2015 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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2015 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 12–December 5, 2015
Teams38
Final positions
Champions Pfeiffer (1st title, 1st final)
Runners-up Cal Poly Pomona (1st final)
Third place Charleston (WV)
& Rockhurst (MO)
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored128 (3.46 per match)
Attendance15,583 (421 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nathan Regis (Pfeiffer)
– 7 G, 2 A, 16 Pts.
Awards
Best playerNathan Regis (Pfeiffer)
  2014
2016  

All statistics correct as of 12/5/2015.

The 2015 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Ashton Brosnaham Stadium in Pensacola, Florida from December 3–5, 2015 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2015. [1]

Contents

Qualification

All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index. [2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.

SchoolConferenceRecord
Adelphi Northeast-10 Conference 13–4–3
Cal Poly Pomona California Collegiate Athletic Association 13–2–5
Cal State Dominguez Hills California Collegiate Athletic Association14–2–3
Cal State L.A. California Collegiate Athletic Association12–4–2
Cal State Stanislaus California Collegiate Athletic Association15–4–2
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 15–2–2
Cedarville Great Midwest Athletic Conference 14–3–2
Charleston Mountain East Conference 17–2–0
Colorado Mesa Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 14–4–2
Colorado Mines Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference14–4–2
Fort Hays State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 12–5–1
Fresno Pacific Pacific West Conference 14–2–2
Lander Peach Belt Conference 14–3–1
Le Moyne Northeast-10 Conference12–5–1
Limestone Conference Carolinas 15–4–0
LIU Post East Coast Conference 14–2–2
Merrimack Northeast-10 Conference14–3–2
Midwestern State Independent16–0–1
Millersville Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 14–4–1
SchoolConferenceRecord
Northwood (MI) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 16–1–1
Notre Dame College Mountain East Conference13–6–0
Palm Beach Atlantic Independent15–1–1
Pfeiffer Conference Carolinas20–0–0
Quincy Great Lakes Valley Conference 12–6–2
Rockhurst Great Lakes Valley Conference16–1–2
Rollins Sunshine State Conference 12–7–0
Saginaw Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14–2–1
St. Leo Sunshine State Conference10–6–1
Seattle Pacific Great Northwest Athletic Conference 14–1–3
Southern New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference18–1–0
St. Edward's Heartland Conference 15–2–2
UIndy Great Lakes Valley Conference12–5–3
Upper Iowa Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association13–3–1
Urbana Mountain East Conference12–4–2
West Alabama Gulf South Conference 10–6–2
Wilmington Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 14–5–0
Wingate South Atlantic Conference14–3–3
Young Harris Peach Belt Conference16–3–0

Tournament bracket

Super Region No. 1

Source: [3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *'Southern New Hampshire3
4 Merrimack24 Merrimack 0
5 Le Moyne 1 1 Southern New Hampshire 0(4)
6 Wilmington (DE)42 LIU Post (PKs) 0(5)
3 Adelphi 3 6 Wilmington 0
2 *LIU Post6
2 LIU Post 1
1 Charleston (WV)2
1 *Charleston (WV)4
4 Notre Dame (OH) 2
1 Charleston (WV)1
3 Urbana 0
3 Urbana1
2 *Millersville 0

Super Region No. 2

Source: [3]

First Round
Friday,
November 13
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Palm Beach Atlantic2
4 West Alabama 0
1 Palm Beach Atlantic6
2 Rollins 1
3 Saint Leo 2
2 *Rollins3
1 Palm Beach Atlantic 4
1 Pfeiffer5
1 *Pfeiffer2
4 Lander 1(4) 5 Wingate 1
5 Wingate (PKs) 1(5)1 Pfeiffer3
6 Limestone32 Young Harris 0
3 Carson-Newman 1 6 Limestone 1
2 *Young Harris2

Super Region No. 3

Source: [3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Cal Poly Pomona 1
4 Cal St. Stanislaus 1 5 Cal St. L.A. 0
5 Cal St. L.A.
PKs 3–0
11 Cal Poly Pomona1
6 Fresno Pacific 2 3 Cal St. Dominguez Hills 1
3 Cal St. Dominguez Hills33 Cal St. Dominguez Hills PKs 1(3)
2 *Seattle Pacific 1(1)
1 Cal Poly Pomona3
2 Colorado Mines 2
1 *Midwestern State4
4 Colorado Mesa 2
1 Midwestern State 1
2 Colorado Mines2
3 St. Edward's 1
2 *Colorado Mines2

Super Region No. 4

Source: [3]

First Round
Thursday,
November 12
Second Round
Saturday & Sunday,
November 14 &15
Third Round
Friday, November 20
Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 22
1 *Rockhurst3
4 Cedarville34 Cedarville 0
5 Quincy 0 1 Rockhurst2
6 Indianapolis 0 2 Northwood (MI) 1
3 Saginaw Valley State23 Saginaw Valley State 1
2 *Northwood (MI)3
1 Rockhurst PKs 1(4)
2 Fort Hays State 1(1)
1 Upper Iowa 2
2 Fort Hays State4

Division II College Cup

Semifinals
December 3, 2015
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium
Pensacola, Florida
Championship
December 5, 2015
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium
Pensacola, Florida
      
Charleston 1
Pfeiffer2
Pfeiffer4
Cal Poly Pomona 0
Cal Poly Pomona1
Rockhurst 0

Final

Pfeiffer 4–0 Cal Poly Pomona
Nathan Regis Soccerball shade.svg2:32' (Buzzo), Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Jaime Siaj Soccerball shade.svg3:59' (Galvao)
Martim Galvão Soccerball shade.svg62:19' (Siaj)
Santi Moar Yellow card.svg 68:10'
Report Alexander Turkson Yellow card.svg 41:32'
Justyn Peeples Yellow card.svg 60:44'
Eshel Chardon Yellow card.svg 63:15'
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium, Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 301
Referee: Robert Sibiga

See also

References

  1. "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  2. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee selects 2015 Championship Bracket". Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2022 Division II Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.