2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 6 | ||||
| Site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Radford (9th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Ben Sohrabi (9th title) | ||||
| MVP | Lilly Short (Radford) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford †‡y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .688 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Big South Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 2 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted by the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The four team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Radford were the defending champions,[1] and they were the first seed in the 2023 tournament. They successfully defended their title by again defeating USC Upstate in the Final. The 2022 final was also contested between Radford and USC Upstate.[2][3] The conference tournament title was the ninth for the Radford women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Ben Sohrabi. The title was also Radford's fourth in six years.[4] As tournament champions, Radford earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
[edit]The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top four teams finished with a unique point total in conference play.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Radford | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | USC Upstate | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 3 | High Point | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Charleston Southern | 4–2–2 | 14 |
Bracket
[edit]Source:[6]
| Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Radford | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Charleston Southern | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Radford | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | USC Upstate | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | USC Upstate | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | High Point | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]| November 2 | #1 Radford | 2–1 | #4 Charleston Southern | Matthews, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Justin Howard Marcus Moss Fourth official: William Steffen |
| November 2 | #2 USC Upstate | 2–0 | #3 High Point | Matthews, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 2 Referee: Richard Crowgey Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Tarver Pyke Fourth official: John Matto |
Final
[edit]| November 5 | #1 Radford | 2–1 | #2 USC Upstate | Matthews, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 3 Referee: Otto Leon Assistant referees: Robert Dail Aaron Hormuth Fourth official: Shawn Meach |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 8 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Ashley Loudermon – Radford
- Lilly Short – Radford
- Dara Russo – USC Upstate
1 goal
- Abby Angelucci – Charleston Southern
- Ashley Finn – USC Upstate
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ashley Loundermon | Radford |
| Alexeis Kirnos | |
| Lilly Short | |
| Helena Wilson | |
| Audrey Baer | USC Upstate |
| Emily Rangel | |
| Dara Russo | |
| Fain Buete | High Point |
| Alex DePerno | |
| Abby Angelucci | Charleston Southern |
| Jenna Moran |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "In the region: Radford women win Big South final". The Roanoke Times. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2023 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Radford Wins 2023 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.