2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

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2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Site Grand Park
Westfield, Indiana
Champions Maryland (3rd title)
Winning coach Sasho Cirovski (3rd title)
Broadcast BTN
Big Ten men's soccer tournament
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2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Maryland7 0 118 1 2
No. 9 Indiana + 3 0 512 2 7
Wisconsin 4 2 211 4 4
No. 25 Michigan State + 4 3 113 5 2
Penn State 4 4 08 8 2
Ohio State 3 4 15 13 1
Northwestern 3 4 16 11 1
Michigan 1 6 14 11 4
Rutgers 0 6 21 14 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Maryland entered the tournament as the defending champions.

Contents

The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins won the Big Ten title for a third consecutive year, defeating the third-seed, Wisconsin in the championship match, 2–1. Maryland's D. J. Reeves opened the scoring 90 seconds into the match, while Wisconsin's Tom Barlow tied the game in the 12th minute. Shortly before halftime, Maryland's Sebastian Elney headed in a Jorge Calix cross to give Maryland the 2–1 lead, which would prove to be the final scoreline. It was the first time since Indiana accomplished the feat in 1996, that a team won three consecutive Big Ten tournaments.

The tournament for the first time in its history was not hosted by a university in the conference. Instead, the quarterfinal matches were played at the campus sites of the higher seed, while the semifinal and championship fixtures were played at the Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, about 10 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Big Ten Conference season. [1]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 Maryland 7–0–1
2 Indiana 3–0–5
3 Wisconsin 4–2–2
4 Michigan State 4–3–1
5 Penn State 4–4
6 Ohio State 3–4–1OSU 1–0 [2]
7 Northwestern 3–4–1NWU 0–1
8 Michigan 1–6–1
9 Rutgers 0–6–2

Bracket

First Round
Nov. 5
Quarterfinals
Nov. 6
Semifinals
Nov. 11
Final
Nov. 13
1 Maryland (2OT) 3
8 Michigan28 Michigan 2
9 Rutgers 1 1 Maryland2
4 Michigan State 1
4 Michigan State2
5 Penn State 1
1 Maryland2
3 Wisconsin 1
3 Wisconsin3
6 Ohio State 0
3 Wisconsin (pen.) 1 (4)
2 Indiana 1 (3)
2 Indiana (a.e.t.) 1
7 Northwestern 0

Results

First round

November 4#8 Michigan 2–1#9 Rutgers College Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Atuahene Soccerball shade.svg32'
Cerda Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Perez Soccerball shade.svg56'Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 139
Referee: Jorge Cuate

Quarterfinals

November 6#3 Wisconsin 3–0 (a.e.t.)#6 Ohio State Madison, Wisconsin
1:00 PM EDT Barlow Soccerball shade.svg53'
Koenig Soccerball shade.svg57'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Stadium: McClimon Field
Attendance: 788
Referee: Keith Angel
November 6#4 Michigan State 2–1#5 Penn State East Lansing, Michigan
1:00 PM EDT Barone Soccerball shade.svg19'
Fiscus Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Maloney Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
Attendance: 786
Referee: Gregory Dopka
November 6#1 Maryland 3–2 (a.e.t.)#8 Michigan College Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Eckenrode Soccerball shade.svg30' (o.g.)
Reeves Soccerball shade.svg44'
Campbell Soccerball shade gold.svg102'
Report Anderson Soccerball shade.svg42'
Atuahene Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
November 6#2 Indiana 1–0 (a.e.t.)#7 Northwestern Bloomington, Indiana
1:05 PM EDT Swartz Soccerball shade gold.svg91' Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Semifinals

November 11#1 Maryland 2–1#4 Michigan State Westfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Wild Soccerball shade.svg17'
Sejdic Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report Niedermeier Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 11#2 Indiana 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#3 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
2:30 PM EDT Hyacenth Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Mueller Soccerball shade.svg56'Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Fives Soccerball shade cross.svg
Thompson Soccerball shad check.svg
Moore Soccerball shad check.svg
Panchot Soccerball shad check.svg
Hyacenth Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg Brotherton
Soccerball shad check.svg Barlow
Soccerball shad check.svg Schilling
Soccerball shad check.svg Radonic
Soccerball shad check.svg Mueller

Final

November 11#1 Maryland 2–1#3 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Reeves Soccerball shade.svg2'
Elney Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Barlow Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Dhima

See also

References

  1. "2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". Big Ten Conference . BigTen.org. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. "Ohio State Shuts Out Northwestern, 1-0, in B1G Opener". Ohio State Buckeyes . The Ohio State University. Retrieved December 25, 2016.