The South Atlantic Conference Announces Seeds for the 2016 Men's Soccer Championship

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Wingate finished the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer season with a perfect 11-0 record and 33 points in South Atlantic Conference play to earn its third-straight SAC Regular Season Championship, it was determined today as the Conference season concluded yesterday afternoon.

With its title, Wingate will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Championship. At No. 2 in the seeds was Tusculum with an 8-3 record and 24 points. Lenoir-Rhyne came in at No. 3 in the seeds as it turned in a 7-3-1 League record and 22 points. Catawba's 7-4 record and 21 points was good for the No. 4 seed, while Lincoln Memorial came in at No. 5 with its 6-5 SAC record and 18 points. Coker earned the No. 6 seed as it finished the South Atlantic Conference season with a 5-6 record and 15 points, ahead of Mars Hill who posted a 4-6-1 Conference mark and 13 points. Brevard College rounded out the bracket at No. 8 with a 4-7 South Atlantic Conference record and 12 points.

The 2016 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites on Tuesday, Nov. 1 before moving to Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C. for the semifinals and finals on Nov. 4 and 6. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, Nov. 1 (at Highest Seeds)

Game 1: #1 Wingate vs. #8 Brevard, 7:00pm

Game 2: #4 Catawba vs. #5 Lincoln Memorial, 7:00pm

Game 3: #2 Tusculum vs. #7 Mars Hill, 7:30pm

Game 4: #3 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. #6 Coker, 5:00pm

Friday, Nov. 4 (Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)

Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 5:00pm

Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 7:30pm

Sunday, Nov. 6 (Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)

Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 4:00pm