Runnin' Bulldogs Earn the No. 7 Seed and Will Play at No. 2 Radford Tuesday Night at 6 p.m.
November 04, 2012 | Men's Soccer
Charlotte, N.C. - Gardner-Webb, who wrapped up the regular season slate with a home loss to Campbell earlier this evening, earned the No. 7 seed overall in next week's Big South Men's Soccer Championship, it was determined today as the Conference season concluded this afternoon.
Gardner-Webb posted a conference record of 3-5-2 overall on the season to give them 11 points. This season was the first year that the Runnin' Bulldogs have not been .500 or better in conference play since joining the League back in 2008.
GWU will face off with the No. 2 seeded Radford Highlanders, who finished the conference season at 7-2-1 overall and with 22 points, on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Radford, Va.
Radford defeated GWU 6-1 in the two team's only meeting this season back on September 29th in Boiling Springs, N.C.
No. 8 nationally ranked Coastal Carolina won its 11th Big South Men's Soccer Regular Season Championship as it captured the 2012 Big South Men's Soccer Regular-Season Title. With the win, the Chanticleers have earned the No. 1 seed and finished the season with a perfect 10-0-0 League mark for 30 points.
Radford claimed the No. 2 seed as it finished the Big South season with a 7-2-1 record and 22 points. Liberty (6-1-3) and Campbell (7-3-0) each finished the Conference slate with 21 points. Liberty earned the No. 3 seed with its 1-0 win over Campbell on Oct. 5. High Point posted a 5-3-2 League record to finish with 17 points to pick up the No. 5 position. In at the No. 6 seed was Winthrop as it closed out its Big South schedule with a 5-4-1 record for 16 points, while Presbyterian College rounds out the seedings with its 3-7-0 record and nine points.
The 2012 Big South Men's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites on Tuesday, Nov. 6 before moving to Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C. for the semifinals and finals on Nov. 9-11. The quarterfinals and semifinals will air on the Big South Network, with the finals airing on ESPN3. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 6 (at Highest Seeds)
Game 1: #4 Campbell vs. #5 High Point, 7:00pm
Game 2: #1 Coastal Carolina vs. #8 Presbyterian College, 7:00pm
Game 3: #3 Liberty vs. #6 Winthrop, 6:00pm
Game 4: #2 Radford vs. #7 Gardner-Webb, 6:00pm
Friday, Nov. 9 (Bryan Park, Greensboro, N.C.)
Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 4:00pm
Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 7:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 11 (Bryan Park, Greensboro, N.C.)
Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 2:00pm
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