| 2019 ASUN men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Top two seeds | ||||
| Semifinals site | Top two seeds | ||||
| Finals site | J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Newark, New Jersey | ||||
| Champions | NJIT (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Fernando Barboto (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Regsan Watkins (NJIT) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+, Facebook Live | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 ASUN men's soccer tournament, the 41st edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 8 and concluded on November 16.
NJIT, the ASUN regular season champion, won the tournament for the first and only time in program history; the Highlanders would join the America East Conference on July 1, 2020.[1] They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the finals, 2–1.[2] NJIT earned their first-ever berth to the NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by Providence.[3]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | NJIT | 5–1–0 | |
| 2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4–1–1 | |
| 3 | North Florida | 3–2–1 | UNF 2–1 vs. STET |
| 4 | Stetson | 3–2–1 | STET 1–2 vs. UNF |
| 5 | Lipscomb | 3–3–0 | |
| 6 | Liberty | 1–5–0 | |
Bracket
| First round Nov. 8 | Semifinals Nov. 10 | Final Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NJIT | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 2 | 4 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Lipscomb | 1 | 1 | NJIT | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | FGCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | FGCU | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida (OT) | 3 | 3 | North Florida | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
Results
First round
| No. 3 North Florida | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Liberty |
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Semifinals
| No. 2 FGCU | 2–1 | No. 3 North Florida |
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Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
- 2 Goals
Sebastian Chalbaud – Stetson
Alejandro Rabell – NJIT
Regsan Watkins – NJIT
- 1 Goal
Brayden Borutskie – Liberty
Zane Bubb – North Florida
Noah Bushey – FGCU
Chris Degance – Stetson
Miguel DeLeon, Jr. – North Florida
O’Vonte Mullings – FGCU
Ivan Rosales – FGCU
Lewis Scattergood – Stetson
Tyler Welch – Liberty
Torian Went – North Florida
Rene White – NJIT
All Tournament Team
| 2019 ASUN Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[4] | ||||||
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Regsan Watkins, NJIT | ||||||
| MVP in Bold | ||||||
References
- ↑ "NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution" (Press release). NJIT Highlanders. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Men's Soccer Captures First ASUN Conference Tournament Title". njit.edu. NJIT News. November 17, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ↑ Scandura, Mike (November 21, 2019). "PC men's soccer team beats NJIT, 2-0, advances to 2nd round". providencejournal.com. The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ↑ "NJIT Secures First Men's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title". asunsports.org. November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.