Sun Belt Conference Weekly News and Notes (Week 10)
2016 Sun Belt Conference Composite Schedule
2016 Sun Belt Conference Standings
2016 Sun Belt Conference Statistics
2016 Sun Belt Conference Scoreboard
Final Weekend
The final weekend of women’s soccer is upon us. Only two berths into the championship, which begins Nov. 2, have been clinched. Spots 3-8 incorporate two sets of three-way ties. The final weekend begins Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. CT.
Jaguars Seeking Third Consecutive Title
The South Alabama Jaguars enter the final weekend with 18 points, second behind Coastal Carolina. A pair of wins this weekend would give the Jags their consecutive regular season title, a feat no other Sun Belt team has accomplished.
Program First for Little Rock
The Trojans’ national RPI ranking is up to No. 98, the highest-ever RPI in program history.
Clincher for Trojans
Little Rock faces Georgia Southern and Troy this weekend and ride atop of the league standings in the three-way tie for third place. LR holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with both Arkansas State and UL Lafayette should they finished tied. A win on Friday would clinch a berth into the tournament for the Trojans.
Hot Streak
A-State has won three straight matches, tying the longest winning streak in school history. A-State has won three straight matches on two other occasions, the first being in 2008 and the other in 2013.
Red Wolves Look for Tourny Berth
Arkansas State seeks to earn its first tournament berth since 2013. The four conference wins are also tied for the second-most in team history.
Save Machine
A-State’s Kelsey Ponder remains second in the nation with 106 saves on the year. She also just two saves away from tying the Red Wolves all-time mark for most saves in a season at 108.
Clean Sheets
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers recorded its 10th shutout of the season over South Carolina State Wednesday evening. The Sun Belt leading 10 shutouts are the second-best total in CCU history behind the 2013 squad that recorded 11 over 20 games. The Chanticleer defense has allowed only eight goals against over the last 11 games.