2019 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

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.

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
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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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Quarterfinals edit

No. 4 Winthrop1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Presbyterian
  • Rapp   7'
  • Jackson   80'
Report
  • Turcis   13'
  • Wilson   103'
Attendance: 414

No. 3 Gardner–Webb2–1No. 6 Radford
  • Olsen   40'
  • Kortgodde   50'
Report
  • Ocampo   60'   27'   87'
  • Erzen   90'
Greene-Harbison Stadium, Boiling Springs
Attendance: 246
Referee: Jude Carr

Semifinals edit

No. 1 Campbell3–0No. 5 Presbyterian
  • Betz   30'
  • Jacquel   41'
  • Elbustu   66'
  • James   68'
  • Rees   73'
  • Mercer-Miko   85'
Report
  • Pinto   70'
  • Ziegler   85'
Eakes Athletic Complex, Buies Creek
Attendance: 349
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

No. 2 High Point3–2No. 3 Gardner–Webb
  • Kosmidis   12', 29'
  • Ayertey   74'
  • Abril   75'
Report
  • Gebrekiros   28', 47'
  • Salgado   75'
Vert Stadium, High Point
Attendance: 463
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Final edit

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

All Tournament Team edit

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 edit

  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.

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