Women’s Soccer Earns Seventh Seed, Hosts The Citadel in SoCon First Round on Tuesday
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team begins its quest in The 2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Women's Soccer Tournament as the No. 7 seed. The Spartans will host No. 10 The Citadel on Tuesday, October 29 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The match will start at 6:00 p.m.
The Spartans and the Bulldogs have never met in postseason action before.
The tournament begins on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with a pair of first-round matches on campus sites. The quarterfinal round follows on Nov. 1 with the semifinal round set for Nov. 3, both hosted by top-seed Western Carolina and No. 2 seed Samford. The championship will be played at the highest remaining seed on Nov. 9 or 10.
Samford went 6-1-2 in league play to earn the No. 2 seed. The Bulldogs await the winner of the matchup between No. 7 UNCG and No. 10 The Citadel. Samford topped UNCG in dramatic fashion on Sunday in the regular-season finale, winning 2-1 on a goal scored in the 89th minute. Samford defeated The Citadel, 1-0, back on Oct. 3.
UNCG and The Citadel's first round match will take place in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. The two teams played a scoreless draw on Oct. 17 in their first meeting this season.
The tournament winner earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
2024 Women's Soccer Championship
Tuesday, Oct. 29
First Round (at higher seeds)
Match 1: No. 9 VMI at No. 8 Wofford, 6 p.m.
Match 2: No. 10 The Citadel at No. 7 UNCG, 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1
Quarterfinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 3: Winner Match 1 at No. 1 Western Carolina, 7 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 4: No. 4 Mercer vs. No. 5 Chattanooga, 4 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 5: Winner Match 2 at No. 2 Samford, 4 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Match 6: No. 3 Furman vs. No. 6 ETSU, 7 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Sunday, Nov. 3
Semifinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 2 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 1 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Saturday, Nov. 9, or Sunday, Nov. 10
Final (Highest remaining seed, location TBD)
Match 9: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8, TBD
*all times Eastern unless otherwise noted
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