2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (18th title)
Winning coachJim Foster (4th title)
MVPJasmine Joyner (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
Chattanooga*† 12 – 2   .857 21 – 10   .677
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533
UNC Greensboro 7 – 7   .500 17 – 14   .548
Furman 7 – 7   .500 14 – 17   .452
Samford 4 – 10   .286 12 – 19   .387
Wofford 3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed


The 2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 2 and Sunday, March 5 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1]

Seeds

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 Chattanooga 12–2 20–10 2–0 vs. Mercer
#2 Mercer 12–2 25–5 0–2 vs. Chattanooga
#3 East Tennessee State 8–6 16–14
#4 UNC Greensboro 7–7 17–14 1–1 vs. Fur, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#5 Furman 7–7 14–17 1–1 vs. UNCG, 0–2 vs. ETSU
#6 Samford 4–10 12–19
#7 Wofford 3–11 13–17 1–1 vs. WCU, 1–1 vs. ETSU
#8 Western Carolina 3–11 8–22 1–1 vs. Woff, 0–2 vs. ETSU

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
1 1 11:30 AM #1 Chattanooga vs. #8 Western Carolina ESPN3 3,193
2 1:45 PM #4 UNC Greensboro vs. #5 Furman
2 3 4:00 PM #2 Mercer vs. #7 Wofford
4 6:15 PM #3 East Tennessee State vs. #6 Samford
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
3 5 11:00 AM #1 Chattanooga vs. #4 UNC Greensboro ESPN3 3,329
6 1:15 PM #2 Mercer vs. #6 Samford
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
4 7 1:00 PM #1 Chattanooga vs. #2 Mercer ESPN3
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2, 2017 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3, 2017 		Championship game
Sunday, March 5, 2017
         
1 Chattanooga 85
8 Western Carolina 41
1 Chattanooga 75
4 UNC Greensboro 53
4 UNC Greensboro 68
5 Furman 63
1 Chattanooga 61
2 Mercer 59
2 Mercer 67
7 Wofford 42
2 Mercer 63
6 Samford 52
3 East Tennessee State 64
6 Samford 67

All-Tournament teams

First Team
  • Tianna Tarter, ETSU
  • KeKe Calloway, Mercer
  • Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
  • Sydni Means, Mercer
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
Second Team
  • Cierra Carter, Furman
  • Mangela Ngandjui, UNCG
  • Nadine Soliman, UNCG
  • Lakelyn Bouldin, Chattanooga
  • Chelsey Shumpert, Chattanooga
Most Outstanding Player
  • Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chattanooga Wins Record Fifth Straight SoCon Tourney". soconsports.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

See also