2015 MAC men's soccer tournament

2015 MAC men's soccer tournament

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Akron
Runner-up	Buffalo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3

The 2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament was the 22nd 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

Main article: 2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

2015 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 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

Semi-finals

Western Michigan v Buffalo

November 13, 2015	Western Michigan	1–2 (a.e.t.)	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	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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

See also

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