2022 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big South Conference
Gender:men's
Teams:4
Matches:3
Attendance:1,636
Venue:Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions:High Point
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Zach Haines
Coachcount:2nd
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Noah Holmes
Mvpteam:High Point

The 2022 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held on November 6 and November 12, 2022. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. were the defending champions.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, falling in to High Point in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the second for the High Point men's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Zach Haines. The title was High Point's second in the last three years and their fourth straight year making the final of the tournament.[3] As tournament champions, High Point earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. All games were hosted by the higher seed. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.[4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
16–1–119
2High Point5–0–318
34–1–315
43–3–211

Bracket

Source:[5]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Sebastian ChalbaudHigh Point
Noah Holmes
Finn McRobb
Holden Trent
Kemy Amiche
Kyoji Hata
Tyler Young
Luca Bulfon
Pablo Diaz
Nacho Gallego
Carson Griffith
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Men's Soccer Championship. Big South Conference. bigsouthsports.com. February 4, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 Men's Soccer Championship. Big South Conference. bigsouthsports.com. June 21, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2022 Men's Soccer Record Book. Big South Conference. bigsouthsports.com. June 21, 2023.
  4. Web site: Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2022 Big South Men's Soccer Championship. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 2, 2022. June 21, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2022 BIG SOUTH MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. June 21, 2023.
  6. Web site: High Point Wins 2022 Big South Men's Soccer Championship. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 12, 2022. June 21, 2023.