2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 13th edition of the tournament, and the second since the conference reinstated the sport in 2013. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| Country |  |
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| Teams | 5 |
| Champions | Hartwick |
| Runners-up | Georgia State |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 13 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jamie O'Grady (2) |
| Best player | Jamie O'Grady |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The Hartwick Hawks won the tournament, defeating the Georgia State Panthers in the championship match.[1]
Qualification
| 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick ‡ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The top five teams in the Sun Belt Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.
Bracket
| Play-in round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hartwick | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Appalachian State | 2 | 4 | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 1 | 1 | Hartwick | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Georgia State | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia State (pen.) | 3 (5) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 3 (4) | |||||||||||
Schedule
Play-in round
| November 12 | Appalachian State | 2–1 | NJIT | Boone, North Carolina |
| 6:30 PM ET | Hemphill  Beranger |
Report | Mercer |
Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Lance Van Haitsma |
Semifinals
| November 13 | Georgia State | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Georgia Southern | Boone, North Carolina |
| 3:00 PM ET | Wilding Alarape Shultis |
Report | Abdellaoui Dinka Park |
Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Richonne Clark |
| Penalties | ||||
Wilding  Plasker Burmeister Hemmings  Joyner Elkhalil |
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| November 13 | Hartwick | 1–0 | Appalachian State | Boone, North Carolina |
| 6:30 PM ET | O'Grady |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Nima Seghefi |
Championship
| November 15 | Hartwick | 3–0 | Georgia State | Boone, North Carolina |
| 1:00 PM ET | Rood O'Grady Berry |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Hartwick | 2 |
| 2 | | Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | | Georgia State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Appalachian State | 1 |
| 2 | | Hartwick | 1 |
| 2 | | Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | | Appalachian State | 1 |
| 2 | | NJIT | 1 |
| 2 | | Hartwick | 1 |
| 2 | | Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | | Georgia State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Georgia State | 1 |
- As of 22 December 2015
Tournament Best XI
- Alex Beranger, Appalachian State
- Trey Hemphill, Appalachian State
- Emmanuel Raji, Georgia Southern
- Chase Park, Georgia Southern
- Rashid Alarape, Georgia State
- Nomas Cisic, Georgia State
- Amiri Abraham, Georgia State
- Dean Fowler, Hartwick
- Lenny Wilson, Hartwick
- Mike Rood, Hartwick
- Joshua Mercer, NJIT
See also
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- "2015 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship Central". Sun Belt Conference. SunBeltSports.org. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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