2019 USA Team Handball College Nationals – Men's Division

The 2019 College Nationals was the 24th Men's College Nationals. The College Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the College National Champion from 2019 from the US.

2019 College Nationals - Men's Division
Season2018–19
Dates26 - 28. April 2019
ChampionArmy West Point logo West Point Black
Matches played19
Goals scored901 (47.42 per match)
Best PlayerKednrick Thomas
(West Point Black)
Top goalscorerWilliam Kennedy (46 goals)
(Texas A&M University)
Best goalkeeperJordan Wenske
(Texas A&M University)
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 2019-04-22.

Venues

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The championship was played at two venues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Chapel Hill Chapel Hill
Fetzer Hall Fetzer B
Capacity: ? Capacity: ?

Draw

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Location of 2019 USA Team Handball College Nationals Men's Division Teams
The bigger size of the West Point shows that they have two teams.

The seeding was based on the USA Men's Top 5 College Rankings from March.[2]

The 4th ranked team West Virginia University was not able to play at the college nationals. Because of there finals.[3]

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
West Point Black (1) University of North Carolina (2)
Ohio State University (3)
Air Force Academy (5) University of Virginia (NR)
West Point Gold (NR)
Texas A&M University (NV)

(NR=Not ranked; NV=No votes)

The two teams of pot 1 and 5 were placed in group A the team in pot 3 in group B.

The other teams were placed in group A or B.

Modus

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The seven teams are split in two groups A (4 teams) and B and will play first a round robin. 2 × 25 min game time.

The first of group A have a bye in the quarterfinals. All others play a quarterfinal. 2 × 25 min game time.

The winners of the quarterfinals plays the semis. 2 × 30 min game time. 2 × 25 min game time.

The three losers of the quarters plays a round robin for the places seven to five. 2 × 25 min game time.

The losers of the semis play a small final. 2 × 30 min game time.

The winners of the semis play the final. 2 × 30 min game time.

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Point Black (1) 3 3 0 0 89 53 +36 6
University of North Carolina (2) 3 2 0 1 75 70 +5 4
Texas A&M University (NV) 3 1 0 2 73 78 −5 2
University of Virginia (NR) 3 0 0 3 54 90 −36 0
Source: [citation needed]
26 April 2019
16:00 (UTC-4)
University of North Carolina 29 - 19 University of Virginia Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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26 April 2019
16:00 (UTC-4)
Texas A&M University 18 - 32 West Point Black Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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26 April 2019
18:30 (UTC-4)
Texas A&M University 32 - 18 University of Virginia Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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26 April 2019
18:30 (UTC-4)
West Point Black 28 - 18 University of North Carolina Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
19:15 (UTC-4)
University of Virginia 17 - 29 West Point Black Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
10:30 (UTC-4)
Texas A&M University 23 - 28 University of North Carolina Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Air Force Academy (5) 2 2 0 0 55 38 +17 4
West Point Gold (NR) 2 1 0 1 45 41 +4 2
Ohio State University (3) 2 0 0 2 36 57 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]
26 April 2019
19:45 (UTC-4)
Air Force Academy 22 - 21 West Point Gold Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
8:00 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 24 - 19 Ohio State University Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
10:30 (UTC-4)
Air Force Academy 33 - 17 Ohio State University Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
Report

Championship

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 West Point Black 21
A3 Texas A&M University 16
B2 West Point Gold 22
A3 Texas A&M University 26
A1 West Point Black 29
A2 University of North Carolina 24
B1 Air Force Academy 32
A4 University of Virginia 15
B1 Air Force Academy 17 Third place
A2 University of North Carolina 20
B3 Ohio State University 12 A3 Texas A&M University 32
A2 University of North Carolina 32 B1 Air Force Academy 34

Quarterfinals

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27 April 2019
13:00 (UTC-4)
Ohio State University 12 - 32 University of North Carolina Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
14:15 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 22 - 26 Texas A&M University Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
14:15 (UTC-4)
Air Force Academy 32 - 15 University of Virginia Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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Semifinals

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27 April 2019
18:00 (UTC-4)
West Point Black 21 - 16 Texas A&M University Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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27 April 2019
19:15 (UTC-4)
Air Force Academy 17 - 20 University of North Carolina Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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Small Final

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28 April 2019
11:30 (UTC-4)
Texas A&M University 32 - 34 Air Force Academy Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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Final

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28 April 2019
13:00 (UTC-4)
West Point Black 29 - 24 University of North Carolina Fetzer Hall, University of North Carolina
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Placement Games

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Point Gold 2 2 0 0 53 42 +11 4
University of Virginia 2 1 0 1 49 52 −3 2
Ohio State University 2 0 0 2 40 48 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
27 April 2019
19:15 (UTC-4)
Ohio State University 22 - 25 University of Virginia Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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28 April 2019
8:00 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 30 - 24 University of Virginia Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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28 April 2019
10:30 (UTC-4)
West Point Gold 23 - 18 Ohio State University Fetzer B, University of North Carolina
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Final ranking

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Rank Team
  West Point Black (1)
  University of North Carolina (2)
  Air Force Academy (5)
4 Texas A&M University (NV)
5 West Point Gold (NR)
6 University of Virginia (NR)
7 Ohio State University (3)

Awards

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Source:[4]

Most Valuable Player: Kednrick Thomas West Point Black
Most Valuable Goalkeeper: Jordan Wenske Texas A&M University
Top Scorer: William Kennedy (46 goals) Texas A&M University

References

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  1. ^ "Venues". www.usateamhandball.usetopscore.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. ^ Ryan, John (2019-03-25). "Team Handball News Collegiate Top 5: Army keeps rolling along, Ohio State takes second at Arnold Classic". Team Handball News. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. ^ "The Undefeated Team". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  4. ^ "Collegiate National Championships: Final Day Summary: West Point Men Take 13th Straight Title". USA Team Handball. 2019-04-28. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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