2019 SCSA Regional Tournament explained

2019 SCSA Regional Tournament
Association:NIRSA
League:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Sport:Soccer
Prevseason Year:2018
Hosts Alt:Site
Hosts:Glover Park
Richmond, VA
Duration:October 25–27, 2019
No Of Teams:12 (men's)
8 (women's)
Season:Men's Championship Division
Season Champ Name:Score
Season Champs:1–1 (a.e.t.) (PKs)
League Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:Florida State
(2nd title, 2nd title game)
Second Place:North Carolina
(3rd title game)
Mvp:Michael Seng (Florida State)
Season2:Women's Championship Division
Season Champ2 Name:Score
Season Champs2:1–0
League Champ2 Name:Champion
League Champs2:Virginia Tech
(1st title, 6th title game)
Second Place2:Clemson
(1st title game)
Mvp2:Elizabeth Mondloch (Virginia Tech)
Seasonslist:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Seasonslistnames:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Prevseason Link:2018 SCSA Regional Tournament
Nextseason Year:2021

The 2019 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 10th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Glover Park in Richmond, Virginia, from October 25th–27th, 2019. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the NIRSA National Soccer Championships' championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance. With only 20 teams, this was the lowest number of teams the SCSA has invited to the regional tournament[1]

Format

The tournament consisted of 8 women's teams and 12 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.

For the men's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round, with the best two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals.

For the women's division group stage, the 8 teams were split into two groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.

Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[2]

Participants

Men's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Atlantic NorthNorth Carolina10th2018
Mountain EastVirginia9th2018
Coastal PlainsUCF8th2018
Atlantic SouthClemson7th2018
Gulf CoastAuburn5th2016
CoastalUSF3rd2013
Mountain WestNKU2nd2018
CentralKennesaw State1stNever
At-large bids!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Coastal PlainsFlorida9th2018
CentralGeorgia Tech5th2018
Coastal PlainsFlorida State4th2016
Gulf CoastAlabama3rd2017

Women's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
FloridaFlorida10th2018
NortheastNorth Carolina10th2018
NorthVirginia Tech10th2018
SoutheastClemson8th2018
NorthwestVanderbilt6th2018
SouthwestGeorgia Tech3rd2018
At-large bids!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
NortheastNC State8th2018
NorthJMU1stNever
Source:[3]

Group stage

Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed
1Kennesaw State330073+49Qualification for semi-finals2
2Florida320192+66Qualification for first round4
3NKU3102712−439
4Alabama300339−6010
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed
1Florida State321072+57Qualification for first round3
2Virginia320163+366
3Georgia Tech311083+447
4Auburn3003013−12012
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed
1North Carolina330080+89Qualification for semi-finals1
2Clemson320161+56Qualification for first round5
3UCF310236−338
4USF3003111−10011
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Women's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Clemson321020+27Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina320142+26
3Vanderbilt310245−13
4Georgia Tech301225−31
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia Tech330071+69Advanced to knockout stage
2JMU320142+26
3NC State310235−23
4Florida300317−60
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Tournament bracket

Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Women's

All tournament teams

Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.[4]

Men's

NameTeam
Michael Seng (MVP)Florida State
Jeff Sweeney (Best goalie)Florida State
AJ JallowKennesaw State
Robert AtkinsonNorth Carolina
Stephen RyanNorth Carolina
Patrick RyeFlorida State
Daniel VillaFlorida State

Women's

NameTeam
Elizabeth Mondloch (MVP)Virginia Tech
Caroline Viscovich (Best goalie)Virginia Tech
Maddie MalooyJMU
Laura SullivanNorth Carolina
Jessica SchiferClemson
Mikaela SchiferClemson
Abby DolgosVirginia Tech
Kellie HoffmanVirginia Tech

National Championship performance

See main article: 2019 NIRSA National Soccer Championship.

Men's

TeamQualificationAppLast bidResult
Florida StateTournament
champion
3rd20152–4 pen. vs Michigan)
FloridaHighest RPI
remaining teams
13th2018Sweet 16(2–3 a.e.t. vs USC)
North Carolina2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
15th2018Semifinalist(0–3 vs BYU)

Women's

TeamQualificationAppLast bidResult
Virginia TechTournament
champion
15th2017Sweet 16(1–2 vs Michigan)
ClemsonHighest RPI
remaining teams
6th2018Sweet 16(1–3 vs UCLA)
North Carolina2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
15th2018Consolation runners-up(0–1 vs Gonzaga)
JMUNational wildcard11th20071–3 pen. vs UCSB)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-10-25 . Regional Tournament Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20191025043935/http://www.region2soccer.org/regional-tournament.html . 2019-10-25 . 2023-07-16 . Region II Soccer.
  2. Web site: Roberts . Hannah . 2019-09-10 . 2019 NIRSA Region 2 Tournament Rules of Play .
  3. Web site: Past Rankings . 2023-07-17 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . en.
  4. Web site: Jackson . Nicole . 2020-05-04 . 2019 Tournament Results . NIRSA Play.