# 2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2021 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 26 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins were the defending champions but were unable to defend their crown, losing 4–2 in the final to the Samford Bulldogs. This was the fourth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all four of which have come under coach Todd Yelton. As tournament champions, Samford earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

## Seeding

All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. Tiebreakers were required to determine the sixth and sevenths seeds as both UNC Greensboro and The Citadel finished the regular season with 3–4–2 records. UNC Greensboro defeated The Citadel 5–0 on October 10, and earned the sixth seed, while The Citadel was the seventh seed. A tiebreaker was also required to determine the eight and ninth seeds as Chattanooga and Wofford finished the regular season with 3–5–1 records. Chattanooga defeated Wofford 1–0 on October 10 and earned the eight seed, while Wofford was the ninth seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Samford | 9–0–0 | 27 |
| 2 | Furman | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 4 | East Tennessee State | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 5 | Mercer | 3–2–4 | 13 |
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 3–4–2 | 11 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 3–4–2 | 11 |
| 8 | Chattanooga | 3–5–1 | 10 |
| 9 | Wofford | 3–5–1 | 10 |
| 10 | VMI | 0–8–1 | 1 |

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Tuesday, October 26 | First round Tuesday, October 26 | First round Tuesday, October 26 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 29 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 29 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 29 | Semifinals Sunday, October 31 | Semifinals Sunday, October 31 | Semifinals Sunday, October 31 | Championship Sunday, November 7 | Championship Sunday, November 7 | Championship Sunday, November 7 |
| | | | 1 | Samford | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Chattanooga | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chattanooga (pen.) | 1 (5) | 8 | Chattanooga | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wofford | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wofford | 1 (3) | | | | 1 | Samford | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Mercer | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | East Tennessee State | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Mercer | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Samford | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Furman | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Furman (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | The Citadel | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | The Citadel | 4 | 7 | The Citadel | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | VMI | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | VMI | 1 | | | | 2 | Furman | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Western Carolina | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Western Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
* Jasmine Greene – Furman
* Mary Raymond – Samford
* Suzuka Yosue – The Citadel
1 goal
* Maggie Shaw – Chattanooga
* Kyndal Anderson – Furman
* Hannah Farr – Furman
* Nieva Gaither – Furman
* Kendall Cook – Mercer
* Payton Schurr – Mercer
* Caroline Donovan – Samford
* Alyssa Frazier – Samford
* Audrey Kleinman – Samford
* Zoe Perrin – Samford
* Ella Simpson – Samford
* Maria Contreras – The Citadel
* Jordyn Geller – The Citadel
* Alex Madden – The Citadel
* Whitney Edwards-Roberson – VMI
* Valentine Pursey – Western Carolina
* Abigail McKenzie – Wofford

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Mel Mikoy | The Citadel |
| Taylor Limprevil | East Tennessee State |
| Camryn Bolick | Furman |
| Hannah Farr | Furman |
| Faith Hauberg | Furman |
| Jordyn Ebert | Mercer |
| Payton Schurr | Mercer |
| Ashley Avelino | UNC Greensboro |
| Morgan McAslan | Samford |
| Ellia Simpson | Samford |
| Mary Raymond | Samford |
| Kylie Gazza | Samford |
| Maggie Shaw | Chattanooga |
| Whitney Edwards-Robinson | VMI |
| Kaitlyn Galbraith | Western Carolina |
| Abbie Wise | Western Carolina |
| Abigail McKenzie | Wofford |
MVP in bold