# 2016 Southeastern Conference women's soccer season

The 2016 Southeastern Conference women's soccer season was the 214th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Florida Gators are both the defending regular season and tournament champions.

## Changes from 2015

* None

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Alabama Soccer Stadium | 1,500 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Razorback Soccer Stadium | 2,000 |
| Auburn Tigers | Auburn, Alabama | Auburn Soccer Complex | 1,500 |
| Florida Gators | Gainesville, Florida | Pressly Stadium | 4,500 |
| Georgia Lady Bulldogs | Athens, Georgia | Turner Soccer Complex | 1,700 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | Lexington, Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex | 3,368 |
| LSU Tigers | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU Soccer Stadium | 2,197 |
| Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs | Starkville, Mississippi | MSU Soccer Field | 500 |
| Missouri Tigers | Columbia, Missouri | Walton Stadium | 2,500 |
| Ole Miss Rebels | Oxford, Mississippi | Ole Miss Soccer Stadium | 1,500 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | Columbia, South Carolina | Stone Stadium | 5,000 |
| Tennessee Volunteers | Knoxville, Tennessee | Regal Stadium | 3,000 |
| Texas A&M Aggies | College Station, Texas | Ellis Field | 3,500 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | Nashville, Tennessee | Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex | 2,400 |

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre |
| Alabama | C | |
| Arkansas | C | |
| Auburn | C | 12 |
| Florida | C | 7 |
| Georgia | C | |
| Kentucky | C | |
| LSU | C | |
| Mississippi State | C | |
| Missouri | C | 22 |
| Ole Miss | C | |
| South Carolina | C | 24 |
| Tennessee | C | |
| Texas A&M | C | 8 |
| Vanderbilt | C | |

## Postseason
### SEC tournament
#### Bracket

| First Round Monday, October 31 | First Round Monday, October 31 | First Round Monday, October 31 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 2 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Championship Sunday, November 6 | Championship Sunday, November 6 | Championship Sunday, November 6 |
| | | | 2 | Auburn | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 | 7 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 0 | | | | 2 | Auburn | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Arkansas | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 2$^{OT}$ |
| | | | 1 | South Carolina | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | 8 | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Alabama | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Alabama | 0 | | | | 1 | South Carolina | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida | 3 (8) | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri | 3 (7) | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |

## All-SEC awards and teams

2016 SEC Women's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Coach of the Year | Shelley Smith, South Carolina |
| Offensive of the Year | Savannah McCaskill, South Carolina |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Kaleigh Kurtz, South Carolina |
| Freshman of the Year | Sarah Luebbert, Missouri |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Casie Ramsier, Auburn |
2016 SEC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Rookie Team |
| Forward: Kristen Dodson, Auburn Forward: Savannah Jordan, Florida Forward: Savannah McCaskill, South Carolina Forward: Hannah Wilkinson, Tennessee Midfielder: Claire Kelley, Arkansas Midfielder: Casie Ramsier, Auburn Midfielder: Meggie Dougherty Howard, Florida Midfielder: Chelsea Drennan, South Carolina Defender: Kiana Clarke, Auburn Defender: Gabby Seiler, Florida Defender: Paige Bendell, South Carolina Defender: Kaleigh Kurtz, South Carolina Goalkeeper: Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina At-Large: Marion Crowder, Georgia At-Large: Melanie Donaldson, Missouri | Forward: Mallory Eubanks, Mississippi State Forward: Sarah Luebbert, Missouri Forward: Sophie Groff, South Carolina Forward: Haley Pounds, Texas A&M Midfielder: Brooke Ramsier, Auburn Midfielder: Summer Clarke, LSU Midfielder: Gretchen Harknett, Ole Miss Midfielder: Kaitlyn Clark, Missouri Midfielder: Rylie O'Keefe, Tennessee Defender: Jessi Hartzler, Arkansas Defender: Qyara Winston, Arkansas Defender: Caroline Waters, Georgia Defender: Lauren Selaiden, Missouri Goalkeeper: Sarah Le Beau, Auburn Goalkeeper: Danielle Rice, Texas A&M At-Large: Kristen Cardano, Florida At-Large: Cristina DeZeeuw, Vanderbilt | Stefani Doyle, Arkansas Kayla McKeon, Arkansas Bri Folds, Auburn Karli Gutsche, Auburn Julia Lester, Florida Marissa Bosco, Kentucky Evangeline Soucie, Kentucky Sarah Luebbert, Missouri Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina Maya Neal, Tennessee Grace Piper, Texas A&M Grace Jackson, Vanderbilt |