2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
2019 SoCon Men's Soccer Tournament logo.png
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance2,813
SiteUNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Ruzzo (4th title)
MVPJR DeRose (Mercer)
BroadcastESPN3
Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCG 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Furman 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 7 – 1
ETSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 8 – 2
Mercer ‡ 3 – 3 – 0 14 – 7 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 13 – 1
Belmont 1 – 4 – 1 5 – 12 – 2
VMI 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 16 – 0
As of 22 November 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 32nd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16, 2019.[1]

Mercer defeated UNCG in the championship match, giving the program their fourth ever SoCon title.

Seeds[]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Furman 5–1–0 1–0 vs. UNCG
2 UNCG 5–1–0 0–1 vs. FUR
3 ETSU 4–2–0
4 Mercer 3–3–0
5 Wofford 2–3–1
6 Belmont 1–4–1
7 VMI 0–6–0

Bracket[]

Bracket[]

Wild Card Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 November 5 – 6:00 p.m.                          
 (6) Belmont  4   November 8 – 3:30 p.m.        
 (7) VMI  0      (3) ETSU  0
November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
   (6) Belmont  2    
 (2) UNCG (2OT)  3
     (6) Belmont  2  
November 17 – 6:00 p.m.
 (2) UNCG  0
November 8 – 1:00 p.m.
   (4) Mercer  1
 (4) Mercer  3
November 10 – 1:00 p.m.
 (5) Wofford  0    
 (1) Furman  2
     (4) Mercer (OT)  3  

Results[]

First round[]

No. 6 Belmont4–0No. 7 VMI
  • 25'
  • 51', 59'
  • 84'
 Report
Attendance: 217
Referee: Joshua Brooks

Quarterfinals[]

No. 3 ETSU0–2No. 6 Belmont
Report
  • 16'
  • 83'
Attendance: 102
Referee: Carmen Serbio
No. 4 Mercer3–0No. 5 Wofford
 Report
Attendance: 112
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals[]

No. 1 Furman2–3 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Mercer
 Report
Attendance: 602
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
No. 2 UNCG3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Belmont
  • 53'
  • 63' gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Report
  • 27'
  • 50'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller

Final[]

No. 2 UNCG0–1No. 4 Mercer
Report 62'
Attendance: 780
Referee: Michael Lavergne

Top goalscorers[]

2 Goals
1 Goal

SoCon Tournament Best XI[]

Player Team
SoCon Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team[2]
Kyle Barks Belmont
Niccolo Dagnoni
Arnor Adalsteinsson Furman
Max Fisher
Micah Albert UNCG
Albert Pedra
Casey Penland
Roberto Arteaga Mercer
JR DeRose
Trevor Martineau
Leo Toledo Jr.

MVP in Bold

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League.
  2. ^ "Mercer wins 2019 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

External links[]

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