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.
2019 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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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+ | ||||
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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 |
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]
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
October 30, 2019 | #7 Wofford | 2–1 | #10 VMI | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 104 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Alex Villanueva Gregory Brigman |
October 30, 2019 | #8 ETSU | 0–1 | #9 The Citadel | Johnson City, Tennessee |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Carlos Pielago Fourth official: Justin Howard |
Quarterfinals
November 2, 2019 | #1 Samford | 5–1 | #9 The Citadel | Homewood, Alabama |
3:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Samford Soccer Stadium Attendance: 178 Referee: Patrick Schmidt Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher Joe Kirkpatrick Fourth official: Hasin Gandhakwala |
November 3, 2019 | #2 Furman | 3–0 | #7 Wofford | Greenville, South Carolina |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 234 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Robert Dail Justin Howard Fourth official: Khadime Sabara |
November 3, 2019 | #4 Mercer | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 Western Carolina | Macon, Georgia |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bear Field Attendance: 375 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Eric Barnes Tarik Veledar Fourth official: Mike Palazzo |
November 3, 2019 | #3 UNC Greensboro | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #6 Chattanooga | Greensboro, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Erick Varone Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth |
Penalties | ||||
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Semifinals
November 8, 2019 | #1 Samford | 3–0 | #4 Mercer | Greensboro, North Carolina |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 203 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Rick Rogers Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi |
November 8, 2019 | #2 Furman | 1–0 | #3 UNC Greensboro | Greensboro, North Carolina |
6:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Zachary McWhorter Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #1 Samford | 1–0 | #2 Furman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Mary Penso Assistant referees: Jeremy L.B. Smith 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 |
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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
References
- Southern Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "Samford wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 10, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2020.