New Orleans, La. – The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team finished the regular season in fourth place and will enter the Sun Belt Championships as the No. 4 seed, as announced by the league's office Tuesday. The Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championships will take place Nov. 6-8 in Foley, Ala. The first round is scheduled for Nov. 6 with the semifinals taking place on Nov. 8. The championship match will conclude the tournament on Nov. 10.
The Chanticleers finished with a 5-4-1 record in conference play to place in a three-way tie for fourth during the regular season standings. The Chants is 7-8-2 overall on the season.
Coastal Carolina, Georgia State and Texas State each finished tied with 16 points in the final standings. When looking at their records against each other - the teams each earned three points apiece, keeping them tied in the initial three-team tiebreaker. Looking at the tied teams' record against the next highest seed, South Alabama, all three lost to the Jaguars. Continuing down the line to No. 2 Troy, the Chants defeated the Trojans while both Georgia State and Texas State lost to Troy. Therefore, Coastal is awarded the higher seed.
CCU and Georgia State will replay the 2018 first round match when the Chants fell to the Panthers 3-2 in overtime.
2019 Sun Belt Conference Soccer Championship Seeds
1. South Alabama - 25 pts - 8-1-1
2. Troy - 23 pts - 7-1-2
3. Arkansas State - 18 pts - 5-2-3
4. Coastal Carolina - 16 pts - 5-4-1
5. Georgia State - 16 pts - 5-4-1
6. Texas State - 16 pts - 5-4-1
7. Louisiana - 14 pts - 4-4-2
8. Georgia Southern - 10 pts - 3-6-1
2019 Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
Wednesday, November 6 (First Round)
Match 1 - #6 Texas State vs. #3 Arkansas State – 10 a.m. CT
Match 2 - #7 Louisiana vs. #2 Troy – 1 p.m. CT
Match 3 - #8 Georgia Southern vs. #1 South Alabama – 4 p.m. CT
Match 4 - #5 Georgia State vs. #4
Coastal Carolina – 7 p.m. CT
Friday, November 8 (Semifinals)
Match 5 - 4 p.m. CT – Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner
Match 6 - 7 p.m. CT – Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner
Sunday, November 10 (Championship Match)
Match 7 - 1 p.m. CT – Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner
All matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
For complete coverage of CCU women's soccer, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalWSoccer (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.