# 2023 SWAC women's soccer tournament

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

## 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 | Grambling State |
| Adrianna Pratt | Grambling State |
| Naya Vialva | Grambling State |
| Maya-Joy Thompson | Jackson State |
| Kendyl Terrell | Jackson State |
| Taytum Terrell | Jackson State |
| Zemira Webb | Southern |
| Isabella Dillow | Texas Southern |
| Akiya Saine | Texas Southern |
MVP in bold