2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 15th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsCoastal Carolina
  Runners-upGeorgia Southern
Tournament
ChampionsCoastal Carolina
  Runners-upGeorgia State
2016 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Coastal Carolina ‡ 3 –1 –110 –7 –3
Georgia Southern 3 –1 –18 –8 –3
Georgia State 3 –2 –015 –7 –0
Hartwick 2 –2 –19 –6 –4
Appalachian State 1 –3 –15 –9 –4
Howard 1 –4 –02 –14 –3
As of 21 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The Hartwick Hawks are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Appalachian State Mountaineers Boone, North Carolina ASU Soccer Stadium 2,000
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina CCU Soccer Field 1,000
Georgia Southern Eagles Statesboro, Georgia Erk Russell Athletic Park 500
Georgia State Panthers Atlanta, Georgia GSU Soccer Complex 1,892
Hartwick Hawks Oneonta, New York Elmore Field 3,000
Howard Bison Washington, D.C. Greene Stadium 7,086
  • Arkansas State, Arkansas–Little Rock, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, UTA and Troy do not sponsor men's soccer. Hartwick and Howard are associated members.

Regular season

Results
Team/opponentASUCCUGSUGSOHARHOW
Appalachian State Mountaineers 1–2 0–1 2–0
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2–1 0–0 2–0
Georgia State Panthers 1–3 4–0
Georgia Southern Eagles 3–1 2–1
Hartwick Hawks 1–0 1–0 3–0
Howard Bison 1–3 2–0

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[3] Wk
1[4]		 Wk
2[5]		 Wk
3[6]		 Wk
4[7]		 Wk
5[8]		 Wk
6[9]		 Wk
7[10]		 Wk
8[11]		 Wk
9[12]		 Wk
10[13]		 Wk
11[14]		 Wk
12[15]		 Final[16]
Appalachian State C
Coastal Carolina C 21 RV NR
Georgia State C
Georgia Southern C
Hartwick C
Howard C

Postseason

Sun Belt Tournament
Main article: 2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
First round
November 10 		Semifinals
November 11 		Championship
November 13
1 Coastal Carolina 2
4 Hartwick 2 4 Hartwick 0
5 App State 1 1 Coastal Carolina 1
3 Georgia State 0
2 Georgia Southern 0
3 Georgia State 2 3 Georgia State 2
6 Howard 0

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— 4 Coastal Carolina W, 2–1 vs. Radford – (Conway) L, 0–2 vs. Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)

All-Sun Belt awards and teams
2016 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Hannes Burmeister, Georgia State
Offensive Player of the Year Hannes Burmeister, Georgia State
Defensive Player of the Year Emil Laursen, Georgia Southern
Newcomer of the Year Nick Hague, Georgia State
Freshman of the Year Kyle Clinton, Georgia State
Hamish Ritchie, Hartwick
Coach of the Year John Murphy, Georgia Southern
2016 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team

Stephen Chapman, Sr., FW, ASU
Frantzdy Pierrot, Jr., FW, CCU
Blake Wilson, Jr., FW, GSOU
Hannes Burmeister, So., MF, GSTA
Max Hemmings, So., MF, GSTA
Johnny McBeth, Jr., MF, HART
Einar Einarsson, Sr., DF, CCU
Emil Laursen, So., DF, GSOU
Kyle Clinton, Fr., DF, GSOU
Elliott Bentley, Fr., DF, HART
Yannic Horn, Jr., GK, GSTA

Martin Melchor, Jr., FW, CCU
Frank Rosenwald, Fr., FW, GSTA
Mike Rood, Sr., FW, HART
Sander Wang, Fr., MF, GSOU
Nick Wells, Jr., MF, GSOU
Jack Donaldson, Sr., MF, HART
Hamish Ritchie, Fr., MF, HART
Elis Bjornsson, Sr., DF, CCU
Ryan Reid, Sr., DF, CCU
Liam Fitzsimmons, Jr., DF, GSTA
Braulio Linares-Ortiz, Jr., GK, CCU

Key
  • ASU = Applachain State
  • CCU = Coastal Carolina
  • GSTA = Georgia State
  • GSOU = Georgia Southern
  • HART = Hartwick
  • HOW = Howard
  • Fr. = Freshman
  • So. = Sophomore
  • Jr. = Junior
  • Sr. = Senior
  • Gr. = Graduate
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward

See also

References
  1. "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. "New Jersey Institute of Technology to Join the Atlantic Sun: #NJITtoASun" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  16. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  17. "Sun Belt announces 2016 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams and individual awards". Sun Belt Conference. November 9, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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