2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season

2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams7
Regular season
Season championsNorth Florida
  Runners-upFlorida Gulf Coast
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast
  Runners-upJacksonville
Atlantic Sun men's soccer seasons
← 2015
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Florida 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 4 – 2
No. 20 FGCU ‡ 4 – 1 – 1 14 – 4 – 3
Lipscomb 3 – 2 – 1 10 – 6 – 2
NJIT 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 6 – 4
Jacksonville 2 – 4 – 0 8 – 10 – 0
Stetson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 10 – 2
USC Upstate 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 10 – 0
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season was the 39th season of men's varsity soccer in the ASUN Conference, and also the first under the league's current "ASUN" branding.[1]

The North Florida Ospreys are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers, Florida FGCU Soccer Complex 1,000
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, Florida Ashley Sports Complex 500
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville, Tennessee Lipscomb Soccer Complex 250
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville, Florida Hodges Stadium 9,400
NJIT Highlanders Newark, New Jersey Mal Simon Stadium 1,200
Stetson Hatters DeLand, Florida Stetson Soccer Field 900
USC Upstate Spartans Spartanburg, South Carolina County University Soccer Stadium 3,000

Personnel

Team Head Coach Captain Shirt supplier
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles United States Bob Butehorn TBA Adidas
Jacksonville Dolphins United States Ryan Pratt TBA Nike
Lipscomb Bisons United States Charles Morrow TBA Nike
NJIT Highlanders United States Fernando Barboto TBA Nike
North Florida Ospreys Cuba Derek Marinatos TBA Nike
Stetson Hatters United States Logan Fleck TBA Nike
USC Upstate Spartans United States Greg Hooks TBA Nike

Regular season

Results

Team/opponent FGC JAX LIP NJT UNF STE USC
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 4–1
Jacksonville Dolphins 2–1 0–1
Lipscomb Bisons 1–2 2–0
NJIT Highlanders 1–4 1–0
North Florida Ospreys
Stetson Hatters 0–2 2–1
USC Upstate Spartans 1–2

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[3] Wk
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2[5] 		Wk
3[6] 		Wk
4[7] 		Wk
5[8] 		Wk
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8[11] 		Wk
9[12] 		Wk
10[13] 		Wk
11[14] 		Wk
12[15] 		Final[16]
Florida Gulf Coast C RV RV 15 12 12 11 20 22 21 20 20
Jacksonville C
Lipscomb C RV
NJIT C
North Florida C RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR
Stetson C
USC Upstate C

Postseason

A-Sun tournament

Main article: 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 North Florida 0
5 Jacksonville 1
5 Jacksonville
2 Florida Gulf Coast
2 Florida Gulf Coast (2OT) 3
4 Lipscomb 2

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— 1 Florida Gulf Coast T, 2–2 (W, 3–0 pen.) vs. South Florida – (Tampa) L, 2–3 OTvs. #9 North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)

All-Atlantic Sun awards and teams

2016 A-Sun Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Albert Ruiz, FGCU
Defensive Player of the Year Jay Bolt, North Florida
Goalkeeper of the Year Paul Ladwig, Stetson
Coaching Staff of the Year North Florida
Freshman of the Year Adrian Nunez, North Florida*
2016 A-Sun Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

GK – Paul Ladwig, Stetson
D – Nicolas Samayoa, FGCU
D – Joe Kerridge, Lipscomb
D – Jay Bolt, North Florida
MF – Kamar Marriott, FGCU
MF – Ivan Alvarado, Lipscomb
MF – Joshua Castellanos, North Florida
F – Albert Ruiz, FGCU
F – Arion Sobers-Assue, FGCU
F – Logan Paynter, Lipscomb
F – Adrian Nunez, North Florida

GK – Juanes Fajardo, North Florida
D – Eli Roubos, FGCU
D – Scout Monteith, Lipscomb
D – Victor Kausch, NJIT
D – Simen Solstad, North Florida
MF – Dylan Sacramento, FGCU
MF – Alberto Escobedo, Jacksonville
MF – Micah Smoak, North Florida
MF – Luke Ferreira, Stetson
F – Ivan Sakou, Lipscomb
F – Mamadou Guirassy, NJIT
F – Milan Kovacs, North Florida

F – Adrian Nunez, North Florida
MF – Miguel Perez, FGCU
MF – Kai Bennett, Jacksonville
F – Rene White, NJIT
F – Gabriel Diniz, Stetson
F – Shak Adams, FGCU
GK – Jared Brown, FGCU
D – Austin Eager, Lipscomb
MF – Andrew Nino, NJIT
GK – Victor Pujades, NJIT
MF – Cormac Begley, North Florida
F – Joel Bunting, USC Upstate

See also

References

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