# 2021 SCSA Regional Tournament

The 2021 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 11th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at ECU's North Recreational Complex in Greenville, North Carolina, from October 29–31, 2021. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2021 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance. This tournament marked the first SCSA regional tournament held since the COVID-19 pandemic and was an expansion of the previous tournament with both divisions adding 4 teams.

## Format

The tournament consisted of 12 women's teams and 16 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.
For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.
For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 3 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.
Pool play games were two 35-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.
* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
* Highest number of points
* Winner of head-to-head competition
* Greatest goal difference
* Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
* Most goals scored
* Most shutouts
* In a tie-breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tiebreaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the procedure is restarted.
* If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:
* NCAA kicks from the mark
* If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
* If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted
Knockout stage games also consisted of two 35-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.

## Participants
### Men's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Coastal South | UCF | 9th | 2019 |
| Mountain East | Georgia Tech | 6th | 2019 |
| Atlantic South | NC State | 6th | 2018 |
| Mountain North | NKU | 3rd | 2019 |
| Mid-Atlantic | Appalachian State | 3rd | 2016 |
| Mountain West | Emory | 2nd | 2016 |
| Atlantic North | JMU | 2nd | 2014 |
| Coastal North | USF | 1st | Never |
At-large bids :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Atlantic South | North Carolina | 11th | 2019 |
| Coastal North | Florida | 10th | 2019 |
| Atlantic North | Virginia | 10th | 2019 |
| Mountain East | Clemson | 8th | 2019 |
| Atlantic North | Virginia Tech | 7th | 2018 |
| Coastal South | Miami | 3rd | 2017 |
| Mountain North | Tennessee | 3rd | 2013 |
| Atlantic North | William & Mary | 2nd | 2018 |

### Women's

Divisional champions :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| Florida | Florida | 11th | 2019 |
| Northeast | North Carolina | 11th | 2019 |
| North | Virginia | 10th | 2018 |
| Southeast | Clemson | 9th | 2019 |
| Northwest | Vanderbilt | 7th | 2019 |
| Southwest | Georgia Tech | 4th | 2019 |
At-large bids :
| Division | Team | Appearance | Last bid |
| North | Virginia Tech | 11th | 2019 |
| Northeast | East Carolina | 6th | 2018 |
| Florida | UCF | 5th | 2018 |
| Florida | Florida State | 5th | 2017 |
| Northeast | Wake Forest | 2nd | 2018 |
| North | William & Mary | 1st | Never |
Source:

## Group stage
### Men's

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | USF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | William & Mary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Clemson | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Emory | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | JMU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Miami | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | NKU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

### Women's

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | William & Mary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
Source:

## Tournament bracket
### Men's

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 3 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 3 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 3 | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 0 | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 0 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 1 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 5 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 1 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 0 | | | |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 4 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | | | | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 |
| USF | USF | 0 | | | | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 3 |
| USF | USF | 0 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 3 | | | | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 1 |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 3 | | | | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 1 |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 3 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 2 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 6 | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 2 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 4 | UCF | UCF | 0 | | | |
| UCF | UCF | 4 | UCF | UCF | 0 | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | | | |

### Women's

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 5 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 5 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 0 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 3 | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 0 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Sat • 4:30pm • Field 6 | Virginia | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 4 | Virginia | Virginia | 0 | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 4 | | | | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 11:00am • Field 4 |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 0 |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 0 |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 5 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 |
| Clemson | Clemson | 0 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 |
| Clemson | Clemson | 0 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 1 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | Sun • 8:00am • Field 4 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 1 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | | | |
| Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | Sat • 6:00pm • Field 6 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 1 | | | | | | |
Source:

## All tournament teams

Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.

### Men's

| Name | Team |
| Stephan Ryan (MVP) | North Carolina |
| Willem Kelson (Best Goalie) | North Carolina |
| Francis Boafo | App State |
| Calvin Ryan | North Carolina |
| Johnathan Makoko | App State |

### Women's

| Name | Team |
| Mia Zlade (MVP) | North Carolina |
| Caroline Walton (Best Goalie) | North Carolina |
| Camille Knudstrep | North Carolina |
| Peyton Warrick | Georgia Tech |
| Emily Glesser | Vanderbilt |
| Hope Ingram | North Carolina |

## National Championship performance
### Men's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| North Carolina | Tournament champion | 16th | 2019 | Semifinalist (1–1 a.e.t | 7–8 pen. vs Texas) |
| Appalachian State | Highest RPI remaining teams | 1st | Never | Consolation quarterfinalist (0–6 vs Colorado State) |
| UCF | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 4th | 2016 | Sweet 16 (0–2 vs Texas) |
| JMU | National wildcard | 3rd | 1997 | Consolation quarterfinalist (2–4 vs UConn) |

### Women's

| Team | Qualification | App | Last bid | Result |
| North Carolina | Tournament champion | 16th | 2019 | Runners-up (0–1 vs Penn State) |
| Georgia Tech | Highest RPI remaining teams | 1st | Never | Sweet 16 (1–2 vs Cal Poly) |
| Florida | 2nd highest RPI remaining teams | 16th | 2017 | Quarterfinalist (0–1 vs Cal Poly) |
| Virginia | National wildcard | 11th | 2018 | Consolation semifinalist (0–1 vs Washington) |