2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| 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
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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  40'Beranger 74' |
Report | Mercer 13' |
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 43' Alarape 54'Shultis 64' |
Report | Abdellaoui 1' Dinka 20'Park 33' |
Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Richonne Clark |
| Penalties | ||||
Wilding  Plasker Burmeister Hemmings  Joyner Elkhalil |
Laursen Abdellaoui Melton Park Loyden Rector |
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| November 13 | Hartwick | 1–0 | Appalachian State | Boone, North Carolina |
| 6:30 PM ET | O'Grady 67' |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Nima Seghefi |
Championship
| November 15 | Hartwick | 3–0 | Georgia State | Boone, North Carolina |
| 1:00 PM ET | Rood 6' O'Grady 33'Berry 59' |
Report | Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamie O'Grady |
Hartwick | 2 |
| 2 |  Adam Abdellaoui |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | Rashid Alarape |
Georgia State | 1 |
| 2 |  Alex Beranger |
Appalachian State | 1 |
| 2 | Marc Berry |
Hartwick | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Dinka |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | Trey Hemphill |
Appalachian State | 1 |
| 2 | Josh Mercer |
NJIT | 1 |
| 2 | Mike Rood |
Hartwick | 1 |
| 2 | Chase Park |
Georgia Southern | 1 |
| 2 | Casey Shultis |
Georgia State | 1 |
| 2 |  Eddie Wilding |
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.