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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,382
SiteCampus Sites
ChampionsLipscomb (3rd title)
Winning coachCharles Morrow (3rd title)
MVPTyrese Spicer & Hayes Wood (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN+
ASUN men's soccer tournament
«2021 (spring) 2022»
2021 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
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
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ASUN

Seeding

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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

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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

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First Round

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November 5, 2021 #3 Florida Gulf Coast 1–2 #6 Bellarmine Conway, AR
5:00 p.m.
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  •   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

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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'
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  •   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

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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'
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  •   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

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Goalscorers

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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

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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
O'Vonte Mullings Florida Gulf Coast
Nelson Pereira Stetson

MVP in bold

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b "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.