Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
Appearance
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |
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Conference soccer championship | |
Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination |
Current stadium | Sportsplex at Matthews |
Current location | Matthews, North Carolina |
Played | 1993–Current |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | USC Upstate |
Most championships | Radford (9) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN3, ESPN+ |
Official website | bigsouthsports.com/wsoc |
The Big South Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big South Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1993.
The championship is played under a single-elimination format and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
With 9 titles, Radford has won the most Big South tournaments of all members past and present.
Champions
[edit]Finals
[edit]Source:[1]
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- Bold – Winning team won regular season
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team also won regular season
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / city | MVP | Ref. |
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1993 | Campbell (1) | 2–1 | UMBC | Retriever Park • Catonsville, Md | Ashley Gruno, Campbell | |
1994 | UNC Greensboro (1) | 2–1 | Charleston Southern | Retriever Park • Catonsville, Md | Margaret Malloy, UNC Greensboro | |
1995 | UNC Asheville (1) | 1–0 | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Alison Gehringer/Jill Young, UNC Asheville | |
1996 | UNC Greensboro (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | UNC Asheville | UNCG Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Raila Maisonlahti, UNC Greensboro | |
1997 | South Alabama (1) | 2–1 | UMBC | Cupp Stadium • Radford, Virginia | Leah Bridges, South Alabama | |
1998 | Radford (1) | 1–0 | UNC Asheville | Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, Va | Stephanie Rico, Radford | |
1999 | Elon (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Liberty | Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, Va | Erin Morse, Elon | |
2000 | Liberty (1) | 2–1 | Elon | Cupp Stadium • Radford, Virginia | Nancy Davis, Liberty | |
2001 | Liberty (2) | 2–0 | Elon | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Jenny Davis, Liberty | |
2002 | Radford (2) | 2–0 | UNC Asheville | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Kelly Bertwell, Radford | |
2003 | High Point (1) | 0–0 (3–2 p) | UNC Asheville | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | Stephanie Moenter, High Point | |
2004 | Birmingham–Southern (1) | 0–0 (5–3 p) | High Point | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Sharmaine Samules, Birmingham–Southern | |
2005 | Liberty (3) | 3–0 | UNC Asheville | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC | Rachel Bendzolwicz, Liberty | |
2006 | UNC Asheville (2) | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Liberty | CCU Stadium • Conway, SC | Ashleigh Carter, UNC Asheville | |
2007 | High Point (2) | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Coastal Carolina | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Sara Rager, High Point | |
2008 | Radford (3) | 2–1 | Coastal Carolina | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | Caitlyn Roan, Radford | |
2009 | High Point (3) | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Winthrop | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Marisa Abbott, High Point | |
2010 | High Point (4) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Gardner–Webb | Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, Va | Janay Whittaker, High Point | |
2011 | Radford (4) | 1–0 | Campbell | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, SC | Sahar Aflaki, Radford | |
2012 | Radford (5) | 1–0 | Wintrhop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC | Che' Brown, Radford | |
2013 | Liberty (4) | 5–0 | Radford | CCU Soccer Stadium • Conway, SC | Brittany Aanderud, Liberty | |
2014 | High Point (5) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Liberty | Bryan Park • Greensboro, NC | Jacky Kessler, High Point | |
2015 | Liberty (5) | 1–0 | Campbell | Bryan Park • Greensboro, NC | Alex Mack, Liberty | |
2016 | Liberty (6) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | High Point | Bryan Park • Greensboro, NC | Jennifer Knoebel, Liberty | [2] |
2017 | High Point (6) | 1–0 | Longwood | Bryan Park • Greensboro, NC | Alex Hank, High Point | [3] |
2018 | Radford (6) | 1–0 | Gardner–Webb | Sportsplex • Matthews, NC | Jasmine Casarez, Radford | [4] |
2019 | Radford (7) | 1–0 | Gardner–Webb | Sportsplex • Matthews, NC | Nelia Perez, Radford | [5] |
2020 | Campbell (2) | 4–3 | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, NC | Elyssa Nowowieski, Campbell | [6] |
2021 | High Point (7) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Campbell | Eakes Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Skyler Prillaman, High Point | [7] |
2022 | Radford (8) | 3–0 | Gardner-Webb | Sportsplex • Matthews, NC | Helena Willson, Radford | [8] |
2023 | Radford (9) | 2–1 | USC Upstate | Sportsplex • Matthews, NC | Lilly Short, Radford | [9][10] |
2024 | USC Upstate (1) | 3–0 | High Point | Catarina Dantas, USC Upstate | [11][12] |
By school
[edit]Source:[1]
- As of 2024 tournament
School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Title years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham–Southern | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2004 |
Campbell | 14 | 9 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 2 | 1993, 2020 |
Charleston Southern | 7 | 24 | 7 | .276 | 1 | 0 | — |
Coastal Carolina | 7 | 11 | 5 | .413 | 2 | 0 | — |
Elon | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1999 |
High Point | 29 | 16 | 6 | .627 | 11 | 7 | 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021 |
Howard | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gardner–Webb | 5 | 9 | 4 | .389 | 4 | 0 | — |
Liberty | 27 | 9 | 7 | .709 | 9 | 6 | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
Longwood | 3 | 8 | 3 | .321 | 1 | 0 | — |
Presbyterian | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | — |
Radford | 31 | 18 | 6 | .618 | 10 | 9 | 1998, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1997 |
Towson State | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
VMI | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — |
UMBC | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | — |
UNC Asheville | 12 | 14 | 8 | .471 | 7 | 2 | 1995, 2006 |
UNC Greensboro | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | 3 | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
USC Upstate | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
Winthrop | 4 | 15 | 6 | .280 | 2 | 0 | — |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big South.
References
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- ^ "2016 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
- ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
- ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "#1 USC Upstate Wins 2024 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". hbcufan.com. Big South Conference. November 11, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.