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2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance6
SiteSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
ChampionsRadford (9th title)
Winning coachBen Sohrabi (9th title)
MVPLilly Short (Radford)
BroadcastESPN+
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Radford  ‍y 6 1 1   .813 12 6 2   .650
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 11 4 4   .684
High Point  ‍‍‍ 4 1 3   .688 6 5 7   .528
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 9 5 4   .611
Longwood  ‍‍‍ 3 2 3   .563 5 7 5   .441
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 3 10 3   .281
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 2 5 1   .313 7 6 4   .529
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 1 6 1   .188 4 8 2   .357
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 1 6 1   .188 4 12 2   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big South Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Big South Conference


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

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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]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Radford 6–1–1 19
2 USC Upstate 6–2–0 18
3 High Point 4–1–3 15
4 Charleston Southern 4–2–2 14

Bracket

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Source:[6]

Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
      
1 Radford 2
4 Charleston Southern 1
1 Radford 2
2 USC Upstate 1
2 USC Upstate 2
3 High Point 0

Schedule

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Semifinals

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November 2 #1 Radford 2–1 #4 Charleston Southern Matthews, NC
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Lilly Short 26'
  • Ashley Loundermon 71'
Report
  • 35' Abby Angelucci
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Marcus Moss
Fourth official: William Steffen
November 2 #2 USC Upstate 2–0 #3 High Point Matthews, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Ashley Finn 6', Yellow card 49'
  • Dara Russo 77'
Report
  • Yellow card 50' Meg Roden
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Tarver Pyke
Fourth official: John Matto

Final

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November 5 #1 Radford 2–1 #2 USC Upstate Matthews, NC
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Ashley Loudermon 32'
  • Caitlyn Nottingham Yellow card 45'
  • Lilly Short 70'
Report
  • Yellow card 37' Rachel Stachell
  • 79' Dara Russo
  • Yellow card 85' Emily Rangel
  • Yellow card 90' Team
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 3
Referee: Otto Leon
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Assistant referees: Aaron Hormuth
Fourth official: Shawn Meach

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 8 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Ashley Loudermon – Radford
  • Lilly Short – Radford
  • Dara Russo – USC Upstate

1 goal

  • Abby Angelucci – Charleston Southern
  • Ashley Finn – USC Upstate

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Ashley Loundermon Radford
Alexeis Kirnos
Lilly Short
Helena Wilson
Audrey Baer USC Upstate
Emily Rangel
Dara Russo
Fain Buete High Point
Alex DePerno
Abby Angelucci Charleston Southern
Jenna Moran

MVP in bold

References

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