2016 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
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The 2016 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 11th edition of the tournament. It determined the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| 2016 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Mercer Bears (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brad Ruzzo (1st title) | ||||
| Broadcast | SoCon Digital Network, ESPN3 | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tenn. State+ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer ‡ | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mercer Bears won the SoCon title, besting the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 4–1 in penalty kicks following a scoreless match. It was Mercer's first SoCon title.
The tournament was hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro and all matches were contested at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
Seeding
edit| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | East Tennessee State | 7–1–3 | |
| 2 | Mercer | 7–3–1 | |
| 3 | Wofford | 6–4 | 1–1 vs. UNCG[1] |
| 4 | UNC Greensboro | 6–4 | 1–1 vs. WOF[2] |
| 5 | Furman | 2–6–2 | |
| 6 | VMI | 0–10 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Nov. 5 | Semifinals Nov. 10 | Final Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ETSU | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNCG | 1 | 4 | UNCG | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Furman | 0 | 1 | ETSU | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 2 | Mercer (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wofford | 3 | 3 | Wofford | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | VMI | 1 | ||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Men's Soccer Falls in Overtime to UNCG". Wofford Terriers. Wofford College. October 11, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Earns Road win at UNCG". Wofford Terriers. Wofford College. October 22, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.