2019 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

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2019 Southern Conference Men's soccer tournament
2019 SoCon Men's Soccer Tournament logo.png
Classification Division I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance2,813
Site UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions Mercer (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Ruzzo (4th title)
MVP JR DeRose (Mercer)
Broadcast ESPN3
Southern Conference Men's soccer tournament
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2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UNCG 5 1 08 9 1
Furman 5 1 011 7 1
ETSU 4 2 08 8 2
Mercer3 3 014 7 0
Wofford 2 3 14 13 1
Belmont 1 4 15 12 2
VMI 0 6 01 16 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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]

Contents

Mercer defeated UNCG in the championship match, giving the program their fourth ever SoCon title.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Furman5–1–01–0 vs. UNCG
2UNCG5–1–00–1 vs. FUR
3ETSU4–2–0
4Mercer3–3–0
5Wofford2–3–1
6Belmont1–4–1
7VMI0–6–0

Bracket

Bracket

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal

Results

First round

No. 6 Belmont 4–0No. 7 VMI
Report
E. S. Rose Park, Nashville
Attendance: 217
Referee: Joshua Brooks

Quarterfinals

No. 3 ETSU 0–2No. 6 Belmont
Report
UNCG Soccer Stadium, Greensboro
Attendance: 102
Referee: Carmen Serbio

No. 4 Mercer 3–0No. 5 Wofford
Report
Eugene Stone Stadium, Greenville
Attendance: 112
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals

No. 1 Furman 2–3 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Mercer
Report
Eugene Stone Stadium, Greenville
Attendance: 602
Referee: Patrick Schmidt

No. 2 UNCG 3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Belmont
Report
UNCG Soccer Stadium, Greensboro
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller

Final

No. 2 UNCG 0–1No. 4 Mercer
Report Martineau Soccerball shade.svg62'
UNCG Soccer Stadium, Greensboro
Attendance: 780
Referee: Michael Lavergne

Top goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

SoCon Tournament Best XI

PlayerTeam
SoCon Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [2]
Kyle BarksBelmont
Niccolo Dagnoni
Arnor AdalsteinssonFurman
Max Fisher
Micah AlbertUNCG
Albert Pedra
Casey Penland
Roberto ArteagaMercer
JR DeRose
Trevor Martineau
Leo Toledo Jr.

MVP in Bold

References

  1. "2019 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League.
  2. "Mercer wins 2019 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.