2018 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2018 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 1 and 4 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] Mercer defeated ETSU to claim their first-ever SoCon tournament championship.

2018 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (1st title)
Winning coachSusie Gardner (1st title)
TelevisionESPN3
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2017–18 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Mercer 14 0   1.000 30 3   .909
East Tennessee State 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
Chattanooga 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Furman 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
Samford 6 8   .429 15 16   .484
UNC Greensboro 6 8   .429 13 18   .419
Wofford 3 11   .214 10 20   .333
Western Carolina 1 13   .071 5 25   .167
2018 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018

Seeds

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

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Mercer 14–0 27–2
#2 ETSU 11–3 18–11
#3 Chattanooga 8–6 17–11
#4 Furman 7–7 17–12
#5 Samford 6–8 14–15 2–0 vs. UNCG
#6 UNCG 6–8 12–17
#7 Wofford 3–11 10–19
#8 Western Carolina 1–13 5–24

Schedule

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All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1
1 1 11 AM #1 Mercer vs. #8 Western Carolina ESPN3
2 1:15 PM #4 Furman vs. #5 Samford
2 3 3:30 PM #2 ETSU vs. #7 Wofford
4 5:45 PM #3 Chattanooga vs. #6 UNCG
Semifinals – Friday, March 2
3 5 11:00 AM #1 Mercer vs. #5 Samford ESPN3
6 1:15 PM #2 ETSU vs. #6 UNCG
Championship Game – Sunday, March 4
4 7 Noon #1 Mercer vs. #2 ETSU ESPN3
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1, 2018
ESPN3
Semifinals
Friday, March 2, 2018
ESPN3
Championship game
Sunday, March 4, 2018
ESPN3
         
1 Mercer 75
8 Western Carolina 44
1 Mercer 81
5 Samford 44
4 Furman 48
5 Samford 59
1 Mercer 68
2 ETSU 53
2 ETSU 78
7 Wofford 64
2 ETSU 54
6 UNCG 52
3 Chattanooga 66
6 UNCG 70

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Bracket Set". Southern Conference. Retrieved February 24, 2018.