American college soccer tournament
| 2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Matches | 9 | ||||
| Site | Taylor Stadium Johnson City, Tennessee (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
| Champions | Samford (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Todd Yelton (2nd title) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford †‡ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .889 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .056 | 2 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 Southern Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of 2016-11-14 Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 Southern Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference to be held from October 26 to November 6, 2016. The nine match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final held at Taylor Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee. The ten team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Mercer Bears in the championship match.
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, Oct. 26 | Quarterfinals Sat., Oct. 29 – Sun., Oct. 30 | Semifinals Friday, November 4 | Championship Sunday, November 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | VMI | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | VMI | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | The Citadel | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Wofford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Tennessee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
#8 VMI v #9 The Citadel| October 26, 2016 | #8 VMI | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #9 The Citadel | Lexington, Virginia |
| 3:00 p.m. EST | Katelyn Lauziere  92' |
Report | Stadium: Patchin Field Referee: Scott Bowers |
| October 26, 2016 | #7 Western Carolina | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #10 Wofford | Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Sayres McKenna  24'Emma Haywood 110' |
Report | Catie Slater 34' |
Stadium: Catamount Athletic Complex Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
Quarterfinals
#1 Samford v #8 VMI| October 29, 2016 | #1 Samford | 5–0 | #8 VMI | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Jermaine Seoposenwe 1', 10' Sara Smeltzer 31'Taylor Borman 65'Abriella Argueta 86' |
Report | Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium Referee: Jose DaSilva |
| October 29, 2016 | #4 Furman | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 UNC Greensboro | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2:00 p.m. EST | Carlie Couch 91' |
Report | Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium Referee: Brandon Adams |
| October 29, 2016 | #2 East Tennessee State | 2–1 | #7 Western Carolina | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Molly Collinson 21' Eleonora Goldoni 76' |
Report | Kasey Cooke 73' |
Stadium: Taylor Stadium |
| October 30, 2016 | #3 Mercer | 3–0 | #6 Chattanooga | Macon, Georgia |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Valeria Bermeo 56' Maddie Clark 63'Team 65' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Bear Field Referee: Richonne Clark |
Semifinals
#1 Samford v #4 Furman| November 4, 2016 | #1 Samford | 2–1 | #4 Furman | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 5:00 p.m. CST | Korrie Sauder 35' Malcanisha Kelley 82' |
Report | Molly Dwyer 80' |
Stadium: Taylor Stadium Referee: Brandon Marion |
| November 4, 2016 | #2 East Tennessee State | 3–1 | #3 Mercer | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CST | Isabel Hodgson 21', 77' Molly Collinson 72' |
Report | Maddie Clark 56' |
Stadium: Taylor Stadium |
Final
#1 Samford v #2 East Tennessee State| November 6, 2016 | #1 Samford | 2–1 | #2 East Tennessee State | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Anna Allen 36' Abriella Argueta 74' |
Report | Isabel Hodgson 3' |
Stadium: Taylor Stadium Referee: Leland Grant |
References
- Southern Conference. "2015 SoCon WSOC Championship". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
External links
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