2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hartwick |
Runner-up | Georgia State |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 13 (3.25 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Jamie O'Grady (2) |
Best player | Jamie O'Grady |
The 2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 13th edition of the tournament, and the second since the conference reinstated the sport in 2013. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The Hartwick Hawks won the tournament, defeating the Georgia State Panthers in the championship match.[1]
Qualification
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartwick ‡ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA |
The top five teams in the Sun Belt Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.
Bracket
Play-in round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Hartwick | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Appalachian State | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Hartwick | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia State (pen.) | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Southern | 3 (4) |
Schedule
Play-in round
November 12 | Appalachian State | 2–1 | NJIT | Boone, North Carolina |
6:30 PM ET | Hemphill ![]() Beranger ![]() |
Report | Mercer ![]() |
Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Lance Van Haitsma |
Semifinals
November 13 | Georgia State | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Georgia Southern | Boone, North Carolina |
3:00 PM ET | Wilding ![]() Alarape ![]() Shultis ![]() |
Report | Abdellaoui ![]() Dinka ![]() Park ![]() |
Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Richonne Clark |
Penalties | ||||
Wilding ![]() Plasker ![]() Burmeister ![]() Hemmings ![]() Joyner ![]() Elkhalil ![]() |
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November 13 | Hartwick | 1–0 | Appalachian State | Boone, North Carolina |
6:30 PM ET | O'Grady ![]() |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Nima Seghefi |
Championship
November 15 | Hartwick | 3–0 | Georgia State | Boone, North Carolina |
1:00 PM ET | Rood ![]() O'Grady ![]() Berry ![]() |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | College | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Hartwick | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia State | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Appalachian State | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Hartwick | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Appalachian State | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
NJIT | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Hartwick | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia State | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Georgia State | 1 |
- As of 22 December 2015
Tournament Best XI
- Alex Beranger, Appalachian State
- Trey Hemphill, Appalachian State
- Emmanuel Raji, Georgia Southern
- Chase Park, Georgia Southern
- Rashid Alarape, Georgia State
- Nomas Cisic, Georgia State
- Amiri Abraham, Georgia State
- Dean Fowler, Hartwick
- Lenny Wilson, Hartwick
- Mike Rood, Hartwick
- Joshua Mercer, NJIT
See also
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "2015 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship Central". Sun Belt Conference. SunBeltSports.org. Retrieved 22 December 2015.