Year: | 2017 |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Gender: | men's |
Teams: | 6 |
Matches: | 5 |
Venue: | CCU Soccer Field |
City: | Conway, South Carolina |
Champions: | Coastal Carolina |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Broadcast: | ESPN3 |
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 23rd edition of the tournament. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by Coastal Carolina, and all matches were played at CCU Soccer Field.[1]
The 2017 final was a rematch of last year's final. Top-seed and host, Coastal Carolina won their second consecutive Sun Belt title, defeating Georgia State, 2-0 in the final.[2] Coastal Carolina would advance to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they reached the Sweet 16.[3] [4] One of the largest upsets in the tournament was Howard, who reached the semifinals after defeating Hartwick, 2-1. It was Howard's second win of the entire season.[5]
All six programs qualified for the Sun Belt Tournament.
School | ||||||
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1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 12 |
2 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 10 |
3 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 9 |
4 | Hartwick | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 7 |
5 | Howard | 0 | 3 | 2 | .300 | 2 |
6 | Appalachian State | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | 2 |
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Rank | Player | College | Goals |
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1 | Saif Al Hameli | Coastal Carolina | 1 |
Kyle Celestine | Howard | 1 | |
Andres Gomez | Howard | 1 | |
Max Hemmings | Georgia State | 1 | |
Lukas Joyner | Georgia State | 1 | |
Martin Melchor | Coastal Carolina | 1 | |
Romario Piggott | Coastal Carolina | 1 | |
Frank Rosenwald | Georgia State | 1 | |
Blake Wilson | Georgia Southern | 1 | |
Bene Burba | Georgia State | 1 |
Rank | Player | College | Assists |
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1 | Rashid Alarape | Georgia State | 1 |
Javier Carbonell | Georgia Southern | ||
Liam Fitzsimmons | Georgia State | ||
Alex Ierides | Coastal Carolina | ||
Salomon Lorenzano | Georgia State | ||
Isaac Mbappe | Howard | ||
Coastal Carolina | |||
Darius Strambler | Coastal Carolina |
Rank | Player | College | Shutouts |
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1 | Jake Agnew | Appalachian State | 1 |
Carlos Caro | Howard | 1 | |
Robert Flott | Georgia Southern | 1 | |
Braulio Linares-Ortiz | Coastal Carolina | 1 |