2015 MAC men's soccer tournament

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2015 MAC men's soccer tournament
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams4
Champions Akron
Runners-up Buffalo
Matches played3
2014
2016

The 2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament was the 22nd edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

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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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Akron4 0 118 3 2
Western Michigan 3 1 110 4 4
Buffalo 2 2 18 7 4
West Virginia 2 3 06 12 0
Northern Illinois 1 3 17 6 1
Bowling Green 1 4 09 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

Semi-finals

November 13, 2015 Western Michigan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Buffalo Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM ET Bock Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
  • Cramarossa Soccerball shade.svg86'
  • Cicerone Soccerball shade gold.svg 97'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Jorge Cuate
November 13, 2015 Akron 3–2 West Virginia Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM ET
  • Najem Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Holthusen Soccerball shade.svg49', 68'
Report
  • Souders Soccerball shade.svg68' (o.g.)
  • Merriam Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Ted Grigoriou

MAC Championship

November 15, 2015 Akron 1–0 Buffalo Akron, Ohio
1:00 PM ET Souto Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,335
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals [1]
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Holthusen Akron 2
2 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Bock Western Michigan 1
Flag of the United States.svg Russell Cicerone Buffalo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Cramarossa Buffalo
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Merraim West Virginia
Flag of Brazil.svg 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.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Joseph Kuta(Buffalo)
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Bock(Western Michigan)
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel Cramarossa(Buffalo)
DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Francio Henry(West Virginia)
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Souders(Akron)
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Merraim(West Virginia)
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Conerty(Western Michigan)
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Russell Cicerone(Buffalo)
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Najem (Akron)
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Victor Souto(Akron)
FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Stuart Holthusen(Akron)

See also

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References

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