2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 1 through November 10, 2019. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Radford were the defending champions,[1] and successfully defended their championship with a 2–1 win over Gardner-Webb fin the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Radford women's soccer program and the seventh for head coach Ben Sohrabi.[3]

2019 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,971
SiteSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsRadford (7th title)
Winning coachBen Sohrabi (7th title)
MVPNelia Perez (Radford)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
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2019 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
High Point  ‍‍‍ 8 0 2   .900 10 7 2   .579
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 8 1 1   .850 13 4 2   .737
Radford  ‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 16 6 0   .727
Gardner-Webb  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 10 11 1   .477
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 6 3 1   .650 8 7 1   .531
Longwood  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 6 9 2   .412
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 5 13 0   .278
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 7 10 2   .421
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 5 13 0   .278
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 2 11 3   .219
Hampton  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 1 15 1   .088
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 Big South Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Big South Conference

Bracket

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Source:[4]

Quarterfinals
November 1–2
Semifinals
November 7
Final
November 10
         
4 Gardner-Webb 2
5 Winthrop 1
4 Gardner-Webb 1
1 High Point 0
1 High Point 1
8 Charleston Southern 0
4 Gardner-Webb 1
3 Radford 2
2 Campbell 3(2OT)
7 Presbyterian 2
2 Campbell 2
3 Radford 3(2OT)
3 Radford 3
6 Longwood 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 1, 2019 #4 Gardner-Webb 2–1 #5 Winthrop Boiling Springs, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Alisha Holcombe   6',   51'
  • Jada Newton   87'
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  •   21' Allie Thomas
  •   27' Alexandra Perez
Stadium: Greene–Harbison Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: Josh Escobar
Fourth official: Doug Hartman
November 1, 2019 #1 High Point 1–0 #8 Charleston Southern High Point, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Kyle Levesque   63'
Report Stadium: Vert Stadium
Referee: Eric Barnes
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Brandon Ingram
November 2, 2019 #2 Campbell 3–2 (a.e.t.) #7 Presbyterian Buies Creek, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Rosie O'Neal   31'
  • Alexa Genas   67'
  • Elyssa Nowowieski   104'
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  •   41' Morgan Hutchison
  •   55' Kori Lawrence
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 279
Referee: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Aaron Hormuth
Fourth official: Hudson Owens
November 2, 2019 #3 Radford 3–2 #6 Longwood Radford, VA
7:00 p.m.
  • Nelia Perez   24'
  • Brianna Oliver   28'
  • Gabi Paupst   62'
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  •   62' Emilie Kupsov
  •   74',   75' Kiersten Yuhas
Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 571
Referee: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Scott Bowers
Assistant referees: Ben Ellis
Fourth official: Phil Whisman

Semifinals

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November 7, 2019 #1 High Point 0–1 #4 Gardner-Webb Matthews, NC
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Kyle Levesque   48'
  • Team   48'
  • Mackenzie Mullins   64'
  • Shaylyn Owen   87'
Report
  •   11' Emily Jonas
  •   46' Stina Kleppe
  •   77' Maddie Turlington
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 303
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
November 7, 2019 #2 Campbell 2–3 (a.e.t.) #3 Radford Matthews, NC
7:00 p.m.
  • Jessica Donald   43'
  • Alexa Genas   52'
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  •   61' Alexeis Kirons
  •   81' Kayla Thomas
  •   102' Nelia Perez
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: John Rush
Assistant referees: Joshua Escobar

Final

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November 10, 2019 #3 Radford 2–1 #4 Gardner-Webb Matthews, NC
2:00 p.m. EST
  •   59' Lily McLane
  •   80' Nelia Perez
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  •   19' Jada Newton
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 511
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Eric Barnes

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 Goals
  • Nelia Perez (Radford)
2 Goals
  • Alexa Genas (Campbell)
  • Jada Newton (Gardner-Webb)
1 Goal
  • Jessica Donald (Campbell)
  • Alisha Holcombe (Gardner-Webb)
  • Morgan Hutchison (Presbyterian)
  • Alexeis Kirons (Radford)
  • Stina Kleppe (Gardner-Webb)
  • Emilie Kupsov (Longwood)
  • Kori Lawrence (Presbyterian)
  • Kyle Levesque (High Point)
  • Lily McLane (Radford)
  • Elyssa Nowowieski (Campbell)
  • Brianna Oliver (Radford)
  • Rosie O'Neal (Campbell)
  • Gabi Paupst (Radford)
  • Allie Thomas (Winthrop)
  • Kayla Thomas (Radford)
  • Kiersten Yuhas (Longwood)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Nelia Perez Radford
Gabi Paupst
Kayla Thomas
Lily McLane
Jada Newton Gardner-Webb
Katelyn Kellogg
Stina Kleppe
Shaylyn Owen High Point
Allie Reagan
Alexa Genas Campbell
Hanna Maansson
Kori Lawrence Presbyterian
Dylan Patterson Winthrop
Jazmin Gonzalez Charleston Southern
Kiersten Yuhas Longwood

MVP in bold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
  2. ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Radford Wins 2019 Women's Soccer Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.