2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Hartwick
Runner-up	Georgia State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jamie O'Grady (2)
Best player	Jamie O'Grady

The 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 13th edition of the tournament, and the second since the conference reinstated the sport in 2013. It determined the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Hartwick Hawks won the tournament, defeating the Georgia State Panthers in the championship match.

Qualification

Main article: 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hartwick ‡	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	6	–	3
Georgia State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	8	–	1
Georgia Southern	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	8	–	2
Appalachian State	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	10	–	0
NJIT	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	10	–	4
Howard	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	17	–	2
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 20, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA

The top five teams in the Sun Belt Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

	Play-in round					Semifinals					Final
						1	Hartwick	1
						4	Appalachian State	0
	4	Appalachian State	2
	5	NJIT	1
											1	Hartwick	3
											2	Georgia State	0
						2	Georgia State (pen.)	3 (5)
						3	Georgia Southern	3 (4)

Schedule

Play-in round

Appalachian State v NJIT

November 12	Appalachian State	2–1	NJIT	Boone, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET	Hemphill 40' Beranger 74'	Report	Mercer 13'	Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Lance Van Haitsma

Semi-finals

Georgia State v Georgia Southern

November 13	Georgia State	3–3 (5–4 p)	Georgia Southern	Boone, North Carolina
3:00 PM ET	Wilding 43' Alarape 54' Shultis 64'	Report	Abdellaoui 1' Dinka 20' Park 33'	Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Richonne Clark
	Penalties
	Wilding Plasker Burmeister Hemmings Joyner Elkhalil		Laursen Abdellaoui Melton Park Loyden Rector

Hartwick v Appalachian State

November 13	Hartwick	1–0	Appalachian State	Boone, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET	O'Grady 67'	Report		Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Referee: Nima Seghefi

Championship

Hartwick v Georgia State

November 15	Hartwick	3–0	Georgia State	Boone, North Carolina
1:00 PM ET	Rood 6' O'Grady 33' Berry 59'	Report		Stadium: ASU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals
1	Jamie O'Grady	Hartwick	2
2	Adam Abdellaoui	Georgia Southern	1
2	Rashid Alarape	Georgia State	1
2	Alex Beranger	Appalachian State	1
2	Marc Berry	Hartwick	1
2	Eric Dinka	Georgia Southern	1
2	Trey Hemphill	Appalachian State	1
2	Josh Mercer	NJIT	1
2	Mike Rood	Hartwick	1
2	Chase Park	Georgia Southern	1
2	Casey Shultis	Georgia State	1
2	Eddie Wilding	Georgia State	1

As of 22 December 2015

Tournament Best XI

• Alex Beranger, Appalachian State
• Trey Hemphill, Appalachian State
• Emmanuel Raji, Georgia Southern
• Chase Park, Georgia Southern
• Rashid Alarape, Georgia State
• Nomas Cisic, Georgia State
• Amiri Abraham, Georgia State
• Dean Fowler, Hartwick
• Lenny Wilson, Hartwick
• Mike Rood, Hartwick
• Joshua Mercer, NJIT

See also

• Sun Belt Conference
• 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship