Belmont Abbey Claims Top Seed in 2015 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship

10/31/2015 12:00:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey captured the 2015 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer regular season title on Saturday (Oct. 31) afternoon. The Crusaders earned the No. 1 seed in next week's Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship, it was determined today after beating Limestone in the season finale. Belmont Abbey finished the season with an 11-0-0 conference mark for 33 points.

Limestone captured the No. 2 seed after finishing the season 10-1-0 for 30 points. Taking the No. 3 seed was Mount Olive after tallying 23 points with a 7-2-2 record, while King took No. 4 with 22 points after finishing the year 7-3-1. Converse just fell short of a home match in the quarterfinals as they earned the No. 5 seed after finishing the season 7-4-0 for 21 points. Earning the No. 6 seed was Pfeiffer with its 16 points and 5-5-1 record. Rounding out the tournament participants at No. 7 and No. 8 are North Greenville (5-6-0) with 15 points and Barton (2-5-4) with 11 points, respectively.

The 2015 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be held at the campus of the higher seed on Monday, Nov. 2. The semifinals and finals will be played at the campus of the highest seed remaining after the quarterfinals on Nov. 5 and 7. The Conference Carolinas Tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament.

Conference Carolinas Tournament Schedule & Championship Website Link:

Monday, Nov. 2 (at Higher Seed)

Game 1: No. 1 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 8 Barton 2:00 p.m.

Game 2: No. 4 King vs. No. 5 Converse 2:00 p.m.

Game 3: No. 3 Mount Olive vs. No. 6 Pfeiffer 4:00 p.m.

Game 4: No. 2 Limestone vs. No. 7 North Greenville 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5 (Highest Seed Remaining)

Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner TBA

Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner TBA

Saturday, Nov. 7

Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner TBA