2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season

2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams	10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Jo Vetle Rimstad, Radford
Picked by	D.C. United, 43rd overall
Regular season
Season champions	Radford
Runners-up	High Point
Season MVP	Offense: Tresor Mbuyu Jo Vetle Rimstad
Tournament
Champions	Radford
Big South Conference men's soccer seasons
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2016 Big South Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Radford ‡	7	–	1	–	0			14	–	4	–	2
High Point	5	–	1	–	2			11	–	4	–	4
UNC Asheville	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	13	–	0
Liberty	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	9	–	2
Presbyterian	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	10	–	3
Longwood	3	–	5	–	0			8	–	12	–	1
Gardner–Webb	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	11	–	1
Winthrop	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	10	–	2
Campbell	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	11	–	1
‡-Tournament champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of 18 November 2016 Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Winthrop Eagles are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

• The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are leaving the conference to join the Sun Belt Conference. ^[1]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Campbell Fighting Camels	Indianapolis, Indiana	Eakes Athletic Complex	1,000
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	Boiling Springs, North Carolina	Greene-Harbison Soccer Stadium	800
High Point Panthers	High Point, North Carolina	Vert Stadium	1,100
Liberty Flames	Lynchburg, Virginia	Liberty Soccer Stadium	2,000
Longwood Lancers	Farmville, Virginia	Longwood Athletics Complex	350
Presbyterian Blue Hose	Clinton, South Carolina	Martin Stadium	400
Radford Highlanders	Radford, Virginia	Cupp Memorial Stadium	5,000
UNC Asheville Bulldogs	Asheville, North Carolina	Greenwood Soccer Field	1,000
VMI Keydets	Lexington, Virginia	Patchin Field	1,000
Winthrop Eagles	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Eagle Field	1,500

Regular season

Results

As of October 9, 2016

Legend

		Home team win
		Home team defeat
		Draw/tie
		Postponed

Home/Away	CAM	GW	HPU	LIB	LON	PRE	RAD	UNA	WIN
Campbell Fighting Camels			11/02			10/22		2–1	4–1
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	2–1			10/21		11/02	0–1
High Point Panthers		10/29			3–0		10/22	10/15
Liberty Flames	10/14		10/26			10/29		3–4
Longwood Lancers	6–2	P [2]		11/02			10/26
Presbyterian Blue Hose			2–1		10/15			10/26	3–1
Radford Highlanders	10/29			2–1		1–0			10/15
UNC Asheville Bulldogs		1–0			3–2		11/02		10/22
Winthrop Eagles		10/26	10/19	3–4	10/29

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll

		Pre [3]	Wk 1 [4]	Wk 2 [5]	Wk 3 [6]	Wk 4 [7]	Wk 5 [8]	Wk 6 [9]	Wk 7 [10]	Wk 8 [11]	Wk 9 [12]	Wk 10 [13]	Wk 11 [14]	Wk 12 [15]	Final [16]
Campbell	C
Gardner–Webb	C
High Point	C									RV	NR
Liberty	C
Longwood	C
Presbyterian	C
Radford	C	RV	20	18	24	20	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
UNC Asheville	C
VMI	C
Winthrop	C

Postseason

Big South Tournament

Main article: 2016 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

Tournament details to be announced.

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
—	4	Radford	L, 1–2 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Conway)

All-Big South awards and teams

2016 Big South Men's Soccer Individual Awards [17]
Award	Recipient(s)
Attacking Player of the Year	Tresor Mbuyu, F, Soph., Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year	Jo Vetle Rimstad, D, Sr., Radford
Coach of the Year	Marc Reeves, Radford
Freshman of the Year	Siggi Benonysson, F, Fr., High Point

2016 Big South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [17]
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
F: Siggi Benonysson, Fr., High Point F: Chris Ramsell, Sr., High Point F: Tresor Mbuyu, Soph., Liberty MF: Ali Al-Gashamy, Sr., Gardner-Webb MF: Renato Punyed, Sr., High Point MF: Kevin Mendoza, Soph., Liberty MF: Finnlay Wyatt, Sr., Longwood D: Jo Vetle Rimstad, Sr., Radford D: Johnny Fenwick, Soph., High Point D: Fraser Colmer, Jr., Radford D: Bismark Amofah, Sr., Radford GK: Aitor Pousea Blanco, R-Jr., Radford AL: Kyle Carr, D, Sr., Liberty	F: Mason Lewis, Sr., Presbyterian F: Zach Joens, Sr., UNC Asheville F: Evan Szklennik, Sr., Radford MF: Bana Ganidekam, Fr., High Point MF: Dan Campos, Jr., Longwood MF: Jakob Strandsäter, Soph., Radford MF: Kieran Roberts, R-Soph., Radford D: Zack Compton, Jr., UNC Asheville D: Edward Fulwood, Fr., Campbell D: Daniel Mukuna, Soph., Campbell D: Rashid Tetteh, Soph., High Point GK: Carlos Canas, Sr., Longwood AL: Cade Crow, MF, Sr., Presbyterian	Siggi Benonysson, F, Fr., High Point Bana Ganidekam, MF, Fr., High Point Max Poelker, F, Fr., Longwood Gideon Betz, MF, Fr., Campbell Edward Fulwood, D, Fr., Campbell Rigo Rojas, F, Fr., Liberty Victor Valls, MF, Fr., Radford Sergio Pinto, MF, Fr., Presbyterian Severin Soerlie, F, Fr., Gardner-Webb James Knoebel, GK, R-Fr., Liberty Francesco Tiozzo, D, Fr., Winthrop

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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