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College basketball tournament
2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (18th title)
Winning coachJim Foster (4th title)
MVPJasmine Joyner (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3
Southern Conference women's basketball tournaments← 20162018 →
2016–17 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
Chattanooga* 12 – 2   .857 21 – 10   .677
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533
UNC Greensboro 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548
Furman 7 – 7   .500 14 – 17   .452
Samford 4 – 10   .286 12 – 19   .387
Wofford 3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed


The 2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 2 and Sunday, March 5 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Chattanooga 12–2 20–10 2–0 vs. Mercer
#2 Mercer 12–2 25–5 0–2 vs. Chattanooga
#3 East Tennessee State 8–6 16–14
#4 UNC Greensboro 7–7 17–14 1–1 vs. Fur, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#5 Furman 7–7 14–17 1–1 vs. UNCG, 0–2 vs. ETSU
#6 Samford 4–10 12–19
#7 Wofford 3–11 13–17 1–1 vs. WCU, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#8 Western Carolina 3–11 8–22 1–1 vs. Woff, 0–2 vs. ETSU

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
1 1 11:30 AM #1 Chattanooga vs. #8 Western Carolina ESPN3 3,193
2 1:45 PM #4 UNC Greensboro vs. #5 Furman
2 3 4:00 PM #2 Mercer vs. #7 Wofford
4 6:15 PM #3 East Tennessee State vs. #6 Samford
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
3 5 11:00 AM #1 Chattanooga vs. #4 UNC Greensboro ESPN3 3,329
6 1:15 PM #2 Mercer vs. #6 Samford
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
4 7 1:00 PM #1 Chattanooga vs. #2 Mercer ESPN3
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2, 2017 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3, 2017 		Championship game
Sunday, March 5, 2017
         
1 Chattanooga 85
8 Western Carolina 41
1 Chattanooga 75
4 UNC Greensboro 53
4 UNC Greensboro 68
5 Furman 63
1 Chattanooga 61
2 Mercer 59
2 Mercer 67
7 Wofford 42
2 Mercer 63
6 Samford 52
3 East Tennessee State 64
6 Samford 67

All-Tournament teams

First Team
  • Tianna Tarter, ETSU
  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer
  • Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
  • Sydni Means, Mercer
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
Second Team
  • Cierra Carter, Furman
  • Mangela Ngandjui, UNCG
  • Nadine Soliman, UNCG
  • Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga
  • Chelsey Shumpert, Chattanooga
Most Outstanding Player
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga

Source:

References

  1. "2017 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. "Chattanooga Wins Record Fifth Straight SoCon Tourney". soconsports.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

See also

Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournaments
Conference
National
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