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.
2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Semifinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Finals site | Vert Stadium High Point, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Presbyterian (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Jonathan Potter (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Ricardo Hernandez (Presbyterian) | ||||
Broadcast | Big South Network, ESPN3 | ||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The defending champions, Radford, were eliminated in the semifinal round in a penalty shoot-out against Presbyterian.[1]
Qualification
editThe 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 |
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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
editQuarterfinals | 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
editQuarterfinals
editNo. 4 Liberty Flames | 3–0 | No. 5 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs |
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Mendoza 66', 85' Mbuyu 90' |
Report |
No. 3 Campbell Fighting Camels | 1–2 | No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose |
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Hughes 85' | Report | Hernandez 6' O'Hara 38' |
Semifinals
editNo. 1 High Point Panthers | 3–1 | No. 4 Liberty Flames |
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Bolaños 4' Cesar 36', 39' |
Report | Mendoza 32' |
Attendance: 545
Referee: Robert Sibiga
No. 2 Radford Highlanders | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Colmer Strandsater Valls Erzen |
3–5 | Vannier Mikalsen Luedtke Edo Martin Hernandez |
Final
editNo. 1 High Point Panthers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Inman Kudolo Fenwick Benoysson Bondswell |
3–4 | Vannier Mikalsen Luedtke Edo Martin Hernandez |
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Chris Penso
All-Tournament team
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.