2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament

Country	United States
Teams	11
Champions	FIU
Runners-up	Marshall
Matches played	7
Goals scored	12 (1.71 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Daniel Gonzalez (2)
Best player	Arthur Clapot
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The 2015 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the 21st edition of the tournament. It determined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The FIU Golden Panthers won the tournament, besting the Marshall Thundering Herd in the championship match.

Qualification

2015 Conference USA men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 Kentucky +	7	–	0	–	1			12	–	5	–	2
Charlotte +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	6	–	2
#21 South Carolina +	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	8	–	2
Old Dominion	3	–	3	–	2			8	–	5	–	3
#16 Fla. International ‡	3	–	4	–	1			12	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	2			8	–	6	–	4
Marshall	2	–	5	–	1			8	–	9	–	1
UAB	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	11	–	0
Florida Atlantic	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	12	–	2
‡-Tournament champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The top seven teams in Conference USA based on their conference record qualified for the tournament. Top-seeded Kentucky earned a bye to the semifinal round.^[1]

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Wednesday Nov. 11					Semifinals Friday Nov. 13					Final Sunday Nov. 15
	4	Old Dominion	2
	5	FIU	4
						1	Kentucky	0
						5	FIU	1
											5	FIU	1
	2	Charlotte	1 (1)								7	Marshall	0
	7	Marshall (pen.)	1 (3)
						7	Marshall	1
						3	South Carolina	0
	3	South Carolina	1
	6	New Mexico	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

Old Dominion v FIU

November 11	Old Dominion	2–4	FIU	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET	Henriquez  33' Condotta  47'	Report	Marie  12' Betancur  26' Gonzalez  79' Campion-Hinds  82'	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 711 Referee: Chris Penso

South Carolina v New Mexico

November 11	South Carolina	1–0	New Mexico	Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET	Gudjonsson  78'	Report		Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 711 Referee: Chico Grajeda

Charlotte v Marshall

November 11	Charlotte	1–1 (aet) (3–5 p)	Marshall	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Steadman  27'	Report	Gordon  29'	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 711 Referee: Alex Sorondo
		Penalties
	Parker Waechter Rodriguez Bronico		Forde Duchesne Edginton Hopkins Gordon

Semifinals

Kentucky v FIU

November 13	Kentucky	0–1	FIU	Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM ET		Report	Gonzalez  21'	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 307 Referee: Ted Unkel

South Carolina v Marshall

November 13	South Carolina	0–1	Marshall	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET		Report	Gordon  68'	Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 307 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Final

FIU v Marshall

November 15	FIU	1–0	Marshall	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:00 PM ET	Lopez  75'	Report		Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 196 Referee: Mark Gorak

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals[2]
1	Romario Gordon	Marshall	2
	Daniel Gonzalez	FIU
2	Luis Betancur	FIU	1
	Jamar Campion-Hinds	FIU
	Ryan Condotta	Old Dominion
	Bjorn Gudjonsson	South Carolina
	Josue Henriquez	Old Dominion
	Patrick Lopez	FIU
	Paul Marie	FIU
	Harrison Steadman	Charlotte

As of 19 December 2015

All-Tournament Team

• Daniel Gonzalez, FIU - Offensive MVP
• Arthur Clapot, FIU - Defensive MVP
• Marvin Hezel, FIU
• Patrick Lopez, FIU
• Dominik Reining, Marshall
• Arthur Duchesne, Marshall
• Rimario Gordon, Marshall
• Charlie Reymann, Kentucky
• Kristoffer Tollefsen, Kentucky
• Tor Nyboe, South Carolina
• Kurtis Turner, South Carolina

See also

• Conference USA
• 2015 Conference USA men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. Most, Jake. "Kentucky Begins C-USA Tournament with Rematch with FIU". University of Kentucky Athletics. UKAthletics.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
2. "2015 CUSA Men's Soccer Championship". ConferenceUSA.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.