SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? UNC Greensboro has earned the top seed in the upcoming Southern Conference Women’s Soccer Championship after completing a perfect 10-0-0 regular season in conference matches. The Spartans (13-3-1, 10-0-0) will begin tournament play by hosting eighth-seeded Elon (5-11-2, 3-6-1) in the first round Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.

 

The top eight teams in the conference standings earn berths in the SoCon tournament with the top four seeds hosting the first round matches on Sunday, November 4. The semifinal and championship rounds will be held at Alumni Soccer Stadium on the campus of Davidson College Friday, November 9 and Sunday, November 11.

 

Davidson (13-4-1, 8-1-1) is the second seed in the tournament and will host seventh-seeded Wofford (7-10-2, 3-6-1) Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Wofford and Elon tied for seventh place in the league standings with 10 points, but the Terriers earned the seventh seed in the tournament by virtue of a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix on October 21.

 

The winner of the Davidson/Wofford contest will face the winner of the Furman/Appalachian State match in the semifinal round. Third-seeded Furman (13-5-1, 7-2-1) will entertain Appalachian State (10-5-3, 4-5-1), the sixth seed, Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in Greenville, S.C.

 

College of Charleston (9-7-2, 6-2-2) has wrapped up the fourth seed in the conference tournament and will face Western Carolina (9-8-2, 4-4-2), seeded fifth, Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The winner of this match will face the winner of the UNC Greensboro/Elon contest in the first semifinal match, Friday, November 9 at 4:30 p.m.

 

 

First Round

Sunday, November 4 (at Higher Seed)

Match 1: #1 UNC Greensboro vs. #8 Elon, 2:00 p.m. (Greensboro, N.C.)

Match 2: #4 College of Charleston vs. #5 Western Carolina, 1:00 p.m. (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)

Match 3: #2 Davidson vs. #7 Wofford, 3:00 p.m. (Davidson, N.C.)

Match 4: #3 Furman vs. #6 Appalachian State, 5:00 p.m. (Greenville, S.C.)

 

Semifinal Round

Friday, November 9 (at Alumni Soccer Stadium; Davidson, N.C.)

Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2, 4:30 p.m.

Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4, 7:00 p.m.

 

Championship Round

Sunday, November 11 (at Alumni Soccer Stadium; Davidson, N.C.)

Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6