2017 Women's Soccer Championship

Nov. 3 5 • Samford University Track Soccer Stadium • Birmingham, Ala.
Samford University was the host of the 2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, on Nov. 3 and 5. The Samford University Track Soccer Stadium hosted the event for the first time since 2012 and the second time overall.
The No. 3-seeded UNCG Spartans defeated Samford 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals, before topping No. 4-seeded Western Carolina 1-0 in the finals to take the 2017 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Championship. Senior defender Regan Lehman was named the tournament's most outstanding player after assisting on the game-winning goal scored by Emily Jensen in the SoCon Championship.
Championship information
Tickets:
Adult: $5
Youth (4-12): Free
Students with valid SoCon ID: Free
Directions:
Hotels:
Review of past championships:
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Participating institutions:
CIT // ETSU // FUR // MER // UNCG // SAM // UTC // VMI // WCU // WOF
Tournament schedule
First Round // Wednesday, Oct. 25 // Hosted by higher seeds
Match |
Teams |
Time |
Stats |
Video |
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Match 1 |
No. 8 ETSU 5, No. 9 Wofford 0 |
7 p.m. ET |
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Match 2 |
No. 7 Mercer 3, No. 10 The Citadel 0 |
7 p.m. ET |
Quarterfinals // Saturday, Oct. 28, or Sunday, Oct. 29 // Hosted by top four seeds
Match |
Teams |
Date/Time |
Stats |
Video |
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Match 3 |
No. 1 Furman 2, No. 8 ETSU 1 |
Oct. 29, 2 p.m. ET |
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Match 4 |
No. 4 Western Carolina 1, No. 5 VMI 0 |
Oct. 29, 1 p.m. ET |
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Match 5 |
No. 2 Samford 5, No. 7 Mercer 0 |
Oct. 28, 7 p.m. CT |
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Match 6 |
No. 3 UNCG 2, No. 6 Chattanooga 0 |
Oct. 28, 7 p.m. ET |
Semifinals // Friday, Nov. 3 // Samford University Track Soccer Stadium
Match |
Teams |
Time |
Stats |
Video // Highlights // Photo gallery |
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Match 7 |
No. 4 Western Carolina 2, No. 1 Furman 0 |
5 p.m. CT |
SoCon Digital Network // Highlights // Photo gallery |
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Match 8 |
No. 3 UNCG 2, No. 2 Samford 1 |
7:30 p.m. CT |
SoCon Digital Network // Highlights // Photo gallery |
Championship Final // Sunday, Nov. 5 // Samford University Track Soccer Stadium
Match |
Teams |
Time |
Stats |
Video // Highlights |
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Match 9 |
No. 3 UNCG 1, No. 4 Western Carolina 0 |
1 p.m. CT |
ESPN3 // Highlights |
2017 Champion: UNCG