2019 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

2019 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteEakes Athletic Complex
Buies Creek, North Carolina
ChampionsCampbell (6th title)
Winning coachDustin Fonder (2nd title)
MVPIan Rees (Campbell)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 24 Campbell ‡ 8 – 0 – 0 17 – 3 – 2
High Point 7 – 1 – 0 13 – 7 – 0
Gardner–Webb 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 8 – 2
Winthrop 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 10 – 3
Presbyterian 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 13 – 1
Radford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 11 – 2
UNC Asheville 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 12 – 1
Longwood 1 – 7 – 0 6 – 10 – 0
USC Upstate 1 – 7 – 0 5 – 12 – 0
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 30th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Campbell won the tournament, making it their second consecutive and sixth all-time Big South championship. They defeated High Point in the final. With the title, Campbell earned their second consecutive automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.[1] They defeated James Madison in the first round 3–1, but fell to #1 Virginia in the second round 0–2.[2][3]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Campbell 8–0–0
2 High Point 7–1–0
3 Gardner–Webb 5–2–1
4 Winthrop 3–3–2
5 Presbyterian 3–4–1
6 Radford 3–5–0 2–1 vs. UNC Asheville

Bracket

Quarterfinals
November 10 		Semifinals
November 13 		Championship
November 17
1 Campbell 3
4 Winthrop 1 5 Presbyterian 0
5 Presbyterian (2OT) 2 1 Campbell 4
2 High Point 1
2 High Point 3
3 Gardner–Webb 2 3 Gardner–Webb 2
6 Radford 1

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Winthrop1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Presbyterian
  • Rapp 7'
  • Jackson Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Turcis 13'
  • Wilson gold-colored soccer ball 103'
Attendance: 414
No. 3 Gardner–Webb2–1No. 6 Radford
  • Olsen 40'
  • Kortgodde 50'
 Report
  • Ocampo 60' Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 87'
  • Erzen Yellow card 90'
Greene-Harbison Stadium, Boiling Springs
Attendance: 246
Referee: Jude Carr

Semifinals

No. 1 Campbell3–0No. 5 Presbyterian
  • Betz Yellow card 30'
  • Jacquel 41'
  • Elbustu Yellow card 66'
  • James 68'
  • Rees 73'
  • Mercer-Miko Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Pinto Yellow card 70'
  • Ziegler Yellow card 85'
Eakes Athletic Complex, Buies Creek
Attendance: 349
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
No. 2 High Point3–2No. 3 Gardner–Webb
  • Kosmidis 12', 29'
  • Ayertey Yellow card 74'
  • Abril 75'
 Report
  • Gebrekiros 28', 47'
  • Salgado Yellow card 75'
Vert Stadium, High Point
Attendance: 463
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Final

No. 1 Campbell4–1No. 2 High Point
  • Lock 10'
  • Jacquel 13'
  • Rees 25'
  • James 30'
  • Mensah Yellow card 56'
 Report
  • Kosmidis 34'
  • Lonchar Yellow card 64'
  • Abril Yellow card 79'
Eakes Athletic Complex, Buies Creek
Attendance: 726
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

All Tournament Team

2019 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[4]

Ian Rees, Campbell
Gideon Betz, Campbell
Thibaut Jacquel, Campbell
Jalen James, Campbell
Alessandro Sobacchi, High Point
Ilias Kosmidis, High Point
Jonathan Bolanos, High Point
Alain Delgado, Gardner–Webb
Abel Gebrekiros, Gardner–Webb
Luca Ziegler, Presbyterian
Sergio Pinto, Presbyterian
Victor Valls, Radford
Miles Rapp, Winthrop

MVP in Bold

References

  1. ^ "Region colleges: Campbell wins Big South soccer title". fayobserver.com. The Fayetteville Observer. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Mettlen, Shane (November 21, 2019). "Campbell Knocks Out JMU In NCAA Opener". dnronline.com. Daily News-Record. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Hobeck, Eric (November 24, 2019). "Virginia men's soccer team blanks Campbell to reach Sweet 16". dailyprogress.com. The Daily Progress. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team". bigsouthsports.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.