Limestone Earns No. 1 Seed in 2016 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship
Limestone Earns No. 1 Seed in 2016 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College officially wrapped up the 2016 Conference Carolinas women's soccer regular season title on Saturday (Oct. 29) afternoon. The Saints will enter next week's Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship as the No. 1 seed after finishing the season with an 11-0-0 conference mark for 33 points.
Belmont Abbey College secured the No. 2 seed after finishing the season 10-1-0 for 30 points. Nothcing the No. 3 seed was Pfeiffer University after tallying 21 points with a 7-4-0 record, while Lees-McRae College took No. 4 with 18 points after finishing the year 6-5-0. Barton College fell just short of hosting a quarterfinal match, earning the No. 5 seed after finishing the season 5-5-1 for 16 points. Earning the No. 6 seed was Converse College with its 15 points and 5-6-0 record. Rounding out the tournament participants at No. 7 and No. 8 are King University (5-6-0) with 15 points and Southern Wesleyan University (4-6-1) with 13 points, respectively.
The 2016 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be held on the campus of the higher seed on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The semifinals and finals will be played on the campus of the highest seed remaining after the quarterfinals round on Friday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 6. The Conference Carolinas women's soccer champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.
Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship Schedule & Championship Website Link:
Tuesday, Nov. 1 (at Higher Seed)
Game 1: No. 4 Lees-McRae vs. No. 5 Barton - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 1 Limestone vs. No. 8 Southern Wesleyan - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: No. 3 Pfeiffer vs. No. 6 Converse - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 7 King University - 2:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4 (Highest Seed Remaining)
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner TBA
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner TBA
Sunday, Nov. 6
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner TBA