October 30, 2009
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

USA South Women's Soccer Tournament Seeding Determined

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - After the completion of the regular season today, the seeding for the women's soccer tournament has been determined. The 2009 USA South Women's Soccer Tournament consists of the top-eight teams in the Conference and will begin Tuesday, November 3 with quarterfinal matches hosted by the top four seeds. The semifinal and championship games will be played on Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7 at the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville, Virginia.

Seeding for the tournament is determined by a point system. Each Conference win is equal to three points while each Conference tie is equal to one point.

Additional Tournament Information: www.meredith.edu/athletics/2009usasouthsoccertournament.php

The 2009 Women's Soccer Tournament seeding is as follows:

Seed	Team	Record	Points
#1	Meredith	8-1-0	24
#2	Christopher Newport	7-0-2	23
#3	Greensboro	6-2-1	19
#4	Shenandoah	5-1-3	18
#5	Methodist	5-3-1	16
#6	Averett	3-5-1	10
#7	N.C. Wesleyan	3-5-1	10
#8	Ferrum	2-6-1	7
---	Peace	1-8-0	3
---	Mary Baldwin	0-9-0	0

2009 USA South Women's Soccer Tournament Bracket
Tuesday, November 3	Friday, November 6	Saturday, November 7
first round games hosted by higher seeded team	semifinals and championship match played at the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville, Va.
#8 Ferrum at
7:00 p.m.
#1 Meredith	.
	12:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.
#5 Methodist at	.
7:00 p.m.
#4 Shenandoah		.	USA South Tournament Champion
		2:00 p.m.
#6 Averett at		.	.
7:00 p.m.			*The winner of the USA South Tournament is the Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.
#3 Greensboro (at Bryan Park/Macpherson Stadium)	.
	12:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.
#7 N.C. Wesleyan at	.
7:00 p.m.
#2 Christopher Newport