2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, will be the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteMartin Stadium
Clinton, South Carolina
ChampionsCampbell (5th title)
Winning coachDustin Fonder (1st title)
MVPGideon Betz (Campbell)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
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2018 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
High Point + 7 0 1 13 3 2
Radford 5 3 0 7 9 0
Presbyterian 5 3 0 8 12 0
Campbell 4 3 1 9 9 3
Gardner–Webb 4 4 0 4 11 1
Longwood 3 4 1 5 13 1
USC Upstate 3 4 1 3 12 1
Winthrop 3 5 0 4 11 0
UNC Asheville 0 8 0 2 13 2
As of November 29, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Campbell won the tournament, making it their first Big South championship since 1992. It was the program's fifth overall conference championship. They defeated the two-time defending champions, Presbyterian, in the final. With the title, Campbell earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, for the first time since 2007.[1] They played NC State in the first round, where they lost 1–4.[2][3] Regular season champions, High Point, earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, making it their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. There, the Panthers lost to James Madison in the first round, by a 0-3 scoreline.[4]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 High Point 7–0–1
2 Radford 5–3–0 RU 1–0 vs. PC
3 Presbyterian 5–3–0 PC 0–1 vs. RU
4 Campbell 4–3–1
5 Gardner-Webb 4–4–0
6 Longwood 3–4–1

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
November 6
Semifinals
November 9
Championship
November 11
1 High Point 0 (2)
4 Campbell 3 4 Campbell (pen.) 0 (3)
5 Gardner–Webb 0 4 Campbell 1
3 Presbyterian 0
2 Radford 0
3 Presbyterian 3 3 Presbyterian 2
6 Longwood 0

Results

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Quarterfinals

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No. 4 Campbell3–0No. 5 Gardner–Webb
  • Signey   43', 89'   68'
  • Egeonu   62'
Report

No. 3 Presbyterian3–0No. 6 Longwood
Report
Attendance: 148
Referee: Eric Usher

Semifinals

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No. 1 High Point0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Campbell
Report
Penalties
2–3

No. 2 Radford0–2No. 3 Presbyterian
Report

Final

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No. 3 Presbyterian0–1 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Campbell
Report Betz   99'
Attendance: 504
Referee: Mark Buda

All Tournament Team

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2018 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[5]

Gideon Betz, Campbell
Michael Barrow, Campbell
George Bediko, Campbell
Marcos Kitromilides, Presbyterian
Jan Hoffelner, Presbyterian
Victor Menudier, Presbyterian
Keegan Meyer, High Point
Johnny Fenwick, High Point
Benjamin Thiss, Radford
Myles Yorke, Radford
Jonas Kalchner, Longwood
David Moreno, Gardner-Webb

MVP in Bold

References

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  1. ^ "Campbell wins Big South men's soccer tournament". The Fayetteville Observer. GateHouse Media. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Pettengill, Paul (November 15, 2018). "Men's Soccer: State beats Campbell 4-1 to advance to 2nd Round in NCAA Tournament". Backing the Pack. SB Nation. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "NC State Defeats Campbell 4-1 in NCAA 1st Rd". TopDrawer Soccer. November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "High Point Stumbles in First Round of NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team". bigsouthsports.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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