2018 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

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.

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
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2018 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mercer 5 –1 –012 –4 –2
East Tenn. State 4 –1 –19 –7 –1
Furman ‡ 4 –2 –013 –7 –2
Wofford 3 –3 –05 –11 –1
UNC Greensboro 2 –2 –28 –9 –2
Belmont 1 –4 –14 –12 –2
VMI 0 –6 –01 –16 –1
As of November 30, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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
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
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

First round
No. 6 Belmont2–1No. 7 VMI
  • Marlonsson 31'
  • Bennati 79'
 Report
  • Shaikh 28'
Attendance: 138
Referee: Leland Grant

Quarterfinals
No. 3 Furman4–2No. 6 Belmont
 Report
  • Lestido 60'
  • Bennati 84'
Attendance: 376
Referee: Brandon Marion
No. 4 Wofford0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report Apau 88'
Attendance: 638
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

Semifinals
No. 1 Mercer0–1No. 5 UNCG
Report
  • Henderson 26'
Attendance: 104
Referee: Marco Vega
No. 2 ETSU1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Furman
  • Woodfin 55'
 Report
  • Fenton 47'
  • Wyke  98'
Attendance: 378
Referee: Brian Miller

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

Statistics

All Tournament Team
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
  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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