November 5, 2008
Furman Earns Second Seed, Hosts UNC Greensboro In Saturday SoCon Quarterfinal Match
Greenville, S.C. -- The Furman men�s soccer team will opens its quest to repeat as Southern Conference Tournament champions when the second-seeded Paladins play host to seventh-seeded UNC Greensboro in SoCon quarterfinal round action Saturday at Stone Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
The Paladins finished the regular season at 11-7-1 overall and 4-3-0 in the Southern Conference. Appalachian State and Georgia Southern both tied Furman for second place behind unbeaten Elon (7-0), but the Paladins earned the second seed by virtue of their victories over both schools
during the regular season.
UNC Greensboro dropped a 2-1 decision at Georgia Southern on Tuesday to conclude the regular season at 6-11-1 overall and 2-5-0 in the league. The Spartans finished in a three-way tie with Davidson and Wofford and were awarded the seventh seed.
Furman downed UNCG 3-2 in a double overtime thriller at Stone Stadium on October 4, to claim its third straight victory over the Spartans and extend its series lead over UNCG to 13-8-1. Furman and UNCG have combined to win 21 of the last 24 SoCon regular season titles and each of the last
three league tournament crowns, including the Paladins� 1-0 victory over the Spartans in last season�s SoCon title match in Greensboro, N.C.
The winner of Saturday afternoon�s showdown will advance to the SoCon semifinals to face the winner of Sunday�s match between third-seeded Georgia Southern and sixth-seeded Davidson. The semifinal match will take place November 14, at 7 p.m. at Alumni Stadium in Davidson, N.C. The championship match is set for 1 p.m. on November 16 at Alumni Stadium.
