The 2024 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 10, 2024. The tournament was hosted by campus sites for the First Round and by the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, for the Semifinals and Final. The six team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Radford were the defending champions,[2][3] and they were the third seed in the 2024 tournament. They were not successful in defending their title as they fell to High Point in overtime, in the Semifinals. USC Upstate would go on to defeat High Point in the Final 3–0 to win the tournament title.[4][5] The conference tournament title was the first for the USC Upstate women's soccer program, and first for head coach Sharif Saber.[6] As tournament champions, USC Upstate earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2024 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,482 | ||||
| First round site | Longwood Athletics Complex Patrick D. Cupp Stadium Farmville, Virginia Radford, Virginia | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | USC Upstate (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Sharif Saber (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Catarina Dantas (USC Upstate) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate (2.13) †‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point (2.00) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford (1.71) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .643 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood (1.50) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian (1.29) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville (1.00) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .333 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern (1.00) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb (0.75) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .313 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop (0.57) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .286 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference
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Seeding
editThe top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top two seeds earned byes into the Semifinals, and the third and fourth seeds earned the right to host a First Round match. Due to three matches unable to be rescheduled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the Big South's “Unequal Games Played” policy takes effect, which uses an average points per game system for league wins/ties to determine official standings order. A tiebreaker was required between Charleston Southern and UNC Asheville, as both teams finished with 1.00 points per game in the regular season. UNC Asheville qualified for the tournament as the sixth seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win over Charleston Southern. Charleston Southern finished seventh and did not qualify for the tournament.[7][8]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points | Points per Match |
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| 1 | USC Upstate | 5–1–2 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 2 | High Point | 5–2–1 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Radford | 3–1–3 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Longwood | 3–2–3 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Presbyterian | 2–2–3 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 6 | UNC Asheville | 2–4–0 | 6 | 1.00 |
Bracket
editSource:[9]
| First round Saturday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | USC Upstate | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Longwood | 0 (2) | 5 | Presbyterian | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Presbyterian (pen.) | 0 (4) | 1 | USC Upstate | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | High Point | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | High Point (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Radford | 3 | 3 | Radford | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | UNC Asheville | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst Round
edit| November 2, 2024 | #3 Radford | 3–0 | #6 UNC Asheville | Radford, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium Attendance: 541 Referee: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Derek Guerrier James Scott Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
| November 2, 2024 | #4 Longwood | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #5 Presbyterian | Farmville, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex Attendance: 513 Referee: Jude Carr Assistant referees: R. Patrick Stephan Marcus Moss Fourth official: Luis Tamayo | ||
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Semifinals
edit| November 7, 2024 | #1 USC Upstate | 2–1 | #5 Presbyterian | Matthews, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Tyler Bost Tarver Pyke Fourth official: Khadime Sabara |
| November 7, 2024 | #2 High Point | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Radford | Matthews, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1 Referee: Michael Lavergne Assistant referees: Thomas Rutherford Richard Wells Fourth official: Khadime Sabara |
Final
edit| November 10, 2024 | #1 USC Upstate | 3–0 | #2 High Point | Matthews, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 426 Referee: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Benjamin Oakley Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
2 goals
- Paige Armstrong – USC Upstate
- Dara Russo – USC Upstate
- Lilly Short – Radford
1 goal
- Megan Garmey – High Point
- Peyton Gilmore – High Point
- Savannah Noll – USC Upstate
- Caitlyn Nottingham – Radford
- Sloan Spees – Presbyterian
- Ella Vaughn – High Point
1 own goal
- High Point (vs Radford)
- UNC Asheville (vs Radford)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[10]
| Player | Team |
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| Tessa Carlin | High Point |
| Alex DePerno | |
| Ella Vaughn | |
| Alex Dinger | Longwood |
| Lyla Chadd | Presbyterian |
| Kelly Hall | |
| Jashyra Johnson | Radford |
| Lilly Short | |
| Anna Doane | UNC Asheville |
| Paige Armstrong | USC Upstate |
| Catarina Dantas | |
| Savannah Noll | |
| Dara Russo |
MVP in bold
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "#1 USC Upstate Wins 2024 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". hbcufan.com. Big South Conference. November 11, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Big South Announces Updates to Women's Soccer Conference Season". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2024 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 29, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 BIG SOUTH WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "#1 USC Upstate Wins 2024 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.