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2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held on November 5 and November 11, 2023. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. High Point were the defending champions.[1] They successfully defended their title as the top seed in the tournament. They defeated UNC Asheville in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2][3] The conference tournament title was the third for the High Point men's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Zach Haines. The title was High Point's third in the last four years and their fifth straight year making the final of the tournament.[4] As tournament champions, High Point earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance3,059
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsHigh Point (3rd title)
Winning coachZach Haines (3rd title)
MVPSeth Antwi (High Point)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
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2023 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
High Point ‡ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 4 – 5
UNC Asheville 4 – 2 – 1 10 – 5 – 3
Winthrop 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 11 – 2
Gardner–Webb 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 9 – 4
Presbyterian 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 8 – 3
Radford 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 11 – 3
USC Upstate 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 10 – 2
Longwood 1 – 5 – 1 6 – 6 – 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South

Seeding

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The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. All games were hosted by the higher seed. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 High Point 6–0–1 19
2 UNC Asheville 4–2–1 13
3 Winthrop 3–2–2 11
4 Gardner–Webb 2–2–3 9

Bracket

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Source:[6]

Semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 5 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 11
      
1 High Point (a.e.t.) 1
4 Gardner–Webb 0
1 High Point (pen.) 1 (4)
2 UNC Asheville 1 (3)
2 UNC Asheville (a.e.t.) 1
3 Winthrop 0

Schedule

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Semifinals

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November 5 #2 UNC Asheville 1–0 (a.e.t.) #3 Winthrop Asheville, NC
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Griffin Stidham   67'
  • Edvin Grolimund   107'
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  •   90' Ricardo Ferreira
  •   99' Sam Pidgeon
 Stadium: Greenwood Soccer Field
Attendance: 450
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Tyler Bost
Fourth official: Patrick Lama
November 5 #1 High Point 1–0 (a.e.t.) #4 Gardner–Webb High Point, NC
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Anthony Ramirez   66'
  • Alex Abril   100'
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  •   66' Max Fisher
  •   90' Tiago Campos
 Stadium: Vert Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Amin Hadzik
Assistant referees: Joseph Wehrle
Assistant referees: Marcus Moss
Fourth official: Tarik Veledar

Final

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November 11 #1 High Point 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 #2 UNC Asheville High Point, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Seth Antwi   32'
  • Karson Kendall   105'
  • Justin Stewart   110'
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  •   18' Sam Pitts-Eckersall
  •   79' Myles Edmondson
  •   91' Roger Sanguinetti
  •   101' Edvin Grolimund
 Stadium: Vert Stadium
Attendance: 1,978
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Thomas Rutherford
Fourth official: Clive Edwards
Penalties
  • Jefferson Amaya  
  • Seth Antwi  
  • Finn McRobb  
  • Anthony Ramirez  
  •   Brendan Herb
  •   Edvin Grolimund
  •   Roger Sanguinetti
  •   Michael Wilkerson
  •   Aidan Whitlock

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 4 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1.33 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

1 goal

  • Seth Antwi – High Point
  • Edvin Grolimund – High Point
  • Alex Abril – UNC Asheville
  • Sam Pitts-Eckersall – UNC Asheville

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Santiago Hoyos Gardner–Webb
Max Fisher
Alex Abril High Point
Seth Antwi
Finn McRobb
Tony Pineda
Edvin Grolimund UNC Asheville
Brendan Herb
Aidan Whitlock
Nick Guido Winthrop
Jack Kilstrom

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, Greer (November 12, 2023). "HPU wins Big South men's soccer title on PKs". sports.yahoo.com. High Point Enterprise. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2023 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "High Point Wins 2023 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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