# 2023 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2023 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 24 through November 5, 2023. 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 Samford Bulldogs were the defending champions. Samford was not successful in their title defense. They reached the final but fell 1–0 to Western Carolina. This was the third Southern Conference tournament title for the Western Carolina women's soccer program and first for head coach Chad Miller. The tournament title was Western Carolina's first since 2008. As tournament champions, Western Carolina earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

## Seeding

All ten teams from the regular season qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds of the tournament after East Tennessee State and Samford tied with identical 6–1–2 regular season records. The two teams tied their regular season meeting 1–1. East Tennessee State won the second tiebreaker and was awarded the second seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth through seventh seeds as Chattanooga, Mercer, and UNC Greensboro all finished with identical 4–4–1 conference records. The three teams records against each other was considered as the tiebreaker. UNC Greensboro came out on top as they defeated Chattanooga and tied with Mercer. Chattanooga was the sixth seed as they defeated Mercer but lost to UNC Greensboro. Mercer was the seventh seed as they lost to Chattanooga and tied UNC Greensboro.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Western Carolina | 7–2–0 | 21 |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 3 | Samford | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Furman | 3–1–5 | 14 |
| 5 | UNC Greensboro | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 7 | Mercer | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 8 | Wofford | 2–5–2 | 8 |
| 9 | VMI | 1–8–0 | 3 |
| 10 | The Citadel | 0–7–2 | 2 |

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Tuesday, October 24 | First round Tuesday, October 24 | First round Tuesday, October 24 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 27 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 27 | Quarterfinals Friday, October 27 | Semifinals Sunday, October 29 | Semifinals Sunday, October 29 | Semifinals Sunday, October 29 | Championship Sunday, November 5 | Championship Sunday, November 5 | Championship Sunday, November 5 |
| | | | 1 | Western Carolina | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wofford | 2 | 8 | Wofford | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | VMI | 1 | | | | 1 | Western Carolina | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Furman | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Furman (pen.) | 2 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 2 (1) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Western Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Samford | 0 |
| | | | 2 | East Tennessee State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mercer | 1 | 7 | Mercer | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | The Citadel | 0 | | | | 2 | East Tennessee State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Samford | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Samford (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Chattanooga | 2 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
* Birna Johannsdottir – Chattanooga
* Taylor Mentzer – UNC Greensboro
1 goal
* Sinoxolo Cesane – East Tennessee State
* Ashlyn Goila – Furman
* Maddie Massie – Furman
* Lena Dykes – Mercer
* Layton Glisson – Samford
* Mary Raymond – Samford
* Kyla Reynolds – Samford
* Ella Simpson – Samford
* Mia Wehby – Samford
* Barrett Callejo – VMI
* Sophie Burchfield – Western Carolina
* Alexis DeMarco – Western Carolina
* Kirsten Hahn – Western Carolina
* Naya Marcil – Western Carolina
* Mackenzie Megill – Western Carolina
* Ava Robitaille – Western Carolina
* Megan Childress – Wofford
* Bailey Mullen – Wofford
1 own goal
* Wofford (vs Western Carolina)

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Grace Duncan | The Citadel |
| Grace Eatz | East Tennessee State |
| Madi Hook | East Tennessee State |
| Camryn Bolick | Furman |
| Addison Corn | Furman |
| Jamie Hlebec | Mercer |
| Taylor Mentzer | UNC Greensboro |
| Lindsay Origliasso | Samford |
| Mary Raymond | Samford |
| Jennifer Seward | Samford |
| Birna Johannsdottir | Chattanooga |
| Barrett Callejo | VMI |
| Alexis DeMarco | Western Carolina |
| Naya Marcil | Western Carolina |
| Paige McAra | Western Carolina |
| Ava Robitaille | Western Carolina |
| Meara Kelly | Wofford |
MVP in bold