2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Gender:men's
Teams:7
Matches:6
Attendance:2,465
City:Atlanta, Georgia
Champions:Coastal Carolina[1]
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Shaun Docking
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ESPN3

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 9th edition of the tournament. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Coastal Carolina won the Sun Belt title, making it their first Sun Belt championship, but their 13th overall conference tournament title. The Chanticleers defeated Georgia State in the championship, 1–0.

Seeding

See main article: 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season.

All six programs qualified for the Sun Belt Tournament.

School
1Coastal Carolina 3 1 1 .700 13
2Georgia Southern 3 1 1 .700 13
3Georgia State 3 2 0 .600 9
4Hartwick 2 2 1 .500 7
5Appalachian State 1 3 1 .300 4
6Howard 1 4 0 .200 3

Matches

Final

Awards

Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Graham Smalley (Appalachian State, Freshman, Midfielder)
Einar Einarsson (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Defender)
Henrik Muller (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Defender)
Frantzdy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Forward)
Emil Laursen (Georgia Southern, Sophomore, Defender)
Kwaku Adu-Boahene (Georgia State, Sophomore, Forward)
Hannes Burmeister (Georgia State, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Liam Fitzsimmons (Georgia State, Redshirt Sophomore, Defender)
Hamish Ritchie (Hartwick, Freshman, Midfielder)
Kenneth Hersey (Howard, Redshirt Senior, Goalkeeper)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina wins first Sun Belt men’s soccer championship. Sun Belt Conference. January 27, 2017. November 13, 2016.