2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 25 through November 5, 2017. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Samford Bulldogs were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 semifinal loss in double overtime to the UNC Greensboro Spartans. UNC Greensboro won the tournament with a 1–0 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts in the final.[2][3] This was the seventh[note 1] Southern Conference tournament title for the UNC Greensboro women's soccer program and the first for head coach Michael Coll.[4]
| 2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 10 | |||
| Matches | 9 | |||
| Attendance | 2,998 | |||
| Site | Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Birmingham, Alabama (Semifinals and Final) | |||
| Champions | UNC Greensboro (7th[note 1] title) | |||
| Winning coach | Michael Coll (1st title) | |||
| Broadcast | SoCon Digital Network ESPN3 (Final) | |||
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| 2017 Southern Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .333 | 6 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round October 25 |
Quarterfinals October 28–29 |
Semifinals November 3 |
Championship November 5 |
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| 1 | Furman | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | East Tennessee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | East Tennessee | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wofford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Furman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | VMI | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mercer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mercer | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Citadel | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 22OT | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 25, 2017 | #8 East Tennessee State | 5–0 | #9 Wofford | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Taylor Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Brandon Marina Assistant referees: Dan Davis Justin Howard Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
| October 25, 2017 | #7 Mercer | 3–0 | #10 The Citadel | Macon, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bear Field Attendance: 198 Referee: Matt Jackson Assistant referees: Larry Stroud Khadime Sabarra Fourth official: Thomas Brigman |
Quarterfinals
| October 28, 2017 | #3 UNC Greensboro | 2–0 | #6 Chattanooga | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Kaylib Robinson Hudson Owens Fourth official: Scott Bowers |
| October 28, 2017 | #2 Samford | 5–0 | #7 Mercer | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 512 Referee: Jonathan Sauers Assistant referees: Daniel Velez Mike Palazzo Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
| October 29, 2017 | #4 Western Carolina | 1–0 | #5 VMI | Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Catamount Athletic Complex Attendance: 285 Referee: Eric Barnes Assistant referees: Clive Edwards Khadime Sabara Fourth official: Scott Belote |
| October 29, 2017 | #1 Furman | 2–1 | #8 East Tennessee State | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Amin Hadzic Daniel Burak Fourth official: Michael Shealy |
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Furman | 0–2 | #4 Western Carolina | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston Daniel Velez Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Samford | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 UNC Greensboro | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 511 Referee: Brandon Cohen Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Matt Jackson Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #4 Western Carolina | 0–1 | #3 UNC Greensboro | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Leland Grant Assistant referees: Amanda Ross Robert Dail Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- Cienna Rideout - UNC Greensboro
- Jermaine Seoposenwe - Samford
- 2 Goals
- Emily Threatt - Western Carolina
- 1 Goal
- Erin Bonner - Samford
- Karina Castillo - Mercer
- Logan Culver - Mercer
- Fiona Dodge - East Tennessee State
- Jordan Evans - Furman
- Ally Fordham - Mercer
- Eleonora Goldoni - East Tennessee State
- Isabel Hodgson - East Tennessee State
- Emily Jensen - UNC Greensboro
- Emily McKerlie - East Tennessee State
- Elena Pisanii - East Tennessee State
- Korrie Sauder - Samford
- Rachel Shah - Furman
- Grace Sommi - Samford
- Melanie Spensiero - UNC Greensboro
- Pauline Vienne - East Tennessee State
- Deyana Walker - Western Carolina
Notes
- This is the 8th Southern Conference women's soccer tournament won by UNC Greensboro, but their 2010 title was later vacated.[1]
References
- Latimer, Powell (25 June 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Southern Conference. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
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