2019 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
2019 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	10
Matches	9
Attendance	2,195
Site	UNCG Soccer Stadium; Greensboro, North Carolina; (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Samford (3rd title)
Winning coach	Todd Yelton (3rd title)
MVP	Morgan McAslan (Samford)
Broadcast	SoCon Digital Network; ESPN+
Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
«2018	2020»

The 2019 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from October 30 through November 10, 2019.

2019 Southern Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Samford ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	1	–	1	.833	13	–	4	–	5	.705
Furman ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	1	.833	14	–	6	–	1	.690
Mercer ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0	.778	16	–	4	–	0	.800
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0	.778	10	–	8	–	2	.550
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	11	–	8	–	0	.579
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	9	–	6	–	4	.579
Wofford ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0	.333	7	–	12	–	0	.368
ETSU ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	2	.222	5	–	11	–	4	.350
The Citadel ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0	.111	6	–	11	–	2	.368
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1	.056	1	–	16	–	2	.105


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:SoCon

The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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 but were unable to defend their crown, losing 1–0 t the Furman Paladins in the semifinal.

The Samford Bulldogs were the eventual champions, defeating Furman 1–0 in the final.^[1]^[2] This was the third Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all three of which have come under coach Todd Yelton.^[3]

Bracket

Source:^[4]

First round Wednesday, October 30			Quarterfinals Saturday/Sunday, November 2/3			Semifinals Friday, November 8			Championship Sunday, November 10

			1	Samford	5

			9	The Citadel	1
8	ETSU	0

9	The Citadel	1
						1	Samford	3

						4	Mercer	0



			4	Mercer	1

			5	Western Carolina	0



									1	Samford	1

									2	Furman	0



			2	Furman	3

			7	Wofford	0
7	Wofford	2

10	VMI	1
						2	Furman	1

						3	UNC Greensboro	0



			3	UNC Greensboro	1 (4)

			6	Chattanooga	1 (2)

Schedule

First Round

October 30, 2019	#7 Wofford	2–1	#10 VMI	Spartanburg, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST	Allie Cardew 30' Cameryn Burke 51'	Report	18' Sierra Brewer	Stadium: Snyder Field Attendance: 104 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Alex Villanueva Assistant referees: Gregory Brigman

October 30, 2019	#8 ETSU	0–1	#9 The Citadel	Johnson City, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. EST	Elena Pisani 31'	Report	59' Suzuka Yosue 76' Emily Mason 83' Logan Dix	Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter Assistant referees: Carlos Pielago Fourth official: Justin Howard

Quarterfinals

November 2, 2019	#1 Samford	5–1	#9 The Citadel	Homewood, Alabama
3:00 p.m. EST	Kyla Reynolds 24' Kylie Gazza 52' Mary Raymond 65', 70' Keyli Borman 78'	Report	78' Hannah Roth 89' Kate Manzione	Stadium: Samford Soccer Stadium Attendance: 178 Referee: Patrick Schmidt Assistant referees: Brandi Fletcher Assistant referees: Joe Kirkpatrick Fourth official: Hasin Gandhakwala

November 3, 2019	#2 Furman	3–0	#7 Wofford	Greenville, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Green 56' Faith Hauberg 59' Erin Houlihan 62' MG Garr 80'	Report		Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 234 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Khadime Sabara

November 3, 2019	#4 Mercer	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#5 Western Carolina	Macon, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EST	Abigail Zoeller 96' Ally Fordham 108'	Report	59' Amber Van Den Berg 77' Reily Nelson	Stadium: Bear Field Attendance: 375 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Eric Barnes Assistant referees: Tarik Veledar Fourth official: Mike Palazzo

November 3, 2019	#3 UNC Greensboro	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#6 Chattanooga	Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Sophie Stewart-Hobbs 41' Gracie Timbario 44'	Report	44' Jordan Mueller 80' Shelby Hash 89' Osa Iyare 99' Lauren Dluzewski	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Erick Varone Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth
	Penalties
	Isabelle Blomdahl Kaley Tucker Gabi Santora Marissa Ferrantino		Hollie Massey Bailey Gale Jordan Mueller Chloe Arnold

Semifinals

November 8, 2019	#1 Samford	3–0	#4 Mercer	Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Mercer Own Goal 45' Keyli Borman 71' Erin Bonner 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 203 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi

November 8, 2019	#2 Furman	1–0	#3 UNC Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. EST	Isabella Gutierrez 2' Erin O'Hearn 51'	Report	45' Isabelle Blomdhal 86' Cienna Rideout	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Zachary McWhorter Fourth official: Hachim El Bariqi

Final

November 10, 2019	#1 Samford	1–0	#2 Furman	Greensboro, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Alyssa Frazier 16' Mary Raymond 38'	Report	57' Erin O'Hearn	Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Mary Penso Assistant referees: Jeremy L.B. Smith Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: John Rush

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

Keyli Borman (Samford)
Mary Raymond (Samford)

1 Goal

Erin Bonner (Samford)
Sierra Brewer (VMI)
Cameryn Burke (Wofford)
Allie Cardew (Wofford)
Ally Fordham (Mercer)
Alyssa Frazier (Samford)
Kylie Gazza (Samford)
Jasmine Green (Furman)
Isabella Gutierrez (Furman)
Faith Hauberg (Furman)
Erin Houlihan (Furman)
Osa Iyare (Chattanooga)
Kate Manzione (The Citadel)
Kyla Reynolds (Samford)
Sophie Stewart-Hobbs (UNC Greensboro)
Suzuka Yosue (The Citadel)

Own Goals

Mercer vs. Samford

All-Tournament team

Source:^[5]

Player	Team
Suzuka Yosue	The Citadel
Elena Pisani	ETSU
Jordan Evens	Furman
Arianna Milicia
Caitlyn Reilly
Elizabeth Hargis	Mercer
Payton Shurr	Mercer
Marissa Ferrantino	UNC Greensboro
Kaley Tucker	UNC Greensboro
Kylie Gazza	Samford
Allie Lourie
Morgan McAslan
Taylore Miller
Maggie Shaw	Chattanooga
Sam Franklin	VMI
Reily Nelson	Western Carolina
Erin Roche	Wofford

MVP in bold

References

^ Southern Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "2019 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Samford wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 10, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[2019_Women's_Soccer_Championship-1] Southern Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[2018_Women's_Soccer_Championship-2] Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[Record_Book-3] "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[4] "2019 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[5] "Samford wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Southeastern Conference. November 10, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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