Pairings Announced For Food Lion SAC Men’s Soccer Tournament
ROCK HILL, SC - The Carson-Newman College men's soccer team, which won its seventh conference championship in the last 10 years, has earned the top seed for the 2009 Food Lion SAC Men's Soccer Tournament, the conference office announced Sunday.
Carson-Newman went 7-1 in conference play to capture its second straight title. The Eagles last won a Food Lion SAC Tournament title in 2005. The 22nd-ranked Eagles, 12-3-1 overall, will host eighth-seed Catawba College (1-6-1 SAC, 5-11-1 overall) on Tuesday in the tournament quarterfinals. Carson-Newman took a 1-0 victory in their regular-season matchup.
Wingate University and Lincoln Memorial University tied for second in the conference standings. Wingate earned the second seed by virtue of its 2-1 victory over LMU on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (6-1-1 SAC, 11-3-1 overall) will face seventh-seed Newberry College (2-6, 3-13-2) on Tuesday. Wingate beat Newberry 3-1 in their regular-season meeting.
Lincoln Memorial University (6-1-1, 10-4-1) is the third seed and will host sixth-seed Mars Hill College (2-3-3, 6-7-4) on Tuesday. That match is set for a noon start at Union College in Barbourville, Ky. The Railsplitters and Lions met last Tuesday, with the Railsplitters taking a 1-0 victory.
Lenoir-Rhyne University (4-2-2, 8-6-3) is the fourth seed and will host fifth-seed Tusculum College (4-4, 8-6-1). The matchup will be a rematch of Saturday's regular-season finale, with the Bears taking a 5-0 victory over last season's regular-season and tournament champions.
Starting times for quarterfinal matches will be announced by the host school.
Quarterfinal winners advance to the tournament semifinals, which will be held at Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex in Rock Hill, S.C. on Friday, November 6. The two men's semifinals will be played at 3 p.m.
The men's tournament championship will be Sunday, November 8 at 1 p.m. at Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex.
Admission to all Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament events is $5 for adults and $2 for college students and children.
Tuesday, November 3
Food Lion SAC Tournament quarterfinals
At higher seed
No. 8 Catawba at No. 1 Carson-Newman, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Newberry at No. 2 Wingate, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Mars Hill at No. 3 Lincoln Memorial, Noon (Union College,
Barbourville, KY)
No. 5 Tusculum at No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 p.m.
Friday, November 6
Food Lion SAC Tournament Semifinals
At Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, SC
Catawba / Carson-Newman winner vs. No. Tusculum / Lenoir-Rhyne
winner, 3 p.m.
Newberry / Wingate winner vs. Mars Hill / Lincoln Memorial winner,
3 p.m.
Sunday, November 8
Food Lion SAC Tournament Championship
At Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, SC
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.