2019 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
The 2019 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16, 2019.[1]
| 2019 Southern Conference Men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,813 | ||||
| Site | UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Mercer (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brad Ruzzo (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | JR DeRose (Mercer) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN3 | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNCG | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ETSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer ‡ | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer defeated UNCG in the championship match, giving the program their fourth ever SoCon title.
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Furman | 5–1–0 | 1–0 vs. UNCG |
| 2 | UNCG | 5–1–0 | 0–1 vs. FUR |
| 3 | ETSU | 4–2–0 | |
| 4 | Mercer | 3–3–0 | |
| 5 | Wofford | 2–3–1 | |
| 6 | Belmont | 1–4–1 | |
| 7 | VMI | 0–6–0 | |
Bracket
Bracket
| Wild card | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 10 – 6:00 p.m. | ||||||||||||||
| November 8 – 3:30 p.m. | (2) UNCG (2OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| November 5 – 6:00 p.m. | (3) ETSU | 0 | (6) Belmont | 2 | November 17 – 6:00 p.m. | |||||||||
| (6) Belmont | 4 | (6) Belmont | 2 | (2) UNCG | 0 | |||||||||
| (7) VMI | 0 | November 10 – 1:00 p.m. | (4) Mercer | 1 | ||||||||||
| November 8 – 1:00 p.m. | (1) Furman | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (4) Mercer | 3 | (4) Mercer (OT) | 3 | |||||||||||
| (5) Wofford | 0 | |||||||||||||
Results
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| No. 1 Furman | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | No. 4 Mercer |
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Report |
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Top goalscorers
- 2 Goals
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- 1 Goal
SoCon Tournament Best XI
| Player | Team |
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| SoCon Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[2] | |
| Kyle Barks | Belmont |
| Niccolo Dagnoni | |
| Arnor Adalsteinsson | Furman |
| Max Fisher | |
| Micah Albert | UNCG |
| Albert Pedra | |
| Casey Penland | |
| Roberto Arteaga | Mercer |
| JR DeRose | |
| Trevor Martineau | |
| Leo Toledo Jr. | |
MVP in Bold
References
- "2019 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League.
- "Mercer wins 2019 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
External links
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