2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season

2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams	10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Eric Klenofsky, Monmouth
Picked by	D.C. United, 34th overall
Regular season
Season champions	Quinnipiac
Runners-up	Rider
Season MVP	Offensive: Arthur Bosua Defensive: Wyatt Omsberg
Tournament
Champions	Rider
Runners-up	Quinnipiac
Finals MVP	Elliott Otmani
MAAC men's soccer seasons
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2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Quinnipiac	8	–	2	–	0			13	–	7	–	0
Rider ‡	7	–	1	–	2			13	–	4	–	3
Siena	6	–	3	–	1			8	–	8	–	5
Marist	6	–	4	–	0			11	–	7	–	1
Canisius	4	–	3	–	3			9	–	8	–	3
Monmouth	5	–	5	–	0			6	–	9	–	2
Iona	4	–	6	–	0			5	–	13	–	0
Fairfield	3	–	6	–	1			5	–	9	–	3
Niagara	3	–	6	–	1			4	–	11	–	2
Manhattan	2	–	6	–	2			2	–	12	–	3
Saint Peter's	2	–	8	–	0			3	–	13	–	2
‡-Tournament Champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of 18 November 2016 Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Colgate Raiders and Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.

Changes from 2015

• None

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Canisius Golden Griffins	Buffalo, New York	Demske Sports Complex	1,200
Fairfield Stags	Fairfield, Connecticut	Lessing Field	600
Iona Gaels	New Rochelle, New York	Mazzella Field	2,440
Manhattan Jaspers	Riverdale, New York	Gaelic Park	2,000
Marist Red Foxes	Poughkeepsie, New York	Tenney Stadium	5,000
Monmouth Hawks	West Long Branch, New Jersey	The Great Lawn	—
Niagara Purple Eagles	Lewiston, New York	Niagara Field	1,200
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Hamden, Connecticut	Quinnipiac Soccer Field	—
Rider Broncs	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Rider Campus Soccer Field	1,000
Saint Peter's Peacocks	Jersey City, New Jersey	Joseph J. Jaroschak Field	—
Siena Saints	Loudonville, New York	Siena Turf Field	1,000

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll

		Pre [1]	Wk 1 [2]	Wk 2 [3]	Wk 3 [4]	Wk 4 [5]	Wk 5 [6]	Wk 6 [7]	Wk 7 [8]	Wk 8 [9]	Wk 9 [10]	Wk 10 [11]	Wk 11 [12]	Wk 12 [13]	Final [14]
Canisius	C
Fairfield	C
Iona	C
Manhattan	C
Marist	C				RV	NR
Monmouth	C
Niagara	C
Quinnipiac	C
Rider	C		RV	RV	22	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV
Saint Peter's	C
Siena	C

Results

Home/Away	CAN	FFD	INA	MAN	MAR	MON	NIA	QUI	RID	STP	SIE
Canisius Golden Griffins
Fairfield Stags
Iona Gaels
Manhattan Jaspers
Marist Red Foxes
Monmouth Hawks
Niagara Purple Eagles
Quinnipiac Bobcats
Rider Broncs
Saint Peter's Peacocks
Siena Saints

Postseason

MAAC tournament

Main article: 2016 MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament

Tournament details to be announced.

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
—	Louisville	Rider	L, 1–4 vs. Vermont – (Burlington)

All-MAAC League awards and teams

2016 MAAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Freshman of the Year

2016 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer season

References

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