2018 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament

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
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


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]

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 Longwood 0–1 #6 USC Upstate Farmville, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Abbie Ellis 30' (pen.)
 Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex
Attendance: 218
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 Yellow card 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-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
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

November 2, 2018 #1 Radford 2–0 #4 Campbell Matthews, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Jasmine Casarez 9', 57' Yellow card 86'
  • Gabi Paupst Yellow card 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-Webb 1–0 #6 USC Upstate Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Jada Newton 85'
 Report
  • Kate Winegarner Yellow card 41'
  • Autumn Gore Yellow card 71'
  • Emelie Valenciano Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mary Penso
Assistant referees: Kevin Vitto
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Radford 1–0 #2 Gardner-Webb Matthews, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Nelia Perez 7'
 Report
  • Emily Jonas Yellow card 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

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 November 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ben Shorabi Bio". radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved November 15, 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.