High Point Wins 2021-22 Sasser Cup Trophy
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – High Point University has been awarded the Big South Conference’s George F. “Buddy” Sasser Cup Trophy for the 2021-22 athletic season, marking the school’s first time achieving the top overall athletic season in the Big South. The Cup was presented to High Point Wednesday evening at the league’s annual Spring Meetings Awards Banquet, which was held at The Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C.
In 2021-22, High Point averaged 10.28 Sasser Cup points in 15 championship sports and accumulated a total of 154.25 points based on its finish in conference regular-season and championship competition. The Panthers won six combined Big South championships in 2021-22 -- two outright/shared regular-season titles and four tournament crowns. High Point won the regular-season title in volleyball and shared the championship in women’s lacrosse, while claiming the conference tournament championship in women’s cross country, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.
Campbell finished second to High Point this season with a 10.21 average in 19 sports and totaled 194 points. Charleston Southern was third in the standings (8.64 average) -- its highest finish since third-place in 1999-00, and was followed by Longwood (7.48) and USC Upstate (7.15) to round out the top five. It is the first Top 5 finish for Longwood, and second-straight for Upstate.
The Panthers claimed the Women’s All-Sports Trophy for the fourth-straight year with their average of 11.03 (88.25 points earned in eight sports), ahead of Campbell’s 10.45 average (104.5 points earned in 10 sports). High Point finished as either the Big South champion or runner-up six times in women’s competition to capture the Women’s All-Sports Trophy. Longwood was third in the Women’s All-Sports race with its 8.07 average (56.5 points earned in seven sports) -- the Lancers’ first top three standing.
Campbell earned the Men’s All-Sports Trophy for the fourth consecutive time. The Camels’ won the Men’s All-Sports title with an average of 9.94 points, as Campbell won Big South championships in men’s soccer (regular-season and tournament), men’s indoor track & field, men’s tennis (regular-season) and baseball (regular-season and tournament). High Point was second with an average of 9.43 points (66 in seven sports), followed by Charleston Southern at 9.39 (65.75 in seven sports).
The Sasser Cup Trophy is named for former Big South Commissioner Buddy Sasser (1989-96) and is awarded to the Big South member institution with the most successful year athletically, based on an average points system. Points are awarded for both regular-season and tournament finishes in each of the League’s 19 championships, and the average of the combined total is used to determine the overall point allocation in the respective sport. One bonus point is added to the average total for each Conference Champion/AQ representative, as well as any teams that receive at-large NCAA Championships berths. Teams tied in regular-season or tournament play split the points earned. Each member’s overall point totals are then divided by the number of sports sponsored by that school to determine the average.
The complete listing of the 2021-22 Sasser Cup and All-Sports standings appear below, as well as the annual Sasser Cup champions. Click here for a printable chart.
2021-22 Sasser Cup Standings
1. High Point ............................. 10.28
2. Campbell ................................. 10.21
3. Charleston Southern ..... 8.64
4. Longwood ............................... 7.48
5. USC Upstate ........................... 7.15
6. North Carolina A&T ........ 7.13
7. UNC Asheville ..................... 7.00
8. Gardner-Webb .................... 6.84
9. Radford ...................................... 6.53
10. Winthrop .................................. 5.69
11. Hampton ................................... 5.18
12. Presbyterian College .... 4.96
2021-22 Women’s All-Sports Award
1. High Point .............................. 11.03
2. Campbell ................................. 10.45
3. Longwood ............................... 8.07
4. Charleston Southern ..... 8.06
5. North Carolina A&T ........ 7.13
6. UNC Asheville ..................... 7.03
7. Gardner-Webb .................... 6.70
8. USC Upstate .......................... 6.69
9. Radford ...................................... 6.35
10. Hampton .................................. 5.28
11. Presbyterian College ..... 4.91
12. Winthrop .................................. 4.64
2021-22 Men’s All-Sports Award
1. Campbell .................................. 9.94
2. High Point .............................. 9.43
3. Charleston Southern ..... 9.39
4. USC Upstate .......................... 7.68
5. North Carolina A&T ........ 7.13
6. Winthrop .................................. 7.04
7. Gardner-Webb .................... 7.00
8. UNC Asheville ..................... 6.96
9. Radford ..................................... 6.83
10. Longwood ............................... 6.79
T-11. Presbyterian College .... 5.04
Hampton .................................. 5.04
Annual Sasser Cup Champions
2021-22 ....... High Point
2020-21 ...... Campbell
2019-20 ...... none - incomplete season due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018-19 ....... Campbell
2017-18 ....... Liberty
2016-17 ....... Liberty
2015-16 ....... Liberty
2014-15 ........ Coastal Carolina
2013-14 ........ Coastal Carolina
2012-13 ........ Liberty
2011-12 ......... Liberty
2010-11 ........ Liberty
2009-10 ..... Liberty
2008-09 ... Liberty
2007-08 .... Liberty
2006-07 .... Coastal Carolina
2005-06 .... Coastal Carolina
2004-05 .... Coastal Carolina
2003-04 .... Coastal Carolina
2002-03 .... Liberty
2001-02 ..... Liberty
2000-01 .... Coastal Carolina
1999-00 ..... Liberty
1998-99 ...... Liberty
1997-98 ...... Liberty
1996-97 ...... UNC Greensboro
1995-96 ...... UNC Greensboro
1994-95 ...... UNC Greensboro
1993-94 ...... Campbell
1992-93 ...... Campbell
1991-92 ....... Campbell
1990-91 ....... Coastal Carolina
1989-90 ..... Coastal Carolina
1988-89 ..... Coastal Carolina
1987-88 ...... Coastal Carolina
1986-87 ...... Winthrop
1985-86 ...... Winthrop