Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
| Big South Conference men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Sportsplex at Matthews |
| Current location | Matthews, North Carolina |
| Played | 1993–Current |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Radford |
| 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. It is a single-elimination tournament 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]
Source:[1]
Key[edit]
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
By year[edit]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | MVP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Campbell (1) | 2–1 | UMBC | Retriever Soccer Park • Catonsville, Maryland | Ashley Gruno, Campbell | |
| 1994 | UNC Greensboro (1) | 2–1 | Charleston Southern | Margaret Malloy, UNC Greensboro | ||
| 1995 | UNC Asheville (1) | 1–0 | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina | Alison Gehringer/Jill Young, UNC Asheville | |
| 1996 | UNC Greensboro (2) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) |
UNC Asheville | 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, Virginia | Stephanie Rico, Radford | |
| 1999 | Elon (1) | 3–2*(OT) | Liberty | 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, South Carolina | Jenny Davis, Liberty | |
| 2002 | Radford (2) | 2–0 | UNC Asheville | Kelly Bertwell, Radford | ||
| 2003 | High Point (1) | 0–0† (3–2 pen.) |
UNC Asheville | Vert Stadium • High Point, North Carolina | Stephanie Moenter, High Point | |
| 2004 | Birmingham–Southern (1) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
High Point | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | Sharmaine Samules, Birmingham–Southern | |
| 2005 | Liberty (3) | 3–0 | UNC Asheville | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, South Carolina | Rachel Bendzolwicz, Liberty | |
| 2006 | UNC Asheville (2) | 0–0† (4–2 pen.) |
Liberty | CCU Soccer Stadium • Conway, South Carolina | Ashleigh Carter, UNC Asheville | |
| 2007 | High Point (2) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
Coastal Carolina | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | Sara Rager, High Point | |
| 2008 | Radford (3) | 2–1 | Coastal Carolina | Vert Stadium • High Point, North Carolina | Caitlyn Roan, Radford | |
| 2009 | High Point (3) | 0–0† (4–2 pen.) |
Winthrop | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | Marisa Abbott, High Point | |
| 2010 | High Point (4) | 1–0*(OT) | Gardner–Webb | Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia | Janay Whittaker, High Point | |
| 2011 | Radford (4) | 1–0 | Campbell | Blackbaud Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | Sahar Aflaki, Radford | |
| 2012 | Radford (5) | 1–0 | Wintrhop | Eagle Field • Rock Hill, South Carolina | Che' Brown, Radford | |
| 2013 | Liberty (4) | 5–0 | Radford | CCU Soccer Stadium • Conway, South Carolina | Brittany Aanderud, Liberty | |
| 2014 | High Point (5) | 2–2† (5–4 pen.) |
Liberty | Bryan Park • Greensboro, North Carolina | Jacky Kessler, High Point | |
| 2015 | Liberty (5) | 1–0 | Campbell | Alex Mack, Liberty | ||
| 2016 | Liberty (6) | 2–1*(OT) | High Point | Jennifer Knoebel, Liberty | [2] | |
| 2017 | High Point (6) | 1–0 | Longwood | Alex Hank, High Point | [3] | |
| 2018 | Radford (6) | 1–0 | Gardner–Webb | Sportsplex at Matthews • Matthews, North Carolina | Jasmine Casarez, Radford | [4] |
| 2019 | Radford (7) | 1–0 | Gardner–Webb | Nelia Perez, Radford | [5] | |
| 2020 | Campbell (2) | 4–3 | High Point | Vert Stadium • High Point, North Carolina | Elyssa Nowowieski, Campbell | [6] |
| 2021 | High Point (7) | 2–1*(OT) | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, North Carolina | Skyler Prillaman, High Point | [7] |
| 2022 | Radford (8) | 3–0 | Gardner-Webb | Sportsplex at Matthews • Matthews, North Carolina | Helena Willson, Radford | [8] |
| 2023 | Radford (9) | 2–1 | USC Upstate | Lilly Short, Radford | [9][10] |
By school[edit]
Source:[1]
| School | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | 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 | 28 | 15 | 6 | .633 | 10 | 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 | 2 | .308 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Radford | 30 | 17 | 6 | .623 | 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 | 13 | 8 | .485 | 7 | 2 | 1995, 2006 |
| UNC Greensboro | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | 3 | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| USC Upstate | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Winthrop | 4 | 15 | 6 | .280 | 2 | 0 | — |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big South.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2023 Big South Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "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.