2018 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament

2018 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
2018 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	2,432
Site	Sportsplex at Matthews; Matthews, North Carolina; (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Radford (6th title)
Winning coach	Ben Sohrabi (6th title)
MVP	Jasmine Casarez (Radford)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017	2019»

The 2018 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 4, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The High Point Panthers were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 2–0 quarterfinal loss to the Radford Highlanders. The Radford Highlanders won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Gardner–Webb in the final.^[1]^[2] The conference tournament title was the sixth for the Radford women's soccer program and the sixth for head coach Ben Sohrabi.^[3]^[4]

2018 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Radford ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	1	–	0	.900	16	–	3	–	1	.825
Gardner-Webb ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	2	.800	12	–	5	–	4	.667
Longwood ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2	.700	8	–	7	–	3	.528
Campbell ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1	.550	7	–	11	–	1	.395
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1	.550	9	–	6	–	2	.588
USC Upstate ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0	.500	11	–	9	–	0	.550
Winthrop ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	8	–	9	–	1	.472
High Point ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	5	–	10	–	4	.368
Presbyterian ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	8	–	8	–	0	.500
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	3	–	9	–	4	.313
Hampton ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	1	–	12	–	1	.107


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference

Bracket

Source:^[5]

Quarterfinals October 27–28			Semifinals November 2			Final November 4

4	Campbell	2

5	Charleston Southern	1
			4	Campbell	0

			1	Radford	2
1	Radford	2

8	High Point	0
						1	Radford	1

						2	Gardner-Webb	0
2	Gardner-Webb	4

7	Winthrop	0
			2	Gardner-Webb	1

			6	USC Upstate	0
3	Longwood	0

6	USC Upstate	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 27, 2018	#3 Longwood	0–1	#6 USC Upstate	Farmville, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EST		Report	Abbie Ellis 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex Attendance: 218

October 27, 2018	#1 Radford	2–0	#8 High Point	Radford, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Casarez 28' Jane Everett 49'	Report	Shaylyn Owen 43'	Stadium: Cupp Stadium Attendance: 527 Referee: Hicham Elbariqi Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Brian Odenwald Fourth official: Phil Whisman

October 28, 2018	#2 Gardner-Webb	4–0	#7 Winthrop	Boiling Springs, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Stina Kleppe 12', 28' (pen.) Maggie Mae Everett 67' Jana Bruan 72'	Report		Stadium: Greene-Harbison Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Glenn Harris Assistant referees: Charlie Lester Fourth official: Jeremy Mikell

October 28, 2018	#4 Campbell	2–1	#5 Charleston Southern	Buies Creek, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Rosie O'Neal 38' Alexa Genas 80'	Report	Sidney Doherty 18'	Stadium: Eakes Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Clive Edwards Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Matheu Becker Fourth official: Scott Bowers

Semifinals

November 2, 2018	#1 Radford	2–0	#4 Campbell	Matthews, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EST	Jasmine Casarez 9', 57' 86' Gabi Paupst 14'	Report		Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 252 Referee: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Anya Voigt Assistant referees: Benjamin Ellis Fourth official: Caleb Fearing

November 2, 2018	#2 Gardner-Webb	1–0	#6 USC Upstate	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST	Jada Newton 85'	Report	Kate Winegarner 41' Autumn Gore 71' Emelie Valenciano 81'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 425 Referee: Mary Penso Assistant referees: Kevin Vitto Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett

Final

November 4, 2018	#1 Radford	1–0	#2 Gardner-Webb	Matthews, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST	Nelia Perez 7'	Report	Emily Jonas 69'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 562 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: L.B. Smith Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Fourth official: Clive Edwards

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

Jasmine Casarez - Radford

2 Goals

Stina Kleppe - Gardner-Webb

1 Goal

Jana Bruan - Gardner-Webb
Sidney Doherty - Charleston Southern
Abbie Ellis - USC Upstate
Jane Everett - Radford
Alexa Genas - Campbell
Maggie Mae Everett - Gardner-Webb
Jada Newton - Gardner-Webb
Rosie O'Neal - Campbell
Nelia Perez - Radford

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Jasmine Casarez	Radford (MVP)
Nelia Perez	Radford
Courtenay Kaplan	Radford
Jordan Lundin	Radford
Keely Brown	Gardner-Webb
Stina Kleppe	Gardner-Webb
Callista Eckert	Gardner-Webb
Alexa Genas	Campbell
Erin Scott	Campbell
Abbie Ellis	USC Upstate
Emelie Valenciano	USC Upstate
Sidney Doherty	Charleston Southern
Dylan Patterson	Winthrop
Kathryn Miller	Longwood
Allie Reagan	High Point

References

^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.
^ "2018 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "Ben Shorabi Bio". radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "2018 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "Radford Wins 2018 Women's Soccer Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.org. Big South Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

[2017_Tournament-1] "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.

[2018_Tournament-2] "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference.

[Record_Book-3] "2018 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

[Ben_Sohrabi-4] "Ben Shorabi Bio". radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

[5] "2018 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

[6] "Radford Wins 2018 Women's Soccer Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament". bigsouthsports.org. Big South Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

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