2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

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2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance2,692
SiteBetts Stadium
Macon, Georgia
(Semifinals and Final)
Champions UNC Greensboro (8th [note 1] title)
Winning coachMichael Coll (2nd title)
MVP Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro)
BroadcastSoCon Digital Network
ESPN+ (Final)
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
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2018 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Samford  801 .9441261 .658
UNC Greensboro  y720 .7781551 .738
Furman  540 .5561270 .632
Western Carolina  540 .556882 .500
ETSU  540 .5568120 .400
Mercer  432 .556974 .550
Chattanooga  432 .556883 .500
The Citadel  270 .2229100 .474
Wofford  270 .2225131 .289
VMI  081 .056792 .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

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]

Contents

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.
  • Jayley Younginer Soccerball shade.svg14', 36'
Report
  • Kessy Bradshaw Soccerball shade.svg57', 80'
  • Katherine Arroyo Soccerball shade.svg64'
  • Logan Dix Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Snyder Field
Attendance: 265
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Josh Escobar
Assistant referees: Brian Bozard
Fourth official: Phillip McRuffe
October 24, 2018 #7 Chattanooga 0–1 #10 VMI Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 p.m.
  • Jordan Mueller Yellow card.svg 80'
  • Amber Levy Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Daniel Velez
Fourth official: Richonne Clark

Quarterfinals

October 27, 2018 #2 UNC Greensboro 3–2 #10 VMI Greensboro, North Carolina
2:00 p.m.
  • Emily Jensen Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Nicole Souply Soccerball shade.svg67'
  • Grace Regal Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
  • Whitney Edwards-Roberson Soccerball shade.svg27', 58'
Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 193
Referee: Jon Rush
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Fourth official: Jordan Davis
October 27, 2018 #1 Samford 1–0 #9 The Citadel Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.
  • Allie Lourie Yellow card.svg 19'
  • Caroline Orman Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report
  • Kessy Bradshaw Yellow card.svg 31'
  • Katherine Arroyo Yellow card.svg 80'
  • Team Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 276
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher
Fourth official: Danile Velez
October 27, 2018 #4 Western Carolina 0–1 #5 Furman Cullowhee, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.
  • Shannon Burns Yellow card.svg 66'
Report
  • Isabella Gutierrez Soccerball shade.svg26'
Stadium: Catamount Athletic Club
Attendance: 325
Referee: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Bryan Peek
Assistant referees: Mike Palazzo
Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick
October 28, 2018 #3 ETSU 1–0 #6 Mercer Johnson City, Tennessee
2:00 p.m.
  • Sarah Connolly Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
  • Alina McCue Yellow card.svg 18'
  • Kylie Buchanan Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Haley McDuffee Yellow card.svg 84'
  • Payton Schurr Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium
Attendance: 423
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Ben Ellis
Assistant referees: Derek Ambrozaitis
Fourth official: Jay Giddings

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #1 Samford 0–2 #5 Furman Macon, Georgia
4:00 p.m. Report
  • Stephanie Arrington Yellow card.svg 77'
  • Isabella Gutierrez Soccerball shade.svg79', 81'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 532
November 2, 2018 #2 UNC Greensboro 5–1 #3 ETSU Macon, Georgia
6:30 p.m.
  • Nicole Souply Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • Grace Regal Soccerball shade.svg43'
  • Jordin Mosley Soccerball shade.svg50'
  • Cienna Rideout Soccerball shade.svg67', 78 pen.'
Report
  • Allie Duggan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 153

Final

November 4, 2018 #5 Furman 1–2 #2 UNC Greensboro Macon, Georgia
2:00 p.m.
  • Virginia Poe Soccerball shade.svg73'
  • Erin O'Hearn Yellow card.svg 84'
Report
  • Emily Jensen Soccerball shade.svg30'
  • Grace Regal Soccerball shade.svg39'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 312

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Lea Ann CutshallETSU
Isabel HodgsonETSU
Leigh HaynesSamford
Lexi OrmanSamford
Jordan EvensFurman
Isabella GutierrezFurman
Erin O’ HearnFurman
Emily JensenUNCG
Grace RegalUNCG
Cienna RideoutUNCG
Heida Ragney VidarsdottirUNCG (MVP)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 This is the 9th Southern Conference women's soccer tournament won by UNC Greensboro, but their 2010 title was later vacated. [1]

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