2019 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

American college soccer tournament
2019 Southern Conference Men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance2,813
SiteUNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Ruzzo (4th title)
MVPJR DeRose (Mercer)
BroadcastESPN3
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2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
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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 cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
November 10 – 6:00 p.m.
November 8 – 3:30 p.m.(2) UNCG (2OT)3
November 5 – 6:00 p.m.(3) ETSU0(6) Belmont2November 17 – 6:00 p.m.
(6) Belmont4(6) Belmont2(2) UNCG0
(7) VMI0November 10 – 1:00 p.m.(4) Mercer1
November 8 – 1:00 p.m.(1) Furman2
(4) Mercer3(4) Mercer (OT)3
(5) Wofford0

Results

First round

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

Quarterfinals

No. 3 ETSU0–2No. 6 Belmont
Report
  • Shaw 16'
  • Dagnoni 83'
Attendance: 102
Referee: Carmen Serbio

No. 4 Mercer3–0No. 5 Wofford
Report
Eugene Stone Stadium, Greenville
Attendance: 112
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals

No. 1 Furman2–3 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Mercer
Report
  • Gaither 3'
  • Arteaga 34'
  • Toledo Jr. gold-colored soccer ball 105'
Eugene Stone Stadium, Greenville
Attendance: 602
Referee: Patrick Schmidt

No. 2 UNCG3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Belmont
  • Albert 53'
  • Pedra 63' gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Report
  • Dozzi 27'
  • Royster 50'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Miller

Final

No. 2 UNCG0–1No. 4 Mercer
Report Martineau 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 March 20, 2020.

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