2024 Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket Released; Truett McConnell Earns Top Seed
WALESKA, Ga. - The field is set for the 2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Soccer Tournament, and Truett McConnell is the No. 1 seed.
Truett McConnell and Tennessee Wesleyan are the AAC regular-season co-champions as they both finished with a 12-0-1 league record. The teams tied during the regular season, but Truett McConnell earned the top seed based on goal differential. Truett McConnell finished with a +43 goal differential in conference play, while Tennessee Wesleyan ended with a +32 goal differential.
In all, 10 teams advanced to the tournament with play beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Here are the tournament seeds:
- Truett McConnell (14-1-2, 12-0-1 AAC) - 37 points*
- Tennessee Wesleyan (12-1-2, 12-0-1 AAC) - 37 points*
- Reinhardt (9-5-1, 9-3-1 AAC) - 28 points**
- Milligan (9-6-2, 9-3-1 AAC) - 28 points**
- Johnson (8-2-6, 7-2-4 AAC) - 25 points
- Columbia International (8-7-0, 7-6-0 AAC) - 21 points***
- Columbia (10-6-0, 7-5-0 AAC) - 21 points***
- Pikeville (9-6-2, 6-5-2 AAC) - 20 points
- Union Commonwealth (7-7-3, 5-7-1 AAC) - 16 points
- Brenau (5-8-3, 3-7-3 AAC) - 12 points
*-Truett gets the No. 1 seed based on goal difference (+43 vs. +32) since TMU and TWU tied during the regular season
**-Reinhardt beat Milligan 4-2 during the regular season to earn the No. 3 seed
***-CIU defeated Columbia 2-1 during the regular season to earn the No. 6 seed
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Oct. 30 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 1 - No. 10 Brenau (5-8-3) at No. 7 Columbia (10-6-0), 5 pm ET
Game 2 - No. 9 Union Commonwealth (7-7-3) at No. 8 Pikeville (9-6-2), 3 pm ET
Saturday, Nov. 2 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 3 - Game 2 Winner at No. 1 Truett McConnell (14-1-2), TBD
Game 4 - Game 1 Winner at No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan (12-1-2), 2 pm ET
Game 5 - No. 6 Columbia International (8-7-0) at No. 3 Reinhardt (9-5-1), 3 pm ET
Game 6 - No. 5 Johnson (8-2-6) at No. 4 Milligan (9-6-2), 3 pm ET
Tuesday, Nov. 5 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
Game 8 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
Saturday, Nov. 9 - Championship Game (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 9 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
All game times will be announced as soon as they are determined.