2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

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2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
2018 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Championship.png
Classification Division I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance1,860
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals site Summers-Taylor Stadium
Johnson City, Tennessee
Finals siteSummers-Taylor Stadium
Johnson City, Tennessee
Champions Furman (14th title)
Winning coachDoug Allison (9th title)
MVP Laurence Wyke (Furman)
BroadcastNone
Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
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2018 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mercer 5 1 012 4 2
East Tenn. State 4 1 19 7 1
Furman4 2 013 7 2
Wofford 3 3 05 11 1
UNC Greensboro 2 2 28 9 2
Belmont 1 4 14 12 2
VMI 0 6 01 16 1
As of November 30, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 31st edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31, 2018 and conclude on November 11, 2018.

Contents

The defending champion, Mercer, [1] lost to UNCG 0–1 in the semifinals, who lost to the champions Furman. Furman defeated UNCG 3–0 in the final. [2]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Mercer5–1–0
2East Tennessee State4–1–1
3Furman4–2–0
4Wofford3–3–0
5UNC Greensboro2–2–2
6Belmont1–4–1
7VMI0–6–0

Bracket

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
November 9 – 6:00 p.m.
November 3 – 6:00 p.m.(2) ETSU1
October 31 – 5:00 p.m.(3) Furman4(3) Furman(OT)2November 11 – 1:00 p.m.
(6) Belmont2(6) Belmont2(3) Furman3
(7) VMI1November 9 – 3:30 p.m.(5) UNCG0
November 3 – 7:00 p.m.(1) Mercer0
(4) Wofford0(5) UNCG1
(5) UNCG1

Results

First round

No. 6 Belmont 2–1No. 7 VMI
Report
E. S. Rose Park, Nashville, TN
Attendance: 138
Referee: Leland Grant

Quarterfinals

No. 3 Furman 4–2No. 6 Belmont
Report
Stone Stadium, Greenville, SC
Attendance: 376
Referee: Brandon Marion

No. 4 Wofford 0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report Apau Soccerball shade.svg88'

Semifinals

No. 1 Mercer 0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report

No. 2 ETSU 1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Furman
Report

Final

No. 3 Furman 3–0No. 5 UNCG
Report
Summers-Taylor Stadium, Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 226
Referee: Guido Gonzales

Statistics

All Tournament Team

2018 SoCon Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team [3]
  • Jake Mezei, Mercer
  • Kobe Perez, Mercer
  • Nick Spielman, ETSU
  • Cameron Woodfin, ETSU
  • Josh Masten, UNCG
  • Alex Henderson, UNCG
  • Austin Matthews, UNCG
  • Jack Shiels, Furman
  • Cameron Robinson, Furman
  • Rocky Guerra, Furman
  • Laurence Wyke, Furman
MVP in Bold

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