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2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (2nd title)
Winning coachSusie Gardner (2nd title)
MVPKeKe Calloway (Mercer)
Attendance8,275
TelevisionESPN+
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2018–19 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer † 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 8   .758
Furman 9 – 5   .643 19 – 14   .576
Chattanooga 8 – 6   .571 14 – 17   .452
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 10 – 21   .323
Wofford 7 – 7   .500 16 – 15   .516
UNC Greensboro 5 – 9   .357 11 – 19   .367
Samford 5 – 9   .357 10 – 20   .333
Western Carolina 0 – 14   .000 4 – 26   .133
† 2019 SoCon Tournament winner
As of September 27, 2024

The 2019 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 7 and 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] Mercer defeated Furman 66–63 to earn their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.[2]

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall
#1 Mercer 14–0 24–7
#2 Furman 9–5 19–12
#3

Chattanooga

8–6 14–17
#4 East Tennessee State 8–6 10–21
#5 Wofford 7–7 16–15
#6 UNCG 5–9 11–19
#7 Samford 5–9 10–20
#8 Western Carolina 0–14 4–26

Schedule

All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
1 1 11 AM #1 Mercer vs. #8 Western Carolina ESPN+ 4,126
2 1:15 PM #4 ETSU vs. #5 Wofford
2 3 3:30 PM #2 Furman vs. #7 Samford
4 5:45 PM #3 Chattanooga vs. #6 UNCG
Semifinals – Friday, March 8
3 5 3:30 PM #1 Mercer vs. #5 Wofford ESPN+ 2,869
6 1:15 PM #2 Furman vs. #3 Chattanooga
Championship Game – Sunday, March 10
4 7 Noon #1 Mercer vs. #2 Furman ESPN+ 1,280
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7, 2019
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8, 2019
ESPN+ 		Championship game
Sunday, March 10, 2019
ESPN+
         
1 Mercer 55
8 Western Carolina 32
1 Mercer 69
5 Wofford 51
4 ETSU 66
5 Wofford 75
1 Mercer 66
2 Furman 63
2 Furman 67
7 Samford 52
2 Furman 73
3 Chattanooga 66
3 Chattanooga 72
6 UNCG 62

All-Tournament teams

First team

  • Tierra Hodges, Furman
  • Taylor Petty, Furman
  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer
  • Amanda Thompson, Mercer
  • Shannon Titus, Mercer
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga

Second team

  • Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga
  • Da'Ja Green, Wofford
  • Le’Jzae Davidson, Furman
  • Celena Taborn, Furman
  • Rachel Selph, Mercer

Most Outstanding Player

  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Bracket Set". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Calloway, Titus give Mercer women SoCon title over Furman". idahostatesman. Retrieved March 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Mercer Downs Furman for Second Straight Title". soconsports.com. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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