2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

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2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Dayton
Runner-up VCU
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Amass Amankona (4)
Awards
Best playerAmass Amankona (Dayton)
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The 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament , known as the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Presented by Amtrak for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Fordham entered the tournament as the defending champions.

Contents

The Dayton Flyers won the Atlantic 10 title, besting the VCU Rams, 4–1 in the championship match. It was Dayton's first A-10 title since 2008. VCU previously made the A-10 final in 2012, where they lost to Saint Louis, also by a three-goal scoreline.

The tournament was hosted by George Mason University and all matches were contested at George Mason Stadium.

Qualification

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
George Washington 6 –2 –011 –8 –0
Dayton ‡ 5 –1 –213 –5 –5
Saint Louis 4 –2 –28 –7 –2
Rhode Island 4 –3 –110 –8 –2
Fordham 4 –3 –17 –8 –4
Duquesne 4 –3 –16 –11 –2
UMass 4 –3 –15 –13 –1
VCU 3 –2 –37 –10 –4
George Mason 3 –3 –27 –8 –2
Saint Joseph's 3 –4 –14 –12 –2
LaSalle 2 –5 –16 –10 –2
Davidson 2 –6 –05 –10 –3
St. Bonaventure 1 –7 –02 –16 –1
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 George Washington 0
8 VCU 4
8 VCU 1
4 Fordham 0
4 Fordham 1
5 UMass 0
8 VCU 1
2 Dayton 4
2 Dayton 3
7 Duquesne 1
2 Dayton 2
6 Rhode Island 1
3 Saint Louis 2
6 Rhode Island 4

Schedule

Quarter-finals

November 12 George Washington 0–4 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
11:00 ET Report Rafael Santos Soccerball shade.svg34'
Herranz Soccerball shade.svg36', 86'
Fatton Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Cory Richardson
November 12 Fordham 1–0 UMass Fairfax, Virginia
14:00 ET Loebe Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 12 Dayton 3–1 Duquesne Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Amankona Soccerball shade.svg40', 77'
Haupt Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Phillips Soccerball shade.svg52'Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Andrew Chapin
November 12 Saint Louis 2–4 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
20:00 ET Cicciarelli Soccerball shade.svg80'
Hein Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)		 Report Richter Soccerball shade.svg4', 69'
Dickson Soccerball shade.svg59'
Bailey Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: John McCloskey

Semi-finals

November 13 Fordham 0–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Report Rafael Santos Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Shaun Papperman
November 13 Dayton 2–1 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
19:30 ET Amankona Soccerball shade.svg45'
Bojang Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Casey Soccerball shade.svg19'Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Cory Richardson

A-10 Championship

November 15 Dayton 4–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
12:00 ET Bojan Soccerball shade.svg15'
Amankwaah Soccerball shade.svg59'
Schoonderwoerd Soccerball shade.svg73'
Sedin Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Barnathan Soccerball shade.svg71'Stadium: George Mason Stadium

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals [1]
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Amass Amankona Dayton Flyers 3
2 Flag of The Gambia.svg Kissima Bojang Dayton Flyers 2
Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Herranz VCU Rams
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Richter Rhode Island Rams
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos VCU Rams
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Alex Amankwaah Dayton Flyers 1
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Bailey Rhode Island Rams
Flag of the United States.svg Dakota Barnathan VCU Rams
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Casey Rhode Island Rams
Flag of the United States.svg Vince Cicciarelli Saint Louis Billikens
Flag of the United States.svg Luc Fatton VCU Rams
Flag of Germany.svg Jannik Loebe Fordham Rams
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Dickson Rhode Island Rams
Flag of the United States.svg James Haupt Dayton Flyers
Flag of Germany.svg Lennart Hein Saint Louis Billikens
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colin Phillips Duquesne Dukes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maik Schoonderwoerd Dayton Flyers
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Pierre Gardan(VCU)
2 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Dennis Castillo (VCU)
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA R. J. Roberts(VCU)
4 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Sendin(Dayton)
5 MF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Kissima Bojang(Dayton)
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jannik Loebe(Fordham)
7 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Carlo Davids(Rhode Island)
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dominik Richter(Coastal Carolina)
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Haupt(Dayton)
10 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Amass Amankona (Dayton)
11 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jorge Herranz(VCU)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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