2017 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 34th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2017 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteVert Stadium
High Point, North Carolina
ChampionsPresbyterian (1st title)
Winning coachJonathan Potter (1st title)
MVPRicardo Hernandez (Presbyterian)
BroadcastBig South Network, ESPN3
Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
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2017 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
High Point 7 1 0  10 5 4
Radford 5 1 2  10 4 4
Campbell 5 2 1  9 7 3
Liberty 5 3 0  11 6 1
Gardner–Webb 4 3 1  8 7 2
Presbyterian 3 3 2  6 9 5
UNC Asheville 1 6 1  2 15 1
Longwood 1 6 1  1 15 2
Winthrop 1 7 0  3 13 1
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The defending champions, Radford, were eliminated in the semifinal round in a penalty shoot-out against Presbyterian.[1]

Qualification

The top six teams in the Big South Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

SeedTeamWLTPctPts
1 High Point710.87521
2 Radford512.75017
3 Campbell521.68816
4 Liberty530.62515
5 Gardner–Webb431.56313
6 Presbyterian332.50011

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 High Point 3  
  4 Liberty 3     4 Liberty 1    
  5 Gardner–Webb 0         1 High Point 0 (3)
      6 Presbyterian 0 (4)
      2 Radford 0 (3)    
  3 Campbell 1     6 Presbyterian (pen.) 0 (5)  
  6 Presbyterian 2  

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Liberty Flames3–0No. 5 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Mendoza  66', 85'
Mbuyu  90'
Report
Osborne Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia
Attendance: 342
Referee: Eric Usher

No. 3 Campbell Fighting Camels1–2No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Hughes  85' Report Hernandez  6'
O'Hara  38'
Eakes Athletics Complex, Buies Creek, North Carolina
Attendance: 281
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals

No. 1 High Point Panthers3–1No. 4 Liberty Flames
Bolaños  4'
Cesar  36', 39'
Report Mendoza  32'
Vert Track, Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium, High Point, North Carolina
Attendance: 545
Referee: Robert Sibiga

No. 2 Radford Highlanders0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Colmer
Strandsater
Valls
Erzen
3–5 Vannier
Mikalsen
Luedtke
Edo Martin
Hernandez
Attendance: 467
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Final

No. 1 High Point Panthers0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Inman
Kudolo
Fenwick
Benoysson
Bondswell
3–4 Vannier
Mikalsen
Luedtke
Edo Martin
Hernandez
Vert Track, Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium, High Point, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Chris Penso

All-Tournament Team

  • Ricardo Hernandez, MF, Presbyterian (MVP)
  • Sergio Pinto, MF, Presbyterian
  • Adrian Edo Martin, MF, Presbyterian
  • Connor Behrend, GK, Presbyterian
  • Rashid Tetteh, D, High Point
  • Jonathan Bolanos, F, High Point
  • Johnny Fenwick, D, High Point
  • Pepe Segarra, MF, Liberty
  • Kevin Mendoza, MF, Liberty
  • Fraser Colmer, D, Radford
  • Myles Yorke, D, Radford
  • Jake Beyer, GK, Gardner-Webb
  • Ian Rees, MF, Campbell

See also

References

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