2019 Southern Conference men's soccer season

2019 Southern Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 30, 2019 – November 6, 2019
Number of teams6
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Season MVPOffensive:
Defensive:
Goalkeeper:
Tournament
Southern Conference men's soccer seasons
← 2018
2019 Southern Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCG 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Furman 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 7 – 1
ETSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 8 – 2
Mercer ‡ 3 – 3 – 0 14 – 7 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 13 – 1
Belmont 1 – 4 – 1 5 – 12 – 2
VMI 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 16 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Southern Conference men's soccer season wias the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in late August 2019 and concluded in mid-November 2019.

UNCG won the regular season and Mercer won the tournament.

Background

Previous season

The 2018 season saw Mercer win the regular season championship, posting a 12-4-2 overall record and a 5-1-0 record in SoCon play.[1]

Head coaches

As of the 2018 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school 		Overall record Record at
school 		SoCon
record 		NCAA
Tournaments[2] 		NCAA
College Cups[2] 		NCAA
Titles[2] 		Ref.
Belmont David Costa Xavier (asst.) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [3]
East Tennessee State David Casper Kentucky (asst.) 2 9–7–1 (.559) 9–7–1 (.559) 4–1–1 (.750) 0 0 0 [4]
Furman Doug Allison South Carolina (asst.) 24 285–131–54 (.664) 285–131–54 (.664) 114–43–18 (.703) 10 0 0 [5]
Mercer Brad Ruzzo Bradley (asst.) 12 110–90–26 (.544) 110–90–26 (.544) 29–13–4 (.674) 2 0 0 [6]
UNC Greensboro Chris Rich Duke (asst.) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [7]
VMI Charlie Hubbard VMI (asst.) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [8]
Wofford Joel Tyson Charlotte Independence (asst.) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [9]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 21, 2019.[10]

Team Ranking Points First Place Votes
1. Mercer 35 5
2. Furman 31 2
3. ETSU 27 0
4. UNCG 20 0
5. Belmont 15 0
6. Wofford 13 0
7. VMI 6 0

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019.

United
Soccer[11] 		CSN[12] Soccer
America 		Top Drawer
Soccer[13]
Belmont — — — —
ETSU — — — —
Furman RV RV — —
Mercer — — — —
UNCG — — — —
VMI — — — —
Wofford — — — —

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.

Team Tournament Finish
ETSU VCU Tournament 3rd

Results

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon member tied
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug. 25–31)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
August 30 4:00 p.m. Winthrop VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA L 0–2 63 Report
August 30 7:00 p.m. ETSU VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ L 0–1 827 Report
August 30 7:00 p.m. Mercer Cincinnati Gettler Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 2–0 438 Report
August 30 7:00 p.m. George Washington UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2–0 377 Report Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
August 30 7:30 p.m. Furman Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN+ L 0–1 1,173 Report
August 30 8:00 p.m. Belmont Bradley Shea Stadium • Peoria, IL T 0–0 2OT 1,233 Report
August 30 8:30 p.m. Wofford Houston Baptist Sorrels Field • Houston, TX L 0–2 Not reported Report

Week 2 (Sep. 1–7)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 1 12:00 p.m. Furman Elon Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN+ T 3–3 2OT 547 Report
September 1 8:00 p.m. Wofford UTRGV Sorrels Field • Houston, TX L 1–2 Not reported Report
September 2 6:00 p.m. Belmont Georgia State GSU Soccer Field • Decatur, GA L 1–3 176 Report
September 2 7:00 p.m. ETSU Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA CUSA.tv W 3–2 2OT 222 Report
September 2 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA SDN W 2–1 336 Report
September 2 7:00 p.m. UNCG Radford Patrick Cupp Stadium • Radford, VA ESPN3 L 3–4 OT 297 Report Archived 2019-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
September 4 3:00 p.m. VMI UNC Asheville Greenwood Field • Asheville, NC L 1–2 407 Report
September 6 6:00 p.m. Furman Gardner–Webb Greene–Harbison Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 5–4 OT 427 Report
September 6 7:00 p.m. UNCG #19 Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC ACCN L 1–2 2,718 Report Archived 2019-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
September 6 7:00 p.m. Winthrop Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN W 1–0 200 Report
September 6 8:00 p.m. Mercer UAB BBVA Field • Birmingham, AL CUSAtv W 3–2 OT 479 Report
September 6 10:00 p.m. Belmont San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA L 1–2 244 Report
September 7 1:00 p.m. VMI Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ L 0–1 121 Report
September 7 3:00 p.m. Lipscomb ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN L 0–3 312 Report

Week 3 (Sep. 8–14)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 8 3:30 p.m. Mercer Memphis BBVA Field • Birmingham, AL W 1–0 258 Report
September 8 5:00 p.m. Belmont San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA L 0–3 Not reported Report
September 8 7:00 p.m. Furman Winthrop Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC ESPN+ W 3–0 162 Report
September 8 7:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN L 0–1 162 Report
September 9 7:00 p.m. UNCG #20 North Carolina UNC Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN+ L 0–1 1,085 Report Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
September 10 7:00 p.m. ETSU Marshall Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV CUSA.tv L 1–2 288 Report
September 11 7:00 p.m. UNC Asheville Furman Eugene Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC SDN W 2–1 589 Report
September 11 7:00 p.m. Mercer South Carolina Eugene Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 0–1 OT 1,929 Report
September 11 7:00 p.m. VMI Longwood Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA ESPN+ L 1–5 208 Report
September 13 5:00 p.m. Belmont Purdue Fort Wayne Hefner Soccer Complex • Fort Wayne, IN L 1–2 Not reported Report
September 13 7:00 p.m. UNCG Campbell Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC L 0–2 255 Report
September 14 12:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA SDN L 1–2 74 Report
September 14 7:00 p.m. Davidson Furman Eugene Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC SDN W 3–2 434 Report

Week 4 (Sep. 15–21)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 17 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN W 3–0 Not reported Report
September 17 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA SDN L 1–2 OT 312 Report
September 17 7:00 p.m. VMI Liberty Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 0–1 329 Report
September 17 7:00 p.m. Wofford High Point Vert Stadium • High Point, NC ESPN+ L 0–1 Not reported Report
September 17 8:00 p.m. Memphis Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN ESPN+ L 0–2 235 Report
September 18 6:00 p.m. UNCG UNC Asheville Greenwood Field • Asheville, NC ESPN+ W 5–1 402 Report Archived 2019-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
September 18 7:00 p.m. Furman South Carolina Eugene Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 0–3 2,545 Report
September 21 12:00 p.m. Saint Peter's VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA L 0–5 88 Report
September 21 3:00 p.m. Presbyterian Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN ESPN+ W 2–0 195 Report
September 21 6:00 p.m. Wofford UNC Asheville Greenwood Field • Asheville, NC W 4–0 602 Report
September 21 7:00 p.m. ETSU High Point Vert Stadium • High Point, NC W 2–0 Not reported Report
September 21 7:00 p.m. USC Upstate Furman Eugene Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC SDN W 4–1 889 Report
September 21 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC SDN L 2–4 712 Report Archived 2019-09-25 at the Wayback Machine

Week 5 (Sep. 22–28)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 24 4:00 p.m. Belmont Eastern Illinois Lakeside Field • Charleston, IL L 2–3 115 Report
September 24 7:00 p.m. #4 Clemson Furman Eugene Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN+ L 0–2 2,712 Report
September 24 7:00 p.m. Mercer USC Upstate County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN+ W 3–2 2OT 220 Report
September 24 7:00 p.m. #10 Charlotte Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN L 2–3 OT 415 Report
September 25 7:00 p.m. UNCG Elon Rudd Field • Elon, NC CAAtv L 0–3 729 Report
September 28 12:00 p.m. Howard VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA L 2–4 75 Report
September 28 7:00 p.m. Georgia State ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN T 2–2 2OT 382 Report
September 28 7:00 p.m. Furman Presbyterian Martin Stadium at Edens Field • Clinton, SC L 0–3 95 Report
September 28 7:00 p.m. Mercer Georgia Southern Eagle Field at Erk Russle Park • Statesboro, GA W 3–2 Not reported Report
September 28 7:30 p.m. Faulkner Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN ESPN+ W 4–1 531 Report

Week 6 (Sep. 29–Oct. 5)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 1 4:00 p.m. Regent VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 W 4–0 87 Report
October 1 7:00 p.m. Belmont #24 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN L 0–3 851 Report
October 1 7:00 p.m. #9 Charlotte Furman Eugene Stone Stadium • Greenville, SC SDN L 1–2 406 Report
October 1 7:00 p.m. Winthrop Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA W 2–1 176 Report
October 1 7:00 p.m. ETSU Appalachian State ASU Soccer Stadium • Boone, NC T 1–1 2OT 782 Report
October 1 7:00 p.m. UNCG Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC A10N T 1–1 2OT 338 Report Archived 2019-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
October 1 7:00 p.m. Campbell Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN L 0–2 305 Report
October 4 7:00 p.m. Wofford Georgia Southern Eagle Field at Erk Russle Park • Statesboro, GA L 2–3 351 Report
October 5 3:00 p.m. VMI NJIT Lubetkin Field • Newark, NJ L 0–5 650 Report
October 5 4:00 p.m. UNCG High Point Vert Stadium • High Point, NC L 0–1 628 Report[permanent dead link‍]
October 5 7:00 p.m. Mercer Georgia State GSU Soccer Field • Decatur, GA L 1–2 OT 329 Report
October 5 7:30 p.m. Kentucky ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN ESPN+ L 0–1 827 Report

Week 7 (Oct. 6–12)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 7 6:00 p.m. North Florida Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA W 2–0 219 Report
October 8 7:00 p.m. ETSU NC State Method Road • Raleigh, NC ACCN+ L 0–1 389 Report
October 8 7:00 p.m. North Greenville Furman Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC W 4–1 822 Report
October 8 7:00 p.m. Longwood Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN L 1–2 OT 213 Report
October 12 5:00 p.m. Wofford Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN ESPN+ T 3–3 2OT 237 Report
October 12 7:00 p.m. ETSU Furman Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN+ FUR 2–0 701 Report
October 12 7:00 p.m. VMI UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC SDN UNCG 4–0 300 Report

Week 8 (Oct. 13–19)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 15 4:00 p.m. Furman VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA FUR 3–0 85 Report
October 15 7:00 p.m. ETSU Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 2–1 523 Report
October 15 7:00 p.m. Mercer Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC WOF 3–2 OT 254 Report
October 15 7:30 p.m. UNCG Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN ESPN+ UNCG 2–1 381 Report
October 19 12:00 p.m. ETSU VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA ETSU 3–0 78 Report
October 19 7:00 p.m. Belmont Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA
October 19 7:00 p.m. Wofford UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC SDN

Week 9 (Oct. 20–26)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 22 6:00 p.m. VMI Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN
October 22 7:00 p.m. Mercer ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN
October 22 7:00 p.m. UNCG Furman Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC SDN
October 26 12:00 p.m. Belmont VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA
October 26 7:00 p.m. ETSU UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC
October 26 7:00 p.m. Furman Mercer Betts Stadium • Macon, GA ESPN3
October 26 7:00 p.m. Wofford USC Upstate County University Soccer Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

Week 10 (Oct. 27–Nov. 2)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 29 7:00 p.m. Furman Wofford Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC SDN
October 29 7:00 p.m. Mercer UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC SDN
October 29 7:30 p.m. ETSU Belmont E.S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN
November 2 5:00 p.m. Mercer VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA
November 2 7:00 p.m. Belmont Furman Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC
November 2 7:00 p.m. Old Dominion UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC ESPN3
November 2 7:30 p.m. Wofford ETSU Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN

Postseason

SoCon Tournament

Main article: 2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Championship
      
1  
4  
 
 
2  
3  

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
TBD

Rankings

National rankings

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
Belmont USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
East Tennessee State USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Furman USC RV NV RV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Mercer USC NV RV RV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UNC Greensboro USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
VMI USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Wofford USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Regional rankings - South Region

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon.

  Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12
Belmont NV NV NV NV NV NV
East Tennessee State NV NV NV NV NV NV
Furman NV NV NV NV NV NV
Mercer NV NV NV NV NV NV
UNC Greensboro NV NV NV NV NV NV
VMI NV NV NV NV NV NV
Wofford NV NV NV NV NV NV

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Week Offensive Defensive Ref.
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Sep. 3 Trevor Martineau FW Mercer JR DeRose GK Mercer [14]
Sep. 10 Trevor Martineau FW Mercer Cole McLagan DF Furman [15]
Sep. 17 Emery May MF Furman Jack Shiels DF Furman [16]
Sep. 24 Hauk Andreas Fossen FW ETSU Josh Perryman GK ETSU [17]
Oct. 1 Trevor Martineau FW Mercer Joe Pickering DF ETSU [18]
Oct. 8 Trevor Martineau FW Mercer JR DeRose GK Mercer [19]
Oct. 15   Niccolo Dagnoni FW Belmont Cole McLagan DF Furman [20]
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5

Postseason honors

2019 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
2019 SoCon Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Newcomer Team

2020 MLS Draft

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2020.

Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Team School

Homegrown players

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[21] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[22] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

Original MLS team Player Pos. School Ref.

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