2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteStone Stadium
Greenville, South Carolina
ChampionsMercer (2nd title)
BroadcastSoCon Digital Network, ESPN3
Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
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2017 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Tenn. State 6 0 49 2 7
UNC Greensboro 6 3 110 7 3
Furman 5 2 312 5 3
Mercer4 4 27 9 6
Wofford 4 6 04 15 0
VMI 0 10 00 16 2
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Defending champions, Mercer, successfully defended their title,[1] beating UNC Greensboro in the final.[2][3]

Seeding

All six teams in the SoCon qualified for the tournament.[4] The teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.[5]

SeedTeamWLTPctPts
1 ETSU604.80022
2 UNCG631.65019
3 Furman523.65018
4 Mercer442.50014
5 Wofford460.40012
6 VMI0100.0000

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Nov. 5
Semifinals
Nov. 10
Final
Nov. 12
1 ETSU 0 (3)
4 Mercer 2 4 Mercer (pen.) 0 (4)
5 Wofford 1 4 Mercer (pen.) 1 (3)
2 UNCG 1 (2)
2 UNCG 3
3 Furman 7 3 Furman 2
6 VMI 1

See also

References

  1. McBay, Chelsea (November 15, 2017). "UNCG Loses in the Finals of the SoCon Tournament". The Carolinian. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. Weaver, Ryan (November 12, 2017). "Mercer crowned SoCon men's soccer champions". The Telegraph. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. Rule, Hayes (November 14, 2017). "Mercer to face Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament". The Cluser. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  4. Perry, Phil; Marcello, Phillip (November 9, 2017). "Men's Soccer Championship Shifts to Greenville". Southern Conference. soconsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  5. Hawkins, Kenny (November 11, 2017). "ETSU Men's soccer eliminated from SoCon tournament". WJHL-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
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