2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
2018 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,692
Site	Betts Stadium; Macon, Georgia; (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	UNC Greensboro (8th title)
Winning coach	Michael Coll (2nd title)
MVP	Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro)
Broadcast	SoCon Digital Network; ESPN+ (Final)
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
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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 standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Samford ‍†‍‍	8	–	0	–	1	.944	12	–	6	–	1	.658
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	0	.778	15	–	5	–	1	.738
Furman ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	12	–	7	–	0	.632
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	8	–	8	–	2	.500
ETSU ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	8	–	12	–	0	.400
Mercer ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2	.556	9	–	7	–	4	.550
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2	.556	8	–	8	–	3	.500
The Citadel ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	9	–	10	–	0	.474
Wofford ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	5	–	13	–	1	.289
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1	.056	7	–	9	–	2	.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]

Player	Team
Lea Ann Cutshall	ETSU
Isabel Hodgson	ETSU
Leigh Haynes	Samford
Lexi Orman	Samford
Jordan Evens	Furman
Isabella Gutierrez	Furman
Erin O’ Hearn	Furman
Emily Jensen	UNCG
Grace Regal	UNCG
Cienna Rideout	UNCG
Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir	UNCG (MVP)

Notes

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

References

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

[UNCG_Vacated-2] This is the 9th Southern Conference women's soccer tournament won by UNC Greensboro, but their 2010 title was later vacated.^[1]

[UNCG_Probation-1] Latimer, Powell (June 25, 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2017_Women's_Soccer_Championship-3] Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved October 30, 2017.

[2018_Women's_Soccer_Championship-4] Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[Record_Book-5] "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[6] "2018 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[7] "UNCG wins 2018 women's soccer championship". Southeastern Conference. November 4, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

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