2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament

Country	United States
Teams	4
Champions	Akron
Runners-up	Buffallo
Matches played	3
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The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Akron Zips won the tournament, besting the Buffalo Bulls in the championship match. It was Akron's fourth-consecutive MAC championship, and their 12th ever MAC title.

Qualification

2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Akron ‡	4	–	0	–	1			18	–	3	–	2
Western Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			10	–	4	–	4
Buffalo	2	–	2	–	1			8	–	7	–	4
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	12	–	0
Northern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			7	–	6	–	1
Bowling Green	1	–	4	–	0			9	–	9	–	1
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 5, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

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

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Akron	3
	4	West Virginia	2
						1	Akron	1
						3	Buffalo	0
	2	Western Michigan	1
	3	Buffalo (OT)	2

Schedule

Semifinals

Western Michigan v Buffalo

November 13, 2015	Western Michigan	1–2 (aet)	Buffalo	Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM ET	Bock  66'	Report	Cramarossa  86' Cicerone  97'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Jorge Cuate

Akron v West Virginia

November 13, 2015	Akron	3–2	West Virginia	Akron, Ohio
7:00 PM ET	Najem  23' Holthusen  49', 68'	Report	Souders  68' (o.g.) Merriam  72'	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ted Grigoriou

MAC Championship

Akron v Buffalo

November 15, 2015	Akron	1–0	Buffalo	Akron, Ohio
1:00 PM ET	Souto  45'	Report		Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals[1]
1	Stuart Holthusen	Akron	2
2	Zach Bock	Western Michigan	1
	Russell Cicerone	Buffalo
	Daniel Cramarossa	Buffalo
	Jamie Merraim	West Virginia
	Victor Souto	Akron

As of 10 December 2015

Tournament Best XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Joseph Kuta (Buffalo) DF Zach Bock (Western Michigan) DF Daniel Cramarossa (Buffalo) DF Francio Henry (West Virginia) DF Andrew Souders (Akron) MF Jamie Merraim (West Virginia) MF Sean Conerty (Western Michigan) MF Russell Cicerone (Buffalo) MF Adam Najem (Akron) MF Victor Souto (Akron) FW Stuart Holthusen (Akron)

See also

• Mid-American Conference
• 2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "2015 MAC Men's Soccer Championship Central". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 10 December 2015.