# 2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament

The 2023 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted at campus sites, with the #3 and #6 seed hosting the First Round and Quarterfinals while the #1 seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the defending tournament champions. The Eagles successfully defended their tile, defeating North Alabama in a penalty-shoot out in the Final. It was Florida Gulf Coast's eighth overall title. All of the Eagle's titles have come under coach Jim Blankenship. As tournament champions, Florida Gulf Coast earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

## Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top seed earned the right to host the Final and Semifinals. The #3 seed and #4 seed hosted a First Round game and a Quarterfinal each. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds for the tournament as Central Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast both finished with a 7–1–3 record and 24 conference points. Central Arkansas was awarded the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season victory over Florida Gulf Coast on September 21. There was a three-way tie for the sixth, seventh, and eight seeds between Kennesaw State, Austin Peay and Queens as all teams finished with 12 conference points. Kennesaw State earned the sixth seed by defeating Queens and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season. Austin Peay was the seventh seed after drawing with both Queens and Kennesaw State. Queens was the eighth and final seed after losing to Kennessaw State and drawing with Austin Peay during the regular season.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Lipscomb | 10–0–1 | 31 |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 7–1–3 | 24 |
| 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7–1–3 | 24 |
| 4 | North Alabama | 5–3–3 | 18 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 4–3–4 | 16 |
| 6 | Kennesaw State | 3–5–3 | 12 |
| 7 | Austin Peay | 3–5–3 | 12 |
| 8 | Queens | 2–3–6 | 12 |

## Bracket

Source:
| First Round Thursday, October 26 | First Round Thursday, October 26 | First Round Thursday, October 26 | Quarterfinals Sunday, October 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, October 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, October 29 | Semifinals Thursday, November 2 | Semifinals Thursday, November 2 | Semifinals Thursday, November 2 | Final Sunday, November 5 | Final Sunday, November 5 | Final Sunday, November 5 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Lipscomb | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | North Alabama | 1 | 4 | North Alabama | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 0 (2) | 8 | Queens | 0 | | | | 4 | North Alabama | 3 (2) |
| 8 | Queens (pen.) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast (pen.) | 3 (3) |
| | | | | | | 2 | Central Arkansas | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Kennesaw State (pen.) | 1 (3) | 6 | Kennesaw State | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Austin Peay | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).
4 goals
* Erika Zschuppe – Florida Gulf Coast
2 goals
* Ashley Labbe – Florida Gulf Coast
* Kellie Hovis – North Alabama
1 goal
* Alec Baumgardt – Austin Peay
* Ellie Dreas – Austin Peay
* Alana Owens – Austin Peay
* Maya Henley Buisan – Florida Gulf Coast
* Kendal Gargiula – Florida Gulf Coast
* Tianna Rivera – Kennesaw State
* Izzi Gurney-Harper – North Alabama
* Juila Murdoch – North Alabama
* Adelyn Speight – North Alabama

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Erika Zschuppe | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Kendal Gargiula | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Ashley Labbe | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Olivia Molina | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Briana Eads | North Alabama |
| Molly Parham | North Alabama |
| Adriana Wright | North Alabama |
| Kelli Beiler | Lipscomb |
| Shelby Craft | Lipscomb |
| Sydney Brough | Central Arkansas |
| Emily Wissel-Littmann | Central Arkansas |
MVP in bold