2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Site Dix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
(Semifinals and Final)
Champions Kent State (1st title)
Winning coachRob Marinaro (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East Division
Kent State  y812 .8181532 .800
Miami (OH)  542 .545892 .474
Buffalo  443 .500785 .475
Bowling Green  371 .3188101 .447
Ohio  380 .2735121 .306
Akron  164 .2734114 .316
West Division
Ball State  911 .8641433 .775
Central Michigan  623 .6821533 .786
Western Michigan  641 .5911371 .643
Eastern Michigan  452 .4556104 .400
Northern Illinois  362 .3645115 .357
Toledo  371 .3188101 .447
Conference champion
2016 MAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2016-11-18
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference to be held from October 30 to 6, 2016. The seven-match tournament will be held at campus sites, before moving to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Miami RedHawks in the championship match.

Contents

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
         
1 Ball State 1 (3)
8 Northern Illinois 1 (4)
8 Northern Illinois 3
4 Western Michigan 2
4 Western Michigan 1
5 Miami (OH) 0
8 Northern Illinois 0
2 Kent State 1
2 Kent State 2
7 Eastern Michigan 0
2 Kent State 3
3 Central Michigan 1
3 Central Michigan 1
6 Buffalo 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 30, 2016 #1 Ball State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#8 Northern Illinois Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST Sam Kambol Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Taylor Sarver Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Briner Sports Complex
Referee: Nick Balcer
Penalties
Allison Abbe Soccerball shade cross.svg
Lorina White Soccerball shad check.svg
Monica Padilla Soccerball shad check.svg
Paula Guerrero Soccerball shad check.svg
Yela Ziswiler Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Allie Ingham
Soccerball shad check.svg Taylor Sarver
Soccerball shad check.svg Natalie Yass
Soccerball shade cross.svg Natalia Pena
Soccerball shad check.svg Haley Cummings
October 30, 2016 #4 Western Michigan 1–0 #5 Miami (OH) Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST Candice Uhl Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Referee: Bryan Miller
October 30, 2016 #2 Kent State 2–0 #7 Eastern Michigan Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST Donavan Capehart Soccerball shade.svg51'
Hayden Pascoe Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Stadium: Dix Stadium
Referee: Marc Lawrence
October 30, 2016 #3 Central Michigan 1–0 #6 Buffalo Mount Pleasant, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST Alexis Pelafas Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Stadium: CMU Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium

Semifinals

November 4, 2016 #8 Northern Illinois 3–2 #4 Western Michigan Kent, Ohio
5:30 p.m. EST Allie Ingham Soccerball shade.svg50', 59'
Kelsey Chope Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Megan Ross Soccerball shade.svg19'
Alex Ruffer Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
November 4, 2016 #2 Kent State 3–1 #3 Central Michigan Kent, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EST Karli Paracca Soccerball shade.svg50'
Jenna Hellstrom Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hayden Pascoe Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Taylor Potts Soccerball shade.svg6'Stadium: Dix Stadium
Referee: Donovan Noocha

Final

November 6, 2016 #2 Kent State 1–0 #8 Northern Illinois Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST Kristen Brots Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Stadium: Dix Stadium
Referee: Justin Tatsak

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References

    1. "Official Site of The Mid-American Conference".