2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament

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2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Country United States
Teams6
ChampionsSeattle
Runners-upUtah Valley
Matches played5
Best playerDavid Olsen
2014
2016

The 2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament was the 7th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Seattle Redhawks won the tournament, besting the Utah Valley Wolverines in the championship match.[1]

Qualification[]


2015 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Seattle 9 1 0 18 4 1
Utah Valley + 6 3 1 14 6 2
UNLV 5 4 1 12 7 1
Houston Baptist 5 4 1 9 8 2
Cal St. Bakersfield 4 3 3 7 6 6
San Jose State 4 4 2 6 11 1
Air Force 4 5 1 7 9 1
UMKC 4 5 1 6 9 2
Incarnate Word # 4 6 0 8 8 0
Grand Canyon # 3 7 0 7 10 0
UTRGV 2 8 0 5 12 1
As of November 29, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA


The top six teams in the Western Athletic Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Seattle 4
4 Houston Baptist  0 (2)  5 CSU Bakersfield 0
5 CSU Bakersfield (pen.)  0 (4)  1 Seattle (pen.)  1 (5) 
2 Utah Valley  1 (4) 
2 Utah Valley 1
3 UNLV 3 3 UNLV 0
6 San Jose State 1

Schedule[]

Quarterfinals[]

November 12, 2015 UNLV 3–1 San Jose State Kansas City, Missouri
4:30 PM ET Partida Goal 18'
Takada Goal 22'
Balelo Goal 72'
Report Harte Goal 86' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 32
Referee: Daniel Radford
November 12, 2015 Houston Baptist 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
CSU Bakersfield Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 32
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Penalties
Acuna Penalty scored
Borgmann Penalty scored
Henke Penalty missed
Johnson Penalty missed
Penalty scored Vinales
Penalty scored Zamora
Penalty missed Duarte
Penalty scored Arana
Penalty scored Iniguez

Semifinals[]

November 13, 2015 Utah Valley 1–0 UNLV Kansas City, Missouri
4:30 PM ET Milne Goal 66' Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Josh Wilkens
November 13, 2015 Seattle 4–0 CSU Bakersfield Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM ET Roldan Goal 25'
Olsen Goal 27', 57'
Roberts Goal 58'
Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Daniel Radford

Championship[]

November 15, 2015 Seattle 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Utah Valley Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 PM ET Haddadi Goal 87' Report Neff Goal 64' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
Roldan Penalty scored
Langston Penalty scored
Olsen Penalty scored
Rivas Penalty scored
Haddadi Penalty scored
Penalty missed Milne
Penalty scored Buxton
Penalty scored Neff
Penalty scored Sackie
Penalty scored Harguindeguy

Statistical leaders[]

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player College Goals[2]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI[]

  • Danny Musovski, So., F, UNLV
  • Kevin Partida, Jr., MF, UNLV
  • Nick Clever, Jr., GK, CSU Bakersfield
  • Mario Iniguez, Sr., D/MF, CSU Bakersfield
  • Alex Neff, Jr., D, Utah Valley
  • Skyler Milne, Jr., F, Utah Valley
  • Connor Salmon, So., MF, Utah Valley
  • Cameron Rohani, Jr., MF, Seattle U
  • Sergio Rivas, Fr., MF, Seattle U
  • Kyle Bjornethun, Jr., D, Seattle U
  • MVP: David Olsen, So., F, Seattle U

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 WAC Men's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). WACSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 WAC Conference Tournament Central". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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