2025 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2025 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,145 | ||||
| First round site | Longwood Athletics Complex Vert Stadium Farmville, Virginia High Point, North Carolina | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sportsplex at Matthews Matthews, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | High Point (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Aaron McGuiness (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Aubrey McKessy (High Point) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .875 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point ‡y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .125 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Big South Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big South Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big South Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from November 1 through November 9, 2025. The tournament was hosted by campus sites for the First Round and by the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, for the Semifinals and Final. The six team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. USC Upstate were the defending champions.[1][2] The Spartans were unable to defend their crown, as they fell to Longwood in the Semifinals in a penalty shoot-out. High Point would go on to win the title over Longwood in another penalty shoot-out in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the eighth for the High Point Panthers women's soccer program, and first for head coach Aaron McGuiness.[5] As tournament champions, High Point earned the Big South's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top two seeds earned byes into the Semifinals, and the third and fourth seeds earned the right to host a First Round match. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Gardner-Webb and High Point both finished with identical 3–3–2 regular season records. High Point earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 3–0 victory over Gardner-Webb during the regular season on October 25.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Radford | 7–1–0 | 21 |
| 2 | USC Upstate | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 3 | Longwood | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 4 | High Point | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| First round Saturday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 6 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Radford | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | High Point | 3 | 4 | High Point | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Gardner-Webb | 0 | 4 | High Point (pen.) | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| 2 | USC Upstate | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | USC Upstate | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longwood | 2 | 3 | Longwood (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1 | (4) High Point | 3–0 | (5) Gardner-Webb | High Point, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 468 Referee: Bill Dittmar Assistant referees: Gavin Pilato Jake Hagemann Fourth official: Logan Fraley |
| November 1 | (3) Longwood | 2–0 | (6) Charleston Southern | Farmville, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Longwood Athletics Complex Attendance: 263 Referee: Richard Wells Assistant referees: Hicham El Bariqi Joseph Carr Fourth official: Andrea Romine |
Semifinals
| November 6 | (1) Radford | 1–2 | (4) High Point | Matthews, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Justin Howard Amy Balbier Fourth official: Ralph Polson |
| November 6 | (2) USC Upstate | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | (3) Longwood | Matthews, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1 Referee: John Matto Assistant referees: Robert Dail Luis Pineres Fourth official: Rick Rogers |
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Final
| November 9 | (2) USC Upstate | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | (4) High Point | Matthews, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 412 Referee: John Rush Assistant referees: Richard Wells Jake Hagemann Fourth official: Clive Edwards |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).
2 goals
- Peyton Gilmore – High Point
1 goal
- Bella Burr – High Point
- Kari Powell – High Point
- Ally Ruiz – High Point
- Morgan Wilcox – High Point
- Meghan Piazza – Longwood
- Coryn Silberstien – Longwood
- Remi Siner – Longwood
- Ashley Loundermon – Radford
- Paige Armstrong – USC Upstate
- Savannah Noll – USC Upstate
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Jenéa Knight | Charleston Southern |
| Peyton Bryant | Gardner-Webb |
| Bella Burr | High Point |
| Coryn McDonnell | |
| Aubrey McKessy | |
| Kari Powell | |
| Sara Curtis | Longwood |
| Sydney Robertson | |
| Ashley Loundermon | Radford |
| Paige Olson | |
| Paige Armstrong | USC Upstate |
| Audrey Baer | |
| Savannah Noll |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "#1 USC Upstate Wins 2024 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". hbcufan.com. Big South Conference. November 11, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Lindsay, Michael (November 9, 2025). "HPU women win Big South soccer title". Yahoo Sports. High Point Enterprise. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Seedings and Pairings Announced for 2025 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ @bigsouthsports; (October 29, 2025). "The official bracket of the 2025 Big South Women's Soccer Championship! #BigSouthWSOC". Retrieved November 25, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "#4 High Point Wins 2025 Big South Women's Soccer Championship". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.