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2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Florida
Runner-upUSC Upstate
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored17 (4.25 per match)
Best playerHelge Pietschmann
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The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 37th edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The North Florida Ospreys won the tournament, besting the USC Upstate Spartans in the championship match. The 7–0 winning scoreline was the second most lopsided scoreline in an Atlantic Sun championship, and the largest since 1979.[1]

Qualification

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Florida 4 0 1 10 7 1
Florida Gulf Coast 4 0 1 7 4 3
Lipscomb 3 2 0 6 10 1
USC Upstate 2 3 1 7 7 1
Jacksonville 1 5 0 3 12 1
Stetson 0 4 1 5 9 2
As of November 20, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top five teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

First round Semifinals Final
         
1 Florida Gulf Coast 3
4 USC Upstate (OT) 4
4 USC Upstate (OT) 3
5 Jacksonville 2
4 USC Upstate 0
2 North Florida 7
2 North Florida (2OT) 2
3 Lipscomb 1

Schedule

First round

November 5, 2015 USC Upstate 3–2 (a.e.t.) Jacksonville Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wild 41'
Schwarzer 82' (pen.) gold-colored soccer ball 98'
Report Kelly 17'
Agredo 73'
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 102
Referee: Jonathan Glover

Semifinals

November 7, 2015 North Florida 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lipscomb Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET Morrell 38'
Pietschmann gold-colored soccer ball 109'
Report Ramirez 19' Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Estaban Rosano
November 7, 2015 Florida Gulf Coast 3–4 (a.e.t.) USC Upstate Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wilks 11'
Ruiz 68'
Robledo 80'
Report Sommer 27'
Wild 73'
Schwarzer 87'
Dovidio gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 501
Referee: Randy Cook

Championship

November 14, 2015 North Florida 7–0 USC Upstate Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET D'Mello 24'
Garcia 43'
Pietschmann 48', 51', 54'
Castro 56'
Nicholson 87'
Report Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Rob Mann

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[2]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

On November 15, the Atlantic Sun Conference determined the tournament's best XI[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF United States USA Tucker Beerman (USC Upstate)
2 DF United States USA Casey Caronis (North Florida)
3 MF United States USA Jay Bolt (North Florida)
4 MF United States USA Omar Castro (North Florida)
5 MF United States USA Matt Kerridge (Lipscomb)
6 MF Germany GER Leon Schwarzer (USC Upstate)
7 MF Guatemala GUA Rodrigo Saravia (Florida Gulf Coast)
8 FW United States USA Alex Morrell (North Florida)
9 FW Germany GER Helge Pietschmann (North Florida)
10 FW Spain ESP Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast)
11 FW Germany GER Gordon Wild (USC Upstate)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015–16 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Osprey's Secure First #ASunMSOC Championship; Head to NCAA Tournament". AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.