2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Site	ASU Soccer Stadium Boone, North Carolina
Champions	Coastal Carolina (3rd title)
Winning coach	Shaun Docking (3rd title)
MVP	Alberto Ciroi (Coastal Carolina)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament «2018  2020»

2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Arkansas	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	7	–	1
Coastal Carolina ‡	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	8	–	3
Appalachian State	2	–	3	–	0			11	–	7	–	1
Georgia State	2	–	3	–	0			12	–	4	–	4
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	9	–	2
Howard	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	12	–	1
‡ – Sun Belt Tournament Champion + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA tournament As of 29 November 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17, 2019.

Appalachian State hosted the tournament, and all matches were played at ASU Soccer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[1]

Coastal Carolina won the tournament, defeating fifth-seed and defending champions, Georgia State, 6–5, on penalty kicks after 1–1 draw.[2] Coastal Carolina earned the conference's berth into the NCAA Tournament,[3] where they reached the second round before losing to SMU.[4]

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker[5]
1	Central Arkansas	4–1–0
2	Coastal Carolina	3–2–0
3	Howard	2–3–0	2–1 record vs. GSO, GSU, and ASU
4	Georgia Southern	2–3–0	2–1 record vs. HOW, GSU, and ASU
5	Georgia State	2–3–0	1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and ASU
6	Appalachian State	2–3–0	1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and GSU

Bracket

	First round November 13					Semifinals November 15					Championship November 17
						1	Central Arkansas	0
	4	Georgia Southern	0			5	Georgia State	1
	5	Georgia State	4								5	Georgia State	1 (5)
											2	Coastal Carolina (pen.)	1 (6)
						2	Coastal Carolina	2
	3	Howard	0			6	Appalachian State	1
	6	Appalachian State	3

Results

First round

November 13

16:00 EDT

No. 4 Georgia Southern	0–4	No. 5 Georgia State
	Report	Briggs 25', 78' Fearnley 61' Jumeau 79'

ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone

Attendance: 35

Referee: Dustin Thorne

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November 13

19:00 EDT

No. 3 Howard	0–3	No. 6 Appalachian State
	Report	Robicheaux 20' Pfrogner 44' Hernandez 90' (pen.)

ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone

Attendance: 220

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Semifinals

November 15

16:00 EDT

No. 1 Central Arkansas	0–1	No. 5 Georgia State
	Report	Summerfield 76'

ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone

Attendance: 75

Referee: Brandon Marion

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November 15

19:00 EDT

No. 2 Coastal Carolina	2–1	No. 6 Appalachian State
Skraep 6' Snaith 10'	Report	Darden 77'

ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone

Attendance: 482

Referee: Andrew Musashe

Final

November 17

13:00 EDT

No. 2 Coastal Carolina	1–1 (a.e.t.)	No. 5 Georgia State
Snaith 89'	Report	Fearnley 87'
Penalties
Snaith Endale Power Mondi Rzepecki Williams Riihjarvi	6–5	Proctor Briggs Read Finnie Clinton Fearnley Rosenwald

ASU Soccer Stadium, Boone

Attendance: 182

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals
1	Aris Briggs	Georgia State	2
	Matthew Fearnley	Georgia State
	Sam Snaith	Coastal Carolina
2	Mason Darden	Appalachian State	1
	Tristan Jumeau	Georgia State
	Marc Pfronger	Appalachian State
	Mason Robicheaux	Appalachian State
	Kasper Skraep	Coastal Carolina
	Alex Summerfield	Georgia State

Sun Belt Tournament Best XI

Player	Team
Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Alex McGrath	Appalachian State
Mason Robicheaux
Ole Kjoerholt	Central Arkansas
Nate Lancaster
Freddie Read	Georgia State
Alex Summerfield
Paul Tyson
Jeranimo Power	Coastal Carolina
Kasper Skraep
Sam Snaith
Alberto Ciroi

MVP in Bold

References

1. "2019-20 Men's Soccer Schedule". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
2. "Coastal Carolina men's soccer wins Sun Belt title in PK shootout". WPDE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
3. Blondin, Alan (November 18, 2019). "Coastal Carolina men's soccer opens playoffs at N.C. State". The Sun News. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "SMU advances to Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament". PonyStampede.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
5. "2019 Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
6. Rodgers, Scottie (November 17, 2019). "Coastal Carolina Wins Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship on Penalty Kicks". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

External links

• Sun Belt Tournament