2021 Spring ASUN men's soccer tournament

Last updated
2020–21 ASUN men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams7
Matches6
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Semifinals site Southern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
Finals siteStetson Athletic Training Center
DeLand, FL
Champions Jacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachMauricio B. Ruiz (1st title)
MVP Connar Lufkin (Jacksonville)
Broadcast ESPN+, Facebook Live, YouTube TV
ASUN men's soccer tournament
«2019 2021 (fall)»
2020 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North
Bellarmine #3 1 04 4 0
Liberty 1 3 17 3 2
Lipscomb 1 2 16 5 2
South
Jacksonville4 2 07 4 2
North Florida 2 2 24 3 3
Florida Gulf Coast 2 2 23 4 4
Stetson 1 3 21 5 2
As of May 3, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2021 Spring ASUN men's soccer tournament was the 42nd edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth for the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on April 10, 2021, and concluded on April 18. The final had originally been scheduled for April 17, but the intended final site of Southern Oak Stadium on the Jacksonville University campus in Jacksonville, Florida was rendered unplayable due to severe weather. The match was delayed by a day and moved to the Stetson University campus in DeLand, Florida. [1]

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Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA moved the 2020–21 men's soccer championship from fall 2020 to spring 2021. Almost all Division I conferences, including the ASUN, moved their men's soccer seasons accordingly. The conference split into two divisions for that season only, with Bellarmine, Lipscomb, and Liberty in the North Division and Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, North Florida, and Stetson in the South Division. [2]

Jacksonville, the winner of the South Division, won the tournament for the second time, defeating Florida Gulf Coast 2–0 in the final. [1] The Dolphins earned their sixth berth to the NCAA Tournament, losing in the first round to American on penalties after a 3–3 draw. [3]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1NBellarmine3–1–0
1SJacksonville4–2–0
2NLipscomb1–2–1LIP 1–0–1 vs. LIB
2SFlorida Gulf Coast2–2–2FGCU 1–0–1 vs. UNF
3NLiberty1–2–1
3SNorth Florida2–2–2
4SStetson1–3–2

Bracket

Quarterfinals
April 10
Semifinals
April 15
Final
April 18
         
1N Bellarmine 1
2S Florida Gulf Coast 2
2S Florida Gulf Coast (pen.) 1 (5)
3S North Florida 1 (3)
2S Florida Gulf Coast 0
1S Jacksonville 2
1S Jacksonville 3
4S Stetson 0
1S Jacksonville 4
2N Lipscomb 2
2N Lipscomb 2
3N Liberty 0

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4S Stetson 0–3No. 1S Jacksonville
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  • Vinasco Yellow card.svg 27'
  • DiLorenzo Yellow card.svg 35'
  • Scattergood Red card.svg 71'
  • Alram Yellow card.svg 71'
  • Norton Yellow card.svg 84'
Report
  • Johnson Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Araujo-Wilson Yellow card.svg 37'
  • Correa Soccerball shade.svg45'
  • Manzo Yellow card.svg 47'
  • Davis Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Capellan Yellow card.svg 90'
Southern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 183
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

No. 3S North Florida 1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 2S FGCU
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  • TEAM Yellow card.svg 17'
  • Steigelman Yellow card.svg 49'
  • Board Yellow card.svg 56'
  • TEAM Soccerball shade.svg59'
  • Nevorić Yellow card.svg 74'
Report
  • Becker Yellow card.svg 22'
  • Saunders Yellow card.svg 49'
  • Guichard Yellow card.svg 49'
  • Senior Red card.svg 81'
  • Dudley Soccerball shade.svg87'
Penalties
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  • Begley Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Burka Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Estes Soccerball shad check.svg
3–5
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Dudley
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Vasconcelos
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Da Paz
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Becker
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Veys
FGCU Soccer Complex
Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 208
Referee: Jonathan Weiner

No. 3N Liberty 0–2No. 2N Lipscomb
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  • Betts Yellow card.svg 83'
Report
  • Wood Soccerball shade.svg56'
  • Kalala Soccerball shade.svg84'
  • Smith Yellow card.svg 87'

Semifinals

No. 2S FGCU 2–1No. 1N Bellarmine
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  • McCloskey Yellow card.svg 52'
  • Hammond Yellow card.svg 60'
  • Saunders Yellow card.svg 62'
  • Edwards Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
  • Zed Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Williamson Yellow card.svg 52'
  • Dunne Yellow card.svg 67'
Southern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 77
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

No. 2N Lipscomb 2–4No. 1S Jacksonville
  • Turner Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Neuman Yellow card.svg 64'
  • Lopez Yellow card.svg 66'Soccerball shade.svg79'
  • Robinson Yellow card.svg 79'
  • Gulden Yellow card.svg 85'
  • Wood Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Johnson Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Ringstrand Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Correa Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Lufkin Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Reasonover Yellow card.svg 90'
Southern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 123
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Final

No. 2S FGCU 0–2No. 1S Jacksonville
  • Becker Yellow card.svg 61'
  • Dudley Yellow card.svg 80'
  • Da Paz Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Duncan-Smith Yellow card.svg 1'
  • Lufkin Soccerball shade.svg60', 67'
  • Johnson Yellow card.svg 61'
  • Davis Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Moreira Yellow card.svg 73'
Stetson Athletic Training Center
DeLand, FL
Attendance: 50

All Tournament Team

2021 ASUN Spring Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [1]

Connar Lufkin, Jacksonville
Cao Chaves, Jacksonville
Olivier Correa, Jacksonville
Reed Davis, Jacksonville
Nil Ringstrand, Jacksonville
Ethan Dudley, FGCU
O'Vonte Mullings, FGCU
Gustavo Vasconcelos, FGCU
Noah Gulden, Lipscomb
William Turner, Lipscomb
LJ Estes, North Florida

MVP in Bold

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