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
«2017  2019»
2018 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mercer 5 –1 –0  12 –4 –2
East Tenn. State 4 –1 –1  9 –7 –1
Furman ‡ 4 –2 –0  13 –7 –2
Wofford 3 –3 –0  5 –11 –1
UNC Greensboro 2 –2 –2  8 –9 –2
Belmont 1 –4 –1  4 –12 –2
VMI 0 –6 –0  1 –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 Card Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 October 31 – 5:00 p.m.                          
 (6) Belmont  2   November 3 – 6:00 p.m.        
 (7) VMI  1      (3) Furman  4
November 9 – 6:00 p.m.
   (6) Belmont  2    
 (2) ETSU  1
     (3) Furman (OT)  2  
November 11 – 1:00 p.m.
 (3) Furman  3
November 3 – 7:00 p.m.
   (5) UNCG  0
 (4) Wofford  0
November 9 – 3:30 p.m.
 (5) UNCG  1    
 (1) Mercer  0
     (5) UNCG  1  

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
  • May  2', 74'
  • McLagan  28'
  • Wyke  66'
 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
  • May  20', 29'
  • Sloan  86'
 Report
Attendance: 226
Referee: Guido Gonzales

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