2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The tournament was hosted on the campus of the higher seed each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. High Point were the defending champions.^[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, falling in to Campbell in the final.^[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh for the Campbell men's soccer program and the third for head coach Dustin Fonder. The title was Campbell's third in the last four years and their seven titles is two more than any other Big South men's soccer program.^[3] As tournament champions, Campbell earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 Big South Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,832
Site	Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions	Campbell (7th title)
Winning coach	Dustin Fonder (3rd title)
MVP	George Bediko (Campbell)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Big South Conference men's soccer tournament «2020  2022»

2021 Big South Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Campbell ‡	7	–	0	–	1			15	–	4	–	2
High Point	5	–	0	–	3			8	–	7	–	3
Longwood	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	10	–	2
Winthrop	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	10	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	3	–	2			7	–	6	–	3
Gardner–Webb	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	12	–	1
Radford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	11	–	0
USC Upstate	2	–	4	–	2			4	–	9	–	3
UNC Asheville	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	14	–	1
‡ – 2021 Big South Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2021 NCAA tournament As of December 14, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big South

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. All games were hosted by the higher seed. The top two seeds also earned a bye into the quarterfinals. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Campbell	7–0–1	22
2	High Point	5–0–3	16
3	Longwood	4–3–1	13
4	Winthrop	4–4–0	12
5	Presbyterian	3–3–2	11
6	Gardner–Webb	3–4–1	10

Bracket

Source:^[5]

	First round Sunday, Nov. 7					Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 10					Final Sunday, Nov. 14
						1	Campbell	7
	4	Winthrop	3			4	Winthrop	0
	5	Presbyterian	0								1	Campbell	3
											2	High Point	2
						2	High Point	5
	3	Longwood	1			6	Gardner–Webb	0
	6	Gardner–Webb	2

Schedule

First round

#3 Longwood v #6 Gardner–Webb

November 7, 2021	#3 Longwood	1–2	#6 Gardner–Webb	Farmville, VA
2:00 p.m. ET	Markus Gronli   73' Mason Butcher   75' Owen Ludlow   80',   86' Dan Ahrens   85'	Report	12',   85' Samuel Catherall   15' Ryan Madondo   40' Hendrik Kortgodde   77' Giampaolo Nardi	Stadium: Longwood University Athletics Complex Attendance: 124 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Fourth official: Brandon Ingram

#4 Winthrop v #5 Presbyterian

November 7, 2021	#4 Winthrop	3–0	#5 Presbyterian	Rock Hill, SC
6:00 p.m. ET	Ethan Stevenson   21' Brigham Larsen   30',   40' Ben Goodman   60'	Report	44' Niklas Hoener	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 175

Semifinals

#1 Campbell v #4 Winthrop

November 10, 2021	#1 Campbell	7–0	#4 Winthrop	Buies Creek, NC
6:00 p.m. ET	Daniel Hernandez   7', 18', 51' Kemy Amiche   21' Jake Morris   53' Kyoji Hata   56', 57'	Report	34' William Cardona   71' Sean Green	Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 403 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Esli Leon

#2 High Point v #6 Gardner–Webb

November 10, 2021	#2 High Point	5–0	#6 Gardner–Webb	High Point, NC
6:00 p.m. ET	Cooper Lindfelt   22' Sebastian Chalbaud   32' MD Myers   35' Ashton Perkins   57' Jackson Ruckman   76'	Report	72' Samuel Catherall	Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 503 Referee: Toni Penso Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Brandon Marion

Final

#1 Campbell v #2 High Point

November 14, 2021	#1 Campbell	3–2	#2 High Point	Buies Creek, NC
1:00 p.m. ET	Kemy Amiche   6' Bissafi Dotte   35' Adrian Morales   45' Moses Mensah   79'	Report	13' Ashton Perkins   14' MD Myers   27',   38' Alessandro Sobacchi   64' Karson Kendall   64' Team	Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 627 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

3 goals

• Daniel Hernandez – Campbell

2 goals

• Kemy Amiche – Campbell
• Kyoji Hata – Campbell
• MD Myers – High Point

1 goal

• Bissafi Dotte – Campbell
• Adrian Morales – Campbell
• Jake Morris – Campbell
• Samuel Catherall – Gardner–Webb
• Ryan Madondo – Gardner–Webb
• Sebastian Chalbaud – High Point
• Cooper Lindfelt – High Point
• Ashton Perkins – High Point
• Jackson Ruckman – High Point
• Alessandro Sobacchi – High Point
• Owen Ludlow – Longwood
• Ben Goodman – Winthrop
• Brigham Larsen – Winthrop
• Ethan Stevenson – Winthrop

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
George Bediko	Campbell
Kemy Amiche
Bissafi Dotte
Daniel Hernandez
Alessandro Sobacchi	High Point
Mason Marcey
MD Myers
William Cardona	Winthrop
Ethan Stevenson
Sebastian Reventlow	Gardner-Webb
Ryan Madondo
Ander Etxaniz	Longwood
Cesar Sancho	Presbyterian

MVP in bold

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
3. "2021 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
4. "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
5. "2021 BIG SOUTH MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
6. "#1 Campbell Wins 2021 Big South Men's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.