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2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season

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2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJo Vetle Rimstad, Radford
Picked byD.C. United, 43rd overall
Regular season
Season championsRadford
  Runners-upHigh Point
Season MVPOffense: Tresor Mbuyu
Jo Vetle Rimstad
Tournament
ChampionsRadford
Big South Conference men's soccer seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big South Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Radford 7 1 0 14 4 2
High Point 5 1 2 11 4 4
UNC Asheville 5 3 0 6 13 0
Liberty 4 3 1 7 9 2
Presbyterian 4 4 0 7 10 3
Longwood 3 5 0 8 12 1
Gardner–Webb 2 5 1 4 11 1
Winthrop 2 6 0 5 10 2
Campbell 2 6 0 5 11 1
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Big South Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Winthrop Eagles are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

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Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Campbell Fighting Camels Indianapolis, Indiana Eakes Athletic Complex 1,000
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Boiling Springs, North Carolina Greene-Harbison Soccer Stadium 800
High Point Panthers High Point, North Carolina Vert Stadium 1,100
Liberty Flames Lynchburg, Virginia Liberty Soccer Stadium 2,000
Longwood Lancers Farmville, Virginia Longwood Athletics Complex 350
Presbyterian Blue Hose Clinton, South Carolina Martin Stadium 400
Radford Highlanders Radford, Virginia Cupp Memorial Stadium 5,000
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville, North Carolina Greenwood Soccer Field 1,000
VMI Keydets Lexington, Virginia Patchin Field 1,000
Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill, South Carolina Eagle Field 1,500

Regular season

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Results

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As of October 9, 2016
Legend
  Home team win
  Home team defeat
  Draw/tie
  Postponed
Home/Away CAM GW HPU LIB LON PRE RAD UNA WIN
Campbell Fighting Camels 11/02 10/22 2–1 4–1
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 2–1 10/21 11/02 0–1
High Point Panthers 10/29 3–0 10/22 10/15
Liberty Flames 10/14 10/26 10/29 3–4
Longwood Lancers 6–2 P[2] 11/02 10/26
Presbyterian Blue Hose 2–1 10/15 10/26 3–1
Radford Highlanders 10/29 2–1 1–0 10/15
UNC Asheville Bulldogs 1–0 3–2 11/02 10/22
Winthrop Eagles 10/26 10/19 3–4 10/29

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre[3] Wk
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Final[16]
Campbell C
Gardner–Webb C
High Point C RV NR
Liberty C
Longwood C
Presbyterian C
Radford C RV 20 18 24 20 RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV
UNC Asheville C
VMI C
Winthrop C

Postseason

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Big South Tournament

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Tournament details to be announced.

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
4 Radford L, 1–2 vs. Coastal Carolina(Conway)

All-Big South awards and teams

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2016 Big South Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Attacking Player of the Year Tresor Mbuyu, F, Soph., Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year Jo Vetle Rimstad, D, Sr., Radford
Coach of the Year Marc Reeves, Radford
Freshman of the Year Siggi Benonysson, F, Fr., High Point
2016 Big South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

F: Siggi Benonysson, Fr., High Point
F: Chris Ramsell, Sr., High Point
F: Tresor Mbuyu, Soph., Liberty
MF: Ali Al-Gashamy, Sr., Gardner-Webb
MF: Renato Punyed, Sr., High Point
MF: Kevin Mendoza, Soph., Liberty
MF: Finnlay Wyatt, Sr., Longwood
D: Jo Vetle Rimstad, Sr., Radford
D: Johnny Fenwick, Soph., High Point
D: Fraser Colmer, Jr., Radford
D: Bismark Amofah, Sr., Radford
GK: Aitor Pousea Blanco, R-Jr., Radford
AL: Kyle Carr, D, Sr., Liberty

F: Mason Lewis, Sr., Presbyterian
F: Zach Joens, Sr., UNC Asheville
F: Evan Szklennik, Sr., Radford
MF: Bana Ganidekam, Fr., High Point
MF: Dan Campos, Jr., Longwood
MF: Jakob Strandsäter, Soph., Radford
MF: Kieran Roberts, R-Soph., Radford
D: Zack Compton, Jr., UNC Asheville
D: Edward Fulwood, Fr., Campbell
D: Daniel Mukuna, Soph., Campbell
D: Rashid Tetteh, Soph., High Point
GK: Carlos Canas, Sr., Longwood
AL: Cade Crow, MF, Sr., Presbyterian

Siggi Benonysson, F, Fr., High Point
Bana Ganidekam, MF, Fr., High Point
Max Poelker, F, Fr., Longwood
Gideon Betz, MF, Fr., Campbell
Edward Fulwood, D, Fr., Campbell
Rigo Rojas, F, Fr., Liberty
Victor Valls, MF, Fr., Radford
Sergio Pinto, MF, Fr., Presbyterian
Severin Soerlie, F, Fr., Gardner-Webb
James Knoebel, GK, R-Fr., Liberty
Francesco Tiozzo, D, Fr., Winthrop

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Weather Postpones Saturday's Soccer Games". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
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  9. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Big South Announces 2016 Men's Soccer Annual Awards". Big South Conference. BigSouthSports.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.