2017 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament will be the 24th edition of the tournament.[1] It will determine the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will be held November 10 & 12 on the campus of Western Michigan University, the regular season champion.[2]

2017 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
SiteWMU Soccer Complex
Kalamazoo, MI
ChampionsAkron (14th title)
MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»

Qualification

2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 0 0  17 4 1
No. 3 Akron 4 1 0  18 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 3 0  7 10 1
West Virginia 1 2 2  9 6 4
Bowling Green 1 3 1  7 9 1
Northern Illinois 0 4 1  3 11 1
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The top four teams in the Mid-American Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.[3]

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
1 Western Michigan 1
4 West Virginia 0
1 Western Michigan 1
2 Akron 3
2 Akron 2
3 SIU Edwardsville 1

Schedule

Semifinals

November 10 Western Michigan 1–0 West Virginia Kalamazoo, Michigan
2:00 PM EST McIntosh  75' Report Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 532
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
November 10 Akron 2–1 (a.e.t.) SIU Edwardsville Kalamazoo, Michigan
11:00 AM EST Harter  90'
Holthusen  106'
Report Solawa  56' Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 479
Referee: Christopher Koloffon

MAC Championship

November 12 Western Michigan 1–3 Akron Kalamazoo, Michigan
[ Report] Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers


Tournament Best XI

PlayerSchoolPosition
Stuart Holthusen AkronForward
Manuel Cordeiro AkronMidfielder
João MoutinhoAkronDefender
Sam GainfordAkronForward
Giuseppe Vitale Western MichiganMidfielder
Anthony Bowie Western MichiganMidfielder
Connor McNultyWestern MichiganMidfielder
Johan DePickerSIUEDefender
Devyn Jambga SIUEForward
Louis ThomasWest VirginiaDefender
Pascal Derwaritsch West VirginiaDefender

See also

References

  1. "MAC Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. "2017-18 MAC Championships" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. "2017 Men's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
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