2015 CAA men's soccer tournament

2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsHofstra
Runner-upDelaware
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored17 (3.4 per match)
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The 2015 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament was the 33rd edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Hofstra Pride won the tournament, besting the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in the championship match.

Qualification

Main article: 2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season
2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra ‡ 6 – 2 – 0 14 – 8 – 0
Elon + 6 – 2 – 0 14 – 6 – 1
Delaware 5 – 2 – 1 10 – 7 – 4
Charleston 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 8 – 2
UNC Wilmington 3 – 3 – 2 8 – 8 – 3
James Madison 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 10 – 4
William & Mary 2 – 6 – 0 7 – 8 – 2
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 12 – 2
Drexel 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 15 – 1
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Hofstra 2
4 Charleston 2 5 James Madison 0
5 James Madison 3 1 Hofstra 2
3 Delaware 0
2 Elon  1 (4) 
3 Delaware 3 3 Delaware (pen.)  1 (5) 
6 UNC Wilmington 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 7, 2015 Charleston 2–3 James Madison Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM ET Archer 75'
Jeausseran 85'		 Report (CAA)
Report (JMU)		 Fouhy 14'
Ward-Baptiste 39'
Appleton 52'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 557
Referee: Dustin Thorne
November 7, 2015 Delaware 3–1 UNC Wilmington Newark, Delaware
7:00 PM ET Delgado 14', 71'
Frost 57'		 Report Smith 36' Stadium: Delaware Mini Stadium
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Jason Blight

Semifinals

November 13, 2015 Elon 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Delaware Hempstead, New York
4:45 PM ET Schroeder 62' (o.g.)
Alvarez 87'		 Report Dipre 9'
Sampson 54'		 Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 509
Referee: Mike Stutt
Penalties
Alvarez soccer ball with check mark
Vandermaas-Peeler soccer ball with red X
Brace soccer ball with red X
McBride soccer ball with check mark
Salazar soccer ball with check mark
Beresford soccer ball with check mark
Agu soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Laguna
soccer ball with red X Sampson
soccer ball with check mark Dipre
soccer ball with red X Siverio
soccer ball with check mark Philippe
soccer ball with check mark de Villardi
soccer ball with check mark Gillin
November 13, 2015 Hofstra 2–0 James Madison Hempstead, New York
7:45 PM ET Walcott 28'
Holland 61'		 Report Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 509
Referee: Nabil Alsaidi

Championship

November 15, 2015 Hofstra 2–0 Delaware Hempstead, New York
2:30 PM ET Alfonso 26'
Holland 45'		 Report Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 528
Referee: Bill Dittmar

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[1]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2015.