2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

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2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance1,860
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteSummers-Taylor Stadium
Johnson City, Tennessee
Finals siteSummers-Taylor Stadium
Johnson City, Tennessee
ChampionsFurman (14th title)
Winning coachDoug Allison (9th title)
MVPLaurence Wyke (Furman)
BroadcastNone
Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mercer 5 – 1 – 0 12 – 4 – 2
East Tenn. State 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 7 – 1
Furman ‡ 4 – 2 – 0 13 – 7 – 2
Wofford 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 11 – 1
UNC Greensboro 2 – 2 – 2 8 – 9 – 2
Belmont 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 12 – 2
VMI 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 16 – 1
As of November 30, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 31st edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31, 2018 and conclude on November 11, 2018.

The defending champion, Mercer,[1] lost to UNCG 0–1 in the semifinals, who lost to the champions Furman. Furman defeated UNCG 3–0 in the final.[2]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Mercer 5–1–0
2 East Tennessee State 4–1–1
3 Furman 4–2–0
4 Wofford 3–3–0
5 UNC Greensboro 2–2–2
6 Belmont 1–4–1
7 VMI 0–6–0

Bracket

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Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
November 9 – 6:00 p.m.
November 3 – 6:00 p.m.(2) ETSU1
October 31 – 5:00 p.m.(3) Furman4(3) Furman (OT)2November 11 – 1:00 p.m.
(6) Belmont2(6) Belmont2(3) Furman3
(7) VMI1November 9 – 3:30 p.m.(5) UNCG0
November 3 – 7:00 p.m.(1) Mercer0
(4) Wofford0(5) UNCG1
(5) UNCG1

Results

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First round

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No. 6 Belmont2–1No. 7 VMI
 Report
Attendance: 138
Referee: Leland Grant

Quarterfinals

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No. 3 Furman4–2No. 6 Belmont
 Report
Attendance: 376
No. 4 Wofford0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report Apau 88'
Attendance: 638

Semifinals

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No. 1 Mercer0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report
Attendance: 104
Referee: Marco Vega
No. 2 ETSU1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Furman
 Report
Attendance: 378
Referee: Brian Miller

Final

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No. 3 Furman3–0No. 5 UNCG
 Report
Attendance: 226
Referee: Guido Gonzales

Statistics

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All Tournament Team

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2018 SoCon Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[3]
  • Jake Mezei, Mercer
  • Kobe Perez, Mercer
  • Nick Spielman, ETSU
  • Cameron Woodfin, ETSU
  • Josh Masten, UNCG
  • Alex Henderson, UNCG
  • Austin Matthews, UNCG
  • Jack Shiels, Furman
  • Cameron Robinson, Furman
  • Rocky Guerra, Furman
  • Laurence Wyke, Furman
MVP in Bold

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Men's soccer Championship". soconsports.com. SoCon. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Men's soccer Championship". soconsports.com. SoCon. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Furman wins 2018 men's soccer championship". soconsports.com. SoCon. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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