2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Country  United States
Teams 8
Champions North Florida
Runners-up USC Upstate
Matches played 4
Goals scored 17 (4.25 per match)
Best player Helge Pietschmann
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The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 37th edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The North Florida Ospreys won the tournament, besting the USC Upstate Spartans in the championship match. The 7–0 winning scoreline was the second most lopsided scoreline in an Atlantic Sun championship, and the largest since 1979.[1]

Qualification

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Florida ‡ 4 –0 –1  10 –7 –1
Florida Gulf Coast 4 –0 –1  7 –4 –3
Lipscomb 3 –2 –0  6 –10 –1
USC Upstate 2 –3 –1  7 –7 –1
Jacksonville 1 –5 –0  3 –12 –1
Stetson 0 –4 –1  5 –9 –2
As of November 20, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top five teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

  First round     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 Florida Gulf Coast 3  
  4 USC Upstate (OT) 3     4 USC Upstate (OT) 4    
  5 Jacksonville 2         4 USC Upstate 0
      2 North Florida 7
      2 North Florida (2OT) 2    
        3 Lipscomb 1  

Schedule

First round

Semifinals

Championship

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[2]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

On November 15, the Atlantic Sun Conference determined the tournament's best XI[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States DF Tucker Beerman (USC Upstate)
2 United States DF Casey Caronis (North Florida)
3 United States MF Jay Bolt (North Florida)
4 United States MF Omar Castro (North Florida)
5 United States MF Matt Kerridge (Lipscomb)
6 Germany MF Leon Schwarzer (USC Upstate)
7 Guatemala MF Rodrigo Saravia (Florida Gulf Coast)
8 United States FW Alex Morrell (North Florida)
9 Germany FW Helge Pietschmann (North Florida)
10 Spain FW Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast)
11 Germany FW Gordon Wild (USC Upstate)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015–16 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Osprey's Secure First #ASunMSOC Championship; Head to NCAA Tournament". AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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