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 | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Stone Stadium Greenville, South Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Mercer (2nd title) | ||||
| Broadcast | SoCon Digital Network, ESPN3 | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tenn. State | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer ‡ | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Pts |
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| 1 | ETSU | 6 | 0 | 4 | .800 | 22 |
| 2 | UNCG | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 19 |
| 3 | Furman | 5 | 2 | 3 | .650 | 18 |
| 4 | Mercer | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 14 |
| 5 | Wofford | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 12 |
| 6 | VMI | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
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
- 2017 Southern Conference men's soccer season
- 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
- Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
References
- McBay, Chelsea (November 15, 2017). "UNCG Loses in the Finals of the SoCon Tournament". The Carolinian. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- Weaver, Ryan (November 12, 2017). "Mercer crowned SoCon men's soccer champions". The Telegraph. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- Rule, Hayes (November 14, 2017). "Mercer to face Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament". The Cluser. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- Perry, Phil; Marcello, Phillip (November 9, 2017). "Men's Soccer Championship Shifts to Greenville". Southern Conference. soconsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- Hawkins, Kenny (November 11, 2017). "ETSU Men's soccer eliminated from SoCon tournament". WJHL-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
External links
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