Wingate Wins SAC Men's Soccer Regular Season Crown, Seeds for 2022 SAC Men's Soccer Championship Announced

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs captured their first regular season title since 2017 after finishing the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer season with 22 points and a record of 6-1-4 in league play. With the win, the Bulldogs have earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Championship.

Coker earns the No. 2 seed after finishing conference play with a 5-0-6 record and 21 points.

Carson-Newman earned the No. 3 seed after completing league play with a 5-2-4 record and 19 points. Lenoir-Rhyne finished the season with a 6-4-1 record in conference play and 19 points to take the No. 4 seed, and Catawba earned the No. 5 seed with a 6-4-1 record and 19 points. Carson-Newman won the tiebreaker with Lenoir-Rhyne and Catawba by virtue of its ties against Wingate and Coker, and Lenoir-Rhyne was the next highest seed based on its 3-1 head-to-head win over Catawba on Oct. 26. 

Limestone earned the No. 6 seed with a 5-3-3 record and 18 points, and Lincoln Memorial took the No. 7 spot with a 6-5 record and 18 points. Limestone and Lincoln Memorial finished tied, but Limestone won the tiebreaker by virtue of its 4-2 win over the Railsplitters on Oct. 22.

Mars Hill rounds out the field as the No. 8 seed with a 5-5-1 record and 16 points.

The 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites on Saturday, Oct. 29 before moving to American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. for the semifinals and finals on Nov. 4 and 6. The South Atlantic Conference's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament. 

The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 29 (at Highest Seeds)

Game 1: #1 Wingate vs. #8 Mars Hill, 4:00 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. #5 Catawba, 5:00 p.m.
Game 3: #2 Coker vs. #7 Lincoln Memorial, 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Carson-Newman vs. #6 Limestone, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4 (American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.)

Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 11:00 a.m.
Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6 (American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.)

Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 1:00 p.m.

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