The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17, 2019.
| 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | ASU Soccer Stadium Boone, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Shaun Docking (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Alberto Ciroi (Coastal Carolina) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appalachian State hosted the tournament, and all matches were played at ASU Soccer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[1]
Coastal Carolina won the tournament, defeating fifth-seed and defending champions, Georgia State, 6–5, on penalty kicks after 1–1 draw.[2] Coastal Carolina earned the conference's berth into the NCAA Tournament,[3] where they reached the second round before losing to SMU.[4]
Seeds
edit| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker[5] |
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| 1 | Central Arkansas | 4–1–0 | |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 3–2–0 | |
| 3 | Howard | 2–3–0 | 2–1 record vs. GSO, GSU, and ASU |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2–3–0 | 2–1 record vs. HOW, GSU, and ASU |
| 5 | Georgia State | 2–3–0 | 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and ASU |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 2–3–0 | 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and GSU |
Bracket
edit| First round November 13 | Semifinals November 15 | Championship November 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Arkansas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 0 | 5 | Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | Georgia State | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Howard | 0 | 6 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Appalachian State | 3 | ||||||||||||
Results
editFirst round
edit| No. 4 Georgia Southern | 0–4 | No. 5 Georgia State |
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| Report |
| No. 3 Howard | 0–3 | No. 6 Appalachian State |
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| Report |
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Semifinals
edit| No. 1 Central Arkansas | 0–1 | No. 5 Georgia State |
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| Report | Summerfield  76' |
| No. 2 Coastal Carolina | 2–1 | No. 6 Appalachian State |
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Final
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Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
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| 1 |  Aris Briggs
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Georgia State | 2 |
 Matthew Fearnley
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Georgia State | ||
 Sam Snaith
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Coastal Carolina | ||
| 2 | Mason Darden
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Appalachian State | 1 |
| Tristan Jumeau
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Georgia State | ||
 Marc Pfronger
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Appalachian State | ||
| Mason Robicheaux
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Appalachian State | ||
 Kasper Skraep
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Coastal Carolina | ||
| Alex Summerfield
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Georgia State |
Sun Belt Tournament Best XI
edit| Player | Team |
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| Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6] | |
| Alex McGrath | Appalachian State |
| Mason Robicheaux | |
| Ole Kjoerholt | Central Arkansas |
| Nate Lancaster | |
| Freddie Read | Georgia State |
| Alex Summerfield | |
| Paul Tyson | |
| Jeranimo Power | Coastal Carolina |
| Kasper Skraep | |
| Sam Snaith | |
| Alberto Ciroi | |
MVP in Bold
References
edit- ^ "2019-20 Men's Soccer Schedule". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina men's soccer wins Sun Belt title in PK shootout". WPDE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Blondin, Alan (November 18, 2019). "Coastal Carolina men's soccer opens playoffs at N.C. State". The Sun News. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "SMU advances to Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament". PonyStampede.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Rodgers, Scottie (November 17, 2019). "Coastal Carolina Wins Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship on Penalty Kicks". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2020.