2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Southern Conference
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Venue:Stone Stadium
City:Greenville, South Carolina
Champions:Mercer
Titlecount:2nd
Broadcast:SoCon Digital Network, ESPN3

The 2017 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Defending champions, Mercer, successfully defended their title,[1] beating UNC Greensboro in the final.[2] [3]

Seeding

All six teams in the SoCon qualified for the tournament.[4] The teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.[5]

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 ETSU 6 0 4 22
2UNCG 6 3 1 19
3Furman 5 2 3 18
4Mercer 4 4 2 14
5Wofford 4 6 0 12
6VMI 0 10 0 0

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McBay. Chelsea. UNCG Loses in the Finals of the SoCon Tournament. The Carolinian. December 2, 2017. November 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Weaver. Ryan. Mercer crowned SoCon men’s soccer champions. The Telegraph. The McClatchy Company. December 2, 2017. November 12, 2017.
  3. Web site: Rule. Hayes. Mercer to face Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament. The Cluser. December 2, 2017. November 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Perry. Phil. Marcello. Phillip. Men's Soccer Championship Shifts to Greenville. Southern Conference. soconsports.com. December 1, 2017. November 9, 2017.
  5. Web site: Hawkins. Kenny. ETSU Men’s soccer eliminated from SoCon tournament. WJHL-TV. Nexstar Media Group. December 1, 2017. November 11, 2017.