2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsHartwick
Runner-upGeorgia State
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jamie O'Grady (2)
Best playerJamie O'Grady
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The 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 13th edition of the tournament, and the second since the conference reinstated the sport in 2013. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Hartwick Hawks won the tournament, defeating the Georgia State Panthers in the championship match.

Qualification

Main article: 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hartwick ‡ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 6 – 3
Georgia State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 8 – 1
Georgia Southern 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 8 – 2
Appalachian State 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 10 – 0
NJIT 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 10 – 4
Howard 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 17 – 2
As of November 20, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

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

Bracket

Play-in round Semifinals Final
         
1 Hartwick 1
4 Appalachian State 0
4 Appalachian State 2
5 NJIT 1
1 Hartwick 3
2 Georgia State 0
2 Georgia State (pen.)  3 (5) 
3 Georgia Southern  3 (4) 

Schedule

Play-in round

November 12 Appalachian State 2–1 NJIT Boone, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET
  • Hemphill 40'
  • Beranger 74'
 Report Mercer 13' Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Lance Van Haitsma

Semi-finals

November 13 Georgia State 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Georgia Southern Boone, North Carolina
3:00 PM ET
  • Wilding 43'
  • Alarape 54'
  • Shultis 64'
 Report
  • Abdellaoui 1'
  • Dinka 20'
  • Park 33'
 Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Richonne Clark
Penalties
  • Wilding
  • Plasker
  • Burmeister
  • Hemmings
  • Joyner
  • Elkhalil
  • Laursen
  • Abdellaoui
  • Melton
  • Park
  • Loyden
  • Rector
November 13 Hartwick 1–0 Appalachian State Boone, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET O'Grady 67' Report Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium
Referee: Nima Seghefi

Championship

November 15 Hartwick 3–0 Georgia State Boone, North Carolina
1:00 PM ET
  • Rood 6'
  • O'Grady 33'
  • Berry 59'
 Report Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 102
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals
1 Jamie O'Grady Hartwick 2
2 Adam Abdellaoui Georgia Southern 1
2 Rashid Alarape Georgia State 1
2 Alex Beranger Appalachian State 1
2 Marc Berry Hartwick 1
2 Eric Dinka Georgia Southern 1
2 Trey Hemphill Appalachian State 1
2 Josh Mercer NJIT 1
2 Mike Rood Hartwick 1
2 Chase Park Georgia Southern 1
2 Casey Shultis Georgia State 1
2 Eddie Wilding Georgia State 1
As of 22 December 2015

Tournament Best XI

  • Alex Beranger, Appalachian State
  • Trey Hemphill, Appalachian State
  • Emmanuel Raji, Georgia Southern
  • Chase Park, Georgia Southern
  • Rashid Alarape, Georgia State
  • Nomas Cisic, Georgia State
  • Amiri Abraham, Georgia State
  • Dean Fowler, Hartwick
  • Lenny Wilson, Hartwick
  • Mike Rood, Hartwick
  • Joshua Mercer, NJIT

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship Central". Sun Belt Conference. SunBeltSports.org. Retrieved December 22, 2015.