2019 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference held from November 1 through November 9, 2019. The first round of the tournament was hosted at the first and second seed's home stadium. Then the remaining rounds of the tournament were hosted by the higher seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Lipscomb Bison were the defending tournament champions, and successfully defended their crown, defeating Florida Gulf Coast in the final.[1][2] It was the second consecutive title, and second title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Kevin O'Brien.[3]

2019 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,221
SiteCampus Sites, higher seed
ChampionsLipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin O'Brien (2nd title)
MVPMelissa Gray (Lipscomb)
BroadcastESPN+
Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2019 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
FL Gulf Coast   611 .813  1142 .706
Lipscomb  y 611 .813  1362 .667
Liberty   620 .750  1072 .579
North Florida   521 .688  1162 .632
Kennesaw St.   530 .625  1172 .600
NJIT   341 .438  783 .472
North Alabama   260 .250  6110 .353
Stetson   071 .063  2132 .176
Jacksonville   071 .063  0133 .094
Conference champion
2019 ASUN Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Atlantic Sun Conference

Bracket

Source:[4]

  First Round
November 1
    Semifinals
November 3
    Final
November 9
                           
        1 FL Gulf Coast 2 (1)  
  4 North Florida 1     5 Kennesaw St. 2 (2)    
  5 Kennesaw St. 3         5 Kennesaw St. 1 (3)
      2 Lipscomb 1 (4)
        2 Lipscomb 1    
  3 Liberty 1     6 NJIT 0  
  6 NJIT 2  

Schedule

First Round

November 1, 2019 #4 North Florida 1–3 #5 Kennesaw St. Fort Myers, FL
5:00 p.m. EST
  • Thais Reiss  74'
Report
  •  7' Erin Harris
  •  20',  82' Isabella Contreras
  •  25' Morgan Harrison
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Lyubomir Sapundzhiev
Assistant referees: Hayden Oscanoa
Fourth official: Jorge Taborda
November 1, 2019 #3 Liberty 1–2 #6 NJIT Nashville, TN
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Avery Belk  71'
Report
  •  78' Lauren Chamberlain
  •  80' Fiona Wright
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 350

Semifinals

November 3, 2019 #1 FL Gulf Coast 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
#5 Kennesaw St. Fort Myers, FL
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •  9'  58' Carly Pressgrove
  •  48' Team
  •  52',  98' Becky Contreras
  •  82' Sydney Sauer
  •  109' Erin Harris
Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 271
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Matthew Schwartz
Assistant referees: Cyril Madukanya
Fourth official: Amiel Aleman
Penalties
  • Evdokia Popadinova
  • Lindsey Patton
  • Alyssa Abbondandolo
  • Kara Kyramarios
  • Marjorie Boilesen
  • Jenna Vollrath
  • Isabella Contreras
  • Becky Contreras
  • Kendall Hart
November 3, 2019 #2 Lipscomb 1–0 #6 NJIT Nashville, TN
1:00 p.m. CT
  • Danielle Van Liere  86'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 200

Final

November 9, 2019 #2 Lipscomb 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 Kennesaw St. Nashville, TN
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Olivia Doak  14'
  • Emily Patti  102'
Report
  •  68' Erin Harris
  •  93' Kendall Hart
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 400
Penalties
  • Leah Cernicky
  • Maycie McKay
  • Macy Douglas
  • Hailey Eck
  • Audrey Ann Beck
  • Emily Patti
  • Sydney Crowley
  • Carly Pressgrove
  • Emely Sosa
  • Becky Contreras
  • Isabella Contreras
  • Sydney Sauer

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
  • Erin Harris (Kennesaw State)
1 Goal
  • Avery Belk (Liberty)
  • Lauren Chamberlain (NJIT)
  • Becky Contreras (Kennesaw State)
  • Isabella Contreras (Kennesaw State)
  • Olivia Doak (Lipscomb)
  • Morgan Harrison (Kennesaw State)
  • Kara Kyramarios (Florida Gulf Coast)
  • Evdokia Popadinova (Florida Gulf Coast)
  • Carly Pressgrove (Kennesaw State)
  • Thais Reiss (North Florida)
  • Danielle Van Liere (Lipscomb)

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

PlayerTeam
Melissa Gray Lipscomb
Olivia Doak
Dominique Diller
Hailey Eck
Lindsey Patton Florida Gulf Coast
Evdokia Popadinova
Molly Saylor NJIT
Nicole Loehle
Becky Contreras Kennesaw State
Carly Pressgrove
Tiffany Sornpao

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2018 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. "2019 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. "2019 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. "Lipscomb Captures Second Consecutive Women's @ASUNSoccer Championship in Shootout over Kennesaw State". asunsports.com. The Atlantic Sun Conference. November 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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