2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteVert Stadium
High Point, North Carolina
ChampionsPresbyterian (1st title)
Winning coachJonathan Potter (1st title)
MVPRicardo Hernandez (Presbyterian)
BroadcastBig South Network, ESPN3
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
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2017 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
High Point 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 5 – 4
Radford 5 – 1 – 2 10 – 4 – 4
Campbell 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 7 – 3
Liberty 5 – 3 – 0 11 – 6 – 1
Gardner–Webb 4 – 3 – 1 8 – 7 – 2
Presbyterian ‡ 3 – 3 – 2 6 – 9 – 5
UNC Asheville 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 15 – 1
Longwood 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 15 – 2
Winthrop 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 13 – 1
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 34th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The defending champions, Radford, were eliminated in the semifinal round in a penalty shoot-out against Presbyterian.[1]

Qualification

Main article: 2017 Big South Conference men's soccer season

The top six teams in the Big South Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 High Point 7 1 0 .875 21
2 Radford 5 1 2 .750 17
3 Campbell 5 2 1 .688 16
4 Liberty 5 3 0 .625 15
5 Gardner–Webb 4 3 1 .563 13
6 Presbyterian 3 3 2 .500 11

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 High Point 3
4 Liberty 3 4 Liberty 1
5 Gardner–Webb 0 1 High Point 0 (3)
6 Presbyterian 0 (4)
2 Radford 0 (3)
3 Campbell 1 6 Presbyterian (pen.) 0 (5)
6 Presbyterian 2

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Liberty Flames3–0No. 5 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Mendoza 66', 85'
Mbuyu 90'		 Report
Attendance: 342
Referee: Eric Usher
No. 3 Campbell Fighting Camels1–2No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Hughes 85' Report Hernandez 6'
O'Hara 38'
Attendance: 281
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals

No. 1 High Point Panthers3–1No. 4 Liberty Flames
Bolaños 4'
Cesar 36', 39'		 Report Mendoza 32'
Attendance: 545
Referee: Robert Sibiga
No. 2 Radford Highlanders0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Colmer soccer ball with check mark
Strandsater soccer ball with check mark
Valls soccer ball with check mark
Erzen soccer ball with red X		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Vannier
soccer ball with check mark Mikalsen
soccer ball with check mark Luedtke
soccer ball with check mark Edo Martin
soccer ball with check mark Hernandez
Attendance: 467
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Final

No. 1 High Point Panthers0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Inman soccer ball with check mark
Kudolo soccer ball with check mark
Fenwick soccer ball with check mark
Benoysson soccer ball with red X
Bondswell soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with red X Vannier
soccer ball with check mark Mikalsen
soccer ball with check mark Luedtke
soccer ball with check mark Edo Martin
soccer ball with check mark Hernandez
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Chris Penso

All-Tournament team

  • Ricardo Hernandez, MF, Presbyterian (MVP)
  • Sergio Pinto, MF, Presbyterian
  • Adrian Edo Martin, MF, Presbyterian
  • Connor Behrend, GK, Presbyterian
  • Rashid Tetteh, D, High Point
  • Jonathan Bolanos, F, High Point
  • Johnny Fenwick, D, High Point
  • Pepe Segarra, MF, Liberty
  • Kevin Mendoza, MF, Liberty
  • Fraser Colmer, D, Radford
  • Myles Yorke, D, Radford
  • Jake Beyer, GK, Gardner-Webb
  • Ian Rees, MF, Campbell

See also

References

  1. ^ "No. 6 Presbyterian College Advances to Title Match in Penalty Kicks Over No. 2 Radford". Big South Conference. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.