2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

Country	United States
Teams	9
Champions	Maryland
Runners-up	Ohio State
Matches played	8
Goals scored	22 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Tied (2)
Best player	Offensive: Tsubasa Endoh Defensive: Cody Niedermeier
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The 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Maryland Terrapins won the tournament, besting the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship match.

Qualification

2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 Ohio State +	4	–	2	–	1			13	–	7	–	3
#19 Indiana +	4	–	3	–	1			13	–	5	–	3
#12 Maryland ‡	3	–	2	–	3			12	–	5	–	6
#23 Rutgers +	4	–	4	–	0			12	–	7	–	2
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	9	–	2
Michigan	3	–	3	–	2			8	–	6	–	4
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	3			5	–	11	–	3
Penn State	2	–	4	–	2			7	–	8	–	3
Michigan St.	2	–	4	–	2			8	–	9	–	2
‡-Tournament champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 4, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Big Ten Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

	Play-in Round
	8	Michigan State	1
	9	Penn State (OT)	2

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
	1	Ohio State (OT)	1
	9	Penn State	0
						1	Ohio State	4
						4	Rutgers	0
	4	Rutgers	2
	5	Northwestern	0
											1	Ohio State	0
											3	Maryland	2
	3	Maryland	5
	6	Michigan	2
						3	Maryland (pen.)	1 (3)
						2	Indiana	1 (2)
	2	Indiana	1
	7	Wisconsin	0

Schedule

Preliminary round

Michigan State v Penn State

November 7, 2015	Michigan State	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Penn State	Columbus, Ohio
1:00 PM ET	Sierakowski  63'	Report	Harris  49' James  95'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Cien Asoera

Quarterfinals

Rutgers v Northwestern

November 8, 2015	Rutgers	2–0	Northwestern	Piscataway, New Jersey
1:00 PM ET	Taintor  24', 85'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 544 Referee: Shane Butler

Maryland v Michigan

November 8, 2015	Maryland	5–2	Michigan	College Park, Maryland
1:00 PM ET	Elney  24' Williamson  47' Sejdic  81' Crognale  82' Odoi-Atsem  89'	Report	Murphy  65' McAtee  88'	Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 903 Referee: Jodi Fick

Indiana v Wisconsin

November 8, 2015	Indiana	1–0	Wisconsin	Bloomington, Indiana
1:05 PM ET	Hollinger-Janzen  22'	Report		Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Ohio State v Penn State

November 8, 2015	Ohio State	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Penn State	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM ET	Culbertson  93'	Report		Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 514 Referee: Jorge Cuate

Semifinals

Ohio State v Rutgers

November 13, 2015	Ohio State	4–0	Rutgers	Columbus, Ohio
1:00 PM ET	Mohamed  1' Jensen  20' Soldat  46' Nichols  87'	Report		Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 628 Referee: Peter Dhima

Indiana v Maryland

November 13, 2015	Indiana	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Maryland	Columbus, Ohio
3:30 PM ET	Fives  13'	Report	Endoh  10'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 628 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour
		Penalties
	Hollinger-Janzen Thompson Gutman Moore Webb Mehl		Corboz Endoh Crognale Korvah Kabelik Smith

B1G Championship

Ohio State v Maryland

November 15, 2015	Ohio State	0–2	Maryland	Columbus, Ohio
1:00 PM ET		Report	Williamson  10' Endoh  88'	Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Keith Angel

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals[1]

As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

• Grant Lillard, Indiana
• Tsubasa Endoh, Maryland
• Cody Niedermeier, Maryland
• Eryk Williamson, Maryland
• Rylee Woods, Michigan
• Layth Masri, Northwestern
• Yaw Amankwa, Ohio State
• Zach Mason, Ohio State
• Evan Finney, Penn State
• Mitch Taintor, Rutgers
• Andrew Conner, Wisconsin

See also

• Big Ten Conference
• 2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "2015 B1G Mens Soccer Tournament Central". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 18 November 2015.