The 2016 ASUN women's soccer tournament was a postseason women's soccer tournament that ended the 2016 season of the ASUN Conference. It was held from October 29 to November 6, 2016 and consisted of five matches at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The FGCU Eagles were the defending tournament champions, after defeating the Lipscomb Bisons 5–0 in the championship match for the program's fourth league title.

2016 ASUN women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteFGCU Soccer Complex
Fort Myers, Florida
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (5th title)
Winning coachJim Blankenship (5th title)
ASUN women's soccer tournament
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2016 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍y 6 0 1   .929 14 5 1   .725
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 5 1 1   .786 12 5 2   .684
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 5 2 0   .714 9 7 2   .556
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 4 3 0   .571 10 8 1   .553
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 2 4 1   .357 4 11 1   .281
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 2 5 0   .286 6 9 2   .412
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 5 0   .286 6 9 3   .417
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 0 6 1   .071 0 14 3   .088
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 17, 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

This was the first tournament held under the conference's current branding as the ASUN Conference. The league had been known as the Atlantic Sun Conference since 2002.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 FGCU 2
4 Kennesaw State 4 4 Kennesaw State 1
5 Jacksonville 1 1 FGCU 2
2 Lipscomb 0
2 Lipscomb 22OT
3 Stetson 5 3 Stetson 1
6 North Florida 2

Schedule

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First round

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October 29, 2016 #3 Stetson 5–2 #6 North Florida DeLand, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST Sarah Collins   11', 18'
Briana Camargo   46'
Lily Ammon   66'
Hailey Williams   69'
Report Brandi Walker   33'
Alexis Bredeau   48'
Stadium: Athletic Training Center
October 29, 2016 #4 Kennesaw State 4–1 #5 Jacksonville Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST Kim Fincher   59'
Abby Roth   64'
Brittney Reed   72'
Ashtah Das   78'
Report Sope Akindoju   87' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Chris Heintzman

Semi-finals

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November 4, 2016 #2 Lipscomb 2–1 (a.e.t.) #3 Stetson Fort Myers, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Ellen Lundy   86'
Niamh Rawlins   110'
Report Riana Metzger   71' Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Referee: Ted Unkel
November 4, 2016 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 2–1 #4 Kennesaw State Fort Myers, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Emilie Olsen   22'
Tabby Tindell   47'
Report Emely Sosa   83' Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Referee: Shane Butler

Final

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November 6, 2016 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 2–0 #2 Lipscomb Fort Myers, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Ali Rogers   33', 80' Report Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Referee: Randy Cook

References

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  1. ^ "Conference Student-Athletes Unveil New ASUN Brand Identity" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 28, 2016.
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