2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the 21st edition of the tournament. It determined the Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams11
ChampionsFIU
Runners-upMarshall
Matches played7
Goals scored12 (1.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Daniel Gonzalez (2)
Best playerArthur Clapot
2014
2016

The FIU Golden Panthers won the tournament, besting the Marshall Thundering Herd in the championship match.

Qualification

2015 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Kentucky + 7 0 1  12 5 2
Charlotte + 6 1 1  10 6 2
No. 21 South Carolina + 6 2 0  11 8 2
Old Dominion 3 3 2  8 5 3
No. 16 Fla. International 3 4 1  12 7 1
New Mexico 2 4 2  8 6 4
Marshall 2 5 1  8 9 1
UAB 2 6 0  5 11 0
Florida Atlantic 1 7 0  2 12 2
As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top seven teams in Conference USA based on their conference record qualified for the tournament. Top-seeded Kentucky earned a bye to the semifinal round.[1]

Bracket


  Quarterfinals
Wednesday Nov. 11
    Semifinals
Friday Nov. 13
    Final
Sunday Nov. 15
                           
  4 Old Dominion 2    
  5 FIU 4    
      1 Kentucky 0  
            5 FIU 1    
               
      5 FIU 1
  2 Charlotte  1 (1)                7 Marshall 0
  7 Marshall (pen.)  1 (3)               
      7 Marshall 1    
        3 South Carolina 0  
  3 South Carolina 1    
  6 New Mexico 0  


Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 11 Old Dominion 2–4 FIU Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET Henriquez  33'
Condotta  47'
Report Marie  12'
Betancur  26'
Gonzalez  79'
Campion-Hinds  82'
Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Chris Penso
November 11 South Carolina 1–0 New Mexico Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET Gudjonsson  78' Report Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Chico Grajeda
November 11 Charlotte 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Steadman  27' Report Gordon  29' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 711
Referee: Alex Sorondo
Penalties
Parker
Waechter
Rodriguez
Bronico
Forde
Duchesne
Edginton
Hopkins
Gordon

Semifinals

November 13 Kentucky 0–1 FIU Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET Report Gonzalez  21' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 307
Referee: Ted Unkel
November 13 South Carolina 0–1 Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Report Gordon  68' Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 307
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Final

November 15 FIU 1–0 Marshall Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET Lopez  75' Report Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 196
Referee: Mark Gorak

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[2]
1 Romario Gordon Marshall 2
Daniel Gonzalez FIU
2 Luis Betancur FIU 1
Jamar Campion-Hinds FIU
Ryan Condotta Old Dominion
Bjorn Gudjonsson South Carolina
Josue Henriquez Old Dominion
Patrick Lopez FIU
Paul Marie FIU
Harrison Steadman Charlotte
As of 19 December 2015

All-Tournament Team

  • Daniel Gonzalez, FIU - Offensive MVP
  • Arthur Clapot, FIU - Defensive MVP
  • Marvin Hezel, FIU
  • Patrick Lopez, FIU
  • Dominik Reining, Marshall
  • Arthur Duchesne, Marshall
  • Rimario Gordon, Marshall
  • Charlie Reymann, Kentucky
  • Kristoffer Tollefsen, Kentucky
  • Tor Nyboe, South Carolina
  • Kurtis Turner, South Carolina

See also

References

  1. Most, Jake. "Kentucky Begins C-USA Tournament with Rematch with FIU". University of Kentucky Athletics. UKAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. "2015 CUSA Men's Soccer Championship". ConferenceUSA.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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