2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
American college soccer tournament
| 2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Martin Stadium Clinton, South Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Campbell (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dustin Fonder (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Gideon Betz (Campbell) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| High Point + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell ‡ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, will be the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
Campbell won the tournament, making it their first Big South championship since 1992. It was the program's fifth overall conference championship. They defeated the two-time defending champions, Presbyterian, in the final. With the title, Campbell earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, for the first time since 2007.[1] They played NC State in the first round, where they lost 1–4.[2][3] Regular season champions, High Point, earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, making it their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. There, the Panthers lost to James Madison in the first round, by a 0-3 scoreline.[4]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | High Point | 7–0–1 | |
| 2 | Radford | 5–3–0 | RU 1–0 vs. PC |
| 3 | Presbyterian | 5–3–0 | PC 0–1 vs. RU |
| 4 | Campbell | 4–3–1 | |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb | 4–4–0 | |
| 6 | Longwood | 3–4–1 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals November 6 | Semifinals November 9 | Championship November 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | High Point | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Campbell | 3 | 4 | Campbell (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | Gardner–Webb | 0 | 4 | Campbell | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Presbyterian | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Presbyterian | 3 | 3 | Presbyterian | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Longwood | 0 | ||||||||||||
Results
Quarterfinals
| No. 4 Campbell | 3–0 | No. 5 Gardner–Webb |
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| No. 3 Presbyterian | 3–0 | No. 6 Longwood |
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Semifinals
| No. 1 High Point | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 4 Campbell |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 |
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| No. 2 Radford | 0–2 | No. 3 Presbyterian |
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Final
| No. 3 Presbyterian | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 4 Campbell |
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| Report | Betz  99' |
All Tournament Team
| 2018 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[5] | ||||||
| Gideon Betz, Campbell | ||||||
| MVP in Bold | ||||||
References
- ^ "Campbell wins Big South men's soccer tournament". The Fayetteville Observer. GateHouse Media. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ Pettengill, Paul (November 15, 2018). "Men's Soccer: State beats Campbell 4-1 to advance to 2nd Round in NCAA Tournament". Backing the Pack. SB Nation. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "NC State Defeats Campbell 4-1 in NCAA 1st Rd". TopDrawer Soccer. November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "High Point Stumbles in First Round of NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Big South Men's Soccer All-Tournament team". bigsouthsports.com. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
External links
- Big South Men's Soccer Tournament
