The 2019 ASUN men's soccer tournament, the 41st edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 8 and concluded on November 16.
2019 ASUN men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Top two seeds | ||||
Semifinals site | Top two seeds | ||||
Finals site | J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Newark, New Jersey | ||||
Champions | NJIT (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Fernando Barboto (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Regsan Watkins (NJIT) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+, Facebook Live | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
NJIT, the ASUN regular season champion, won the tournament for the first and only time in program history; the Highlanders would join the America East Conference on July 1, 2020.[1] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the finals, 2–1.[2] NJIT earned their first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by Providence.[3]
Seeds
editSeed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | NJIT | 5–1–0 | |
2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4–1–1 | |
3 | North Florida | 3–2–1 | UNF 2–1 vs. STET |
4 | Stetson | 3–2–1 | STET 1–2 vs. UNF |
5 | Lipscomb | 3–3–0 | |
6 | Liberty | 1–5–0 |
Bracket
editFirst round Nov. 8 | Semifinals Nov. 10 | Final Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
1 | NJIT | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Stetson | 2 | 4 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Lipscomb | 1 | 1 | NJIT | 2 | |||||||||
2 | FGCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | FGCU | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | North Florida (OT) | 3 | 3 | North Florida | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Liberty | 2 |
Results
editFirst round
editNo. 3 North Florida | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Liberty |
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Report |
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Semifinals
editNo. 2 FGCU | 2–1 | No. 3 North Florida |
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Report |
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No. 1 NJIT | 3–2 | No. 4 Stetson |
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Report |
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Final
editStatistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- 2 Goals
- Sebastian Chalbaud – Stetson
- Alejandro Rabell – NJIT
- Regsan Watkins – NJIT
- 1 Goal
- Brayden Borutskie – Liberty
- Zane Bubb – North Florida
- Noah Bushey – FGCU
- Chris Degance – Stetson
- Miguel DeLeon, Jr. – North Florida
- O’Vonte Mullings – FGCU
- Ivan Rosales – FGCU
- Lewis Scattergood – Stetson
- Tyler Welch – Liberty
- Torian Went – North Florida
- Rene White – NJIT
All Tournament Team
edit2019 ASUN Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[4] | ||||||
Regsan Watkins, NJIT | ||||||
MVP in Bold |
References
edit- ^ "NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution" (Press release). NJIT Highlanders. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Captures First ASUN Conference Tournament Title". njit.edu. NJIT News. November 17, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Scandura, Mike (November 21, 2019). "PC men's soccer team beats NJIT, 2-0, advances to 2nd round". providencejournal.com. The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "NJIT Secures First Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title". asunsports.org. November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.