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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,432
SiteSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsRadford (6th title)
Winning coachBen Sohrabi (6th title)
MVPJasmine Casarez (Radford)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
October 27, 2018 #3 Longwood0–1#6 USC UpstateFarmville, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Abbie Ellis  30' (pen.)
 Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex
Attendance: 218
October 27, 2018 #1 Radford2–0#8 High PointRadford, 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
October 28, 2018 #2 Gardner-Webb4–0#7 WinthropBoiling 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
October 28, 2018 #4 Campbell2–1#5 Charleston SouthernBuies 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
November 2, 2018 #1 Radford2–0#4 CampbellMatthews, 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
November 2, 2018 #2 Gardner-Webb1–0#6 USC UpstateMatthews, 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
November 4, 2018 #1 Radford1–0#2 Gardner-WebbMatthews, 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]

PlayerTeam
Jasmine CasarezRadford (MVP)
Nelia PerezRadford
Courtenay KaplanRadford
Jordan LundinRadford
Keely BrownGardner-Webb
Stina KleppeGardner-Webb
Callista EckertGardner-Webb
Alexa GenasCampbell
Erin ScottCampbell
Abbie EllisUSC Upstate
Emelie ValencianoUSC Upstate
Sidney DohertyCharleston Southern
Dylan PattersonWinthrop
Kathryn MillerLongwood
Allie ReaganHigh Point
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See also

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.
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