2022 ASUN women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 2,682 | ||||
Site | Campus Sites, higher seed | ||||
Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (7th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Jim Blankenship (7th title) | ||||
MVP | Katie Sullivan (Florida Gulf Coast) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast ‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw St. | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Queens | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bellarmine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .350 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 9 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ASUN Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Atlantic Sun Conference |
The 2022 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference held from October 27 through November 4, 2022. The tournament was hosted at campus sites, with the #1 seed hosting two Quarterfinals and one Semifinal while the #2 seed hosted the other two Quarterfinals and Semifinal. The highest remaining seed hosted the final. The eight-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 unable to defend their title, losing to Central Arkansas in a penalty-shoot out in the Quarterfinals. [1] The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles won the tournament after defeating Liberty 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out in the final. [2] It was Florida Gulf Coast's seventh overall title and first since 2017. All of the Eagle's titles have come under coach Jim Blankenship. [3] As tournament champions, Florida Gulf Coast earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. The top seed hosted two of the four Quarterfinals and one Semifinal, while the second seed hosted the other two Quarterfinals and Semifinal. The highest remaining seed hosted the final. [4] Two tiebreakers were required to determine seeding for the tournament. A tiebreaker between Florida Gulf Coast and Lipscomb was required to determine the second and third seeds as both teams finished the regular season with identical 8–1–1 records. Florida Gulf Coast earned the second seed, and hosting privileges, due to a 2–1 victory over Lipscomb on October 13, 2022. [5] A tiebreaker between Eastern Kentucky and Central Arkansas was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as both teams finished the regular season with identical 4–4–2 conference records. Eastern Kentucky earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 3–2 regular season win versus Central Arkansas on September 18, 2022. [6]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Liberty | 8–0–2 | 26 |
2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–1–1 | 25 |
3 | Lipscomb | 8–1–1 | 25 |
4 | Kennesaw State | 5–3–2 | 17 |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 4–4–2 | 14 |
6 | Central Arkansas | 4–4–2 | 14 |
7 | North Florida | 3–3–4 | 13 |
8 | Jacksonville | 3–4–3 | 12 |
Source: [7]
Quarterfinals Thursday, October 27 | Semifinals Sunday, October 30 | Final Friday, November 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Jacksonville | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kennesaw State | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Liberty | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Gulf Coast (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
3 | Lipscomb | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
6 | Central Arkansas (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
6 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Gulf Coast (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | North Florida | 0 |
October 27 | #1 Liberty | 3–0 | #8 Jacksonville | Lynchburg, VA |
4:00 p.m. |
| Report | Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Kevin Mauer Robert Velbis Fourth official: Otto Leon |
October 27 | #3 Lipscomb | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 Central Arkansas | Fort Myers, FL |
4:00 p.m. |
| Report |
| Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 175 Referee: Jaime Herrera Assistant referees: Raidel Andino Corbin Goodyear Fourth official: Irvin Castilla-Quijano |
Penalties | ||||
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October 27 | #2 Florida Gulf Coast | 1–0 | #7 North Florida | Fort Myers, FL |
7:00 p.m. |
| Report | Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 456 Referee: Wesley Costa Assistant referees: Kevin Klinger Jonathan Stone Fourth official: Sergio Cabrera |
October 27 | #4 Kennesaw State | 0–1 | #5 Eastern Kentucky | Lynchburg, VA |
7:00 p.m. | Report |
| Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 386 Referee: Otto Leon Assistant referees: John Seibold Rick Rogers Fourth official: Mike Stutt |
October 30 | #1 Liberty | 3–1 | #5 Eastern Kentucky | Lynchburg, VA |
1:00 p.m. |
| Report |
| Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 438 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Caleb Perry Fourth official: Richard Crowgey |
October 30 | #2 Florida Gulf Coast | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #6 Central Arkansas | Fort Myers, FL |
2:00 p.m. |
| Report |
| Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 263 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Marcus Garcia Jose Arana Fourth official: Victor Borges |
November 4 | #1 Liberty | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #2 Florida Gulf Coast | Lynchburg, VA |
6:00 p.m. |
| Report |
| Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 964 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Jordan Davis Otto Leon Fourth official: Nickrod Fateh |
Penalties | ||||
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There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 4, 2022).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: [8]
Player | Team |
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Taylor Lassiter | Central Arkansas |
Keyla Perez | |
Gretta Gunn | Eastern Kentucky |
Maddy Lemery | |
Katie Sullivan | Florida Gulf Coast |
Louise Lillback | |
Leah Scarpelli | |
Erika Zschuppe | |
Saydie Holland | Liberty |
Bridie Herman | |
Chloe Marr |
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