2017 ASUN men's soccer tournament

The 2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer tournament, the 39th edition of the tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[1]

2017 ASUN men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteSouthern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
ChampionsLipscomb (1st title)
Winning coachCharles Morrow (1st title)
MVPIvan Sakou (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN3, Facebook Live
ASUN men's soccer tournament
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2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stetson 4 0 2 7 7 2
Florida Gulf Coast 4 1 1 8 6 3
NJIT 3 2 1 8 7 4
North Florida 2 3 1 3 10 2
Jacksonville 2 3 1 6 10 1
Lipscomb 2 4 0 11 8 2
USC Upstate 1 5 0 3 10 2
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Seeds

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The top six of seven teams qualified for the ASUN Tournament. The top two regular season finishers earned a bye to the semifinals.[2][3]

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 Stetson 4 0 2 .833 14
2 Florida Gulf Coast 4 1 1 .750 13
3 NJIT 3 2 1 .583 10
4 North Florida 2 3 1 .417 7
5 Jacksonville 2 3 1 .417 7
6 Lipscomb 2 4 0 .333 6

Bracket

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First round
November 3
Semifinals
November 5
Final
November 11
1 Stetson 1
4 North Florida 1 5 Jacksonville (2OT) 2
5 Jacksonville 2 5 Jacksonville 1
6 Lipscomb 2
2 Florida Gulf Coast 1
3 NJIT  3 (3)  6 Lipscomb 2
6 Lipscomb  3 (3) 

Results

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First round

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No. 4 North Florida Ospreys1–2No. 5 Jacksonville Dolphins
Smoak   12' Report Ferreira   13'
Baruani   78'
Attendance: 175
Referee: Guido Gonzales

No. 3 NJIT Highlanders3–3 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Lipscomb Bisons
Jimenez   33', 85'
Cordeiro   87'
Report Sakou   13', 22'
Birchfield   19'
Penalties
Guirassy  
Zapata  
Jimenez  
0–3   Paynter
  Smith
  Reza
  Locke
Attendance: 46
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Semifinals

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No. 2 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles1–2No. 6 Lipscomb Bisons
Zapata   29' Report Sakou   1'
Paynter   71'
Attendance: 288
Referee: Esteban Rosano

No. 1 Stetson Hatters1–2 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Jacksonville Dolphins
Dogan   87' Report Ferreira   2'
Escobedo   106'

Final

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No. 5 Jacksonville Dolphins1–2No. 6 Lipscomb Bisons
Muccilli   62' Report Smith   30'
Reza   69'

Statistics

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Shutouts

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There were no shutouts in the tournament.

All-Tournament team

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  • Ivan Sakou, Lipscomb - MVP
  • Logan Paynter, Lipscomb
  • Ivan Alvarado, Lipscomb
  • Ryan Birchfield, Lipscomb
  • Eduardo Reza, Lipscomb
  • Ignazio Muccilli, Jacksonville
  • Igor Ferreira, Jacksonville
  • Kai Bennett, Jacksonville
  • Dennis Zapata, FGCU
  • Pablo Jimenez, NJIT
  • Deniz Dogan, Stetson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. AtlanticSun.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Championship Format". Atlantic Sun Conference. asunsports.org. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). ASUN Conference. asunsports.org. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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