first for the Liberty women's soccer program and first for head coach Lang Wedemeyer as it was their first season in the conference.[4] As tournament champions, Liberty earned C-USA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[5]
Seeding
Six Conference USA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| Quarterfinals November 1 | Semifinals November 3 | Championship November 5 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1 | v | Ruston, LA | ||
| 4:30 p.m. CT | Stadium: Caruthers Field |
| November 1 | v | Ruston, LA | ||
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Stadium: Caruthers Field |
Semifinals
| November 3 | v | Ruston, LA | ||
| 4:30 p.m. CT | Stadium: Caruthers Field |
| November 3 | v | Ruston, LA | ||
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Stadium: Caruthers Field |
Final
| November 5 | v | Ruston, LA | ||
| 1:00 p.m. CT | Stadium: Caruthers Field |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- ^ Conference USA. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Conference USA. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Emilio (November 5, 2023). "NM State women's soccer falls to Liberty in CUSA Championship". KTSM-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "WSOC: Bracket Set for 2023 CUSA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. October 29, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "WSOC: Holland's Late Goal Lifts Liberty to CUSA Championship Title". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.