AAC Tournament Field Set; Reinhardt Earns No. 1 Seed
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The field is set for the 2021 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Soccer Tournament, and Reinhardt is the regular-season champion and No. 1 seed.
Reinhardt finished the regular season with a perfect 14-0 conference record to claim the title and top seed.
In all, 10 teams advanced to the tournament with play beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Here are the tournament seeds:
- Reinhardt (14-2 overall, 14-0 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (16-2 overall, 13-1 AAC)
- Montreat (12-3 overall, 11-3 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (13-4-1 overall, 10-3-1 AAC)*
- Point (10-7-1 overall, 10-3-1 AAC)*
- Milligan (9-6-1 overall, 8-5-1 AAC)
- Columbia (10-7 overall, 8-6 AAC)
- Bryan (7-7-1 overall, 7-6-1 AAC)
- Columbia International (9-9 overall, 6-8 AAC)
- Brenau (5-8-1 overall, 5-8-1 AAC)
*-Tennessee Wesleyan and Point tied during the regular season, but Tennessee Wesleyan had a better goal differential within the conference than Point at +19 versus +14.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Nov. 2 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 1 - No. 10 Brenau (5-8-1) at No. 7 Columbia (8-6), TBA
Game 2 - No. 9 Columbia International (9-9) at No. 8 Bryan (7-7-1), TBA
Saturday, Nov. 6 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 3 - Game 2 Winner at No. 1 Reinhardt (14-2), TBA
Game 4 - Game 1 Winner at No. 2 Truett McConnell (16-2), TBA
Game 5 - No. 6 Milligan (9-6-1) at No. 3 Montreat (12-3), TBA
Game 6 - No. 5 Point (10-7-1) at No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (13-4-1), TBA
Wednesday, Nov. 10 (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, TBA
Game 8 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 13 - Championship Game (at the higher seed's home site)
Game 9 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, TBA
All game times will be announced as soon as they are determined.