2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 24 through November 4, 2018. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Betts Stadium in Macon, Georgia. 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 and successfully defended their crown with a 2–1 win over the Furman Paladins in the final.[2][3] This was the eighth[note 1] Southern Conference tournament title for the UNC Greensboro women's soccer program and the second for head coach Michael Coll.[4]
| 2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,692 | ||||
| Site | Betts Stadium Macon, Georgia (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
| Champions | UNC Greensboro (8th[note 1] title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Michael Coll (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro) | ||||
| Broadcast | SoCon Digital Network ESPN+ (Final) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ETSU | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .222 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .056 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 13, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Source:[5]
| First round Wednesday, October 24 | Quarterfinals Saturday/Sunday, October 27/28 | Semifinals Friday, November 2 | Championship Sunday, November 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | The Citadel | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wofford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | The Citadel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Furman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | VMI | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chattanooga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | VMI | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ETSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ETSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mercer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 24, 2018 | #8 Wofford | 2–3 | #9 The Citadel | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 265 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Josh Escobar Brian Bozard Fourth official: Phillip McRuffe |
| October 24, 2018 | #7 Chattanooga | 0–1 | #10 VMI | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Daniel Velez Fourth official: Richonne Clark |
Quarterfinals
| October 27, 2018 | #2 UNC Greensboro | 3–2 | #10 VMI | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 193 Referee: Jon Rush Assistant referees: Ryan Graves Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Jordan Davis |
| October 27, 2018 | #1 Samford | 1–0 | #9 The Citadel | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 6:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 276 Referee: Alyssa Pennington Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston Brandi Fletcher Fourth official: Danile Velez |
| October 27, 2018 | #4 Western Carolina | 0–1 | #5 Furman | Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Catamount Athletic Club Attendance: 325 Referee: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Bryan Peek Mike Palazzo Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick |
| October 28, 2018 | #3 ETSU | 1–0 | #6 Mercer | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Ben Ellis Derek Ambrozaitis Fourth official: Jay Giddings |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2018 | #1 Samford | 0–2 | #5 Furman | Macon, Georgia |
| 4:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 532 |
| November 2, 2018 | #2 UNC Greensboro | 5–1 | #3 ETSU | Macon, Georgia |
| 6:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 153 |
Final
| November 4, 2018 | #5 Furman | 1–2 | #2 UNC Greensboro | Macon, Georgia |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 312 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- Isabella Gutierrez - Furman
- Grace Regal - UNCG
- 2 Goals
- Kessy Bradshaw - The Citadel
- Whitney Edwards-Roberson - VMI
- Emily Jensen - UNCG
- Nicole Souply - UNCG
- Cienna Rideout - UNCG
- Jayley Younginer - Wofford
- 1 Goal
- Katherine Arroyo - The Citadel
- Sarah Connolly - ETSU
- Allie Duggan - ETSU
- Amber Levy - VMI
- Jordin Mosley - UNCG
- Caroline Orman - Samford
- Virginia Poe - Furman
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Lea Ann Cutshall | ETSU |
| Isabel Hodgson | ETSU |
| Leigh Haynes | Samford |
| Lexi Orman | Samford |
| Jordan Evens | Furman |
| Isabella Gutierrez | Furman |
| Erin O’ Hearn | Furman |
| Emily Jensen | UNCG |
| Grace Regal | UNCG |
| Cienna Rideout | UNCG |
| Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir | UNCG (MVP) |
Notes
- This is the 9th Southern Conference women's soccer tournament won by UNC Greensboro, but their 2010 title was later vacated.[1]
References
- Latimer, Powell (June 25, 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- "2018 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- "UNCG wins 2018 women's soccer championship". Southeastern Conference. November 4, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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