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
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are leaving the conference to join the Sun Belt Conference.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Campbell Fighting Camels Indianapolis, Indiana Eakes Athletic Complex Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Boiling Springs, North Carolina Greene-Harbison Soccer Stadium High Point Panthers High Point, North Carolina Vert Stadium Liberty Flames Lynchburg, Virginia Liberty Soccer Stadium Longwood Lancers Farmville, Virginia Longwood Athletics Complex Presbyterian Blue Hose Clinton, South Carolina Martin Stadium Radford Highlanders Radford, Virginia Cupp Memorial Stadium UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville, North Carolina Greenwood Soccer Field VMI Keydets Lexington, Virginia Patchin Field Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill, South Carolina Eagle Field
Regular season
Results
+ Legend Home team win Home team defeat Draw/tie Postponed
Home/Away CAMGWHPULIBLONPRERADUNAWINCampbell Fighting Camels 2–1 4–1 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 2–1 0–1 High Point Panthers 3–0 Liberty Flames 3–4 Longwood Lancers 6–2 P Presbyterian Blue Hose 2–1 3–1 Radford Highlanders 2–1 1–0 UNC Asheville Bulldogs 1–0 3–2 Winthrop Eagles 3–4
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final 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 RVUNC Asheville C VMI C Winthrop C
Postseason
Big South Tournament
Tournament details to be announced.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 4 RadfordL, 1–2 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Conway)
All-Big South awards and teams
2016 Big South Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Attacking Player of the YearTresor Mbuyu, F, Soph., LibertyDefensive Player of the YearJo Vetle Rimstad, D, Sr., RadfordCoach of the YearMarc Reeves, RadfordFreshman of the YearSiggi Benonysson, F, Fr., High Point
2016 Big South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Rookie TeamF: 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., LibertyF: 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., PresbyterianSiggi 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 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
References