2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,059 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | High Point (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Zach Haines (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Seth Antwi (High Point) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point ‡ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held on November 5 and November 11, 2023. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. High Point were the defending champions.[1] They successfully defended their title as the top seed in the tournament. They defeated UNC Asheville in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2][3] The conference tournament title was the third for the High Point men's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Zach Haines. The title was High Point's third in the last four years and their fifth straight year making the final of the tournament.[4] As tournament champions, High Point earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. All games were hosted by the higher seed. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | High Point | 6–0–1 | 19 |
| 2 | UNC Asheville | 4–2–1 | 13 |
| 3 | Winthrop | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 2–2–3 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 5 | Final Saturday, Nov. 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | High Point (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | High Point (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 2 | UNC Asheville | 1 (3) | |||||||
| 2 | UNC Asheville (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 5 | #2 UNC Asheville | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #3 Winthrop | Asheville, NC |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Greenwood Soccer Field Attendance: 450 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Tyler Bost Fourth official: Patrick Lama |
| November 5 | #1 High Point | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #4 Gardner–Webb | High Point, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 631 Referee: Amin Hadzik Assistant referees: Joseph Wehrle Marcus Moss Fourth official: Tarik Veledar |
Final
| November 11 | #1 High Point | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #2 UNC Asheville | High Point, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 1,978 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Thomas Rutherford Fourth official: Clive Edwards |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 4 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1.33 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).
1 goal
- Seth Antwi – High Point
- Edvin Grolimund – High Point
- Alex Abril – UNC Asheville
- Sam Pitts-Eckersall – UNC Asheville
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Santiago Hoyos | Gardner–Webb |
| Max Fisher | |
| Alex Abril | High Point |
| Seth Antwi | |
| Finn McRobb | |
| Tony Pineda | |
| Edvin Grolimund | UNC Asheville |
| Brendan Herb | |
| Aidan Whitlock | |
| Nick Guido | Winthrop |
| Jack Kilstrom |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Greer (November 12, 2023). "HPU wins Big South men's soccer title on PKs". sports.yahoo.com. High Point Enterprise. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2023 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "2023 BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "High Point Wins 2023 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.