2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held between March 7 and 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] Mercer defeated Furman 66–63 to earn their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.[2]

2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (2nd title)
Winning coachSusie Gardner (2nd title)
MVPKeKe Calloway (Mercer)
Attendance8,275
TelevisionESPN+
2018–19 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer140 1.000  258  .758
Furman95 .643  1914  .576
Chattanooga86 .571  1417  .452
East Tennessee State86 .571  1021  .323
Wofford77 .500  1615  .516
UNC Greensboro59 .357  1119  .367
Samford59 .357  1020  .333
Western Carolina014 .000  426  .133
2019 SoCon Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; 

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall
#1 Mercer 14–0 24–7
#2 Furman 9–5 19–12
#3

Chattanooga

8–6 14–17
#4 East Tennessee State 8–6 10–21
#5 Wofford 7–7 16–15
#6 UNCG 5–9 11–19
#7 Samford 5–9 10–20
#8 Western Carolina 0–14 4–26

Schedule

All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
1
1
11 AM
#1 Mercer vs. #8 Western Carolina
ESPN+
4,126
2
1:15 PM
#4 ETSU vs. #5 Wofford
2
3
3:30 PM
#2 Furman vs. #7 Samford
4
5:45 PM
#3 Chattanooga vs. #6 UNCG
Semifinals – Friday, March 8
3
5
3:30 PM
#1 Mercer vs. #5 Wofford
ESPN+
2,869
6
1:15 PM
#2 Furman vs. #3 Chattanooga
Championship Game – Sunday, March 10
4
7
Noon
#1 Mercer vs. #2 Furman
ESPN+
1,280
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7, 2019
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 8, 2019
ESPN+
Championship Game
Sunday, March 10, 2019
ESPN+
         
1 Mercer 55
8 Western Carolina 32
1 Mercer 69
5 Wofford 51
4 ETSU 66
5 Wofford 75
1 Mercer 66
2 Furman 63
2 Furman 67
7 Samford 52
2 Furman 73
3 Chattanooga 66
3 Chattanooga 72
6 UNCG 62

All-Tournament teams

First team

  • Tierra Hodges, Furman
  • Taylor Petty, Furman
  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer
  • Amanda Thompson, Mercer
  • Shannon Titus, Mercer
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga

Second team

  • Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga
  • Da'Ja Green, Wofford
  • Le’Jzae Davidson, Furman
  • Celena Taborn, Furman
  • Rachel Selph, Mercer

Most Outstanding Player

  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer

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See also

References

  1. "2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Bracket Set". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Calloway, Titus give Mercer women SoCon title over Furman". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. "Mercer Downs Furman for Second Straight Title". soconsports.com. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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