2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 24th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament will decide the Sun Belt Conference champion. The tournament will be begin on November 7 and conclude on November 11.[1]

2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams5
Matches4
SiteEagle Field at Erk Russell Park
Statesboro, Georgia
ChampionsGeorgia State (1st title)
Winning coachBrett Surrency (1st title)
MVPHannes Burmeister (Georgia State)
BroadcastESPN+
Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgia State ‡ 2 –0 –2  11 –6 –3
Appalachian State 2 –1 –1  8 –6 –3
Georgia Southern 2 –1 –1  7 –7 –3
Coastal Carolina 2 –2 –0  10 –6 –0
Howard 0 –4 –0  2 –10 –3
  • ‡-Sun Belt Tournament Champion
    +-Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 30, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Coastal Carolina were the defending champions. However, they were unable to defend their title, losing to Georgia State 1–2 in the Semifinals. Georgia State went on to win the tournament 4–2 over Georgia Southern in the final. This was the first Sun Belt Conference Championship for Georgia State.[2][3]

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Georgia State 2–0–2
2 Georgia Southern 2–1–1 GSO 1–0 vs. ASU
3 Appalachian State 2–1–1 ASU 0–1 vs. GSO
4 Coastal Carolina 2–2–0
5 Howard 0–4–0

Bracket
  First round
Nov. 7		     Semifinals
Nov. 9		     Championship
Nov. 11
                           
      1 Georgia State 2  
  4 Coastal Carolina 2     4 Coastal Carolina 1    
  5 Howard 1         1 Georgia State 4
      2 Georgia Southern 2
      2 Georgia Southern 3    
        3 Appalachian State 0  

Results

First round
No. 4 Coastal Carolina2–1No. 5 Howard
  • Ntsabeleng  53'
  • Mondi  66'
 Report
  • Hart  12'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Richonne Clark

Semifinals
No. 1 Georgia State2–1No. 4 Coastal Carolina
 Report
  • Fortune  38' (pen.)
Attendance: 325
Referee: Brandon Marion
No. 2 Georgia Southern3–0No. 3 Appalachian State
  • Carbonell  28'
  • Davie  52'
  • Wang  88'
 Report
Attendance: 325
Referee: Jose Mendes

Final
No. 1 Georgia State4–2No. 2 Georgia Southern
  • Burmeister  28' (pen.), 73' (pen.), 82'
  • Rosenwald  89'
 Report
  • Carbonell  65'
  • Cortes  71'
Attendance: 924
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez

Statistics

Goalscorers
3 Goals
  • Hannes Burmeister - Georgia Southern
2 Goals
  • Javier Carbonell - Georgia Southern
  • Frank Rosenwald - Georgia State
1 Goal
  • Aldair Cortes - Georgia Southern
  • Adam Davie - Georgia Southern
  • Jaiden Fortune - Coastal Carolina
  • Daniel Hart - Howard
  • Max Hemmings - Georgia State
  • Tyrone Mondi - Coastal Carolina
  • Tsiki Ntsabeleng - Coastal Carolina
  • Sander Wang - Georgia Southern

All Tournament Team
2018 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team[4]
  • Carlos Caro, Howard
  • Ian Bennett, Appalachian State
  • Zeiko Harris, Appalachian State
  • Yazeed Matthews, Coastal Carolina
  • Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Coastal Carolina
  • Gonzalo Talavera, Georgia Southern
  • Javier Carbonell, Georgia Southern
  • Aldair Cortes, Georgia Southern
  • Liam Fitzsimmons, Georgia State
  • Max Hemmings, Georgia State
  • Frank Rosenwald, Georgia State
  • Hannes Burmeister, Georgia State
MVP in Bold

References
  1. "2018 Men's Soccer Championship Central". sunbeltsports.org. August 31, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. "Men's Soccer Championship bracket announced, host Coastal Carolina earns top seed". Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. "Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Record book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.com. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. "No. 1 Georgia State Defeats No. 2 Georgia Southern, 4-2, to Win First-Ever Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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