2018 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
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2018 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 5 | ||||
Matches | 4 | ||||
Site | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia | ||||
Champions | Georgia State (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Brett Surrency (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Hannes Burmeister (Georgia State) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Georgia State ‡ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 24th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament will decide the Sun Belt Conference champion. The tournament will be begin on November 7 and conclude on November 11.[1]
Coastal Carolina were the defending champions. However, they were unable to defend their title, losing to Georgia State 1–2 in the Semifinals. Georgia State went on to win the tournament 4–2 over Georgia Southern in the final. This was the first Sun Belt Conference Championship for Georgia State.[2][3]
Seeds
[edit]Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Georgia State | 2–0–2 | |
2 | Georgia Southern | 2–1–1 | GSO 1–0 vs. ASU |
3 | Appalachian State | 2–1–1 | ASU 0–1 vs. GSO |
4 | Coastal Carolina | 2–2–0 | |
5 | Howard | 0–4–0 |
Bracket
[edit]First round Nov. 7 | Semifinals Nov. 9 | Championship Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgia State | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgia State | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia Southern | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Appalachian State | 0 |
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]No. 4 Coastal Carolina | 2–1 | No. 5 Howard |
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Semifinals
[edit]No. 1 Georgia State | 2–1 | No. 4 Coastal Carolina |
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No. 2 Georgia Southern | 3–0 | No. 3 Appalachian State |
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Final
[edit]No. 1 Georgia State | 4–2 | No. 2 Georgia Southern |
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Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- 3 Goals
- Hannes Burmeister - Georgia Southern
- 2 Goals
- Javier Carbonell - Georgia Southern
- Frank Rosenwald - Georgia State
- 1 Goal
- Aldair Cortes - Georgia Southern
- Adam Davie - Georgia Southern
- Jaiden Fortune - Coastal Carolina
- Daniel Hart - Howard
- Max Hemmings - Georgia State
- Tyrone Mondi - Coastal Carolina
- Tsiki Ntsabeleng - Coastal Carolina
- Sander Wang - Georgia Southern
All Tournament Team
[edit]2018 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship All-Tournament team[4] | ||||||
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MVP in Bold |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Men's Soccer Championship Central". sunbeltsports.org. August 31, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Championship bracket announced, host Coastal Carolina earns top seed". Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Record book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.com. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "No. 1 Georgia State Defeats No. 2 Georgia Southern, 4-2, to Win First-Ever Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.