The 2016 Southern Conference men's soccer season was the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The UNC Greensboro Spartans are the defending regular season champions, and the Furman Paladins are the defending tournament champions.
Changes from 2015
None
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity East Tennessee State Buccaneers Johnson City, Tennessee Summers-Taylor Stadium Furman Paladins Greenville, South Carolina Stone III Stadium Mercer Bears Macon, Georgia Bear Field UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro, North Carolina UNCG Soccer Stadium VMI Keydets Lexington, Virginia Patchin Field Wofford Terriers Spartanburg, South Carolina Snyder Field
Chattanooga, The Citadel, Samford and West Carolina do not sponsor men's soccer
Regular season
Results Each team played their conference opponent twice: once home, and once away.
Team/opponent ETSFURMERNCGVMIWOF East Tennessee State Buccaneers 0–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–1 Furman Paladins 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–2 2–3 Mercer Bears 2–3 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–0 UNC Greensboro Spartans 3–4 1–0 2–1 8–1 0–1 VMI Keydets 1–5 0–6 0–2 0–4 0–1 Wofford Terriers 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 6–1
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final East Tennessee State C RV RV RV RV NRFurman C Mercer C RV NR UNC Greensboro C VMI C Wofford C
Postseason
SoCon Tournament
Tournament details to be announced.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Clemson Mercer L, 0–1 vs. South Carolina Winston-Salem East Tennessee State L, 0–1 vs. Virginia Tech
All-SoCon Sun awards and teams
2016 SoCon Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearWill Bagrou, MercerGoalkeeper of the YearJonny Sutherland, ETSUCoach of the YearBo Oshoniyi, ETSUFreshman of the YearJoe Pickering, ETSU
2016 SoCon Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Rookie TeamF Fletcher Ekern, ETSU F Lewis Hawke, Furman F Will Bagrou, Mercer F Damieon Thomas, UNCG MF Serge Gomis, ETSU MF Leeroy Maguraushe, UNCG MF Jordan Duru, Mercer D Chase Clack, ETSU D Kyle McLagan, Furman D Ian Antley, Mercer D Conner Antley, Mercer GK Jonny Sutherland, ETSUF Joao Ramalho, ETSU F Lucas Altman, Wofford F Matthew Aurednik, Wofford MF Charlie Machell, ETSU MF Marco Ortiz, Furman MF Connor Donohue, Wofford D Joe Pickering, ETSU D Eric Gunnarsson, UNCG D Kyle Nelson, Wofford GK Jeremy Booth, Mercer GK Joe Wichmann, WoffordJavier Alberto, ETSU Joe Pickering, ETSU Emery May, Furman Roberto Arteaga, Mercer Jacob Chadwell, Mercer Casey Penland, UNCG Lucas Altman, Wofford Dredon Kelly, Wofford Sam Ross, Wofford Austin Tuggle, Wofford Christian Womeldorph, Wofford
See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament 2016 Southern Conference women's soccer season
References