2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

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2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
2019 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Tournament.png
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Site ASU Soccer Stadium
Boone, North Carolina
Champions Coastal Carolina (3rd title)
Winning coach Shaun Docking (3rd title)
MVP Alberto Ciroi (Coastal Carolina)
Broadcast ESPN+
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
«2018   2020»
2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Arkansas 4 –1 –010 –7 –1
Coastal Carolina ‡ 3 –2 –010 –8 –3
Appalachian State 2 –3 –011 –7 –1
Georgia State 2 –3 –012 –4 –4
Georgia Southern 2 –3 –07 –9 –2
Howard 2 –3 –05 –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.

Contents

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

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker [5]
1 Central Arkansas 4–1–0
2 Coastal Carolina 3–2–0
3 Howard 2–3–02–1 record vs. GSO, GSU, and ASU
4 Georgia Southern 2–3–02–1 record vs. HOW, GSU, and ASU
5 Georgia State 2–3–01–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and ASU
6 Appalachian State 2–3–01–2 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 45 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 Southern 0–4No. 5 Georgia State
Report
ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone
Attendance: 35
Referee: Dustin Thorne
No. 3 Howard 0–3No. 6 Appalachian State
Report
ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone
Attendance: 220
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Semifinals

No. 1 Central Arkansas 0–1No. 5 Georgia State
Report Summerfield Soccerball shade.svg76'
ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone
Attendance: 75
Referee: Brandon Marion
No. 2 Coastal Carolina 2–1No. 6 Appalachian State
Report
ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone
Attendance: 482
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1 Flag of the United States.svg Aris BriggsGeorgia State2
Flag of England.svg Matthew FearnleyGeorgia State
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam SnaithCoastal Carolina
2 Flag of the United States.svg Mason DardenAppalachian State1
Flag of England.svg Tristan JumeauGeorgia State
Flag of Germany.svg Marc PfrongerAppalachian State
Flag of the United States.svg Mason RobicheauxAppalachian State
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper SkraepCoastal Carolina
Flag of England.svg Alex SummerfieldGeorgia State

Sun Belt Tournament Best XI

PlayerTeam
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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