2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

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]

2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
Attendance2,692
SiteBetts Stadium
Macon, Georgia
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (8th[note 1] title)
Winning coachMichael Coll (2nd title)
MVPHeida 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Samford   801 .944  1261 .658
UNC Greensboro  y 720 .778  1551 .738
Furman   540 .556  1270 .632
Western Carolina   540 .556  882 .500
ETSU   540 .556  8120 .400
Mercer   432 .556  974 .550
Chattanooga   432 .556  883 .500
The Citadel   270 .222  9100 .474
Wofford   270 .222  5131 .289
VMI   081 .056  792 .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

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  14', 36'
Report
  • Kessy Bradshaw  57', 80'
  • Katherine Arroyo  64'
  • Logan Dix  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  80'
  • Amber Levy  13'
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  44'
  • Nicole Souply  67'
  • Grace Regal  81'
Report
  • Whitney Edwards-Roberson  27', 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  19'
  • Caroline Orman  48'
Report
  • Kessy Bradshaw  31'
  • Katherine Arroyo  80'
  • Team  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  66'
Report
  • Isabella Gutierrez  26'
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  79'
Report
  • Alina McCue  18'
  • Kylie Buchanan  57'
  • Haley McDuffee  84'
  • Payton Schurr  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  77'
  • Isabella Gutierrez  79', 81'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 532
November 2, 2018 #2 UNC Greensboro 5–1 #3 ETSU Macon, Georgia
6:30 p.m.
  • Nicole Souply  18'
  • Grace Regal  43'
  • Jordin Mosley  50'
  • Cienna Rideout  67', 78 pen.'
Report
  • Allie Duggan  67'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 153

Final

November 4, 2018 #5 Furman 1–2 #2 UNC Greensboro Macon, Georgia
2:00 p.m.
  • Virginia Poe  73'
  • Erin O'Hearn  84'
Report
  • Emily Jensen  30'
  • Grace Regal  39'
Stadium: Betts Stadium
Attendance: 312

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
  • Isabella Gutierrez - Furman
  • Grace Regal - UNCG
2 Goals
  • Kessy Bradshaw - The Citadel
  • Whitney Edwards-Roberson - VMI
  • Emily Jensen - UNCG
  • Nicole Souply - UNCG
  • Cienna Rideout - UNCG
  • Jayley Younginer - Wofford
1 Goal
  • Katherine Arroyo - The Citadel
  • Sarah Connolly - ETSU
  • Allie Duggan - ETSU
  • Amber Levy - VMI
  • Jordin Mosley - UNCG
  • Caroline Orman - Samford
  • Virginia Poe - Furman

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)

Notes

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

See also

References

  1. Latimer, Powell (25 June 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. "2018 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  6. "UNCG wins 2018 women's soccer championship". Southeastern Conference. November 4, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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