The 2023 ASUN men's soccer tournament was the 45th edition of the postseason men's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference, held from November 4 through November 11, 2023. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the first and second seeds home stadiums, with the #1 seed Lipscomb, hosting the Final. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Lipscomb Bison were the defending tournament champions,[1] and were successful in defending their title, defeating second seed Bellarmine 1–0 in the Final.[2][3] It was their fifth title in seven years, and fifth title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Charles Morrow. It also was the third title in a row for Lipscomb.[4] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 ASUN men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,869 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Champions | Lipscomb (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Charles Morrow (5th title) | ||||
| MVP | Javanne Smith (Lipscomb) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+, YouTube | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine # | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens # | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: ASUN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe 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. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds for the tournament as Bellarmine and Stetson both finished with eleven conference points. Bellarmine defeated Stetson on October 28, and was therefore the second seed in the tournament. Four teams finished with nine conference points. After the tiebreakers, Queens was the fourth seed, Central Arkansas was the fifth seed, and Jacksonville was the sixth seed. Florida Gulf Coast was the fourth team to finish with nine conference points, and did not qualify for the tournament.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Lipscomb | 6–1–0 | 18 |
| 2 | Bellarmine | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 3 | Stetson | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens | 3–4–0 | 9 |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 2–2–3 | 9 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 2–2–3 | 9 |
Bracket
editSource:[6]
| First round Saturday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Monday, Nov. 6 | Final Saturday, Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Queens | 0 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 1 | 1 | Lipscomb | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bellarmine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bellarmine (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 2 | 3 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst Round
edit| November 4 | #3 Stetson | 2–0 | #6 Jacksonville | Louisville, KY |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Frazier Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Noah Mantos Assistant referees: Andrey Castel Chad Collins Fourth official: Don Cooper |
| November 4 | #4 Queens | 0–1 | #5 Central Arkansas | Nashville, TN |
| 6:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 112 Referee: Adam Hadzic Assistant referees: Logan Busby Amir Torkamani Fourth official: Matthew Bell |
Semifinals
edit| November 6 | #2 Bellarmine | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Stetson | Louisville, KY |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Frazier Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Chico Grajeda Assistant referees: Khary Williams Sarah Pierce Fourth official: Shawn Westerfield |
| November 6 | #1 Lipscomb | 4–0 | #5 Central Arkansas | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 461 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Tim Stewart Amir Torkamani Fourth official: Adam Warner |
Final
edit| November 11 | #1 Lipscomb | 1–0 | #2 Bellarmine | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 671 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Amir Torkamani Kris Fabrick Fourth official: Jason Steiner |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).
3 goals
- Javanne Smith – Lipscomb
2 goals
- Brendan Schoemehl – Bellarmine
- Afonso Conde – Stetson
- Alvaro Gabancho – Stetson
1 goal
- Alex Halevy – Bellarmine
- Deon Travis – Central Arkansas
- Ploutarchos Alonefti – Lipscomb
- Daniel Stampatori – Lipscomb
All-Tournament team
editSource:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Alex Halevy | Bellarmine |
| Brock Pope | |
| Brendan Schoemehl | |
| Jerry Gutierrez | Central Arkansas |
| Deon Travis | |
| Nick Dang | Lipscomb |
| George Macready | |
| Javanne Smith | |
| Daniel Stampatori | |
| Afonso Conde | Stetson |
| Alvaro Gabancho |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2022 ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Championship". ASUN Conference. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Championship". ASUN Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Layman, Steve (November 15, 2023). "Lipscomb is headed to the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament". newschannel5.com. WTVF. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Championship Field Finalized". asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "2023 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lipscomb Defeats Bellarmine to Win Third Consecutive League Title". asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.