The 2017 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN 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 ASUN women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,509
SiteLipscomb Soccer Complex
Nashville, Tennessee
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (6th title)
Winning coachJim Blankenship (6th title)
ASUN women's soccer tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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

edit
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

edit

First Round

edit
October 28, 2017 #3 Stetson 0–2 #6 Jacksonville DeLand, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Report
  •   49', 59' Sope Akindoju
Stadium: Athletic Training Center
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Cyril Madukaya
Assistant referees: 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
Assistant referees: Sergii Demianchuk
Fourth official: Alek Zhelyazkov
Penalties
  • Isabella Contreras  
  • Sydney Crowley  
  • Abby Roth  
  • Morgan Harrison  
  • Carly Pressgrove  
  •   Sarah Wasser
  •   Kelli Crowley
  •   Thais Reiss
  •   Haley Cook
  •   Brandi Walker

Semifinals

edit
November 3, 2017 #2 Florida Gulf Coast 2–0 #6 Jacksonville Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Cassidy Morgan   29'
  • Varin Ness   57'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 215
November 3, 2017 #1 Lipscomb 1–0 #4 Kennesaw State Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Justis Bailey   10'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 376

Final

edit
November 5, 2017 #1 Lipscomb 2–3 (a.e.t.) #2 Florida Gulf Coast Nashville, Tennessee
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Hannah Torbett   27'
  • Ellen Lundy   38'
Report
  •   61' Holly Fritz
  •   74' Camille Knudstrup
  •   106' Varin Ness
Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Attendance: 315
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
Assistant referees: Christopher Heintzman
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet
Fourth official: James Sherer

Statistics

edit

Goalscorers

edit
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

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "2016 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Record Book". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.