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2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season was the 39th season of men's varsity soccer in the ASUN Conference, and also the first under the league's current "ASUN" branding.[1]

2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams7
Regular season
Season championsNorth Florida
  Runners-upFlorida Gulf Coast
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast
  Runners-upJacksonville
Atlantic Sun men's soccer seasons
← 2015
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Florida 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 4 – 2
No. 20 FGCU ‡ 4 – 1 – 1 14 – 4 – 3
Lipscomb 3 – 2 – 1 10 – 6 – 2
NJIT 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 6 – 4
Jacksonville 2 – 4 – 0 8 – 10 – 0
Stetson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 10 – 2
USC Upstate 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 10 – 0
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The North Florida Ospreys are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015 edit

Teams edit

Stadia and locations edit

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers, Florida FGCU Soccer Complex 1,000
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, Florida Ashley Sports Complex 500
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville, Tennessee Lipscomb Soccer Complex 250
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville, Florida Hodges Stadium 9,400
NJIT Highlanders Newark, New Jersey Mal Simon Stadium 1,200
Stetson Hatters DeLand, Florida Stetson Soccer Field 900
USC Upstate Spartans Spartanburg, South Carolina County University Soccer Stadium 3,000

Personnel edit

Team Head Coach Captain Shirt supplier
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles   Bob Butehorn TBA Adidas
Jacksonville Dolphins   Ryan Pratt TBA Nike
Lipscomb Bisons   Charles Morrow TBA Nike
NJIT Highlanders   Fernando Barboto TBA Nike
North Florida Ospreys   Derek Marinatos TBA Nike
Stetson Hatters   Logan Fleck TBA Nike
USC Upstate Spartans   Greg Hooks TBA Nike

Regular season edit

Results edit

Team/opponent FGC JAX LIP NJT UNF STE USC
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 4–1
Jacksonville Dolphins 2–1 0–1
Lipscomb Bisons 1–2 2–0
NJIT Highlanders 1–4 1–0
North Florida Ospreys
Stetson Hatters 0–2 2–1
USC Upstate Spartans 1–2

Rankings edit

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[3] Wk
1[4] 		Wk
2[5] 		Wk
3[6] 		Wk
4[7] 		Wk
5[8] 		Wk
6[9] 		Wk
7[10] 		Wk
8[11] 		Wk
9[12] 		Wk
10[13] 		Wk
11[14] 		Wk
12[15] 		Final[16]
Florida Gulf Coast C RV RV 15 12 12 11 20 22 21 20 20
Jacksonville C
Lipscomb C RV
NJIT C
North Florida C RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR
Stetson C
USC Upstate C

Postseason edit

A-Sun tournament edit

Main article: 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 North Florida 0
5 Jacksonville 1
5 Jacksonville
2 Florida Gulf Coast
2 Florida Gulf Coast (2OT) 3
4 Lipscomb 2

NCAA tournament edit

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— 1 Florida Gulf Coast T, 2–2 (W, 3–0 pen.) vs. South Florida – (Tampa) L, 2–3 OTvs. #9 North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)

All-Atlantic Sun awards and teams edit

2016 A-Sun Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Albert Ruiz, FGCU
Defensive Player of the Year Jay Bolt, North Florida
Goalkeeper of the Year Paul Ladwig, Stetson
Coaching Staff of the Year North Florida
Freshman of the Year Adrian Nunez, North Florida*
2016 A-Sun Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

GK – Paul Ladwig, Stetson
D – Nicolas Samayoa, FGCU
D – Joe Kerridge, Lipscomb
D – Jay Bolt, North Florida
MF – Kamar Marriott, FGCU
MF – Ivan Alvarado, Lipscomb
MF – Joshua Castellanos, North Florida
F – Albert Ruiz, FGCU
F – Arion Sobers-Assue, FGCU
F – Logan Paynter, Lipscomb
F – Adrian Nunez, North Florida

GK – Juanes Fajardo, North Florida
D – Eli Roubos, FGCU
D – Scout Monteith, Lipscomb
D – Victor Kausch, NJIT
D – Simen Solstad, North Florida
MF – Dylan Sacramento, FGCU
MF – Alberto Escobedo, Jacksonville
MF – Micah Smoak, North Florida
MF – Luke Ferreira, Stetson
F – Ivan Sakou, Lipscomb
F – Mamadou Guirassy, NJIT
F – Milan Kovacs, North Florida

F – Adrian Nunez, North Florida
MF – Miguel Perez, FGCU
MF – Kai Bennett, Jacksonville
F – Rene White, NJIT
F – Gabriel Diniz, Stetson
F – Shak Adams, FGCU
GK – Jared Brown, FGCU
D – Austin Eager, Lipscomb
MF – Andrew Nino, NJIT
GK – Victor Pujades, NJIT
MF – Cormac Begley, North Florida
F – Joel Bunting, USC Upstate

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Conference Student-Athletes Unveil New ASUN Brand Identity" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Institute of Technology to Join the Atlantic Sun: #NJITtoASun" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings – Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Ospreys Earn Three Top Honors; #ASunMSOC All-Conference Awards Announced". Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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