2015 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

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2015 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
CountryUnited States
Teams11
Champions FIU
Runners-up Marshall
Matches played7
Goals scored12 (1.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Daniel Gonzalez (2)
Best playerArthur Clapot
2014
2016

The 2015 Conference USA men's soccer tournament was the 21st edition of the tournament. It determined the Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Contents

The FIU Golden Panthers won the tournament, besting the Marshall Thundering Herd in the championship match.

Qualification

2015 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Kentucky + 7 0 112 5 2
Charlotte + 6 1 110 6 2
No. 21 South Carolina + 6 2 011 8 2
Old Dominion 3 3 28 5 3
No. 16 Fla. International3 4 112 7 1
New Mexico 2 4 28 6 4
Marshall 2 5 18 9 1
UAB 2 6 05 11 0
Florida Atlantic 1 7 02 12 2
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top seven teams in Conference USA based on their conference record qualified for the tournament. Top-seeded Kentucky earned a bye to the semifinal round. [1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday Nov. 11
Semifinals
Friday Nov. 13
Final
Sunday Nov. 15
         
1 Kentucky 0
5 FIU 1
4 Old Dominion 2
5 FIU 4
5 FIU 1
7 Marshall 0
2 Charlotte  1 (1) 
7 Marshall (pen.)  1 (3) 
7 Marshall 1
3 South Carolina 0
3 South Carolina 1
6 New Mexico 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 11 Old Dominion 2–4 FIU Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET Henriquez Soccerball shade.svg33'
Condotta Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Marie Soccerball shade.svg12'
Betancur Soccerball shade.svg26'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg79'
Campion-Hinds Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Chris Penso
November 11 South Carolina 1–0 New Mexico Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET Gudjonsson Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Chico Grajeda
November 11 Charlotte 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Steadman Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Gordon Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Alex Sorondo
Penalties
Parker Soccerball shad check.svg
Waechter Soccerball shad check.svg
Rodriguez Soccerball shad check.svg
Bronico Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Forde
Soccerball shad check.svg Duchesne
Soccerball shad check.svg Edginton
Soccerball shad check.svg Hopkins
Soccerball shad check.svg Gordon

Semifinals

November 13 Kentucky 0–1 FIU Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET Report Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 307
Referee: Ted Unkel
November 13 South Carolina 0–1 Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Report Gordon Soccerball shade.svg68'Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 307
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Final

November 15 FIU 1–0 Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET Lopez Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 196
Referee: Mark Gorak

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals [2]
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Romario Gordon Marshall 2
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Gonzalez FIU
2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis Betancur FIU1
Flag of the United States.svg Jamar Campion-HindsFIU
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Condotta Old Dominion
Flag of Iceland.svg Bjorn Gudjonsson South Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Josue HenriquezOld Dominion
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick LopezFIU
Flag of France.svg Paul Marie FIU
Flag of the United States.svg Harrison Steadman Charlotte
As of 19 December 2015

All-Tournament team

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