2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,832
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsCampbell (7th title)
Winning coachDustin Fonder (3rd title)
MVPGeorge Bediko (Campbell)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Campbell 7 0 1 15 4 2
High Point 5 0 3 8 7 3
Longwood 4 3 1 6 10 2
Winthrop 4 4 0 8 10 0
Presbyterian 3 3 2 7 6 3
Gardner–Webb 3 4 1 5 12 1
Radford 3 5 0 5 11 0
USC Upstate 2 4 2 4 9 3
UNC Asheville 0 8 0 1 14 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big South

The 2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. High Point were the defending champions.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, falling in to Campbell in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Campbell men's soccer program and the third for head coach Dustin Fonder. The title was Campbell's third in the last four years and their seven titles is two more than any other Big South men's soccer program.[3] As tournament champions, Campbell earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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The top six 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. The top two seeds also earned a bye into the quarterfinals. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Campbell 7–0–1 22
2 High Point 5–0–3 16
3 Longwood 4–3–1 13
4 Winthrop 4–4–0 12
5 Presbyterian 3–3–2 11
6 Gardner–Webb 3–4–1 10

Bracket

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Source:[5]

First round
Sunday, Nov. 7
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Final
Sunday, Nov. 14
1 Campbell 7
4 Winthrop 3 4 Winthrop 0
5 Presbyterian 0 1 Campbell 3
2 High Point 2
2 High Point 5
3 Longwood 1 6 Gardner–Webb 0
6 Gardner–Webb 2

Schedule

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First round

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November 7, 2021 #3 Longwood 1–2 #6 Gardner–Webb Farmville, VA
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Markus Gronli Yellow card 73'
  • Mason Butcher Yellow card 75'
  • Owen Ludlow Yellow card 80', 86'
  • Dan Ahrens Yellow card 85'
Report
  • 12', Yellow card 85' Samuel Catherall
  • 15' Ryan Madondo
  • Yellow card 40' Hendrik Kortgodde
  • Yellow card 77' Giampaolo Nardi
Stadium: Longwood University Athletics Complex
Attendance: 124
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Fourth official: Brandon Ingram
November 7, 2021 #4 Winthrop 3–0 #5 Presbyterian Rock Hill, SC
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Ethan Stevenson 21'
  • Brigham Larsen 30', Yellow card 40'
  • Ben Goodman 60'
Report
  • Yellow card 44' Niklas Hoener
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 175

Semifinals

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November 10, 2021 #1 Campbell 7–0 #4 Winthrop Buies Creek, NC
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Daniel Hernandez 7', 18', 51'
  • Kemy Amiche 21'
  • Jake Morris 53'
  • Kyoji Hata 56', 57'
Report
  • Yellow card 34' William Cardona
  • Yellow card 71' Sean Green
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 403
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Fourth official: Esli Leon
November 10, 2021 #2 High Point 5–0 #6 Gardner–Webb High Point, NC
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Cooper Lindfelt 22'
  • Sebastian Chalbaud 32'
  • MD Myers 35'
  • Ashton Perkins 57'
  • Jackson Ruckman 76'
Report
  • Yellow card 72' Samuel Catherall
Stadium: Vert Stadium
Attendance: 503
Referee: Toni Penso
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Brandon Marion

Final

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November 14, 2021 #1 Campbell 3–2 #2 High Point Buies Creek, NC
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Kemy Amiche 6'
  • Bissafi Dotte 35'
  • Adrian Morales 45'
  • Moses Mensah Yellow card 79'
Report
  • Yellow card 13' Ashton Perkins
  • 14' MD Myers
  • Yellow card 27', 38' Alessandro Sobacchi
  • Yellow card 64' Karson Kendall
  • Yellow card 64' Team
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 627
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

3 goals

  • Daniel Hernandez – Campbell

2 goals

  • Kemy Amiche – Campbell
  • Kyoji Hata – Campbell
  • MD Myers – High Point

1 goal

  • Bissafi Dotte – Campbell
  • Adrian Morales – Campbell
  • Jake Morris – Campbell
  • Samuel Catherall – Gardner–Webb
  • Ryan Madondo – Gardner–Webb
  • Sebastian Chalbaud – High Point
  • Cooper Lindfelt – High Point
  • Ashton Perkins – High Point
  • Jackson Ruckman – High Point
  • Alessandro Sobacchi – High Point
  • Owen Ludlow – Longwood
  • Ben Goodman – Winthrop
  • Brigham Larsen – Winthrop
  • Ethan Stevenson – Winthrop

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
George Bediko Campbell
Kemy Amiche
Bissafi Dotte
Daniel Hernandez
Alessandro Sobacchi High Point
Mason Marcey
MD Myers
William Cardona Winthrop
Ethan Stevenson
Sebastian Reventlow Gardner-Webb
Ryan Madondo
Ander Etxaniz Longwood
Cesar Sancho Presbyterian

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "#1 Campbell Wins 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.