ATLANTA—Championship season is here, and the Oglethorpe men's soccer team is set to host the six-team Southern Athletic Association postseason tournament, which begins Thursday.
Oglethorpe finished the regular season with a 7-6-4 overall record, claiming the No. 6 seed with a 2-4-2 conference record. Up first for the Stormy Petrels in the tournament will be Berry, the three seed, in a rematch of the Vikings' 1-0 victory back in September in both teams' SAA opener. A goal in the 55th minute decided the match, despite the Petrels outshooting Berry 12-10.
A win over Berry would advance Oglethorpe to the semifinals, where it would face No. 2-seeded Trinity.
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- Two quarterfinal games are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5.
- No. 4 Rhodes faces No. 5 Sewanee at 3 p.m.
- No. 6 Oglethorpe faces No. 3 Berry at 6 p.m.
- Top seeds Southwestern and Trinity await the winners of those two games on Friday, Nov. 6.
- No. 1 Southwestern will face the Rhodes/Sewanee winner at 3 p.m.
- No. 2 Trinity will face the Oglethorpe/Berry winner at 6 p.m.
- The remaining two teams will face off in the title game set for Sunday at 12 p.m.
Oglethorpe has won the SAA tournament four times, most recently back-to-back in 2023 and 2024. The Petrels' four titles are tied for the most all-time in the SAA's 14-year history.
