The 2022 ASUN men's soccer tournament was the 44th edition of the postseason men's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference, held from November 5 through November 12, 2022. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the first and second seeds home stadiums, with the #1 seed Lipscomb, hosting the Final. 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,[1] and were successful in defending their title, defeating second seed Central Arkansas 6–2 in the Final.[2] It was their fourth title in six years, and fourth title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Charles Morrow.[3] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2022 ASUN men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,063 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Champions | Lipscomb (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Charles Morrow (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Hayes Wood (Lipscomb) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+, YouTube | ||||
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| No. 22 Lipscomb‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine # | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens # | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: ASUN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. No tiebreakers were required as the top six teams in conference play finished with unique regular season records.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Lipscomb | 7–1–0 | 21 |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Stetson | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 5 | North Florida | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 6 | Bellarmine | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket edit
Source:[5]
| First round Saturday, Nov. 5 | Semifinals Monday, Nov. 7 | Final Saturday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | North Florida | 0 | 1 | Lipscomb | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Arkansas (pen.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 2 (0) | 6 | Bellarmine | 2 (0) | |||||||||
| 6 | Bellarmine (pen.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| November 5 | #3 Stetson | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | #6 Bellarmine | Conway, AR |
| 5:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Complex Attendance: 52 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Jason Rector Fourth official: Jose Lara-Mancia |
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| November 5 | #4 Florida Gulf Coast | 4–0 | #5 North Florida | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Wes Williams Gerson Otoniel Lopez Castellenos Fourth official: Esteban Eordogh |
Semifinals edit
| November 7 | #2 Central Arkansas | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | #6 Bellarmine | Conway, AR |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Complex Attendance: 569 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic Assistant referees: Andrew Ellsworth Wes Caouette Fourth official: Daniel Ortega |
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| November 7 | #1 Lipscomb | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #4 Florida Gulf Coast | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 725 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Christopher Heintzman Alexander Garcia Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
Final edit
| November 12 | #1 Lipscomb | 6–2 | #2 Central Arkansas | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 717 Referee: Matthew Corrigan Assistant referees: Esteban Eordogh Gerson Otoniel Lopez Catallenos Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 21 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).
2 goals
- Brock Pope – Bellarmine
1 goal
- Cooper Forcellini – Bellarmine
- Chris Shust – Bellarmine
- Sebastian Andreassen – Central Arkansas
- Mathias Bendiksen – Central Arkansas
- Karim Diao – Central Arkansas
- Kris Naicker – Central Arkansas
- Davi Alves – Florida Gulf Coast
- Aedon Kyra – Florida Gulf Coast
- Markus Maurer – Florida Gulf Coast
- Luke Peperak – Florida Gulf Coast
- Nick Dang – Lipscomb
- Malachi Jones – Lipscomb
- Alejandro Lopez – Lipscomb
- Luca Naumann – Lipscomb
- Javanne Smith – Lipscomb
- Tyrese Spicer – Lipscomb
- Hayes Wood – Lipscomb
- Luis Lara Delgado – Stetson
- Gio Rodriguez – Stetson
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Hayes Wood | Lipscomb |
| Nick Dang | |
| Malachi Jones | |
| Luca Naumann | |
| Michael Sibley | |
| Tyrese Spicer | |
| Sebastian Andreassen | Central Arkansas |
| Richy Lapointe-Guevara | |
| Zach Schawl | |
| Brock Pope | Bellarmine |
| Gio Rodriguez | Stetson |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "Lipscomb Claims Third Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Five Years". asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 13, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Championship". ASUN Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "#ASUNMSOC Regular Season Capped by Explosive Offenses; Championship Bracket Filled". asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "2022 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Champs Once Again! #1 Lipscomb Claims Back-to-Back #ASUNMSOC Championship Titles". asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 12, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.