2018 ASUN men's soccer tournament

2018 ASUN men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteLipscomb Soccer Complex
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsLipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coachCharles Morrow (2nd title)
MVPLogan Paynter (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN+, Facebook Live
ASUN men's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 25 Lipscomb ‡ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 10 – 1
Florida Gulf Coast 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 5 – 2
North Florida 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 11 – 0
Jacksonville 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 13 – 0
Liberty 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 7 – 1
Stetson 1 – 4 – 1 7 – 10 – 2
NJIT 1 – 5 – 0 6 – 11 – 0
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 ASUN men's soccer tournament, the 40th edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 2 and concluded on November 10.

Lipscomb entered the tournament as the defending Atlantic Sun Tournament champions, and as the 2018 ASUN regular season champions. Outscoring their opponents 4-1 in the process, Lipscomb successfully defended their ASUN title by winning the championship match against Stetson, 2-0. Lipscomb earned their second ever berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they upset Washington and FIU en route to a Sweet Sixteen run.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Lipscomb 5–1–0 LIP 1–0 vs. FGCU
2 Florida Gulf Coast 5–1–0 FGCU 0–1 vs. LIP
3 North Florida 3–3–0 UNF 1–0 vs. JAX
4 Jacksonville 3–3–0 JAX 0–1 vs. UNF
5 Liberty 2–3–1
6 Stetson 1–4–1

Bracket

First round
Nov. 2 		Semifinals
Nov. 4 		Final
Nov. 10
1 Lipscomb 2
4 Jacksonville 2 4 Jacksonville 1
5 Liberty 0 1 Lipscomb 2
6 Stetson 0
2 FGCU 1 (4)
3 North Florida 1 6 Stetson (pen.) 1 (5)
6 Stetson 3

Results

First round

No. 3 North Florida1–3No. 6 Stetson
  • Scott 61'
 Report
  • Scattergood 50', 85'
  • Northoff 78'
Attendance: 99
Referee: Chris Penso
No. 4 Jacksonville2–0No. 5 Liberty
  • Dixon 57'
  • Manzo 87'
 Report
Attendance: 121
Referee: Guido Gonzales

Semifinals

No. 2 FGCU1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Stetson
  • Medilah 45'
 Report
  • Scattergood 73'
Penalties
  • Riley
  • Marriott
  • Clement
  • Medilah
  • Zapata
  • João Burti
4–5
  • O'Brien
  • Scattergood
  • Monsanto
  • Northoff
  • Chalbaud
  • Pinheiro
Attendance: 485
Referee: Michael Lavergne
No. 1 Lipscomb2–1No. 4 Jacksonville
  • Locke 13'
  • Jakubowski 71'
 Report
  • Davis 15'
Attendance: 294
Referee: Kirk Downs

Final

No. 1 Lipscomb2–0No. 6 Stetson
  • Paynter 40', 54'
 Report
Attendance: 1,398

Statistics

Top goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All Tournament Team

2018 A-Sun Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1][2]

Ryan Birchfield, Lipscomb
Noah Gulden, Lipscomb
Ben Locke, Lipscomb
Braeden Luna, Stetson
Logan Paynter, Lipscomb
Lewis Scattergood, Stetson

MVP in Bold

References

  1. ^ Bluhm, Jack; Downs, Kirby (November 11, 2018). "Lipscomb crowned ASUN Champion once again". lipscombsports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hatters Fall in ASUN Title Game". gohatters.com. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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