2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, known as the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Presented by Amtrak for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Fordham entered the tournament as the defending champions.

2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams8
ChampionsDayton
Runners-upVCU
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Amass Amankona (4)
Best playerAmass Amankona (Dayton)
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The Dayton Flyers won the Atlantic 10 title, besting the VCU Rams, 4–1 in the championship match. It was Dayton's first A-10 title since 2008. VCU previously made the A-10 final in 2012, where they lost to Saint Louis, also by a three-goal scoreline.

The tournament was hosted by George Mason University and all matches were contested at George Mason Stadium.

Qualification
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
George Washington 6 –2 –0  11 –8 –0
Dayton ‡ 5 –1 –2  13 –5 –5
Saint Louis 4 –2 –2  8 –7 –2
Rhode Island 4 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Fordham 4 –3 –1  7 –8 –4
Duquesne 4 –3 –1  6 –11 –2
UMass 4 –3 –1  5 –13 –1
VCU 3 –2 –3  7 –10 –4
George Mason 3 –3 –2  7 –8 –2
Saint Joseph's 3 –4 –1  4 –12 –2
LaSalle 2 –5 –1  6 –10 –2
Davidson 2 –6 –0  5 –10 –3
St. Bonaventure 1 –7 –0  2 –16 –1
As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 George Washington 0
8 VCU 4
8 VCU 1
4 Fordham 0
4 Fordham 1
5 UMass 0
8 VCU 1
2 Dayton 4
2 Dayton 3
7 Duquesne 1
2 Dayton 2
6 Rhode Island 1
3 Saint Louis 2
6 Rhode Island 4

Schedule

Quarterfinals
November 12 George Washington 0–4 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
11:00 ET Report Rafael Santos  34'
Herranz  36', 86'
Fatton  85'		 Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Cory Richardson
November 12 Fordham 1–0 UMass Fairfax, Virginia
14:00 ET Loebe  83' Report Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 12 Dayton 3–1 Duquesne Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Amankona  40', 77'
Haupt  73'		 Report Phillips  52' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Andrew Chapin
November 12 Saint Louis 2–4 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
20:00 ET Cicciarelli  80'
Hein  89' (pen.)		 Report Richter  4', 69'
Dickson  59'
Bailey  78'		 Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: John McCloskey

Semifinals
November 13 Fordham 0–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Report Rafael Santos  45' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Shaun Papperman
November 13 Dayton 2–1 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
19:30 ET Amankona  45'
Bojang  80'		 Report Casey  19' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Cory Richardson

A-10 Championship
November 15 Dayton 4–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
12:00 ET Bojan  15'
Amankwaah  59'
Schoonderwoerd  73'
Sedin  79'		 Barnathan  71' Stadium: George Mason Stadium

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers
Rank Player College Goals[1]
1 Amass AmankonaDayton Flyers3
2 Kissima BojangDayton Flyers2
Jorge HerranzVCU Rams
Dominik RichterRhode Island Rams
Rafael SantosVCU Rams
3 Alex AmankwaahDayton Flyers1
Ryan BaileyRhode Island Rams
Dakota BarnathanVCU Rams
Mike CaseyRhode Island Rams
Vince CicciarelliSaint Louis Billikens
Luc FattonVCU Rams
Jannik LoebeFordham Rams
Tyler DicksonRhode Island Rams
James HauptDayton Flyers
Lennart HeinSaint Louis Billikens
Colin PhillipsDuquesne Dukes
Maik SchoonderwoerdDayton Flyers
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Pierre Gardan (VCU)
2 DF  CRC Dennis Castillo (VCU)
3 DF  USA R. J. Roberts (VCU)
4 DF  ESP Carlos Sendin (Dayton)
5 MF  GAM Kissima Bojang (Dayton)
6 MF  GER Jannik Loebe (Fordham)
7 MF  RSA Carlo Davids (Rhode Island)
8 MF  GER Dominik Richter (Coastal Carolina)
9 MF  USA James Haupt (Dayton)
10 FW  GHA Amass Amankona (Dayton)
11 FW  ESP Jorge Herranz (VCU)

See also

References
  1. "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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