2018 ASUN men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:ASUN
Division:I
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Quartervenue:Higher seeds
Semivenue:Higher seeds
Finalvenue:Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Finalcity:Nashville, Tennessee
Champions:Lipscomb
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Charles Morrow
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Logan Paynter
Mvpteam:Lipscomb
Broadcast:ESPN+, Facebook Live

The 2018 ASUN men's soccer tournament, the 40th edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 2 and concluded on November 10.

Lipscomb entered the tournament as the defending Atlantic Sun Tournament champions, and as the 2018 ASUN regular season champions. Outscoring their opponents 4-1 in the process, Lipscomb successfully defended their ASUN title by winning the championship match against Stetson, 2-0. Lipscomb earned their second ever berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they upset Washington and FIU en route to a Sweet Sixteen run.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Lipscomb5–1–0LIP 1–0 vs. FGCU
2Florida Gulf Coast5–1–0FGCU 0–1 vs. LIP
3North Florida3–3–0UNF 1–0 vs. JAX
4Jacksonville3–3–0JAX 0–1 vs. UNF
5Liberty2–3–1
6Stetson1–4–1

Results

First round

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All Tournament Team

2018 A-Sun Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1] [2]
Ryan Birchfield, Lipscomb
Noah Gulden, Lipscomb
Ben Locke, Lipscomb
Braeden Luna, Stetson
Logan Paynter, Lipscomb
Lewis Scattergood, Stetson
MVP in Bold

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bluhm . Jack . Downs . Kirby . Lipscomb crowned ASUN Champion once again . lipscombsports.com . November 13, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hatters Fall in ASUN Title Game . gohatters.com . November 12, 2018 . November 11, 2018.