2018 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from October 27 through November 4, 2018. 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. The High Point Panthers were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 2–0 quarterfinal loss to the Radford Highlanders. The Radford Highlanders won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Gardner–Webb in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the sixth for the Radford women's soccer program and the sixth for head coach Ben Sohrabi.[3][4]

2018 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,432
Site	Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Radford (6th title)
Winning coach	Ben Sohrabi (6th title)
MVP	Jasmine Casarez (Radford)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Radford  ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	1	–	0		.900			16	–	3	–	1		.825
Gardner-Webb  ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	2		.800			12	–	5	–	4		.667
Longwood  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2		.700			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Campbell  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			7	–	11	–	1		.395
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			9	–	6	–	2		.588
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			11	–	9	–	0		.550
Winthrop  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			8	–	9	–	1		.472
High Point  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3		.450			5	–	10	–	4		.368
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			8	–	8	–	0		.500
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			3	–	9	–	4		.313
Hampton  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			1	–	12	–	1		.107
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference

Bracket

Source:[5]

	Quarterfinals October 27–28					Semifinals November 2					Final November 4
	4	Campbell	2
	5	Charleston Southern	1
						4	Campbell	0
						1	Radford	2
	1	Radford	2
	8	High Point	0
											1	Radford	1
											2	Gardner-Webb	0
	2	Gardner-Webb	4
	7	Winthrop	0
						2	Gardner-Webb	1
						6	USC Upstate	0
	3	Longwood	0
	6	USC Upstate	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Longwood v #6 USC Upstate

October 27, 2018	#3 Longwood	0–1	#6 USC Upstate	Farmville, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EST		Report	Abbie Ellis  30' (pen.)	Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex Attendance: 218

#1 Radford v #8 High Point

October 27, 2018	#1 Radford	2–0	#8 High Point	Radford, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Casarez  28' Jane Everett  49'	Report	Shaylyn Owen  43'	Stadium: Cupp Stadium Attendance: 527 Referee: Hicham Elbariqi Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Brian Odenwald Fourth official: Phil Whisman

#2 Gardner-Webb v #7 Winthrop

October 28, 2018	#2 Gardner-Webb	4–0	#7 Winthrop	Boiling Springs, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Stina Kleppe  12', 28' (pen.) Maggie Mae Everett  67' Jana Bruan  72'	Report		Stadium: Greene-Harbison Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Glenn Harris Assistant referees: Charlie Lester Fourth official: Jeremy Mikell

#4 Campbell v #5 Charleston Southern

October 28, 2018	#4 Campbell	2–1	#5 Charleston Southern	Buies Creek, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Rosie O'Neal  38' Alexa Genas  80'	Report	Sidney Doherty  18'	Stadium: Eakes Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Clive Edwards Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Matheu Becker Fourth official: Scott Bowers

Semifinals

#1 Radford v #4 Campbell

November 2, 2018	#1 Radford	2–0	#4 Campbell	Matthews, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Casarez  9', 57'  86' Gabi Paupst  14'	Report		Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 252 Referee: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Anya Voigt Assistant referees: Benjamin Ellis Fourth official: Caleb Fearing

#2 Gardner-Webb v #6 USC Upstate

November 2, 2018	#2 Gardner-Webb	1–0	#6 USC Upstate	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST	Jada Newton  85'	Report	Kate Winegarner  41' Autumn Gore  71' Emelie Valenciano  81'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 425 Referee: Mary Penso Assistant referees: Kevin Vitto Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett

Final

#1 Radford v #2 Gardner-Webb

November 4, 2018	#1 Radford	1–0	#2 Gardner-Webb	Matthews, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Nelia Perez  7'	Report	Emily Jonas  69'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 562 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: L.B. Smith Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Fourth official: Clive Edwards

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Jasmine Casarez - Radford

2 Goals

• Stina Kleppe - Gardner-Webb

1 Goal

• Jana Bruan - Gardner-Webb
• Sidney Doherty - Charleston Southern
• Abbie Ellis - USC Upstate
• Jane Everett - Radford
• Alexa Genas - Campbell
• Maggie Mae Everett - Gardner-Webb
• Jada Newton - Gardner-Webb
• Rosie O'Neal - Campbell
• Nelia Perez - Radford

All-Tournament Team

Source:[6]

Player	Team
Jasmine Casarez	Radford (MVP)
Nelia Perez	Radford
Courtenay Kaplan	Radford
Jordan Lundin	Radford
Keely Brown	Gardner-Webb
Stina Kleppe	Gardner-Webb
Callista Eckert	Gardner-Webb
Alexa Genas	Campbell
Erin Scott	Campbell
Abbie Ellis	USC Upstate
Emelie Valenciano	USC Upstate
Sidney Doherty	Charleston Southern
Dylan Patterson	Winthrop
Kathryn Miller	Longwood
Allie Reagan	High Point

See also

• Big South Conference
• 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
• 2018 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
2. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
3. "2018 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. "Ben Shorabi Bio". radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
5. "2018 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
6. "Radford Wins 2018 Women's Soccer Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.org. Big South Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.