2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Country  United States
Teams 5
Champions Hartwick
Runners-up Georgia State
Matches played 4
Goals scored 13 (3.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jamie O'Grady (2)
Best player Jamie O'Grady

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.[1]

Qualification

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 2     4  Appalachian State 0    
  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

Semifinals

Championship

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

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

Tournament Best XI

See also

References

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