# 2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

The 2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2023. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title as they lost to Southeast Missouri State in a penalty shootout in the Quarterfinals. Morehead State would go on to defeat Tennessee Tech in overtime in the Final, 1–0. The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Morehead State women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Chris Fox. This was Morehead State's first title since 2013. As tournament champions, Morehead State earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

## Seeding

Eight of the ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2023 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seems were seeded based on regular season records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as both SIU Edwardsville and Southern Indiana finished with identical with 3–2–4 regular season records. The two teams tied during the regular season, and SIU Edwardsville was awarded the third seed while Southern Indiana was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required between UT Martin and Eastern Illinois both finished with eleven regular season points. UT Martin was awarded the fifth seed as they won the October 8 regular season matchup 1–0. A third tiebreaker was required between Southeast Missouri State and Little Rock as both finished with 2–3–4 regular season records. The two teams tied their October 5 regular season match up and Southeast Missouri State was awarded the seventh seed, while Little Rock was the eighth seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 7–1–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Morehead State | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 3 | SIU Edwardsville | 3–2–4 | 13 |
| 4 | Southern Indiana | 3–2–4 | 13 |
| 5 | UT Martin | 2–2–5 | 11 |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 3–4–2 | 11 |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 2–3–4 | 10 |
| 8 | Little Rock | 2–3–4 | 10 |

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Friday, Oct. 27 | First round Friday, Oct. 27 | First round Friday, Oct. 27 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Little Rock | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Indiana | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | UT Martin | 0 | 8 | Little Rock | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Little Rock | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee Tech | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Morehead State (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Morehead State | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | 7 | Southeast Missouri State (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
1 goal
* Jaeda Centeno – Little Rock
* Madison Eisner – Little Rock
* Mykena Turner – Little Rock
* Sanaa Williams – Little Rock
* Michelle Hochstadt – Morehead State
* Kate Larbes – Morehead State
* Sidney Christopher – SIU Edwardsville
* Emily Baker – Southeast Missouri State
* Alayna Jakul – Southeast Missouri State
* Pilar Torres – Southern Indiana
* Tori Soutuyo – Tennessee Tech
* Katie Toney – Tennessee Tech

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Kaitlin Graeber | Little Rock |
| Sanaa Williams | Little Rock |
| Erin Gibbs | Morehead State |
| Kate Larbes | Morehead State |
| Anna Lohrer | Morehead State |
| Avery Redmon | Morehead State |
| Emma Brune | Southeast Missouri State |
| Maddie Paulson | Southeast Missouri State |
| Selma Askildsen | Tennessee Tech |
| Meredith Nye | Tennessee Tech |
| Katie Toney | Tennessee Tech |
MVP in bold