2015 Atlantic Sun men's soccer tournament

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2015 Atlantic Sun men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams5
Matches4
Finals site Hodges Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
Champions North Florida (1st title)
Winning coachDerek Marinato (1st title)
MVP Helge Pietschmann (North Florida)
Atlantic Sun men's soccer tournament
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The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer tournament, the 37th edition of the tournament, determined the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

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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]

This was the final edition of the tournament held under the "Atlantic Sun" or "A-Sun" branding. In April 2016, the conference announced a rebranding as the ASUN Conference. [2]

Qualification

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Florida4 0 110 7 1
Florida Gulf Coast 4 0 17 4 3
Lipscomb 3 2 06 10 1
USC Upstate 2 3 17 7 1
Jacksonville 1 5 03 12 1
Stetson 0 4 15 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) 4
4 USC Upstate (OT) 3
5 Jacksonville 2
4 USC Upstate 0
2 North Florida 7
2 North Florida (2OT) 2
3 Lipscomb 1

Schedule

First round

November 5, 2015 USC Upstate 3–2 (a.e.t.) Jacksonville Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wild Soccerball shade.svg41'
Schwarzer Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)Soccerball shade gold.svg 98'
Report Kelly Soccerball shade.svg17'
Agredo Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 102
Referee: Jonathan Glover

Semi-finals

November 7, 2015 North Florida 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lipscomb Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET Morrell Soccerball shade.svg38'
Pietschmann Soccerball shade gold.svg 109'
Report Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg19'Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Estaban Rosano
November 7, 2015 Florida Gulf Coast 3–4 (a.e.t.) USC Upstate Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wilks Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg68'
Robledo Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Sommer Soccerball shade.svg27'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg73'
Schwarzer Soccerball shade.svg87'
Dovidio Soccerball shade gold.svg 97'
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 501
Referee: Randy Cook

Championship

November 14, 2015 North Florida 7–0 USC Upstate Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET D'Mello Soccerball shade.svg24'
Garcia Soccerball shade.svg43'
Pietschmann Soccerball shade.svg48', 51', 54'
Castro Soccerball shade.svg56'
Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Rob Mann

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals [3]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

On November 15, the Atlantic Sun Conference determined the tournament's best XI [4]

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

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

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