2017 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament

2017 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
2017 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,674
Site	Bryan Park; Greensboro, North Carolina; (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	High Point (6th title)
Winning coach	Marty Beall (4th title)
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
«2016	2018»

The 2017 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Bryan Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Liberty Flames were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–0 semifinal loss to the Longwood Lancers. The High Point Panthers won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Longwood in the final.^[1]^[2] The conference tournament title was the sixth for the High Point women's soccer program and the fourth for head coach Marty Beall.^[3]^[4]

2017 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
High Point ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	1	–	1	.833	13	–	8	–	1	.614
Liberty ‍†‍‍	7	–	1	–	1	.833	10	–	7	–	3	.575
Longwood ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	2	.778	13	–	5	–	3	.690
Campbell ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	2	.667	10	–	7	–	2	.579
Radford ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	11	–	7	–	0	.611
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	5	–	11	–	2	.333
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	3	.389	4	–	12	–	3	.289
Winthrop ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1	.278	5	–	10	–	2	.353
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1	.278	6	–	10	–	2	.389
Presbyterian ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0	.111	3	–	13	–	0	.188


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals October 27–28			Semifinals November 3			Final November 5

1	High Point	2

8	Winthrop	0
			1	High Point	3

			4	Campbell	1
4	Campbell	2

5	Radford	0
						1	High Point	1

						3	Longwood	0
2	Liberty	2^2OT

7	Gardner–Webb	1
			2	Liberty	0

			3	Longwood	2
3	Longwood	3

6	Charleston Southern	0

Schedule edit

Quarterfinals edit

October 27, 2017	#2 Liberty	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#7 Gardner–Webb	Lynchburg, Virginia
5:30 p.m. EDT	Devon Jones 25' Sarah Erickson 104'	Report	59' Annie Ross	Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 378 Referee: Jordan Davis Assistant referees: Michael Decker Assistant referees: Brandon Marion Fourth official: Hudson Owens

October 27, 2017	#1 High Point	2–0	#8 Winthrop	High Point, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Paige Rombach 44' (pen.) Michele Micciche 86'	Report		Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 551 Referee: Daniel Burak Assistant referees: Doug Hartemann Assistant referees: Derek View Fourth official: Justin Howard

October 27, 2017	#3 Longwood	3–0	#6 Charleston Southern	Farmville, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kelly Almeida 35' Teresa Fruchterman 47' Sydney Wallace 74'	Report		Stadium: Athletics Complex Attendance: 518 Referee: Kevin Uitto Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Aaron Hormuth Fourth official: Heath Hixson

October 28, 2017	#4 Campbell	2–0	#5 Radford	Buies Creek, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Shelby Denkert 2' Shannon Wratchford 55'	Report		Stadium: Eakes Athletic Complex Attendance: 327 Referee: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Matthew Katsuleris Assistant referees: Derek View Fourth official: Thomas Brigman

Semifinals edit

November 3, 2017	#1 High Point	3–1	#4 Campbell	Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EDT	Meredith Dunker 32' Aley McKinley 44' Bri Jean-Charles 53'	Report	64' Anna Brantley	Stadium: Bryan Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Aaron Gallagher Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Assistant referees: Scott Bowers Fourth official: Eric Varone

November 3, 2017	#2 Liberty	0–2	#3 Longwood	Greensboro, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	71' Emilie Kupsov 81' Emily Mothersbaugh	Stadium: Bryan Park Attendance: 225 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett Assistant referees: Jeremy L.B. Smith Fourth official: Eric Varone

Final edit

November 5, 2017	#1 High Point	1–0	#3 Longwood	Greensboro, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Meredith Dunker 39'	Report		Stadium: Bryan Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Kelly Terry Assistant referees: Robert Velbas Fourth official: Kevin Uitto

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

2 Goals

Meredith Dunker - High Point

1 Goal

Kelly Almedia - Longwood
Anna Brantley - Campbell
Bri Jean-Charles - High Point
Shelby Denkert - Campbell
Sarah Erickson - Liberty
Teresa Fruchterman - Longwood
Devon Jones - Liberty
Emilie Kupsov - Longwood
Aley McKinley - High Point
Michele Micciche - High Point
Emily Mothersbaugh - Longwood
Paige Rombach - High Point
Annie Ross - Gardner–Webb
Sydney Wallace - Longwood
Shannon Wratchford - Campbell

References edit

^ "2016 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
^ "2017 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". High Point University Athletics. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[2016_Tournament-1] "2016 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[2017_Tournament-2] "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.

[Record_Book-3] "2017 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[Marty_Beall-4] "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". High Point University Athletics. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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