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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas- The Southern University Soccer team got off to a fast start at the 2024 SWAC Tournament Championship game, scoring the games only goal in the first sixteen minutes of the contest.

SU went into an all out defensive effort for the final 74 minutes of the game to claim the programs first ever SWAC Championship and punch their ticket to the 2024 NCAA DI Women's Soccer Tournament after defeating Texas Southern 1-0.

"All season we talked about playing a full 90 minutes, and today the ladies came out fired up and ready to go", said Southern Head Coach Jeremy Fontenot. "They brought the energy, put in the work, and got the job done with the intensity from start to finish."

The Jags found the back of the net at the 16th minute mark of the contest as Taylor Henry scored the games lone goal off an assist from Alyssa Romero.

Southern will find out its postseason destination on Monday, Nov. 11, when the NCAA will hold its Division I women's soccer selection show at 3 p.m. CST.

Southern's Alyssa Romero was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after stellar performances in the semifinals and finals. A complete listing of tournament honors is listed below.

Tournament MVP
Alyssa Romero, Southern   

All-Tournament Team 
Sarah De Gannes, Alabama A&M
Sophia Lezizidis, Grambling State 
Kaylen Jankans, Grambling State
Victoria Pucci, Texas Southern  
Isabella Dillow, Texas Southern  
Melissa Knutson, Texas Southern  
Sydney Bellamy, Southern   
Alyssa Romero, Southern  
Tori Thomas, Southern  
Zemira Webb, Southern 
Taylor Henry, Southern

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis. 

Women’s competitions are offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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