2021 Spring ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2021 Spring ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament was the 42nd edition of the ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the ASUN Conference's automatic berth for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament began on April 10, 2021, and concluded on April 18. The final had originally been scheduled for April 17, but the intended final site of Southern Oak Stadium on the Jacksonville University campus in Jacksonville, Florida was rendered unplayable due to severe weather. The match was delayed by a day and moved to the Stetson University campus in DeLand, Florida.[1]

Not to be confused with the 2021 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, held during the traditional NCAA fall soccer season in the 2021–22 school year..
2020–21 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteSouthern Oak Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
Finals siteStetson Athletic Training Center
DeLand, FL
ChampionsJacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachMauricio B. Ruiz (1st title)
MVPConnar Lufkin (Jacksonville)
BroadcastESPN+, Facebook Live, YouTube TV
ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament
«2019 2021 (fall)»
2020 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North
Bellarmine # 3 –1 –04 –4 –0
Liberty 1 –3 –17 –3 –2
Lipscomb 1 –2 –16 –5 –2
South
Jacksonville ‡ 4 –2 –07 –4 –2
North Florida 2 –2 –24 –3 –3
Florida Gulf Coast 2 –2 –23 –4 –4
Stetson 1 –3 –21 –5 –2
As of May 3, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA moved the 2020–21 men's soccer championship from fall 2020 to spring 2021. Almost all Division I conferences, including the ASUN, moved their men's soccer seasons accordingly. The conference split into two divisions for that season only, with Bellarmine, Lipscomb, and Liberty in the North Division and Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, North Florida, and Stetson in the South Division.[2]

Jacksonville, the winner of the South Division, won the tournament for the second time, defeating Florida Gulf Coast 2–0 in the final.[1] The Dolphins earned their sixth berth to the NCAA Tournament, losing in the first round to American on penalties after a 3–3 draw.[3]

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1N Bellarmine 3–1–0
1S Jacksonville 4–2–0
2N Lipscomb 1–2–1 LIP 1–0–1 vs. LIB
2S Florida Gulf Coast 2–2–2 FGCU 1–0–1 vs. UNF
3N Liberty 1–2–1
3S North Florida 2–2–2
4S Stetson 1–3–2

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
April 10		     Semifinals
April 15		     Final
April 18
                           
  2S Florida Gulf Coast (pen.) 1 (5)    
  3S North Florida 1 (3)    
      1N Bellarmine 1  
            2S Florida Gulf Coast 2    
               
      2S Florida Gulf Coast 0
  1S Jacksonville 3               1S Jacksonville 2
  4S Stetson 0              
      1S Jacksonville 4    
        2N Lipscomb 2  
  2N Lipscomb 2    
  3N Liberty 0  

Results

Quarterfinals
No. 4S Stetson0–3No. 1S Jacksonville
  • Wintermeier  24'
  • Vinasco  27'
  • DiLorenzo  35'
  • Scattergood  71'
  • Alram  71'
  • Norton  84'
 Report
  • Johnson 16'
  • Araujo-Wilson  37'
  • Correa 45'
  • Manzo  47'
  • Davis 69'
  • Capellan  90'
Attendance: 183
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
No. 3S North Florida1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 2S FGCU
  • Brown  17'
  • TEAM  17'
  • Steigelman  49'
  • Board  56'
  • TEAM 59'
  • Nevorić  74'
 Report
  • Becker  22'
  • Saunders  49'
  • Guichard  49'
  • Senior  81'
  • Dudley 87'
Penalties
  • Soronellas
  • Begley
  • Burka
  • Estes
3–5
  • Dudley
  • Vasconcelos
  • Da Paz
  • Becker
  • Veys
Attendance: 208
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
No. 3N Liberty0–2No. 2N Lipscomb
  • Clark  57'
  • Betts  83'
 Report
  • Wood 56'
  • Kalala 84'
  • Smith  87'
Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 352

Semifinals
No. 2S FGCU2–1No. 1N Bellarmine
  • Mullings 15'
  • McCloskey  52'
  • Hammond  60'
  • Saunders  62'
  • Edwards 85'
 Report
  • Zed 8'
  • Williamson  52'
  • Dunne  67'
Attendance: 77
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
No. 2N Lipscomb2–4No. 1S Jacksonville
  • Turner 44'
  • Neuman  64'
  • Lopez  66' 79'
  • Robinson  79'
  • Gulden  85'
  • Wood  90'
 Report
  • Johnson 6'
  • Ringstrand 8'
  • Correa 23'
  • Lufkin 61'
  • Reasonover  90'
Attendance: 123
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Final
No. 2S FGCU0–2No. 1S Jacksonville
  • Becker  61'
  • Dudley  80'
  • Da Paz  90'
 Report
  • Duncan-Smith  1'
  • Lufkin 60', 67'
  • Johnson  61'
  • Davis  65'
  • Moreira  73'
Stetson Athletic Training Center
DeLand, FL
Attendance: 50

All Tournament Team
2021 ASUN Spring Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]

Connar Lufkin, Jacksonville
Cao Chaves, Jacksonville
Olivier Correa, Jacksonville
Reed Davis, Jacksonville
Nil Ringstrand, Jacksonville
Ethan Dudley, FGCU
O'Vonte Mullings, FGCU
Gustavo Vasconcelos, FGCU
Noah Gulden, Lipscomb
William Turner, Lipscomb
LJ Estes, North Florida

MVP in Bold

References
  1. "Jacksonville Crowned 2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Champion; Wins Program's Second League Title" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. "2021 Spring Men's @ASUNSoccer Schedule Released; Season Begins Feb. 26" (Press release). ASUN Conference. October 15, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. "Jacksonville Falls in Penalty Kicks to American in First Round of NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 30, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
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