ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman
College Men’s Soccer Team is set to host its quarterfinal
matchup of the 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament
Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., at McCown Field, C-N and SAC officials
announced Sunday. The Eagles took the #1 seed as a result of
winning the league regular season title, the program’s record
eighth SAC championship.
The top-seeded Eagles (7-1-0 SAC, 12-3-1), who are also ranked No.
22 in the country will face eighth-seeded Catawba Indians (1-6-1
SAC, 5-11-1). C-N defeated Catawba, 1-0, in the regular season
meeting between the two schools.
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) will face seventh-seed Newberry
College (2-6-0 SAC, 3-13-2) on Tuesday Wingate beat Newberry 3-1 in
their regular-season meeting.
Lincoln Memorial (6-1-1 SAC, 10-4-1) is the third seed and will
host sixth-seed Mars Hill College (2-3-3 SAC, 6-7-4) on Tuesday.
The Railsplitters and Lions met last Tuesday, with the
Railsplitters taking a 1-0 victory.
Lenoir-Rhyne University (4-2-2 SAC, 8-6-3) is the fourth seed and
will host fifth-seed Tusculum College (4-4-0 SAC, 8-6-1). The
matchup will be a rematch of Saturday's regular-season finale,
which the Bears won easily, 5-0, over last season's regular season
and tournament champions.
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 semifinal matches will be
played at 3:00 p.m.
The tournament championship will be Sunday, November 8 at 1:00
p.m. at Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex as well.
Admission to all Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament events is $5 for adults and $2 for college students and children.
2009 Food Lion SAC Men's Soccer Tournament
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for a printable bracket
Tuesday, November 3
Quarterfinals
At higher seed
#8 Catawba at #1 Carson-Newman
#7 Newberry at #2 Wingate
#6 Mars Hill at #3 Lincoln Memorial
#5 Tusculum at #4 Lenoir-Rhyne
Friday, November 6
Semifinals
At Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.
Catawba / Carson-Newman winner vs. Tusculum / Lenoir-Rhyne winner,
3:00 p.m.
Newberry / Wingate winner vs. Mars Hill / Lincoln Memorial winner,
3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8
Championship
At Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.
Semifinal winners, 1:00 p.m.
