2016 MAC men's soccer tournament

2016 MAC men's soccer tournament

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Akron Zips
Runner-up	Buffalo Bulls
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	9 players, 1 goal each

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament was the 23rd edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Qualification

Main article: 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 24 Akron ‡	3	–	1	–	1			13	–	6	–	3
Bowling Green	2	–	0	–	3			9	–	6	–	4
Buffalo	2	–	1	–	2			12	–	4	–	3
Western Michigan	1	–	1	–	3			9	–	6	–	4
Northern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	10	–	4
West Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			8	–	7	–	1
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the 2016 NCAA Tournament As of 13 December 2016 Rankings from NSCAA

The top four teams in the Mid-American Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, and Western Michigan earned berths into the tournament.

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Akron	4
	4	Western Michigan	0
						1	Akron	2
						3	Buffalo	1
	2	Bowling Green	1
	3	Buffalo (OT)	2

Schedule

Semi-finals

Bowling Green v Buffalo

November 11, 2016	Bowling Green	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Buffalo	Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM ET	Roth 57'	Report	Fogarty-Cameron 49' Enstrom 94'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brandon Artis

Akron v Western Michigan

November 11, 2016	Akron	4–0	Western Michigan	Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM ET	Holthusen 23' Gainford 35' (pen.) Zajac 51' Kahsay 59'	Report		Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

MAC Championship

Akron v Buffalo

November 13, 2016	Akron	2–1	Buffalo	Akron, Ohio
1:00 PM ET	Hinds 32', 53'	Report	Cicerone 62'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,428 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

9 goals scored by 9 players.

Tournament Best XI

Nick Hinds, Akron

Stuart Holthusen, Akron

Adam Najem, Akron

Brad Ruhakk, Akron

Jacob Roth, Bowling Green

Pat Flynn, Bowling Green

Joseph Kuta, Buffalo

Fox Slotemaker, Buffalo

Russell Cicerone, Buffalo

Edu jimenez, Western Michigan

Hunter Vandenboom, Western Michigan

See also

• Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References