2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament

2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament
2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,382
Site	Campus Sites
Champions	Lipscomb (3rd title)
Winning coach	Charles Morrow (3rd title)
MVP	Tyrese Spicer & Hayes Wood (Lipscomb)
Broadcast	ESPN+
ASUN men's soccer tournament
«2021 (spring)	2022»

The 2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament was the 43rd edition of the postseason men's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference, held from November 5 through November 13, 2021. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the first and second seeds home stadiums. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Jacksonville Dolphins were the defending tournament champions, and were unable to defend their title, after not qualifying for the tournament.^[1] The Lipscomb Bisons won the tournament after defeating Central Arkansas 4–1 in the final.^[2] It was their third title in five years, and third title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Charles Morrow.^[3] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lipscomb ‡	5	–	2	–	0	12	–	4	–	2
Central Arkansas	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	6	–	0
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	8	–	1
Stetson	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	7	–	2
Liberty	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	9	–	0
Bellarmine ^#	2	–	4	–	1	7	–	8	–	2
Jacksonville	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	10	–	1
North Florida	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	8	–	1


‡ – 2021 ASUN Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2021 NCAA Tournament ^# – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 14, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: ASUN

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. The first tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second overall seeds as Lipscomb and Central Arkansas both finished with 5–2–0 records. Lipscomb defeated Central Arkansas 1–0 on October 30, and was therefore the first seed, while Central Arkansas was the second seed. Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson finished with identical 4–3–0 records, and a tiebreaker was required to determine which team would get the third seed. Florida Gulf Coast defeated Stetson 2–1 on October 30, and earned the third seed, while Stetson was the fourth seed. Bellarmine and defending tournament champions Jacksonville tied for the sixth, and final spot in the tournament, with 2–4–1 records. The two teams drew 0–0 on October 30, and Bellarmine was awarded the sixth and final spot in the tournament.^[4]^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Lipscomb	5–2–0	15
2	Central Arkansas	5–2–0	15
3	Florida Gulf Coast	4–3–0	12
4	Stetson	4–3–0	12
5	Liberty	3–4–0	9
6	Bellarmine	2–4–1	7

Bracket

Source:^[6]

First round Friday, Nov. 5			Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 7			Final Saturday, Nov. 13

			1	Lipscomb	4
4	Stetson	3	4	Stetson	0
5	Liberty	0				1	Lipscomb	4
						2	Central Arkansas	1
			2	Central Arkansas	2
3	Florida Gulf Coast	1	6	Bellarmine	0
6	Bellarmine	2

Schedule

First Round

November 5, 2021	#3 Florida Gulf Coast	1–2	#6 Bellarmine	Conway, AR
5:00 p.m.	O'Vonte Mullings 60' Trevin Myers 82'	Report	72' Camden Dunne 82' Micah Linscott 85' Juan Ballas	Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Lawrence Hale Assistant referees: Andrew Ellsworth Fourth official: Jason Rector

November 5, 2021	#4 Stetson	3–0	#5 Liberty	Nashville, TN
7:00 p.m.	Nelson Pereira 20' Oliver Bryneus 64' Ajmeer Spengler 83'	Report		Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 110 Referee: Andrew Musashe Assistant referees: Andy Boyle Assistant referees: Daniel Tibbitts Fourth official: Skyye Medley

Semifinals

November 7, 2021	#2 Central Arkansas	2–0	#6 Bellarmine	Conway, AR
1:00 p.m.	Jonathan Randall 22' Ole Kjoerholt 35' Karim Diao 48', 53'	Report	5' Jackson Kim 29' Micah Linscott 60' Rikard Cederberg 82' Nate Girao	Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 358 Referee: Jervis Atagana Assistant referees: Matthew Stein Assistant referees: Shane Kennard Fourth official: David Henderson

November 7, 2021	#1 Lipscomb	4–0	#4 Stetson	Nashville, TN
2:00 p.m.	Tyrese Spicer 54', 73' Javanne Smith 56' Burl Shepherd 66'	Report	65' Alvaro Gabancho	Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 302 Referee: Esteban Rosano Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser Assistant referees: Timothy Stewart Fourth official: Kris Fabrick

Final

November 13, 2021	#1 Lipscomb	4–1	#2 Central Arkansas	Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m.	Honore Kalala 2' Hayes Wood 29', 81' Bakary Bagayoko 35' Alejandro Lopez 82' Luca Naumann 85'	Report	52' (pen.) Alberto Suarez	Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 562 Referee: Alex Del Angel Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Chjristopher Kloc Fourth official: Kris Fabick

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 13, 2021).

2 goals

Karim Diao – Central Arkansas
Tyrese Spicer – Lipscomb
Hayes Wood – Lipscomb

1 goal

Camden Dunne – Bellarmine
Micah Linscott – Bellarmine
Alberto Suarez – Central Arkansas
O'Vonte Mullings – Florida Gulf Coast
Bakary Bagayoko – Lipscomb
Alejandro Lopez – Lipscomb
Burl Shepherd – Lipscomb
Javanne Smith – Lipscomb
Oliver Bryneus – Stetson
Nelson Pereira – Stetson
Ajmeer Spengler – Stetson

All-Tournament team

Source:^[2]

Player	Team
Tyrese Spicer	Lipscomb
Hayes Wood
Noah Gulden
Michael Sibley
Louis Robinson
Vicent Abaso	Central Arkansas
Karim Diao
Alberto Suarez
Micah Linscott	Bellarmine
Brock Pope	Bellarmine
O'Vonte Mullings	Florida Gulf Coast
Nelson Pereira	Stetson

MVP in bold

References

^ "Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Lipscomb Claims Third Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Five Years". asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 13, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Lipscomb & UCA Share @ASUNSoccer Regular Season Title; Liberty & BU Lock Up Final Spots in Championship Field". asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Men's soccer clinches ASUN Tournament bid with draw against Jacksonville". bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine Athletics. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "2021 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[1] "Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

[Final-2] "Lipscomb Claims Third Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Five Years". asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 13, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[3] "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[4] "Lipscomb & UCA Share @ASUNSoccer Regular Season Title; Liberty & BU Lock Up Final Spots in Championship Field". asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[5] "Men's soccer clinches ASUN Tournament bid with draw against Jacksonville". bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine Athletics. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[6] "2021 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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