Gardner-Webb to Host 2011 Big South Men's Soccer Championship Next Week; Will Be the No. 2 Seed in the Conference Championship Tournament
November 06, 2011 | Men's Soccer
Charlotte, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb men's soccer team earned the No. 2 seed overall in next week's Big South Men's Soccer Championship tournament hosted by Gardner-Webb University at Greene-Harbison Field in Boiling Springs, N.C. on November 10th, 11th and 13th.
Gardner-Webb finished the Big South Conference season with a 5-3-1 record for 16 points to claim the No. 2 seed, finishing just ahead of Campbell who posted a 5-4-0 mark in League play to finish with 15 points.
No. 10 Coastal Carolina won its 10th Big South Men's Soccer Regular Season Championship as it captured the 2011 Big South Men's Soccer Regular-Season Title, earning the No. 1 seed in next week's Big South Men's Soccer Championship. Coastal Carolina finished the season with a perfect 9-0-0 League mark for 27 points.
Liberty, Radford and High Point all turned in identical 4-4-1 records in the League for 13 points. Liberty claimed the No. 4 position as it defeated Radford and High Point during the regular season. Radford took the No. 5 slot with its win over High Point during the season, giving High Point the No. 6 seed. Winthrop recorded a 4-5-0 Big South record and 12 points to take the No. 7 seed. UNC Asheville at 3-5-1 rounds out the seeds with 10 points.
The 2011 Big South Men's Soccer Championship will be played on the campus of Gardner-Webb University and begins Thursday, Nov. 10th with four games, and concludes with the Championship game on Sunday, Nov. 13th.
All seven games of the Big South Men's Soccer Championship will air live on the Big South Network.
The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.
The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
Thursday, Nov. 10
Game 1: #4 Liberty vs. #5 Radford, 12:00pm
Game 2: #1 Coastal Carolina vs. #8 UNC Asheville, 2:30pm
Game 3: #3 Campbell vs. #6 High Point, 5:00pm
Game 4: #2 Gardner-Webb vs. #7 Winthrop, 7:30pm
Friday, Nov. 11
Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 4:00pm
Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 7:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 13
Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 2:00pm
| 2011 Big South Men's Soccer Championship Bracket |
