2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
The 2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 7 and 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] Mercer defeated Furman 66–63 to earn their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.[2]
| 2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | Mercer (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Susie Gardner (2nd title) |
| MVP | KeKe Calloway (Mercer) |
| Attendance | 8,275 |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 SoCon Tournament winner As of October 25, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mercer | 14–0 | 24–7 |
| #2 | Furman | 9–5 | 19–12 |
| #3 | 8–6 | 14–17 | |
| #4 | East Tennessee State | 8–6 | 10–21 |
| #5 | Wofford | 7–7 | 16–15 |
| #6 | UNCG | 5–9 | 11–19 |
| #7 | Samford | 5–9 | 10–20 |
| #8 | Western Carolina | 0–14 | 4–26 |
Schedule
All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11 AM | #1 Mercer vs. #8 Western Carolina | ESPN+ | 4,126 | |
| 2 | 1:15 PM | #4 ETSU vs. #5 Wofford | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 3:30 PM | #2 Furman vs. #7 Samford | |||
| 4 | 5:45 PM | #3 Chattanooga vs. #6 UNCG | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3:30 PM | #1 Mercer vs. #5 Wofford | ESPN+ | 2,869 | |
| 6 | 1:15 PM | #2 Furman vs. #3 Chattanooga | ||||
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | Noon | #1 Mercer vs. #2 Furman | ESPN+ | 1,280 | |
| *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
- All times are Eastern.
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7, 2019 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 8, 2019 ESPN+ | Championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019 ESPN+ | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Western Carolina | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wofford | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ETSU | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wofford | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mercer | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Samford | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chattanooga | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chattanooga | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UNCG | 62 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament teams
First team
- Tierra Hodges, Furman
- Taylor Petty, Furman
- KeKe Calloway, Mercer
- Amanda Thompson, Mercer
- Shannon Titus, Mercer
- Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
Second team
- Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga
- Da'Ja Green, Wofford
- Le’Jzae Davidson, Furman
- Celena Taborn, Furman
- Rachel Selph, Mercer
References
- "2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Bracket Set". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- "Calloway, Titus give Mercer women SoCon title over Furman". idahostatesman. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- "Mercer Downs Furman for Second Straight Title". soconsports.com. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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