2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference held from October 28 through November 5, 2017. The first round of the tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The semifinals and final took place at Lipscomb Soccer Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, home of the Lipscomb Bisons, the regular season co-champions and tournament #1 seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the defending tournament champions and successfully defended their title, defeating the Lipscomb Bisons in double overtime in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the sixth for the Florida Gulf Coast women's soccer program, all of which came under the direction of head coach Jim Blankenship.[3][4]
| 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Matches | 5 | |||
| Attendance | 1,509 | |||
| Site | Lipscomb Soccer Complex Nashville, Tennessee (Semifinals and Final) | |||
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (6th title) | |||
| Winning coach | Jim Blankenship (6th title) | |||
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| 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb † | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast †‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .714 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .286 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .286 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .214 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 ASUN Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Atlantic Sun Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round October 28–29 |
Semifinals November 3 |
Final November 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kennesaw State | 0 (4) | 4 | Kennesaw State | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | North Florida | 0 (3) | 1 | Lipscomb | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 32OT | |||||||||||
| 2 | Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 0 | 6 | Jacksonville | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville | 2 | |||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| October 28, 2017 | #3 Stetson | 0–2 | #6 Jacksonville | DeLand, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Athletic Training Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Cyril Madukaya Jamie Willis Fourth official: Trent Vanhaitsma |
| October 29, 2017 | #4 Kennesaw State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #5 North Florida | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 303 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez Assistant referees: Larry Pachon Sergii Demianchuk Fourth official: Alek Zhelyazkov | ||
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Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Florida Gulf Coast | 2–0 | #6 Jacksonville | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 4:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 215 |
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Lipscomb | 1–0 | #4 Kennesaw State | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 376 |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #1 Lipscomb | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | #2 Florida Gulf Coast | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 315 Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning Assistant referees: Christopher Heintzman Kevin Huet Fourth official: James Sherer |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Sope Akindoju - Jacksonville
- Varin Ness- Florida Gulf Coast
- 1 Goal
- Justis Bailey - Lipscomb
- Holly Fritz - Florida Gulf Coast
- Camille Knudstrup - Florida Gulf Coast
- Ellen Lundy - Lipscomb
- Cassidy Morgan - Florida Gulf Coast
- Hannah Torbett - Lipscomb
References
- "2016 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "2017 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.