2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season explained

2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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Duration:August 30, 2019 – November 6, 2019
No Of Teams:6
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Central Arkansas
Second Place:Coastal Carolina
Mvp:Offensive:
Defensive:
Goalkeeper:
Draft:2020 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2020 MLS SuperDraft
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:Coastal Carolina
Finals Runner-Up:Georgia State
Seasonslistnames:Sun Belt Conference men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2018 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2018
Nextseason Link:2020 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:2020

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in late August 2019 and concluded in mid-November 2019.

Background

The 2018 regular season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season champions, Georgia State, also won the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament and earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. It was Georgia State's first berth into the NCAA tournament since 2011. There, Georgia State were eliminated in the first round in a penalty shoot-out by Charlotte.

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at
school		Overall recordRecord at
school		Sun Belt
record		NCAA
Tournaments[1] 		NCAA
College Cups		NCAA
Titles		Ref.
style= Appalachian StateNorth Carolina (asst.)4 000[2]
style= Central ArkansasVermont (asst.)9200[3]
style= Coastal CarolinaCharleston Southern221300[4]
style= Georgia SouthernAnderson (SC)4000[5]
style= Georgia State Jacksonville (asst.)10200[6]
style= HowardSt. John's College High School6000[7]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 13, 2019.[8]

Team Ranking PointsFirst Place Votes
1.Coastal Carolina282
2.Georgia State272
Georgia Southern271
4.Central Arkansas221
5.Appalachian State150
6.Howard70

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019.

United
Soccer[9] 		CSN[10] SoccerAmerica[11] Top DrawerSoccer[12]
style= width=75Appalachian State —— — —
style= width=75Central Arkansas —— — —
style= width=75Coastal Carolina RVRV RV RV
style= width=75Georgia Southern —— — —
style= width=75Georgia State —RV — —
style= width=75Howard —— — —

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.

Team Tournament Finish
Coastal CarolinaPortland Tournament1st
Georgia SouthernAaron Olitsky Tournament1st

Results

Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt member tied
Sun Belt teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug. 25–31)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
August 305:00 PMGeorgia SouthernUNCWPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SCW 4–2673Report
August 307:00 PM
  1. 19 St. John's
Appalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionL 0–2417Report
August 307:00 PMGeorgia StatePresbyterianMartin Stadium at Edens FieldClinton, SCW 2–1107Report
August 30 9:00 PM Wright StateCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, ARW 4–1 185 Report
August 3010:00 PMCoastal Carolina
  1. 22 Oregon State
Merlo FieldPortland, ORW 2–1210Report
August 317:00 PMHowardLongwoodLongwood Athletics ComplexFarmville, VAESPN+L 0–3118Report

Week 2 (Sep. 1–7)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 14:30 PMGeorgia SouthernCharlestonPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SCCAA.tvW 2–0457Report
September 15:00 PMCoastal Carolina
  1. 20 Portland
Merlo FieldPortland, ORW 1–01,092Report
September 17:00 PMLoyola (MD)Appalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 2–1437Report
September 1 8:00 PM CampbellCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR T 1–1 124 Report
September 27:00 PMBelmontGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 3–1108Report
September 67:00 PMGeorge MasonAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 2–0328Report
September 67:00 PM
  1. 12 Coastal Carolina
  1. 10 Charlotte
Transamerica FieldCharlotte, NCL 1–21,017Report
September 67:00 PMMerrimackGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+Cancelled
September 76:00 PMGeorgia StateUNC AshevilleGreenwood Soccer FieldAsheville, NCT 2–2 374Report
September 7 8:00 PM Incarnate WoodCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 2–1 0 Report

Week 3 (Sep. 8–14)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 81:00 PMGeorgia Southern
  1. 18 Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Soccer ComplexFort Myers, FLL 1–5201Report
September 83:00 PMAmericanAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 1–0217Report
September 97:00 PMNorth FloridaGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 2–0131Report
September 103:00 PMMount St. Mary'sHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1221Report
September 10 9:00 PM Central Arkansas Missouri StateL 0–1 568 Report
September 123:00 PMBrownHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1235Report
September 137:00 PM
  1. 15 Coastal Carolina
  1. 21 West Virginia
Dick Dlesk Soccer StadiumMorgantown, WVL 2–5927Report
September 137:00 PMGeorgia SouthernNorth FloridaHodges StadiumJacksonville, FLW 2–1140Report
September 13 8:00 PM DaytonCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 2–1 255 Report
September 147:00 PMHigh PointAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCW 1–0527Report

Week 4 (Sep. 15–21)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 1512:00 PMHowardBryantSutton FieldSmithfield, RIW 3–2150Report
September 15 2:00 PM Houston BaptistCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, AR W 4–0 187 Report
September 173:00 PMSt. Francis BrooklynHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–197Report
September 176:00 PMGeorgia StateGardner–WebbGreene–Harbison StadiumBoiling Springs, NCT 2–2 57Report
September 177:00 PMAppalachian StateElonRudd FieldElon, NCESVL 0–1632Report
September 177:00 PMCampbell
  1. 24 Coastal Carolina
CCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCW 1–0145Report
September 187:00 PMGeorgia SouthernStetsonSpec Martin StadiumDeLand, FLL 1–2229Report
September 217:00 PMAppalachian StateUNCGUNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro, NCSDNW 4–2712Report
September 217:00 PMRadford
  1. 24 Coastal Carolina
CCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCW 3–2146Report
September 217:00 PMCampbellGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+L 0–1450Report
September 217:00 PMWinthropGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 4–098Report
September 21 8:00 PM Central Arkansas UTRGVL 0–1 281 Report
September 218:00 PMGeorgia SouthernUABBBVA FieldBirmingham, ALCUSA.tvW 3–1261Report

Week 5 (Sep. 22–28)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
September 221:00 PMHowardRobert MorrisNorth Athletic ComplexMoon Township, PAT 1–1 133Report
September 243:00 PMLa SalleHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1240Report
September 257:00 PMUNC AshevilleAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+W 1–0723Report
September 257:00 PMVCU
  1. 24 Coastal Carolina
CCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCT 1–1 95Report
September 277:00 PMMercerGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GATBLL 2–3300Report
September 2812:00 PMHowardVMIPatchin FieldLexington, VAW 4–275Report
September 287:00 PMGeorgia StateETSUSummers-Taylor StadiumJohnson City, TNT 2–2 382Report
September 287:30 PM
  1. 24 Coastal Carolina
  1. 8 Kentucky
Bell Soccer ComplexLexington, KYL 0–11,195Report
September 28 8:00 PM Central Arkansas SIU EdwardsvilleL 0–2 475 Report

Week 6 (Sep. 29–Oct. 5)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 16:00 PMGeorgia StateStetsonSpec Martin StadiumDeLand, FLW 1–0297Report
October 17:00 PMETSUAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionT 1–1 782Report
October 17:00 PMUSC UpstateCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCL 0–1122Report
October 17:00 PMJacksonvilleGeorgia SouthernArmstrong Soccer FieldSavannah, GAL 0–1453Report
October 17:00 PMHowardRadfordPatrick Cupp StadiumRadford, VAL 1–2 679Report
October 1 8:00 PM Central Arkansas
  1. 8 SMU
Westcott Field Dallas, TXL 0–3 1,985 Report
October 47:00 PMWoffordGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAW 3–2351Report
October 57:00 PMWilliam & MaryCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCL 0–1261Report
October 57:00 PMMercerGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 2–1 328Report

Week 7 (Oct. 6–12)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 6 2:00 PM Appalachian State Central Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR BNNASU 1–0 258 Report
October 77:00 PMHowardPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PAACCN+L 0–6207Report
October 87:00 PMGeorgia SouthernSouth CarolinaStone StadiumColumbia, SCSECN+T 1–1 1,234Report
October 8 8:00 PM Central BaptistCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 10–0 326 Report
October 88:00 PMGeorgia StateLipscombLipscomb Soccer ComplexNashville, TNL 1–3234Report
October 11 5:00 PM Coastal Carolina Central Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR UCA 1–0 387 Report
October 127:00 PMHowardAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+ASU 4–0815Report
October 127:00 PMGeorgia SouthernGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAESPN+GSO 2–1382Report

Week 8 (Oct. 13–19)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 151:00 PMHowardGeorge WashingtonMount Vernon Athletic FieldWashington, DCA10NW 1–0122Report
October 157:00 PMCoastal CarolinaUNCWUNCW Soccer StadiumWilmington, NCT 0–0 862Report
October 157:00 PMGeorgia StateCharlotteTransamerica FieldCharlotte, NCW 1–0790Report
October 167:00 PMUABAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+W 2–1 517Report
October 18 8:00 PM Central ArkansasGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GA UCA 2–1 472 Report
October 193:00 PMGeorgia StateHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCHOW 2–1261Report
October 197:00 PMCoastal CarolinaAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+CCU 4–2721Report

Week 9 (Oct. 20–26)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 227:00 PMWinthropGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GATBL
October 22 8:00 PM Central Arkansas Mike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, TN
October 237:00 PMCoastal CarolinaCharlestonPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SC
October 257:00 PMAppalachian StatePenn StateJeffrey FieldState College, PABTN+
October 261:00 PMGeorgia SouthernHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DC
October 26 2:00 PM Oral RobertsCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, AR
October 267:00 PMGeorgia StateCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SC

Week 10 (Oct. 27–Nov. 2)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
October 293:00 PMSt. BonaventureHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DC
October 297:00 PMAppalachian StateNorth CarolinaFetzer FieldChapel Hill, NCACCN+
October 297:00 PMUABGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GA
November 27:00 PMAppalachian StateGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+
November 2 8:00 PM Central ArkansasGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GA
November 32:00 PMHowardCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SC

Week 11 (Nov. 3–Nov. 9)

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report
November 9 7:00 PM Georgia StateAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NC ESPN+
November 97:00 PMGeorgia SouthernCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCESPN+
November 98:00 PMHowardCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, ARESPN+

Postseason

Sun Belt Tournament

See main article: 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

Rankings

National rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
  PreWk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Final
Appalachian StateNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNV
Central ArkansasNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Coastal CarolinaNV121524RVNVNVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Georgia SouthernNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Georgia StateNVRVRVRVRVRVNVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
HowardNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Regional rankings - USC Southeast Region

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NVNo votes received
  Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12
style=Appalachian StateNV746668
style=Central ArkansasNVNVNV910NV7
style=Coastal Carolina12855NVNV
style=Georgia Southern59NVNVNV8NV
style=Georgia State71098799
style=HowardNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Awards and honors

Postseason honors

2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year

Home Match Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGm 1Gm 2Gm 3Gm 4Gm 5Gm 6Gm 7Gm 8Gm 9Gm 10Gm 11Total Average% of Capacity
Appalachian StateASU Soccer Stadium1,000417437328217527723782—3,43449149.1%
Central ArkansasBill Stephens Stadium500185124310255187—1,06121242.4%
Coastal CarolinaCCU Soccer Field1,00014514695122—50812712.7%
Georgia SouthernEagle Field700450472453—1,37545865.5%
Georgia StateGSU Soccer Field1,50010813198—3371127.5%
HowardGreene Stadium7,00022123597240—7931992.8%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

2020 MLS Draft

See main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2020. No SBC players were selected in the draft.

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[13] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[14] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract. No SBC players signed homegrown contract.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. April 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: Jason O'Keefe - Men's Soccer Coach. Appalachian State University Athletics. en. 2019-06-15.
  3. Web site: UCA Men's Soccer Coaching Records. Central Arkansas Athletics.
  4. Web site: Shaun Docking - Men's Soccer Coach. Coastal Carolina University Athletics. en. 2019-06-15.
  5. Web site: John Murphy - Men's Soccer Coach. Georgia Southern University Athletics. en. 2019-06-15.
  6. Web site: Brett Surrency. GeorgiaStateSports.com. 2019-06-15. 2019-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527052824/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=620841. dead.
  7. Web site: Phillip Gyau - Men's Soccer Coach. Howard University Athletics. en. 2019-06-15.
  8. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll, All-Conference Honors. Rodgers. Scottie. sunbeltsports.org. en. 2019-10-05.
  9. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National Pre-Season Poll — August 6, 2019. August 6, 2019. United Soccer Coaches. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811185134/https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/. August 11, 2019. dead. August 12, 2019.
  10. Web site: College Soccer News 2019 Preseason National Poll. 16 August 2018. CollegeSoccerNews.com. 16 August 2018. 13 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813175131/https://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-preseason-top-30-poll/1331-college-soccer-news-2019-preseason-national-poll. dead.
  11. Web site: Soccer America Men's College Preseason Top 25. August 28, 2019. socceramerica.com. Soccer America. August 28, 2019.
  12. Web site: College Soccer National Ranking - Preseason. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 26, 2019.
  13. Web site: MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines. Sporting News. 2019-06-13. 2013-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312005637/http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2013-01-16/mls-draft-2013-fc-dallas-new-england-revolution-la-galaxy-schellas-hyndman-gyasi. dead.
  14. Web site: MLS 2012 Roster Rules . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220005943/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2012-mls-roster-rules . 2012-02-20 .

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