2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:ASUN
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:1,382
Venue:Campus Sites
Champions:Lipscomb
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Charles Morrow
Coachcount:3rd
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Tyrese Spicer & Hayes Wood
Mvpteam:Lipscomb
Different Previous:2021 (spring)

The 2021 ASUN men's soccer tournament was the 43rd edition of the postseason men's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference, held from November 5 through November 13, 2021. All rounds of the tournament were hosted at the first and second seeds home stadiums. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Jacksonville Dolphins were the defending tournament champions, and were unable to defend their title, after not qualifying for the tournament.[1] The Lipscomb Bisons won the tournament after defeating Central Arkansas 4–1 in the final.[2] It was their third title in five years, and third title in program history for Lipscomb and coach Charles Morrow.[3] As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. The first tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second overall seeds as Lipscomb and Central Arkansas both finished with 5–2–0 records. Lipscomb defeated Central Arkansas 1–0 on October 30, and was therefore the first seed, while Central Arkansas was the second seed. Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson finished with identical 4–3–0 records, and a tiebreaker was required to determine which team would get the third seed. Florida Gulf Coast defeated Stetson 2–1 on October 30, and earned the third seed, while Stetson was the fourth seed. Bellarmine and defending tournament champions Jacksonville tied for the sixth, and final spot in the tournament, with 2–4–1 records. The two teams drew 0–0 on October 30, and Bellarmine was awarded the sixth and final spot in the tournament.[4] [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Lipscomb5–2–015
2Central Arkansas5–2–015
3Florida Gulf Coast4–3–012
4Stetson4–3–012
5Liberty3–4–09
6Bellarmine2–4–17

Bracket

Source:[6]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[2]

Player Team
Tyrese SpicerLipscomb
Hayes Wood
Noah Gulden
Michael Sibley
Louis Robinson
Vicent AbasoCentral Arkansas
Karim Diao
Alberto Suarez
Micah LinscottBellarmine
Brock Pope
O'Vonte MullingsFlorida Gulf Coast
Nelson PereiraStetson
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title . ASUN Conference . April 18, 2021 . June 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: Lipscomb Claims Third Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Five Years. asunsports.com. ASUN Conference. November 13, 2021. January 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: ASUN Conference Men’s Soccer Record Book. asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. January 27, 2022.
  4. Web site: Lipscomb & UCA Share @ASUNSoccer Regular Season Title; Liberty & BU Lock Up Final Spots in Championship Field. asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. October 30, 2021. January 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: Men's soccer clinches ASUN Tournament bid with draw against Jacksonville. bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine Athletics. October 30, 2021. January 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2021 ASUN Men's Soccer Championship. asunsports.org. ASUN Conference. January 27, 2022.