SoCon Women's Soccer Championship Bracket

Greenville, S.C. – Furman and Chattanooga played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon in the Southern Conference women's soccer regular season finale for both schools on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium.
 
With the tie, Chattanooga (7-5-5, 5-1-3 SoCon) secured a share of the SoCon regular season title and the No. 1 seed for this week's SoCon Women's Soccer Championship. The Mocs will receive a first-round bye and host a quarterfinal round tilt on Friday, October 28. 
 
Furman finished the regular season with an 8-8-2 overall record and 3-4-2 SoCon worksheet. The Paladins are the No. 9 seed and travel to face No. 8 seed Wofford on Tuesday, October 25, at Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
The Paladins grabbed the early lead against the run of play in the 24^th minute. Junior Nieva Gaither cut in from the left wing before slipping a pass through the back line to Hannah Farr. The forward fired into the right-hand side of the net at the 23:46 mark for her third goal of the campaign.
 
Chattanooga managed a 10-4 edge in shot attempts in the first half and nearly leveled the match late in the period, but Nora Sampson tipped a Mocs' shot off the crossbar with a leaping effort and the follow-up shot was waved off for offside.
 
The Mocs found the equalizer in the 70^th minute on McKenzie Smith's fifth goal of the season. Zoey Mize curled a corner kick into the six-yard box near the far side of the goal and Smith rose above her defender to nod a shot past Sampson.
 
Chattanooga finished with a 20-7 advantage in total shots and 9-5 edge in shots on goal. Carolina Ekern stopped five shots in goal for the Mocs, while Sampson turned away eight shots for the Paladins.