2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 34th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2017 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteVert Stadium
High Point, North Carolina
ChampionsPresbyterian (1st title)
Winning coachJonathan Potter (1st title)
MVPRicardo Hernandez (Presbyterian)
BroadcastBig South Network, ESPN3
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
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2017 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
High Point 7 1 0 10 5 4
Radford 5 1 2 10 4 4
Campbell 5 2 1 9 7 3
Liberty 5 3 0 11 6 1
Gardner–Webb 4 3 1 8 7 2
Presbyterian 3 3 2 6 9 5
UNC Asheville 1 6 1 2 15 1
Longwood 1 6 1 1 15 2
Winthrop 1 7 0 3 13 1
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The defending champions, Radford, were eliminated in the semifinal round in a penalty shoot-out against Presbyterian.[1]

Qualification

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The top six teams in the Big South Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 High Point 7 1 0 .875 21
2 Radford 5 1 2 .750 17
3 Campbell 5 2 1 .688 16
4 Liberty 5 3 0 .625 15
5 Gardner–Webb 4 3 1 .563 13
6 Presbyterian 3 3 2 .500 11

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 High Point 3
4 Liberty 3 4 Liberty 1
5 Gardner–Webb 0 1 High Point 0 (3)
6 Presbyterian 0 (4)
2 Radford 0 (3)
3 Campbell 1 6 Presbyterian (pen.) 0 (5)
6 Presbyterian 2

Results

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Quarterfinals

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No. 4 Liberty Flames3–0No. 5 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Mendoza   66', 85'
Mbuyu   90'
Report
Attendance: 342
Referee: Eric Usher

No. 3 Campbell Fighting Camels1–2No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Hughes   85' Report Hernandez   6'
O'Hara   38'
Attendance: 281
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Semifinals

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No. 1 High Point Panthers3–1No. 4 Liberty Flames
Bolaños   4'
Cesar   36', 39'
Report Mendoza   32'

No. 2 Radford Highlanders0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Colmer  
Strandsater  
Valls  
Erzen  
3–5   Vannier
  Mikalsen
  Luedtke
  Edo Martin
  Hernandez
Attendance: 467
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Final

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No. 1 High Point Panthers0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Presbyterian Blue Hose
Report
Penalties
Inman  
Kudolo  
Fenwick  
Benoysson  
Bondswell  
3–4   Vannier
  Mikalsen
  Luedtke
  Edo Martin
  Hernandez

All-Tournament team

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  • Ricardo Hernandez, MF, Presbyterian (MVP)
  • Sergio Pinto, MF, Presbyterian
  • Adrian Edo Martin, MF, Presbyterian
  • Connor Behrend, GK, Presbyterian
  • Rashid Tetteh, D, High Point
  • Jonathan Bolanos, F, High Point
  • Johnny Fenwick, D, High Point
  • Pepe Segarra, MF, Liberty
  • Kevin Mendoza, MF, Liberty
  • Fraser Colmer, D, Radford
  • Myles Yorke, D, Radford
  • Jake Beyer, GK, Gardner-Webb
  • Ian Rees, MF, Campbell

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 6 Presbyterian College Advances to Title Match in Penalty Kicks Over No. 2 Radford". Big South Conference. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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