While VolleyZou continues to trend downward the rest of year, Mizzou Soccer has been trying to hang on to its chance for a first round bye in the SEC Soccer Tournament, which starts next week in Orange Beach, Alabama.
This tough stretch of games to end the year hasn't been easy for coach Bryan Blitz and the Tigers. They fell to 1-3-1 in their past five matches after Sunday's 3-0 loss to Tennessee. However, despite the recent struggles, MU is still in position for a first round bye in the SEC tournament. Mizzou currently sits in a tie for fifth place in the conference, and the top six are automatically in the second round of the tournament.
Thursday is the final day of the regular season for all of SEC soccer, meaning the tournament bracket will be set come Friday morning. There are several different scenarios for the Mizzou in the SEC Tournament if Missouri is able to get past Arkansas in the final home match of the year, ranging from a finish as high as fourth, to a finish as low as 10th. If Mizzou beats Arkansas, the following needs to happen for a fourth-place finish in the SEC this year:
- Kentucky win/draw vs. Alabama
- Georgia loss/draw vs. Texas A&M
- Georgia loss/draw vs. Texas A&M
- Auburn loss/draw vs. LSU or South Carolina loss/draw to Mississippi State (Ha.)
- Georgia loss/draw vs. Texas A&M
- Auburn loss/draw vs. LSU
- South Carolina loss/draw vs. Mississippi State (Ha.)
- Ole Miss loss/draw vs. Tennessee