2021 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2021 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was hosted by the higher seed in the Quarterfinals and the higher remaining seed in the Semifinals and Finals. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Campbell were the defending champions,[1] and the first overall seed in the tournament. However, they were unable to defend their crown, falling in extra time to High Point in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the High Point women's soccer program and the first for head coach Brandi Fontaine.[3] As tournament champions, High Point earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,715 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | High Point (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brandi Fontaine (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Skyler Prillaman (High Point) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point ‡y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 1 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Three teams tied for fifth place with 5–5 records and fifteen points at the end of the regular season. Therefore, only two teams of Charleston Southern, Gardner–Webb, and UNC Asheville could qualify for the tournament. The tiebreaker was decided based on regular season records between the schools. Charleston Southern won the tiebreaker by virtue of defeating Gardner–Webb and UNC Asheville during the regular season and was therefore the fifth seed. Gardner–Webb defeated UNC Asheville during the regular season and lost to Charleston Southern and therefore was the sixth seed. UNC Asheville lost to both Charleston Southern and Gardner–Webb during the regular season and therefore did not qualify for the tournament.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Campbell | 9–1–0 | 27 |
| 2 | High Point | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Longwood | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Radford | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 5–5–0 | 15 |
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 5–5–0 | 15 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| First round Saturday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Campbell | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Radford | 2 | 4 | Radford | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 0 | 1 | Campbell | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | High Point (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | High Point | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longwood | 2 | 3 | Longwood | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 30, 2021 | #3 Longwood | 2–0 | #6 Gardner–Webb | Farmville, VA |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Longwood University Athletics Complex Attendance: 218 Referee: Aaron Hormuth Assistant referees: Gregory Acord Brian Odenwald Fourth official: Ahmed Koussa |
| October 30, 2021 | #4 Radford | 2–0 | #5 Charleston Southern | Radford, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Clive Edwards Assistant referees: Marcus Moss Kenneth Berregard Fourth official: Gene Ambrose |
Semifinals
| November 4, 2021 | #2 High Point | 3–0 | #3 Longwood | High Point, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 402 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Bryson Condrey Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
| November 4, 2021 | #1 Campbell | 5–1 | #4 Radford | Buies Creek, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 413 Referee: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Hicham El Bariqi Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #1 Campbell | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #2 High Point | Buies Creek, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 432 Referee: James McKean Assistant referees: Lucy Bell Matthew Bell Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 16 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Jessica Donald – Campbell
- Jackie Richards – Campbell
- Magdalena Schwarz – High Point
1 goal
- Amber Liston – Campbell
- Elyssa Nowowieski – Campbell
- Chloe Le Franc – High Point
- Salomé Prat – High Point
- Skyler Prillaman – High Point
- Julia Gill – Longwood
- Madison Lockamy – Longwood
- Reese Degnan – Radford
- Maevyn Jones – Radford
- Lily McLane – Radford
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Skyler Prillaman | High Point |
| Salomé Prat | |
| London Lewis | |
| Shaylyn Lewis | |
| Jackie Richards | Campbell |
| Delaney Baumbick | |
| Elyssa Nowowieski | |
| Amanda Arnone | Longwood |
| Madison Lockamy | |
| Kennedy Dunnings | Radford |
| Kat Parris | |
| Katelyn Kellogg | Gardner-Webb |
| Bri Robinson | Charleston Southern |
MVP in bold
See also
References
- "2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2021 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 26, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "2021 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- "#2 High Point Wins 2021 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.