2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

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2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Attendance2,465
SiteAtlanta, Georgia
ChampionsCoastal Carolina[1] (1st title)
Winning coachShaun Docking (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coastal Carolina 3 1 1 10 7 3
Georgia Southern 3 1 1 8 8 3
Georgia State 3 2 0 15 7 0
Hartwick 2 2 1 9 6 4
Appalachian State 1 3 1 5 9 4
Howard 1 4 0 2 14 3
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 9th edition of the tournament. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Coastal Carolina won the Sun Belt title, making it their first Sun Belt championship, but their 13th overall conference tournament title. The Chanticleers defeated Georgia State in the championship, 1–0.

Seeding[edit]

All six programs qualified for the Sun Belt Tournament.

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Coastal Carolina 3 1 1 .700 13
2 Georgia Southern 3 1 1 .700 13
3 Georgia State 3 2 0 .600 9
4 Hartwick 2 2 1 .500 7
5 Appalachian State 1 3 1 .300 4
6 Howard 1 4 0 .200 3

Bracket[edit]

First round
November 10
Semifinals
November 11
Championship
November 13
1 Coastal Carolina 2
4 Hartwick 2 4 Hartwick 0
5 App State 1 1 Coastal Carolina 1
3 Georgia State 0
2 Georgia Southern 0
3 Georgia State 2 3 Georgia State 2
6 Howard 0

Matches[edit]

First round[edit]

10 November Hartwick 2-1 Appalachian State Decatur, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EST Hamish Ritchie 68'
Maurizio Fornerino 80'
Report Graham Smalley 84' Stadium: GSU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 245
10 November Georgia State 2-0 Howard Decatur, Georgia
6:30 p.m. EST Kwaku Adu 43'
Andrew Thompson 89'
Report Stadium: GSU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 425

Semifinals[edit]

10 November Georgia Southern 0-2 Georgia State Decatur, Georgia
6:30 p.m. EST Kwaku Adu 51'
Rashid Alarape 75'
Report Stadium: GSU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 713

Final[edit]

Coastal Carolina1–0Georgia State
Jair Espinoza 68' Report

Awards[edit]

Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[1]

Graham Smalley (Appalachian State, Freshman, Midfielder)
Einar Einarsson (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Defender)
Henrik Muller (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Defender)
Frantzdy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Forward)
Emil Laursen (Georgia Southern, Sophomore, Defender)
Kwaku Adu-Boahene (Georgia State, Sophomore, Forward)
Hannes Burmeister (Georgia State, Sophomore, Midfielder)
Liam Fitzsimmons (Georgia State, Redshirt Sophomore, Defender)
Hamish Ritchie (Hartwick, Freshman, Midfielder)
Kenneth Hersey (Howard, Redshirt Senior, Goalkeeper)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina wins first Sun Belt men's soccer championship". Sun Belt Conference. November 13, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.