2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 1 through November 10, 2019. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Radford were the defending champions,[1] and successfully defended their championship with a 2–1 win over Gardner-Webb fin the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Radford women's soccer program and the seventh for head coach Ben Sohrabi.[3]
2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 1,971 | ||||
Site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
Champions | Radford (7th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Ben Sohrabi (7th title) | ||||
MVP | Nelia Perez (Radford) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford ‡y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 16 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner-Webb | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 10 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 1 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .088 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference |
Bracket
Source:[4]
Quarterfinals November 1–2 | Semifinals November 7 | Final November 10 | ||||||||||||
4 | Gardner-Webb | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Winthrop | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | High Point | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | High Point | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charleston Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Radford | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Campbell | 3(2OT) | ||||||||||||
7 | Presbyterian | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Campbell | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Radford | 3(2OT) | ||||||||||||
3 | Radford | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Longwood | 2 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
November 1, 2019 | #4 Gardner-Webb | 2–1 | #5 Winthrop | Boiling Springs, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Greene–Harbison Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Danny Thornberry Assistant referees: Ben Wooten Josh Escobar Fourth official: Doug Hartman |
November 1, 2019 | #1 High Point | 1–0 | #8 Charleston Southern | High Point, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Vert Stadium Referee: Eric Barnes Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Justin Howard Fourth official: Brandon Ingram |
November 2, 2019 | #2 Campbell | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #7 Presbyterian | Buies Creek, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 279 Referee: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Aaron Hormuth Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
November 2, 2019 | #3 Radford | 3–2 | #6 Longwood | Radford, VA |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium Attendance: 571 Referee: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Scott Bowers Ben Ellis Fourth official: Phil Whisman |
Semifinals
November 7, 2019 | #1 High Point | 0–1 | #4 Gardner-Webb | Matthews, NC |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 303 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston Zach McWhorter |
November 7, 2019 | #2 Campbell | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #3 Radford | Matthews, NC |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Ben Wooten Assistant referees: John Rush Joshua Escobar |
Final
November 10, 2019 | #3 Radford | 2–1 | #4 Gardner-Webb | Matthews, NC |
2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 511 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Eric Barnes |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- Nelia Perez (Radford)
- 2 Goals
- Alexa Genas (Campbell)
- Jada Newton (Gardner-Webb)
- 1 Goal
- Jessica Donald (Campbell)
- Alisha Holcombe (Gardner-Webb)
- Morgan Hutchison (Presbyterian)
- Alexeis Kirons (Radford)
- Stina Kleppe (Gardner-Webb)
- Emilie Kupsov (Longwood)
- Kori Lawrence (Presbyterian)
- Kyle Levesque (High Point)
- Lily McLane (Radford)
- Elyssa Nowowieski (Campbell)
- Brianna Oliver (Radford)
- Rosie O'Neal (Campbell)
- Gabi Paupst (Radford)
- Allie Thomas (Winthrop)
- Kayla Thomas (Radford)
- Kiersten Yuhas (Longwood)
All-Tournament team
Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Nelia Perez | Radford |
Gabi Paupst | |
Kayla Thomas | |
Lily McLane | |
Jada Newton | Gardner-Webb |
Katelyn Kellogg | |
Stina Kleppe | |
Shaylyn Owen | High Point |
Allie Reagan | |
Alexa Genas | Campbell |
Hanna Maansson | |
Kori Lawrence | Presbyterian |
Dylan Patterson | Winthrop |
Jazmin Gonzalez | Charleston Southern |
Kiersten Yuhas | Longwood |
MVP in bold
See also
References
- "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "2019 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "2019 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "Radford Wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.