2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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]

2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance2,813
SiteUNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Ruzzo (4th title)
MVPJR DeRose (Mercer)
BroadcastESPN3
Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UNCG 5 –1 –0  8 –9 –1
Furman 5 –1 –0  11 –7 –1
ETSU 4 –2 –0  8 –8 –2
Mercer ‡ 3 –3 –0  14 –7 –0
Wofford 2 –3 –1  4 –13 –1
Belmont 1 –4 –1  5 –12 –2
VMI 0 –6 –0  1 –16 –0
As of 22 November 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Furman 5–1–0 1–0 vs. UNCG
2 UNCG 5–1–0 0–1 vs. FUR
3 ETSU 4–2–0
4 Mercer 3–3–0
5 Wofford 2–3–1
6 Belmont 1–4–1
7 VMI 0–6–0

Bracket

Bracket
Wild Card Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 November 5 – 6:00 p.m.                          
 (6) Belmont  4   November 8 – 3:30 p.m.        
 (7) VMI  0      (3) ETSU  0
November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
   (6) Belmont  2    
 (2) UNCG (2OT)  3
     (6) Belmont  2  
November 17 – 6:00 p.m.
 (2) UNCG  0
November 8 – 1:00 p.m.
   (4) Mercer  1
 (4) Mercer  3
November 10 – 1:00 p.m.
 (5) Wofford  0    
 (1) Furman  2
     (4) Mercer (OT)  3  

Results

First round
No. 6 Belmont4–0No. 7 VMI
  • Dozzi  25'
  • Barks  51', 59'
  • Virgilio  84'
 Report
Attendance: 217
Referee: Joshua Brooks

Quarterfinals
No. 3 ETSU0–2No. 6 Belmont
Report
  • Shaw  16'
  • Dagnoni  83'
Attendance: 102
Referee: Carmen Serbio
No. 4 Mercer3–0No. 5 Wofford
  • Martineau  11'
  • Ille  45'
  • Gaither  48'
 Report
Attendance: 112
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals
No. 1 Furman2–3 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Mercer
 Report
  • Gaither  3'
  • Arteaga  34'
  • Toledo Jr.  105'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
No. 2 UNCG3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Belmont
  • Albert  53'
  • Pedra  63'  97'
Report
  • Dozzi  27'
  • Royster  50'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller

Final
No. 2 UNCG0–1No. 4 Mercer
Report Martineau  62'
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 Barks Belmont
Niccolo Dagnoni
Arnor Adalsteinsson Furman
Max Fisher
Micah Albert UNCG
Albert Pedra
Casey Penland
Roberto Arteaga Mercer
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 2020-03-20.
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