2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference to be held from October 26 to November 6, 2016. The nine match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final held at Taylor Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee. The ten team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Mercer Bears in the championship match.[1]

2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
Matches9
SiteTaylor Stadium
Johnson City, Tennessee
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsSamford (2nd title)
Winning coachTodd Yelton (2nd title)
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2016 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Samford  ‍y 8 1 0   .889 15 4 2   .762
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 2 1   .722 13 6 2   .667
Furman  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 13 5 1   .711
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 10 9 1   .525
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 7 11 2   .400
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 6 11 2   .368
VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 8 12 0   .400
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 8 12 0   .400
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 8 0   .111 5 13 0   .278
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 0 8 1   .056 2 16 1   .132
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 Southern Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of 2016-11-14
Rankings from NSCAA

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Quarterfinals
Sat., Oct. 29 – Sun., Oct. 30
Semifinals
Friday, November 4
Championship
Sunday, November 6
            
1 Samford 5
8 VMI 0
8 VMI 1OT
9 The Citadel 0
1 Samford 2
4 Furman 1
4 Furman 1OT
5 UNC Greensboro 0
1 Samford 2
2 East Tennessee 1
2 East Tennessee 2
7 Western Carolina 1
7 Western Carolina 22OT
10 Wofford 1
2 East Tennessee 3
3 Mercer 1
3 Mercer 3
6 Chattanooga 0

Schedule

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First round

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October 26, 2016 #8 VMI 1–0 (a.e.t.) #9 The Citadel Lexington, Virginia
3:00 p.m. EST Katelyn Lauziere   92' Report Stadium: Patchin Field
Referee: Scott Bowers
October 26, 2016 #7 Western Carolina 2–1 (a.e.t.) #10 Wofford Cullowhee, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Sayres McKenna   24'
Emma Haywood   110'
Report Catie Slater   34' Stadium: Catamount Athletic Complex
Referee: Jonathan Weiner

Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2016 #1 Samford 5–0 #8 VMI Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m. EST Jermaine Seoposenwe   1', 10'
Sara Smeltzer   31'
Taylor Borman   65'
Abriella Argueta   86'
Report Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Jose DaSilva
October 29, 2016 #4 Furman 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5 UNC Greensboro Greenville, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST Carlie Couch   91' Report Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium
Referee: Brandon Adams
October 29, 2016 #2 East Tennessee State 2–1 #7 Western Carolina Johnson City, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. EST Molly Collinson   21'
Eleonora Goldoni   76'
Report Kasey Cooke   73' Stadium: Taylor Stadium
October 30, 2016 #3 Mercer 3–0 #6 Chattanooga Macon, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EST Valeria Bermeo   56'
Maddie Clark   63'
Team   65' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Bear Field
Referee: Richonne Clark

Semifinals

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November 4, 2016 #1 Samford 2–1 #4 Furman Johnson City, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CST Korrie Sauder   35'
Malcanisha Kelley   82'
Report Molly Dwyer   80' Stadium: Taylor Stadium
Referee: Brandon Marion
November 4, 2016 #2 East Tennessee State 3–1 #3 Mercer Johnson City, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST Isabel Hodgson   21', 77'
Molly Collinson   72'
Report Maddie Clark   56' Stadium: Taylor Stadium

Final

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November 6, 2016 #1 Samford 2–1 #2 East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tennessee
1:00 p.m. CST Anna Allen   36'
Abriella Argueta   74'
Report Isabel Hodgson   3' Stadium: Taylor Stadium
Referee: Leland Grant

References

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  1. ^ Southern Conference. "2015 SoCon WSOC Championship". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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