2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 37th edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams8
ChampionsNorth Florida
Runners-upUSC Upstate
Matches played4
Goals scored17 (4.25 per match)
Best playerHelge Pietschmann
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The North Florida Ospreys won the tournament, besting the USC Upstate Spartans in the championship match. The 7–0 winning scoreline was the second most lopsided scoreline in an Atlantic Sun championship, and the largest since 1979.[1]

Qualification
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Florida ‡ 4 –0 –1  10 –7 –1
Florida Gulf Coast 4 –0 –1  7 –4 –3
Lipscomb 3 –2 –0  6 –10 –1
USC Upstate 2 –3 –1  7 –7 –1
Jacksonville 1 –5 –0  3 –12 –1
Stetson 0 –4 –1  5 –9 –2
As of November 20, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top five teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket
  First round     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 Florida Gulf Coast 3  
  4 USC Upstate (OT) 3     4 USC Upstate (OT) 4    
  5 Jacksonville 2         4 USC Upstate 0
      2 North Florida 7
      2 North Florida (2OT) 2    
        3 Lipscomb 1  

Schedule

First round
November 5, 2015 USC Upstate 3–2 (a.e.t.) Jacksonville Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wild  41'
Schwarzer  82' (pen.)  98' 		Report Kelly  17'
Agredo  73'		 Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 102
Referee: Jonathan Glover

Semifinals
November 7, 2015 North Florida 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lipscomb Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET Morrell  38'
Pietschmann  109' 		Report Ramirez  19' Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Estaban Rosano
November 7, 2015 Florida Gulf Coast 3–4 (a.e.t.) USC Upstate Fort Myers, Florida
7:05 PM ET Wilks  11'
Ruiz  68'
Robledo  80'		 Report Sommer  27'
Wild  73'
Schwarzer  87'
Dovidio  97' 		Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 501
Referee: Randy Cook

Championship
November 14, 2015 North Florida 7–0 USC Upstate Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM ET D'Mello  24'
Garcia  43'
Pietschmann  48', 51', 54'
Castro  56'
Nicholson  87'		 Report Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Rob Mann

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers
Rank Player College Goals[2]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

On November 15, the Atlantic Sun Conference determined the tournament's best XI[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF  USA Tucker Beerman (USC Upstate)
2 DF  USA Casey Caronis (North Florida)
3 MF  USA Jay Bolt (North Florida)
4 MF  USA Omar Castro (North Florida)
5 MF  USA Matt Kerridge (Lipscomb)
6 MF  GER Leon Schwarzer (USC Upstate)
7 MF  GUA Rodrigo Saravia (Florida Gulf Coast)
8 FW  USA Alex Morrell (North Florida)
9 FW  GER Helge Pietschmann (North Florida)
10 FW  ESP Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast)
11 FW  GER Gordon Wild (USC Upstate)

See also

References
  1. "2015–16 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. "Osprey's Secure First #ASunMSOC Championship; Head to NCAA Tournament". AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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