2014 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2014 Big South women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place March 4–9, 2014, at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Both semifinal games and the championship were broadcast on ESPN3 with the preliminaries airing online via Big South Network.

2014 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams11
SiteHTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
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2013–14 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 15 5   .750 20 11   .645
High Point 16 4   .800 22 11   .667
Winthrop 15 5   .750 24 9   .727
Campbell 13 7   .650 19 12   .613
Gardner-Webb 11 9   .550 16 14   .533
Coastal Carolina 10 10   .500 15 16   .484
Presbyterian 9 11   .450 12 19   .387
UNC Asheville 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Radford 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Longwood 5 15   .250 8 22   .267
Charleston Southern 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
2014 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Format

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All 11 Conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Seeding was determined by their record, with various tiebreakers used to eliminate a tie.[2]

Seeds

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2014 Big South Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 High Point 16–4 20–9
2 Liberty 15-5 20-10 2-0 vs. Winthrop
3 Winthrop 15–5 21–8 0-2 vs. Liberty
4 Campbell 13–7 18–11
5 Gardner–Webb 11–9 16–13
6 Coastal Carolina 10–10 14–15
7 Presbyterian 9–11 11–18
8 UNC Asheville 7–13 10–19
9 Radford 5–15 7–22 1-1 vs. Coastal Carolina
10 Longwood 5–15 8–21 0-2 vs. Coastal Carolina
11 Charleston Southern 4–16 8–21
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Tuesday, March 4
1 1 11:00am #8 UNC Asheville 43, #9 Radford 42 Big South Network 2,014
2 1:00pm #7 Presbyterian 54, #10 Longwood 40 Big South Network 1,335
2 3 6:00pm #6 Coastal Carolina 106, #11 Charleston Southern 71 Big South Network 1,216
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 6
3 4 12:00pm #1 High Point vs. #8 UNC Asheville Big South Network
5 2:00pm #4 Campbell vs. #5 Gardner-Webb Big South Network
4 6 6:00pm #2 Liberty vs. #7 Presbyterian Big South Network
7 8:00pm #3 Winthrop vs. #6 Coastal Carolina Big South Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
5 8 12:00pm #1 High Point vs. #4 Campbell ESPN3
9 2:00pm #2 Liberty vs. #3 Winthrop ESPN3
Championship Game - Sunday, March 9
6 10 12:00pm #1 High Point vs. #3 Winthrop ESPN3

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
March 4, 2014
Quarterfinals
March 6, 2014
Semifinals
March 8, 2014
ESPN3
Championship game
March 9, 2014
ESPN3
            
1 High Point 79
8 UNC Asheville 69
8 UNC Asheville 43
9 Radford 42
1 High Point 73
4 Campbell 69
4 Campbell 63
5 Gardner-Webb 46
1 High Point 74
3 Winthrop 87
2 Liberty 67
7 Presbyterian 42
7 Presbyterian 54
10 Longwood 40
2 Liberty 59
3 Winthrop 65
3 Winthrop 77
6 Coastal Carolina 58
6 Coastal Carolina 106
11 Charleston Southern 71
* Indicates overtime victory

All times listed are Eastern

References

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  1. ^ "Women's College Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes" (Press release). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "2014 Big South Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2014.