2016 Horizon League men's soccer tournament

2016 Horizon League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteWright State Alumni Field
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsUIC (5th title)
Winning coachSean Phillips (2nd title)
BroadcastHLTV, ESPN3
Horizon League men's soccer tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wright State 7 – 1 – 1 11 – 6 – 3
Milwaukee 5 – 3 – 1 8 – 8 – 2
UIC ‡ 5 – 3 – 1 9 – 8 – 3
Oakland 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 10 – 1
Valparaiso 4 – 3 – 2 12 – 4 – 3
Cleveland State 4 – 3 – 2 7 – 8 – 2
Green Bay 4 – 3 – 2 5 – 9 – 2
Belmont 2 – 5 – 2 3 – 12 – 3
Detroit 1 – 6 – 2 3 – 10 – 4
Northern Kentucky 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 12 – 4
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. UIC enter the tournament as the defending champions.

The 2016 final was a repeat of last year's final. The UIC Flames took on the Wright State Raiders in the championship, where the Flames, once again, came out on top. UIC's Oscar Rivero scored the game-winning goal off of a corner kick in the 85th minute to seal the fifth-ever title for the Flames. It was Wright State's third-consecutive trip to the Horizon League final, and third-consecutive defeat in the final.[1]

The semifinals and finals of the tournament was hosted by Wright State University and all matches were contested at Wright State Alumni Field.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Horizon League season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Wright State 7–1–1
2 UIC 5–3–1 1–0 vs. MKE[2]
3 Milwaukee 5–3–1 0–1 vs. UIC[3]
4 Oakland 5–4
5 Green Bay 4–3–2 1–0–1 vs. VALPO and CSU[4]
6 Valparaiso 4–3–2 1–1 vs. UWGB and CSU[4]
  • Cleveland State also had 4–3–2 conference records but a poorer record against Green Bay and Valparaiso[5][4]

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Wright State (pen.)  0 (6) 
4 Oakland 1 4 Oakland  0 (5) 
5 Green Bay 0 1 Wright State 0
2 UIC 1
2 UIC 2
3 Milwaukee (pen.)  0 (5)  3 Milwaukee 1
6 Valparaiso 0 (3)

Results

Quarterfinals

November 7 #3 Milwaukee 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 #6 Valparaiso Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Engelmann Field
Attendance: 295
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
Penalties
Kaye soccer ball with check mark
Stadler soccer ball with check mark
Moon soccer ball with check mark
Flaatedal soccer ball with check mark
Saporito soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Thompson
soccer ball with check mark Thomas
soccer ball with check mark Anderson
soccer ball with check mark Rose
November 7 #4 Oakland 1–0 #5 Green Bay Rochester, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Ricci 37' Report Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 457

Semifinals

November 10 #2 UIC 2–1 (a.e.t.) #3 Milwaukee Dayton, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT Rivero 74'
Gonzalez gold-colored soccer ball 98'		 Report Raymonds 45' Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 122
Referee: Sorin Stoica
November 10 #1 Wright State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 #4 Oakland Dayton, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT Paterson 81' Report Ricci 82' Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 739
Referee: Abiodum Okulaja
Penalties
Zwiesler soccer ball with check mark
Lynch soccer ball with check mark
Ngatcha soccer ball with check mark
Dietrich soccer ball with check mark
Stoval soccer ball with check mark
Paterson soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Strack
soccer ball with check mark Serwatka
soccer ball with check mark Popovic
soccer ball with check mark Jabbori
soccer ball with check mark Ricci
soccer ball with red X Shaw

Final

November 10 #1 Wright State 0–1 #2 UIC Dayton, Ohio
6:00 PM EDT Report Rivero 86' Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 873
Referee: Peter Dhima

Awards

Horizon Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1]

Chase Jabbori, Oakland
Austin Ricci, Oakland
Oliver Hasland, Milwaukee
Magnus Flaatedal, Milwaukee
Jake Stovall, Wright State
Jackson Dietrich, Wright State
AJ Paterson, Wright State
Andrew Putna, UIC
Max Todd, UIC
Oscar Gonzales, UIC
Oscar Rivero, UIC

MVP's in Bold

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kelly, Alex (November 12, 2016). "UIC Claims Tournament Title on Late Goal". Horizon League. HorizonLeague.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "UIC Blanks Milwaukee in Horizon League Opener, 1-0". UIC Flames. UICFlames.com. September 10, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Zills, Chris (September 10, 2016). "Lone Goal Stands Up In Loss To UIC". Milwaukee Panthers. MKEPanthers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Huseini's Late-Game Goal Earns Draw at Cleveland State". Green Bay Phoenix. GreenBayPhoenix.com. October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Tops Vikings, 1-0, in Dying Seconds". Cleveland State Vikings. CSUVikings.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.