2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Big South Conference
Gender:women's
Teams:4
Matches:3
Attendance:6
Venue:Sportsplex at Matthews
City:Matthews, North Carolina
Champions:Radford
Titlecount:9th
Coach:Ben Sohrabi
Coachcount:9th
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Lilly Short
Mvpteam:Radford

The 2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 2 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was hosted by the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The four team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Radford were the defending champions,[1] and they were the first seed in the 2023 tournament. They successfully defended their title by again defeating USC Upstate in the Final. The 2022 final was also contested between Radford and USC Upstate.[2] [3] The conference tournament title was the ninth for the Radford women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Ben Sohrabi. The title was also Radford's fourth in six years.[4] As tournament champions, Radford earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top four teams finished with a unique point total in conference play.[5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Radford6–1–119
2USC Upstate6–2–018
3High Point4–1–315
4Charleston Southern4–2–214

Bracket

Source:[6]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player Team
Ashley LoundermonRadford
Alexeis Kirnos
Lilly Short
Helena Wilson
Audrey BaerUSC Upstate
Emily Rangel
Dara Russo
Fain BueteHigh Point
Alex DePerno
Abby AngelucciCharleston Southern
Jenna Moran
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Women's Soccer Championship. Big South Conference. February 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Championship. Big South Conference. December 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: In the region: Radford women win Big South final. The Roanoke Times. November 5, 2023. December 18, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Record Book. Big South Conference. December 18, 2023.
  5. Web site: Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2023 Big South Women's Soccer Championship. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 25, 2022. December 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023 BIG SOUTH WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. December 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: Radford Wins 2023 Big South Women's Soccer Championship. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 5, 2023. December 18, 2023.