2019 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 30 through November 10, 2019. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. 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 but were unable to defend their crown, losing 1–0 t the Furman Paladins in the semifinal. The Samford Bulldogs were the eventual champions, defeating Furman 1–0 in the final.[1][2] This was the third Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all three of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.[3]

2019 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,195
Site	UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Samford (3rd title)
Winning coach	Todd Yelton (3rd title)
MVP	Morgan McAslan (Samford)
Broadcast	SoCon Digital Network ESPN+
Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2018  2020»

2019 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Samford  ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	1	–	1		.833			13	–	4	–	5		.705
Furman  ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	1		.833			14	–	6	–	1		.690
Mercer  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			16	–	4	–	0		.800
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			10	–	8	–	2		.550
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			11	–	8	–	0		.579
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			9	–	6	–	4		.579
Wofford  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			7	–	12	–	0		.368
ETSU  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	2		.222			5	–	11	–	4		.350
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0		.111			6	–	11	–	2		.368
VMI  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1		.056			1	–	16	–	2		.105
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon

Bracket

Source:[4]

	First Round Wednesday, October 30					Quarterfinals Saturday/Sunday, November 2/3					Semifinals Friday, November 8					Championship Sunday, November 10
						1	Samford	5
						9	The Citadel	1
	8	ETSU	0
	9	The Citadel	1
											1	Samford	3
										4	Mercer	0
						4	Mercer	1
						5	Western Carolina	0
																1	Samford	1
																2	Furman	0
						2	Furman	3
						7	Wofford	0
	7	Wofford	2
	10	VMI	1
											2	Furman	1
										3	UNC Greensboro	0
						3	UNC Greensboro	1 (4)
						6	Chattanooga	1 (2)

Schedule

First Round

#7 Wofford v #10 VMI

October 30, 2019	#7 Wofford	2–1	#10 VMI	Spartanburg, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST	Allie Cardew  30' Cameryn Burke  51'	Report	18' Sierra Brewer	Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 104 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Alex Villanueva Assistant referees: Gregory Brigman

#8 ETSU v #9 The Citadel

October 30, 2019	#8 ETSU	0–1	#9 The Citadel	Johnson City, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. EST	Elena Pisani  31'	Report	59' Suzuka Yosue  76' Emily Mason  83' Logan Dix	Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Assistant referees: Carlos Pielago Fourth official: Justin Howard

Quarterfinals

#1 Samford v #9 The Citadel

November 2, 2019	#1 Samford	5–1	#9 The Citadel	Homewood, Alabama
3:00 p.m. EST	Kyla Reynolds  24' Kylie Gazza  52' Mary Raymond  65', 70' Keyli Borman  78'	Report	78' Hannah Roth  89' Kate Manzione	Stadium: Samford Soccer Stadium Attendance: 178 Referee: Patrick Schmidt Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick Fourth official: Hasin Gandhakwala

#2 Furman v #7 Wofford

November 3, 2019	#2 Furman	3–0	#7 Wofford	Greenville, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Green  56' Faith Hauberg  59' Erin Houlihan  62' MG Garr  80'	Report		Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 234 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Khadime Sabara

#4 Mercer v #5 Western Carolina

November 3, 2019	#4 Mercer	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#5 Western Carolina	Macon, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EST	Abigail Zoeller  96' Ally Fordham  108'	Report	59' Amber Van Den Berg  77' Reily Nelson	Stadium: Bear Field Attendance: 375 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Eric Barnes Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar Fourth official: Mike Palazzo

#3 UNC Greensboro v #6 Chattanooga

November 3, 2019	#3 UNC Greensboro	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#6 Chattanooga	Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Sophie Stewart-Hobbs  41' Gracie Timbario  44'	Report	44' Jordan Mueller  80' Shelby Hash  89' Osa Iyare  99' Lauren Dluzewski	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Erick Varone Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth
	Penalties
	Isabelle Blomdahl Kaley Tucker Gabi Santora Marissa Ferrantino		Hollie Massey Bailey Gale Jordan Mueller Chloe Arnold

Semifinals

#1 Samford v #4 Mercer

November 8, 2019	#1 Samford	3–0	#4 Mercer	Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Mercer Own Goal  45' Keyli Borman  71' Erin Bonner  86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 203 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi

#2 Furman v #3 UNC Greensboro

November 8, 2019	#2 Furman	1–0	#3 UNC Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. EST	Isabella Gutierrez  2' Erin O'Hearn  51'	Report	45' Isabelle Blomdhal  86' Cienna Rideout	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Zachary McWhorter Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi

Final

#1 Samford v #2 Furman

November 10, 2019	#1 Samford	1–0	#2 Furman	Greensboro, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Alyssa Frazier  16' Mary Raymond  38'	Report	57' Erin O'Hearn	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Mary Penso Assistant referees: Jeremy L.B. Smith Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: John Rush

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Keyli Borman (Samford)
• Mary Raymond (Samford)

1 Goal

• Erin Bonner (Samford)
• Sierra Brewer (VMI)
• Cameryn Burke (Wofford)
• Allie Cardew (Wofford)
• Ally Fordham (Mercer)
• Alyssa Frazier (Samford)
• Kylie Gazza (Samford)
• Jasmine Green (Furman)
• Isabella Gutierrez (Furman)
• Faith Hauberg (Furman)
• Erin Houlihan (Furman)
• Osa Iyare (Chattanooga)
• Kate Manzione (The Citadel)
• Kyla Reynolds (Samford)
• Sophie Stewart-Hobbs (UNC Greensboro)
• Suzuka Yosue (The Citadel)

Own Goals

• Mercer vs. Samford

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

Player	Team
Suzuka Yosue	The Citadel
Elena Pisani	ETSU
Jordan Evens	Furman
Arianna Milicia
Caitlyn Reilly
Elizabeth Hargis	Mercer
Payton Shurr
Marissa Ferrantino	UNC Greensboro
Kaley Tucker
Kylie Gazza	Samford
Allie Lourie
Morgan McAslan
Taylore Miller
Maggie Shaw	Chattanooga
Sam Franklin	VMI
Reily Nelson	Western Carolina
Erin Roche	Wofford

MVP in bold

See also

• 2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Southern Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
2. Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-27.
3. "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
4. "2019 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
5. "Samford wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 10, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2020.