2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteASU Soccer Stadium
Boone, North Carolina
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (3rd title)
Winning coachShaun Docking (3rd title)
MVPAlberto Ciroi (Coastal Carolina)
BroadcastESPN+
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Arkansas 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
Coastal Carolina ‡ 3 – 2 – 0 10 – 8 – 3
Appalachian State 2 – 3 – 0 11 – 7 – 1
Georgia State 2 – 3 – 0 12 – 4 – 4
Georgia Southern 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 9 – 2
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 12 – 1
As of 29 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17, 2019.

Appalachian State hosted the tournament, and all matches were played at ASU Soccer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[1]

Coastal Carolina won the tournament, defeating fifth-seed and defending champions, Georgia State, 6–5, on penalty kicks after 1–1 draw.[2] Coastal Carolina earned the conference's berth into the NCAA Tournament,[3] where they reached the second round before losing to SMU.[4]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker[5]
1 Central Arkansas 4–1–0
2 Coastal Carolina 3–2–0
3 Howard 2–3–0 2–1 record vs. GSO, GSU, and ASU
4 Georgia Southern 2–3–0 2–1 record vs. HOW, GSU, and ASU
5 Georgia State 2–3–0 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and ASU
6 Appalachian State 2–3–0 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and GSU

Bracket

First round
November 13 		Semifinals
November 15 		Championship
November 17
1 Central Arkansas 0
4 Georgia Southern 0 5 Georgia State 1
5 Georgia State 4 5 Georgia State 1 (5)
2 Coastal Carolina (pen.) 1 (6)
2 Coastal Carolina 2
3 Howard 0 6 Appalachian State 1
6 Appalachian State 3

Results

First round

No. 4 Georgia Southern0–4No. 5 Georgia State
Report
  • Briggs 25', 78'
  • Fearnley 61'
  • Jumeau 79'
Attendance: 35
Referee: Dustin Thorne
No. 3 Howard0–3No. 6 Appalachian State
Report
  • Robicheaux 20'
  • Pfrogner 44'
  • Hernandez 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 220
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Semifinals

No. 1 Central Arkansas0–1No. 5 Georgia State
Report Summerfield 76'
Attendance: 75
Referee: Brandon Marion
No. 2 Coastal Carolina2–1No. 6 Appalachian State
  • Skraep 6'
  • Snaith 10'
 Report
  • Darden 77'
Attendance: 482
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Final

No. 2 Coastal Carolina1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Georgia State
Snaith 89' Report Fearnley 87'
Penalties
  • Snaith soccer ball with red X
  • Endale soccer ball with check mark
  • Power soccer ball with check mark
  • Mondi soccer ball with check mark
  • Rzepecki soccer ball with check mark
  • Williams soccer ball with check mark
  • Riihjarvi soccer ball with check mark
 6–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Proctor
  • soccer ball with red X Briggs
  • soccer ball with check mark Read
  • soccer ball with check mark Finnie
  • soccer ball with check mark Clinton
  • soccer ball with check mark Fearnley
  • soccer ball with red X Rosenwald
Attendance: 182
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals
1 United States Aris Briggs Georgia State 2
England Matthew Fearnley Georgia State
Wales Sam Snaith Coastal Carolina
2 United States Mason Darden Appalachian State 1
England Tristan Jumeau Georgia State
Germany Marc Pfronger Appalachian State
United States Mason Robicheaux Appalachian State
Denmark Kasper Skraep Coastal Carolina
England Alex Summerfield Georgia State

Sun Belt Tournament Best XI

Player Team
Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Alex McGrath Appalachian State
Mason Robicheaux
Ole Kjoerholt Central Arkansas
Nate Lancaster
Freddie Read Georgia State
Alex Summerfield
Paul Tyson
Jeranimo Power Coastal Carolina
Kasper Skraep
Sam Snaith
Alberto Ciroi

MVP in Bold

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Soccer Schedule". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Coastal Carolina men's soccer wins Sun Belt title in PK shootout". WPDE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Blondin, Alan (November 18, 2019). "Coastal Carolina men's soccer opens playoffs at N.C. State". The Sun News. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "SMU advances to Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament". PonyStampede.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Rodgers, Scottie (November 17, 2019). "Coastal Carolina Wins Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship on Penalty Kicks". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

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