The 2019 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 10th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Glover Park in Richmond, Virginia, from October 25–27, 2019. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2019 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance. With only 20 teams, this was the lowest number of teams the SCSA has invited to the regional tournament

Format The tournament consisted of 8 women's teams and 12 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.

For the men's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round, with the best two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals.

For the women's division group stage, the 8 teams were split into two groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage. Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:

Highest number of points Winner of head-to-head competition Greatest goal difference Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match Most goals scored Most shutouts

In a tie-breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tie-breaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the procedure is restarted.

If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:

NCAA kicks from the mark If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.

Participants

Men's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidAtlantic NorthNorth Carolina10th2018Mountain EastVirginia9th2018Coastal PlainsUCF8th2018Atlantic SouthClemson7th2018Gulf CoastAuburn5th2016CoastalUSF3rd2013Mountain WestNKU2nd2018CentralKennesaw State1stNever +At-large bidsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidCoastal PlainsFlorida9th2018CentralGeorgia Tech5th2018Coastal PlainsFlorida State4th2016Gulf CoastAlabama3rd2017

Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaFlorida10th2018NortheastNorth Carolina10th2018NorthVirginia Tech10th2018SoutheastClemson8th2018NorthwestVanderbilt6th2018SouthwestGeorgia Tech3rd2018 +At-large bidsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidNortheastNC State8th2018NorthJMU1stNever Source:

Group stage Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Kennesaw State330073 +49Qualification for semi-finals22Florida320192 +66Qualification for first round43NKU3102712 −4394Alabama300339 −6010

+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1Florida State321072 +57Qualification for first round32Virginia320163 +3663Georgia Tech311083 +4474Auburn3003013 −12012

+Group CPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSeed1North Carolina330080 +89Qualification for semi-finals12Clemson320161 +56Qualification for first round53UCF310236 −3384USF3003111 −10011

Women's +Group APosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Clemson321020 +27Advanced to knockout stage2North Carolina320142 +263Vanderbilt310245 −134Georgia Tech301225 −31

+Group BPosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Virginia Tech330071 +69Advanced to knockout stage2JMU320142 +263NC State310235 −234Florida300317 −60

Tournament bracket Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

Women's

All tournament teams Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.

Men's NameTeamMichael Seng (MVP)Florida StateJeff Sweeney (Best goalie)Florida StateAJ JallowKennesaw StateRobert AtkinsonNorth CarolinaStephen RyanNorth CarolinaPatrick RyeFlorida StateDaniel VillaFlorida State

Women's NameTeamElizabeth Mondloch (MVP)Virginia TechCaroline Viscovich (Best goalie)Virginia TechMaddie MalooyJMULaura SullivanNorth CarolinaJessica SchiferClemsonMikaela SchiferClemsonAbby DolgosVirginia TechKellie HoffmanVirginia Tech

National Championship performance

Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultFlorida StateTournamentchampion3rd2015Sweet 16 (2–2 a.e.t. | 2–4 pen. vs Michigan)FloridaHighest RPIremaining teams13th2018Sweet 16 (2–3 a.e.t. vs USC)North Carolina2nd highest RPIremaining teams15th2018Semifinalist (0–3 vs BYU)

Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidResultVirginia TechTournamentchampion15th2017Sweet 16 (1–2 vs Michigan)ClemsonHighest RPIremaining teams6th2018Sweet 16 (1–3 vs UCLA)North Carolina2nd highest RPIremaining teams15th2018Consolation runners-up (0–1 vs Gonzaga)JMUNational wildcard11th2007Sweet 16 (0–0 a.e.t. | 1–3 pen. vs UCSB)

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