2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

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

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[]

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2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Goal 66' Report Cramarossa Goal 86'
Cicerone Golden goal 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 Goal 23'
Holthusen Goal 49', 68'		 Report Souders Goal 68' (o.g.)
Merriam Goal 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 Goal 45' Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 1,335
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Statistical leaders[]

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player College Goals[1]
1 New Zealand Stuart Holthusen Akron 2
2 United States Zach Bock Western Michigan 1
United States Russell Cicerone Buffalo
Canada Daniel Cramarossa Buffalo
United States Jamie Merraim West Virginia
Brazil Victor Souto Akron
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 Canada CAN Joseph Kuta (Buffalo)
— DF United States USA Zach Bock (Western Michigan)
— DF Canada CAN Daniel Cramarossa (Buffalo)
— DF Jamaica JAM Francio Henry (West Virginia)
— DF United States USA Andrew Souders (Akron)
— MF United States USA Jamie Merraim (West Virginia)
— MF United States USA Sean Conerty (Western Michigan)
— MF United States USA Russell Cicerone (Buffalo)
— MF United States USA Adam Najem (Akron)
— MF Brazil BRA Victor Souto (Akron)
— FW New Zealand 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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