MEN'S SOCCER SHARES BIG SOUTH REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Pairings and seedings for next week's Big South men's soccer tournament were announced Saturday night upon conclusion of the conference's regular season.

Radford and Winthrop both earned a share of the 2015 Big South men's soccer regular-season championship with 7-1-1 league records and 22 points. It was RU's second straight Big South regular-season title and sixth overall.

The Eagles secured the top overall seed in the conference tournament due to a head-to-head tiebreaker, and the Highlanders earned the No. 2 seed. Winthrop defeated RU, 1-0, on Oct. 13 in Rock Hill, S.C.

Coastal Carolina finished third with a 6-1-2 mark for 20 points, while Campbell earned the No. 4 seed by finishing at 5-4-0 for 15 points. Each of the top four seeds will host a quarterfinal game on Tuesday.

Longwood garnered the fifth seed with 13 points as the Lancers finished with a 4-4-1 record. The Panthers of High Point are the No. 6 seed as a result of their 3-3-3 mark and 12 points.

Gardner-Webb and UNC Asheville finished with identical 3-6-0 league records and nine points. GWU is the No. 7 seed and Asheville is the No. 8 seed as a result of a head-to-head tiebreaker. The Runnin' Bulldogs defeated UNCA, 3-1, on Oct. 14 in Boiling Springs, N.C.

The 2015 Big South Men's Soccer Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites on Tuesday before moving to Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C., for the semifinals (Nov. 13) and final (Nov. 15). The quarterfinals and semifinals will air on the Big South Network, while the final will be shown on ESPN3. The Big South's tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.

Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) – Tuesday, Nov. 10
Match 1: No. 8 UNC Asheville at No. 1 Winthrop – 7 p.m. (BSN)
Match 2: No. 7 Gardner-Webb at No. 2 Radford – 7 p.m. (BSN)
Match 3: No. 6 High Point at No. 3 Coastal Carolina – 7 p.m. (BSN)
Match 4: No. 5 Longwood at No. 4 Campbell – 7 p.m. (BSN)

Semifinals (Bryan Park – Greensboro, N.C.) – Friday, Nov. 13
Match 5: No. 4/5 winner vs. No. 1/8 winner – 4 p.m. (BSN)
Match 6: No. 2/7 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner – 7 p.m. (BSN)

Final (Bryan Park – Greensboro, N.C.) – Sunday, Nov. 15
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner – 2 p.m. (ESPN3)

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