The seven-match tournament took place at Jack Dugan Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.
The Houston Baptist Huskies were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 1–0 quarterfinal loss to the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears.
The Lamar Lady Cardinals won the tournament with a 2–0 win over the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks in the final.
[1][2] This was the first Southland Conference tournament title for the Lamar women's soccer program and for head coach Steve Holeman.