2016 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

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2016 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SitePatrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium
Radford, Virginia
ChampionsRadford (3rd title)
Winning coachMarc Reeves (1st title)
BroadcastBig South Network, ESPN3
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
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The 2016 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 33rd edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Regular season champions,[1] Radford won their third Big South title, defeating in-state rival, Longwood, 1–0 in the championship match.[2] Radford's Sivert Daehlie scored the match-winning header in the 85th minute of play. It was Radford's first conference championship since 2000. Longwood was in their first Big South Conference championship, and were in their first conference championship since they reached the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament championship in 2011.[3]

Qualification

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The top six teams in the Big South Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Radford (C) 8 7 0 1 13 2 +11 21 NCAA Tournament, Big South Semifinals
2 High Point 8 5 2 1 17 5 +12 17 Big South Semifinals
3 UNC Asheville 8 5 0 3 6 12 −6 15 Big South Quarterfinals
4 Liberty 8 4 1 3 19 16 +3 13
5 Presbyterian 8 4 0 4 11 10 +1 12
6 Longwood 8 3 0 5 16 18 −2 9
7 Gardner–Webb 8 2 1 5 9 12 −3 7
8 Winthrop 8 2 0 6 0 0 0 6
9 Campbell 8 2 0 6 0 0 0 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2016.
Source: http://bigsouthsports.com/standings.aspx?path=msoc&standings=53
(C) Champions

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Radford (pen.)  1 (4) 
4 Liberty 1 5 Presbyterian  1 (2) 
5 Presbyterian 2 1 Radford 1
6 Longwood 0
2 High Point 0
3 UNC Asheville 1 6 Longwood 1
6 Longwood 3

References

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  1. ^ "Radford Wins Men's Soccer Regular-Season Title". WBTV. WBTV.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Radford Wins Big South Men's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. BigSouthSports.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Longwood Clams ASC Championship Over Adelphi In Penalty Kick Shootout". Longwood Lancers. LongwoodLancers.com. November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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