SoCon Tournament Central
Chattanooga Claims Top Seed Following 10th Straight League Title
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The bracket is set for the 2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, and regular season champion Chattanooga will again be the tournament’s top seed. The event will be held March 5-9 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Lady Mocs (17-3) claimed their 10th consecutive SoCon regular season championship with a 72-48 win at second-place Samford Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga will open tournament play on Friday, March 6 against either No. 8 seed Appalachian State (7-13) or No. 9 seed Furman (6-14). The Mountaineers and Paladins will open the tournament on Thursday, March 5 at 3 p.m.
Samford finished 16-4 in the league in its first season as a SoCon member and will carry the second seed into the tournament. The Bulldogs will play the winner of No. 7 UNC Greensboro (9-11) versus No. 10 Wofford (3-17) at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 6.
Western Carolina (14-6) and College of Charleston (14-6) tied for the third spot with the Catamounts winning the tiebreaker for the third seed due to its victory over league champion Chattanooga on Feb. 21. WCU awaits either No. 6 Georgia Southern (11-9) or No. 11 Elon (2-18) at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.
Charleston will face fifth-seeded Davidson at 9 a.m. in quarterfinal round action at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 7. Davidson won a tiebreaker over Georgia Southern for the fifth seed by virtue of its regular season sweep of the Eagles.
The championship game will be televised live by SportSouth at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, March 9 with the winner earning the league’s automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.
For tickets to the 2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, visit www.SoConSports.com.
2009 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship
Chattanooga, Tenn.
March 5 (Thursday)
Game 1: No. 8 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 Furman, 3 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 10 Wofford, 30 mins. after Game 1
Game 3: No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Elon, 30 mins. after Game 2
March 6 (Friday)
Game 4: No. 2 Samford vs. Winner of Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 5: No. 1 Chattanooga vs. Winner of Game 1, 30 mins. after Game 4
March 7 (Saturday)
Game 6: No. 4 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 Davidson, 9 a.m.
Game 7: No. 3 Western Carolina vs. Winner of Game 3, 30 mins. after Game 6
March 8 (Sunday)
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 12:00 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
Game 9: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 7, 2:30 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
March 9 (Monday)
Championship, 3 p.m. (TV - SPSO)
*All First Round and Quarterfinal games will be video-streamed on SoCon.TV.
*All games will be played at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.
*All times are EASTERN.