ATLANTA – No. 1 seeded Oglethorpe is set to host the semifinals and final of the Southern Athletic Association men's soccer tournament on Friday, Nov. 3, and Sunday, Nov. 5.
Admission to all games is free. For more information on Oglethorpe's policies regarding home events, please visit the link above. Each game can also be followed online via Oglethorpe's free live video and live stats.
Tournament Schedule
- Friday, Nov. 3: Oglethorpe will host a neutral game between second-seeded Rhodes and third-seeded Centre at 5 p.m. The Petrels will face fourth-seeded Sewanee at approximately 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 5: The two winners will face off at 1 p.m. for the 2023 SAA postseason title.
- The full bracket is available on the SAA website, linked above.
This Season
- Oglethorpe earned home field advantage by way of winning the regular season title for the sixth time in the last eight years.
- Oglethorpe set the school record for team shutouts and freshman goalkeeper Nicolas Mejia set the school record for individual shutouts, both with 11 clean sheets this season.
- Oglethorpe's record is 12-2-2 (6-1 SAA).
- Oglethorpe's lone conference loss came from a 2-1 loss at Rhodes in mid-October.
- Oglethorpe recorded a 2-2 draw against nationally ranked No. 3 Emory and a 1-0 win against No. 11 Washington & Lee.
- Junior Ben Alram was named conference offensive player of the year.
- Head Coach Jon Akin was named conference coach of the year for the ninth time.
- All-SAA first team honorees: Ben Alram, Daniel Amah, Adrian Levy, and JR Cozine.
- All-SAA second team honorees: Luke Ferrari, Jake Locklear, and Cristian Medina.
- All-SAA honorable mentions: Dylan Bapst, Carlos Cavallaro, Javier Martinez, Nicolas Mejia, Nicolas Sciarra.
Additional Notes
- Oglethorpe has won 10 conference titles: seven in the regular season and three in the postseason.
- Oglethorpe's last postseason conference title was in 2017. This same year, the Petrels advanced as far as the round of 32 at the NCAA Division III tournament.
- The Petrels earned runner-up in 2021, when Oglethorpe last hosted the tournament.
- The title winner will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
