2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

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Mid-American Conference
Season2016
ChampionsAkron
MAC Tourney Winner Akron
NCAA tournament Akron
Matches played96
Goals scored110 (1.15 per match)
Average goals/game1.146
Top goalscorer Russell Cicerone (Buffalo)
14 G, 8 A, 37 Pts
Biggest home winBuffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)
Biggest away winAkron 7–0 @ Northern Illinois (October 15)
Highest scoringBuffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)
Longest winning run7 games
Buffalo
(August 26–September 18)
Longest unbeaten run7 games
Buffalo (7–0–0)
(August 26–September 18)
Akron (5–0–2
(November 29–Current)
Longest winless run12 games
Northern Illinois
(October 17, 2015–September 21)
Longest losing run5 games
Northern Illinois
(October 11–November 5)
Average attendance804.344
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of June 11, 2017.
2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 24 Akron3 1 113 6 3
Bowling Green 2 0 39 6 4
Buffalo 2 1 212 4 3
Western Michigan 1 1 39 6 4
Northern Illinois 1 3 12 10 4
West Virginia 1 4 08 7 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Contents

The Akron Zips are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Akron Zips Akron, Ohio FirstEnergy Stadium 4,000
Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio Cochrane Stadium 1,000
Buffalo Bulls Amherst, New York UB Stadium 29,013
Northern Illinois Huskies DeKalb, Illinois NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex 1,500
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dlesk Stadium 1,600
Western Michigan Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan WMU Soccer Complex 500

Regular season

Results

Team/opponent AKR BGS UB NIU WVU WMU
Akron Zips
Bowling Green Falcons
Buffalo Bulls
Northern Illinois Huskies
West Virginia Mountaineers
Western Michigan Broncos

Rankings

NSCAA National

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AkronC2110161523232322RVRVRV2424
Bowling GreenCRVNR
BuffaloCRVRVRVRVRVNR
Northern IllinoisC
West VirginiaCRV1724RVNR
Western MichiganCRVNR

NSCAA Great Lakes Regional

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AkronC11434333554
Bowling GreenC669981065465
BuffaloC54246576776
Northern IllinoisC
West VirginiaC86345NR8NR
Western MichiganC4555NR86NR10NR

Postseason

MAC tournament

Semifinals Final
      
1 Akron 4
4 Western Michigan 0
1 Akron 2
3 Buffalo 1
2 Bowling Green 1
3 Buffalo (OT) 2

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
4Winston-Salem Akron W, 2–0 vs. Villanova(Akron)L, 0–1 vs. #7 Indiana(Bloomington)

All-MAC awards and teams

2016 MAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the Year Adam Najem, MF, Akron
Coach of the Year Eric Nichols, Bowling Green
Newcomer of the Year Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron
2016 MAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [15]
First TeamSecond Team

Pau Belana MF, Akron
Adam Najem, MF, Akron
Brad Ruhaak, DF, Akron
Pat Flynn, FW, Bowling Green
Anthony Mwembia, GK Bowling Green
Russell Cicerone, FW, Buffalo
David Enstrom, DF, Buffalo
Jad Arslan, MF, West Virginia
Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia
Zach Bock, DF, Western Michigan
Brandon Bye, FW, Western Michigan

Sam Gainford, FW, Akron
Nick Hinds, DF, Akron
Stuart Holthusen, FW, Akron
Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron
Ben Lundt, GK, Akron
Tate Robertson, MF, Bowling Green
Jacob Roth, DF, Bowling Green
Joe Sullivan, MF, Bowling Green
Nick Forrester, DF, Buffalo
Jack Elliot, DF, West Virginia
Felix Angerer, FW, West Virginia
Edu Jimenez, MF, Western Michigan
Diego Lopez, MF, Western Michigan
Drew Shepherd, GK, Western Michigan

See also

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