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.

2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Site	Taylor Stadium Johnson City, Tennessee (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Samford (2nd title)
Winning coach	Todd 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

	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

First round

#8 VMI v #9 The Citadel

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

#7 Western Carolina v #10 Wofford

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

#1 Samford v #8 VMI

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

#4 Furman v #5 UNC Greensboro

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

#2 East Tennessee State v #7 Western Carolina

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

#3 Mercer v #6 Chattanooga

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

#1 Samford v #4 Furman

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

#2 East Tennessee State v #3 Mercer

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

#1 Samford v #2 East Tennessee State

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

External links

• "2016 Women's Soccer Championship".