2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
The 2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. High Point were the defending champions.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, falling in to Campbell in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Campbell men's soccer program and the third for head coach Dustin Fonder. The title was Campbell's third in the last four years and their seven titles is two more than any other Big South men's soccer program.[3] As tournament champions, Campbell earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,832 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Campbell (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dustin Fonder (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | George Bediko (Campbell) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. All games were hosted by the higher seed. The top two seeds also earned a bye into the quarterfinals. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Campbell | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | High Point | 5–0–3 | 16 |
| 3 | Longwood | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Winthrop | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 5 | Presbyterian | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| First round Sunday, Nov. 7 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 10 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Campbell | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Winthrop | 3 | 4 | Winthrop | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Presbyterian | 0 | 1 | Campbell | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | High Point | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | High Point | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longwood | 1 | 6 | Gardner–Webb | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| November 7, 2021 | #3 Longwood | 1–2 | #6 Gardner–Webb | Farmville, VA |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Longwood University Athletics Complex Attendance: 124 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Brandon Ingram |
| November 7, 2021 | #4 Winthrop | 3–0 | #5 Presbyterian | Rock Hill, SC |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 175 |
Semifinals
| November 10, 2021 | #1 Campbell | 7–0 | #4 Winthrop | Buies Creek, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 403 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Esli Leon |
| November 10, 2021 | #2 High Point | 5–0 | #6 Gardner–Webb | High Point, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 503 Referee: Toni Penso Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Jude Carr Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
Final
| November 14, 2021 | #1 Campbell | 3–2 | #2 High Point | Buies Creek, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 627 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Robert Velbis Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 23 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
3 goals
- Daniel Hernandez – Campbell
2 goals
- Kemy Amiche – Campbell
- Kyoji Hata – Campbell
- MD Myers – High Point
1 goal
- Bissafi Dotte – Campbell
- Adrian Morales – Campbell
- Jake Morris – Campbell
- Samuel Catherall – Gardner–Webb
- Ryan Madondo – Gardner–Webb
- Sebastian Chalbaud – High Point
- Cooper Lindfelt – High Point
- Ashton Perkins – High Point
- Jackson Ruckman – High Point
- Alessandro Sobacchi – High Point
- Owen Ludlow – Longwood
- Ben Goodman – Winthrop
- Brigham Larsen – Winthrop
- Ethan Stevenson – Winthrop
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| George Bediko | Campbell |
| Kemy Amiche | |
| Bissafi Dotte | |
| Daniel Hernandez | |
| Alessandro Sobacchi | High Point |
| Mason Marcey | |
| MD Myers | |
| William Cardona | Winthrop |
| Ethan Stevenson | |
| Sebastian Reventlow | Gardner-Webb |
| Ryan Madondo | |
| Ander Etxaniz | Longwood |
| Cesar Sancho | Presbyterian |
MVP in bold
References
- "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "2021 BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- "#1 Campbell Wins 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.