Sun Belt Conference Tournament Information
Bracket
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU will face Arkansas State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Wednesday at 1:00pm.
WKU is the four seed in the upcoming tournament. The top four seeds in the event each won at least six conference games this season and were separated by just five points in the 3-1-0 points system to determine seeding.
WKU defeated Arkansas State 2-0 earlier this season at the WKU Soccer Complex. Senior Amanda Buechel (Cincinnati, Ohio) scored two second half goals to propel Western Kentucky University to a 2-0 win over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both squads on Sept. 21.
Buechel got her first goal on a set piece when Rymer placed a corner to the near post where Buechel deflected in the ball while being surrounded by multiple defenders. The goal came in the 52nd minute. Her second goal came just ten minutes later when Nicholette Sartori and Christen Sims contributed assists on the play.
2012 Sun Belt Conference Soccer Tournament Seeds
No. 1 North Texas (13-4-2, 8-1-1 [.850] SBC)
No. 2 Middle Tennessee (13-4-1, 8-1-1 [.850] SBC)
No. 3 FIU (11-5-2, 8-1-1 [.850] SBC)
No. 4 WKU (11-4-3, 6-1-3 [.750] SBC)
No. 5 ASU (11-7-1, 5-4-1 [.550] SBC)
No. 6 TROY (9-9-2, 4-5-1 [.450] SBC)
No. 7 USA (8-9-3, 3-5-2 [.400] SBC)
No. 8 FAU (5-12, 3-7 [.300] SBC)
2012 Sun Belt Conference Soccer Tournament Schedule of Events
Wednesday, October 31
MATCH 1 - 10 a.m. CT - No. 1 North Texas vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic
MATCH 2 - 1 p.m. CT - No. 4 Western Kentucky vs. No. 5 Arkansas State
MATCH 3 - 4 p.m. CT - No. 3 FIU vs. No. 6 Troy
MATCH 4 - 7 p.m. CT - No. 2 Middle Tennessee at No. 7 South Alabama *
Friday, November 2
MATCH 5 - 4 p.m. CT - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
MATCH 6 - 7 p.m. CT - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Championship Sunday, November 4
MATCH 7 - 1 p.m. CT - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
All times central
* - South Alabama, as tournament host, reserved the right to choose the game time of their first-round game only and the Jaguars chose to play at 7 p.m.
For complete coverage of WKU Soccer, visit the official website of WKU Athletics at www.wkusports.com.
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