2025 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2025 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,906 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (1st & 2nd seed) | ||||
| Champions | Furman (16th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Doug Allison (11th title) | ||||
| MVP | Diego Hernandez (Furman) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т Furman †‡ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UNCG + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ETSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: SoCon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Southern Conference held from November 7 through November 16, 2025. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Furman Paladins were the defending champions.[1][2] Furman was able to defend its title, beating third seed UNC Greensboro 1–0 in the final.[3][4] This was the sixteenth Southern Conference tournament title for the Furman men's soccer program. Eleven of their sixteen titles have come under head coach Doug Allison.[5] As tournament champions, Furman earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
All six Southern Conference men's soccer programs participated for the 2025 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records.[6] Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Wofford and VMI both finished with 1–4–0 regular season records. The two teams met on October 4. Wofford prevailed 2–0, and earned the fifth seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Furman | 4–0–1 | 13 |
| 2 | Mercer | 3–1–1 | 10 |
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 3–2–0 | 9 |
| 4 | East Tennessee State | 2–3–0 | 6 |
| 5 | Wofford | 1–4–0 | 3 |
| 6 | VMI | 1–4–0 | 3 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 7 | Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Furman | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ETSU | 1 | 5 | Wofford | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wofford | 2 (a.e.t.) | 1 | Furman | 1 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercer | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 5 | 3 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | VMI | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 7, 2025 | #4 ETSU | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Wofford | Greenville, SC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium Attendance: 147 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Robert Dail Fourth official: John Rush |
| November 7, 2025 | #3 UNC Greensboro | 5–1 | #6 VMI | Macon, GA |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Gunwan Park |
Semifinals
| November 9, 2025 | #1 Furman | 4–2 | #5 Wofford | Greenville, SC |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium Attendance: 887 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Eric Barnes |
| November 9, 2025 | #2 Mercer | 0–2 | #3 UNC Greensboro | Macon, GA |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betts Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Gunwan Park Dean Morgan Fourth official: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
Final
| November 16, 2025 | #1 Furman | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #3 UNC Greensboro | Greenville, SC |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stone Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Matthew Thompson Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Eric Barnes |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
4 goals
- Arnaud Tattevin – UNC Greensboro
2 goals
- Braden Dunham – Furman
1 goal
- Samuel Byron – Wofford
- Adam Celik – Wofford
- Henrique Cruz – ETSU
- Enzo Dovlo – UNC Greensboro
- Diego Hernandez – Furman
- Téva Lossec – UNC Greensboro
- Declan Mettee – Wofford
- Stewart Patnaud – Wofford
- Ryan Reid – Furman
- Gianluca Rizzo – Furman
- Jordan Savage – VMI
- Colton Sessoms – UNC Greensboro
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Braden Dunham | Furman |
| Ivan Horvat | |
| Diego Hernandez | |
| Ryan Wagner | |
| Daniel Longo | UNC Greensboro |
| Téva Lossec | |
| Arnaud Tattevin | |
| Declan Mettee | Wofford |
| Stewart Patnaud | |
| Manza Masamuna | Mercer |
| Tommy Redd |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "2024 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Furman Blanks ETSU To Claim SoCon Title, NCAA Tournament Bid, 2-0". Furman University. November 17, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2025 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "BACK-TO-BACK! No. 5 Furman Blanks No. 19 UNCG To Claim Second Straight SoCon Title, 1-0". Furman University. November 16, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2024 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Furman Captures 22nd Regular Season SoCon Men's Soccer Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "2025 SoCon Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Top Seed Furman Captures Second SoCon Men's Soccer Championship in a Row". soconsports.com. Southern Conference. November 16, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2026.