2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Country  United States
Teams 4
Champions Akron
Runners-up Buffallo
Matches played 3

The 2015 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 23rd edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Akron Zips won the tournament, besting the Buffalo Bulls in the championship match. It was Akron's fourth-consecutive MAC championship, and their 12th ever MAC title.

Qualification

2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Akron 4 0 1     18 3 2
Western Michigan 3 1 1     10 4 4
Buffalo 2 2 1     8 7 4
West Virginia 2 3 0     6 12 0
Northern Illinois 1 3 1     7 6 1
Bowling Green 1 4 0     9 9 1
As of December 5, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top four teams in the Mid-American Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. Akron, Buffalo, Western Michigan and West Virginia earned berths into the tournament.

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
1 Akron 3
4 West Virginia 2
1 Akron 1
3 Buffalo 0
2 Western Michigan 1
3 Buffalo (OT) 2

Schedule

Semifinals

MAC Championship

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[1]
1 New Zealand Stuart Holthusen Akron 2
2 United States Zach Bock Western Michigan 1
United States Russell Cicerone Buffalo
Canada Daniel Cramarossa Buffalo
United States Jamie Merraim West Virginia
Brazil Victor Souto Akron
As of 10 December 2015

Tournament Best XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Canada GK Joseph Kuta (Buffalo)
United States DF Zach Bock (Western Michigan)
Canada DF Daniel Cramarossa (Buffalo)
Jamaica DF Francio Henry (West Virginia)
United States DF Andrew Souders (Akron)
United States MF Jamie Merraim (West Virginia)
United States MF Sean Conerty (Western Michigan)
United States MF Russell Cicerone (Buffalo)
United States MF Adam Najem (Akron)
Brazil MF Victor Souto (Akron)
New Zealand FW Stuart Holthusen (Akron)

See also

References

  1. "2015 MAC Men's Soccer Championship Central". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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