2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 24 through November 4, 2018. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Betts Stadium in Macon, Georgia. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The UNC Greensboro Spartans were the defending champions and successfully defended their crown with a 2–1 win over the Furman Paladins in the final.[2][3] This was the eighth[note 1] Southern Conference tournament title for the UNC Greensboro women's soccer program and the second for head coach Michael Coll.[4]

2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,692
Site	Betts Stadium Macon, Georgia (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	UNC Greensboro (8th[note 1] title)
Winning coach	Michael Coll (2nd title)
MVP	Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro)
Broadcast	SoCon Digital Network ESPN+ (Final)
Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Samford  ‍†‍‍	8	–	0	–	1		.944			12	–	6	–	1		.658
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	0		.778			15	–	5	–	1		.738
Furman  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			12	–	7	–	0		.632
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			8	–	8	–	2		.500
ETSU  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			8	–	12	–	0		.400
Mercer  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2		.556			9	–	7	–	4		.550
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2		.556			8	–	8	–	3		.500
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0		.222			9	–	10	–	0		.474
Wofford  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0		.222			5	–	13	–	1		.289
VMI  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1		.056			7	–	9	–	2		.444
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon

Bracket

Source:[5]

	First Round Wednesday, October 24					Quarterfinals Saturday/Sunday, October 27/28					Semifinals Friday, November 2					Championship Sunday, November 4
						1	Samford	1
						9	The Citadel	0
	8	Wofford	2
	9	The Citadel	3
											1	Samford	0
										5	Furman	2
						4	Western Carolina	0
						5	Furman	1
																5	Furman	1
																2	UNC Greensboro	2
						2	UNC Greensboro	3
						10	VMI	2
	7	Chattanooga	0
	10	VMI	1
											2	UNC Greensboro	5
										3	ETSU	1
						3	ETSU	1
						6	Mercer	0

Schedule

First Round

#8 Wofford v #9 The Citadel

October 24, 2018	#8 Wofford	2–3	#9 The Citadel	Spartanburg, South Carolina
6:00 p.m.	Jayley Younginer  14', 36'	Report	Kessy Bradshaw  57', 80' Katherine Arroyo  64' Logan Dix  88'	Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 265 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Josh Escobar Assistant referees: Brian Bozard Fourth official: Phillip McRuffe

#7 Chattanooga v #10 VMI

October 24, 2018	#7 Chattanooga	0–1	#10 VMI	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 p.m.	Jordan Mueller  80'		Amber Levy  13'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Assistant referees: Daniel Velez Fourth official: Richonne Clark

Quarterfinals

#2 UNC Greensboro v #10 VMI

October 27, 2018	#2 UNC Greensboro	3–2	#10 VMI	Greensboro, North Carolina
2:00 p.m.	Emily Jensen  44' Nicole Souply  67' Grace Regal  81'	Report	Whitney Edwards-Roberson  27', 58'	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 193 Referee: Jon Rush Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Jordan Davis

#1 Samford v #9 The Citadel

October 27, 2018	#1 Samford	1–0	#9 The Citadel	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	Allie Lourie  19' Caroline Orman  48'	Report	Kessy Bradshaw  31' Katherine Arroyo  80' Team  86'	Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 276 Referee: Alyssa Pennington Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher Fourth official: Danile Velez

#4 Western Carolina v #5 Furman

October 27, 2018	#4 Western Carolina	0–1	#5 Furman	Cullowhee, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.	Shannon Burns  66'	Report	Isabella Gutierrez  26'	Stadium: Catamount Athletic Club Attendance: 325 Referee: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Bryan Peek Assistant referees: Mike Palazzo Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick

#3 ETSU v #6 Mercer

October 28, 2018	#3 ETSU	1–0	#6 Mercer	Johnson City, Tennessee
2:00 p.m.	Sarah Connolly  79'	Report	Alina McCue  18' Kylie Buchanan  57' Haley McDuffee  84' Payton Schurr  88'	Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Ben Ellis Assistant referees: Derek Ambrozaitis Fourth official: Jay Giddings

Semifinals

#1 Samford v #5 Furman

November 2, 2018	#1 Samford	0–2	#5 Furman	Macon, Georgia
4:00 p.m.		Report	Stephanie Arrington  77' Isabella Gutierrez  79', 81'	Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 532

#2 UNC Greensboro v #3 ETSU

November 2, 2018	#2 UNC Greensboro	5–1	#3 ETSU	Macon, Georgia
6:30 p.m.	Nicole Souply  18' Grace Regal  43' Jordin Mosley  50' Cienna Rideout  67', 78 pen.'	Report	Allie Duggan  67'	Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 153

Final

#5 Furman v #2 UNC Greensboro

November 4, 2018	#5 Furman	1–2	#2 UNC Greensboro	Macon, Georgia
2:00 p.m.	Virginia Poe  73' Erin O'Hearn  84'	Report	Emily Jensen  30' Grace Regal  39'	Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 312

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Isabella Gutierrez - Furman
• Grace Regal - UNCG

2 Goals

• Kessy Bradshaw - The Citadel
• Whitney Edwards-Roberson - VMI
• Emily Jensen - UNCG
• Nicole Souply - UNCG
• Cienna Rideout - UNCG
• Jayley Younginer - Wofford

1 Goal

• Katherine Arroyo - The Citadel
• Sarah Connolly - ETSU
• Allie Duggan - ETSU
• Amber Levy - VMI
• Jordin Mosley - UNCG
• Caroline Orman - Samford
• Virginia Poe - Furman

All-Tournament Team

Source:[6]

Player	Team
Lea Ann Cutshall	ETSU
Isabel Hodgson	ETSU
Leigh Haynes	Samford
Lexi Orman	Samford
Jordan Evens	Furman
Isabella Gutierrez	Furman
Erin O’ Hearn	Furman
Emily Jensen	UNCG
Grace Regal	UNCG
Cienna Rideout	UNCG
Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir	UNCG (MVP)

Notes

1. This is the 9th Southern Conference women's soccer tournament won by UNC Greensboro, but their 2010 title was later vacated.[1]

See also

• 2018 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Latimer, Powell (25 June 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-27.
4. "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
5. "2018 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
6. "UNCG wins 2018 women's soccer championship". Southeastern Conference. November 4, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.