2022 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament

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2022 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance685
Site Sportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
Champions Radford (8th title)
Winning coachBen Sohrabi (8th title)
MVP Helena Willson (Radford)
Broadcast ESPN+
Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Big South Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Campbell  702 .8891134 .722
Radford  y621 .7221244 .700
USC Upstate  621 .722954 .611
Gardner-Webb  432 .556975 .548
High Point  441 .5005103 .361
Charleston Southern  333 .500584 .412
Longwood  252 .333594 .389
UNC Asheville  261 .2784103 .324
Presbyterian  261 .2782123 .206
Winthrop  162 .222483 .367
Conference champion
2022 Big South Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Big South Conference

The 2022 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 3 through November 6, 2022. 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. High Point were the defending champions, [1] and they were unable to defend their crown, as they failed to qualify for the tournament, finishing in fifth place. Radford won the tournament with a 3–0 victory over USC Upstate in the Final. [2] The conference tournament title was the eighth for the Radford women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Ben Sohrabi. [3] As tournament champions, Radford earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

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Seeding

The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as USC Upstate and Radford both finished with identical 6–2–1 conference regular season records. USC Upstate earned the second seed by virtue of their 2–0 victory over Radford on October 4th. [4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Campbell 7–0–223
2 USC Upstate 6–2–119
3 Radford 6–2–119
4 Gardner-Webb 4–3–214

Bracket

Source: [5]

Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
      
1 Campbell 1 (3)
4 Gardner-Webb (pen.)1 (4)
4 Gardner-Webb 0
3 Radford 3
2 USC Upstate 0
3 Radford 1

Schedule

Semifinals

November 3 #1 Campbell 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#4 Gardner-Webb Matthews, NC
4:05 p.m. ET
  • Cazzi Norgren Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg73', Yellow card.svg 95' Lea Gossett
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 185
Penalties
  • Jessica Donald Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jackie Richards Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Delaney Baumbick Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Kaleigh Backlund Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Cazzi Norgren Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Marina Bradic
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Maddie Turlington
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Alli Varga
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Lea Gossett
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Klara Ovefelt
November 3 #2 USC Upstate 0–1 #3 Radford Matthews, NC
7:45 p.m. ET
  • Adrianna Pepe Yellow card.svg 17'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg61' Amy Swain
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 150

Final

November 6 #3 Radford 3–0 #4 Gardner-Webb Matthews, NC
1:05 p.m. ET
  • Helena Willson Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Katelyn O'Donnell Soccerball shade.svg58'
  • Kat Parris Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 37' Lea Gossett
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 350

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

1 goal

  • Cazzi Norgren – Campbell
  • Lea Gossett – Gardner-Webb
  • Katelyn O'Donnell – Radford
  • Kat Parris – Radford
  • Amy Swain – Radford
  • Helena Willson – Radford

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Helena Willson Radford
Amy Swain
Katelyn O'Donnell
Jillian Silverstone
Carina Leal Gardner-Webb
Alli Varga
Marina Bradic
Cora Brendle USC Upstate
Emily Sanders
Mary Tierney Campbell
Cazzi Norgren

MVP in bold

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