s2023 SoCon Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team, who finished fifth in The Southern Conference (SoCon), will open tournament play against No. 4 Furman, tomorrow, Friday, October 27^th.  
 
Western Carolina, who earned the No. 1 seed, will act as host at the Catamount Soccer Complex.
 
This will be the second time this season that the Spartans and Paladins face off. The regular season game ended with UNCG on top, 1-0.
 
This will be the first time since 2019 that the two teams have faced off in playoffs. They battled during the 2019 quarterfinal game, resulting in Furman winning, 1-0.  
 
Friday, October 27th
Who: vs Furman  
Time: 4 p.m.
Where: Cullowhee, N.C. | Catamount Soccer Complex
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SPARTAN QUICK HITTERS

• UNCG recently collected a 5-1 win, to VMI on Sunday for its final regular season game.
• The Spartans finished the regular season with a 7-9-2 overall record and a 4-4-1 SoCon record.
• Ten Spartans have scored at least one goal totaling 20 this season.
• Caroline Woods leads the Spartans with 11 points (5 G, 1A). Taylor Mentzer is second on the team with six points (3 G).
• Woods is nationally ranked 56^th and third in the conference in game-winning goals (3).
• Emma Malone has started and played in 16 games in net, giving up 20 goals for 1.33 goals against average. She has totaled 48 saves this season. Abby Buchholz has started in two games and played in six games, with 10 saves and two goals against.
• UNCG is outshooting its opponents 184-176. 
• The Spartans have had five shutouts this season, including a 1-0 victory against Furman, and a 3-0, win against Coastal Carolina.

Scouting Furman

• The Paladins earned the No. 4 seed in the Tournament after tying 1-1 with Wofford on Sunday.
• Furman ended the regular season with a conference record of 3-1-5 and an overall record of 7-4-6.
• The Paladins are outscoring their opponents 23-18.
• Addison Corn is nationally ranked 28^th in total saves (86), 55^th in saves per game (5.06), and 58^th in save percentage (0.827).
• Corn is second in the conference in total saves, saves per game, and save percentage.
• Corn has started and played in 17 games in net, giving up 18 goals for a 1.07 goals-against average. She has totaled 86 saves this season.
• Valentina Mosquera is leading Furman with 14 points (6 G, 2 A). Norah Roller is second with six points (3 G).
• Furman is nationally ranked second in penalty kicks (1.0), 47^th save percentage (0.829), 49^th corner kicks per game (5.88), 56^th in shot accuracy (0.508) and 77^th in saves per game (5.12).
• The Paladins are leading the conference in shot accuracy and penalty kicks (1). Second in save percentage and saves per game.  Third in corner kicks per game.

UP NEXT

• The winner of this game will move on to the semifinal round to face the winner of No. 8 Wofford at No. 1 Western Carolina, which plays at 7:00 p.m. following the Spartans' game.
• The semifinal game will be played on Sunday, October 29 at 1:00 p.m. at Catamount Soccer Complex.