2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2015 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 22nd edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams4
ChampionsAkron
Runners-upBuffalo
Matches played3
2014
2016

The Akron Zips won the tournament, besting the Buffalo Bulls in the championship match. It was Akron's fourth-consecutive MAC championship, and their 12th ever MAC title.

Qualification

2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Akron 4 0 1  18 3 2
Western Michigan 3 1 1  10 4 4
Buffalo 2 2 1  8 7 4
West Virginia 2 3 0  6 12 0
Northern Illinois 1 3 1  7 6 1
Bowling Green 1 4 0  9 9 1
As of December 5, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top four teams in the Mid-American Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. Akron, Buffalo, Western Michigan and West Virginia earned berths into the tournament.

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
1 Akron 3
4 West Virginia 2
1 Akron 1
3 Buffalo 0
2 Western Michigan 1
3 Buffalo (OT) 2

Schedule

Semifinals

November 13, 2015 Western Michigan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Buffalo Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM ET Bock  66' Report Cramarossa  86'
Cicerone  97'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Jorge Cuate
November 13, 2015 Akron 3–2 West Virginia Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM ET Najem  23'
Holthusen  49', 68'
Report Souders  68' (o.g.)
Merriam  72'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Ted Grigoriou

MAC Championship

November 15, 2015 Akron 1–0 Buffalo Akron, Ohio
1:00 PM ET Souto  45' Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,335
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[1]
1 Stuart HolthusenAkron2
2 Zach BockWestern Michigan1
Russell CiceroneBuffalo
Daniel CramarossaBuffalo
Jamie MerraimWest Virginia
Victor SoutoAkron
As of 10 December 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
GK  CAN Joseph Kuta (Buffalo)
DF  USA Zach Bock (Western Michigan)
DF  CAN Daniel Cramarossa (Buffalo)
DF  JAM Francio Henry (West Virginia)
DF  USA Andrew Souders (Akron)
MF  USA Jamie Merraim (West Virginia)
MF  USA Sean Conerty (Western Michigan)
MF  USA Russell Cicerone (Buffalo)
MF  USA Adam Najem (Akron)
MF  BRA Victor Souto (Akron)
FW  NZL Stuart Holthusen (Akron)

See also

References

  1. "2015 MAC Men's Soccer Championship Central". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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