2019 ASUN women's soccer tournament

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2019 ASUN women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,221
SiteCampus Sites, higher seed
Champions Lipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin O'Brien (2nd title)
MVP Melissa Gray (Lipscomb)
Broadcast ESPN+
ASUN women's soccer tournament
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2019 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
FL Gulf Coast  611 .8131142 .706
Lipscomb  y611 .8131362 .667
Liberty  620 .7501072 .579
North Florida  521 .6881162 .632
Kennesaw St.  530 .6251172 .600
NJIT  341 .438783 .472
North Alabama  260 .2506110 .353
Stetson  071 .0632132 .176
Jacksonville  071 .0630133 .094
Conference champion
2019 ASUN Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 9, 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Atlantic Sun Conference

The 2019 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from November 1 through November 9, 2019. The first round of the tournament was hosted at the first and second seed's home stadium. Then the remaining rounds of the tournament were hosted by the higher seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Lipscomb Bison were the defending tournament champions, and successfully defended their crown, defeating Florida Gulf Coast in the final. [1] [2] It was the second consecutive title, and second title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Kevin O'Brien. [3]

Contents

Bracket

Source: [4]

First round
November 1
Semifinals
November 3
Final
November 9
1 FL Gulf Coast 2 (1)
4 North Florida 1 5 Kennesaw St. 2 (2)
5 Kennesaw St. 35 Kennesaw St. 1 (3)
2 Lipscomb 1 (4)
2 Lipscomb 1
3 Liberty 1 6 NJIT 0
6 NJIT 2

Schedule

First Round

November 1, 2019 #4 North Florida 1–3 #5 Kennesaw St. Fort Myers, FL
5:00 p.m. EST
  • Thais Reiss Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg7' Erin Harris
  • Yellow card.svg 20', Soccerball shade.svg82' Isabella Contreras
  • Soccerball shade.svg25' Morgan Harrison
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Lyubomir Sapundzhiev
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Fourth official: Jorge Taborda
November 1, 2019 #3 Liberty 1–2 #6 NJIT Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Avery Belk Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg78' Lauren Chamberlain
  • Soccerball shade.svg80' Fiona Wright
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 350

Semifinals

November 3, 2019 #1 FL Gulf Coast 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
#5 Kennesaw St. Fort Myers, FL
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 9'Soccerball shade.svg58' Carly Pressgrove
  • Yellow card.svg 48' Team
  • Soccerball shade.svg52', Yellow card.svg 98' Becky Contreras
  • Yellow card.svg 82' Sydney Sauer
  • Yellow card.svg 109' Erin Harris
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 271
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Matthew Schwartz
Assistant referees: Cyril Madukanya
Fourth official: Amiel Aleman
Penalties
  • Evdokia Popadinova Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Lindsey Patton Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Alyssa Abbondandolo Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kara Kyramarios Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Marjorie Boilesen Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jenna Vollrath
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Isabella Contreras
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Becky Contreras
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Kendall Hart
November 3, 2019 #2 Lipscomb 1–0 #6 NJIT Nashville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Danielle Van Liere Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 200

Final

November 9, 2019 #2 Lipscomb 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 Kennesaw St. Nashville, TN
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Olivia Doak Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Emily Patti Yellow card.svg 102'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg68' Erin Harris
  • Yellow card.svg 93' Kendall Hart
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 400
Penalties
  • Leah Cernicky Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Maycie McKay Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Macy Douglas Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Hailey Eck Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Audrey Ann Beck Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Emily Patti Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sydney Crowley
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Carly Pressgrove
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Emely Sosa
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Becky Contreras
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Isabella Contreras
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Sydney Sauer

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

Source: [5]

PlayerTeam
Melissa GrayLipscomb
Olivia Doak
Dominique Diller
Hailey Eck
Lindsey PattonFlorida Gulf Coast
Evdokia Popadinova
Molly SaylorNJIT
Nicole Loehle
Becky ContrerasKennesaw State
Carly Pressgrove
Tiffany Sornpao

MVP in bold

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