2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.