2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament
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 men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| 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+ | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Lawrence Hale Andrew Ellsworth Fourth official: Jason Rector |
| November 5, 2021 | #4 Stetson | 3–0 | #5 Liberty | Nashville, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 110 Referee: Andrew Musashe Assistant referees: Andy Boyle Daniel Tibbitts Fourth official: Skyye Medley |
Semifinals
| November 7, 2021 | #2 Central Arkansas | 2–0 | #6 Bellarmine | Conway, AR |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Attendance: 358 Referee: Jervis Atagana Assistant referees: Matthew Stein Shane Kennard Fourth official: David Henderson |
| November 7, 2021 | #1 Lipscomb | 4–0 | #4 Stetson | Nashville, TN |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 302 Referee: Esteban Rosano Assistant referees: Jackson Krauser Timothy Stewart Fourth official: Kris Fabrick |
Final
| November 13, 2021 | #1 Lipscomb | 4–1 | #2 Central Arkansas | Nashville, TN |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 562 Referee: Alex Del Angel Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston 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 |
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| Tyrese Spicer | Lipscomb |
| Hayes Wood | |
| Noah Gulden | |
| Michael Sibley | |
| Louis Robinson | |
| Vicent Abaso | Central Arkansas |
| Karim Diao | |
| Alberto Suarez | |
| Micah Linscott | Bellarmine |
| Brock Pope | |
| 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.
- "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.