BOX SCORE

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The top-seeded Samford soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title with a 1-0 win over second-seeded Furman Sunday afternoon at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The tournament championship earns Samford the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
The tournament title is the Bulldogs' third since joining the league, and the first since 2016. Samford will learn its NCAA Tournament first-round opponent and location when the pairings are announced Monday at 3:30 p.m. (CT). The selection show will air live on www.NCAA.com. Samford will host a selection show watch party in the Hospitality Suite on the second floor of the Pete Hanna Center.
 
Samford improves to 13-3-5 on the season with the win. Furman ends its season with a mark of 14-6-1.  
 
Samford goalkeeper Morgan McAslan was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates Kylie Gazza, Allie Lourie and Taylore Miller. Miller also won the Pinnacle Award, which goes to the player on the winning team with the highest GPA.

 
KEY PLAYS

• McAslan had a tremendous game, saving eight shots in posting the shutout.
• The lone goal of the match came from Alyssa Frazier on a direct free kick.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Mary Raymond, Taylor Yount and Kyla Reynolds led Samford with two shots apiece.
• McAslan's eight saves are a career high.
• Frazier's goal was her sixth of the season.

• Furman had 21 shots, to nine for Samford, but the Paladins were unable to push a goal across the line.

 
SCORING SUMMARY

• Samford's Alyssa Frazier scored on a direct free kick in the 17^th minute: Samford 1, Furman 0

 
LOOKING AHEAD

• Samford advances to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Pairings will be announced Monday at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on www.NCAA.com.

 
2019 SOCON TOURNAMENT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
The Citadel – Suzuka Yosue
ETSU – Elena Pisani
Furman – Jordan Evens
Furman – Arianna Milicia
Furman – Caitlyn Reilly
Mercer – Elizabeth Hargis
Mercer – Payton Schurr
UNCG – Marissa Ferrantino
UNCG – Kaley Tucker
Samford – Kylie Gazza
Samford – Allie Lourie
Samford – Morgan McAslan--MOP
Samford – Taylore Miller
Chattanooga – Maggie Shaw
VMI – Sam Franklin
Western Carolina – Reily Nelson
Wofford – Erin Roche