Jump to content

2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Huntington, West Virginia
ChampionsNew Mexico[1] (1st title)
Winning coachJeremy Fishbein (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Charlotte + 7 1 0 12 4 2
South Carolina + 5 2 1 11 8 1
Fla. International 5 2 1 10 7 2
No. 23 Kentucky + 5 3 0 11 5 3
New Mexico 4 3 1 12 7 3
UAB 2 5 1 6 9 3
Old Dominion 2 5 1 6 9 2
Florida Atlantic 2 6 0 4 10 1
Marshall 1 6 1 6 11 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 22nd edition of the tournament. It determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

New Mexico won the CUSA title, making it their first CUSA championship. The Lobos defeated FIU in the championship, 3–0.

Seeding

[edit]

The top seven programs qualified for the CUSA Tournament.[2]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Charlotte 7 1 0 .875 21
2 South Carolina 5 2 1 .688 16
3 FIU 5 2 1 .688 16
4 Kentucky 5 3 0 .625 15
5 New Mexico 4 3 1 .563 13
6 UAB 2 5 1 .313 7
7 Old Dominion 2 5 1 .313 7

Bracket

[edit]
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Charlotte 1
5 New Mexico 2
4 Kentucky  2 (1) 
5 New Mexico (pen.)  2 (2) 
5 New Mexico 3
3 FIU 0
2 South Carolina 1
7 Old Dominion 2
7 Old Dominion 0
3 FIU 2
3 FIU 2
6 UAB 1

Awards

[edit]
CUSA Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1]

Chris Wehan, New Mexico
Chris Gurule, New Mexico
Niko Hansen, New Mexico
Nick Rochowski, New Mexico
Joris Ahlinvi, FIU
Ismael Longo, FIU
Paul Marie, FIU
Brandt Bronico, Charlotte
Tommy Madden, Charlotte
Cole Stringer, Old Dominion
Christian Wirth, Old Dominion

MVP's in Bold

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "MSOC: New Mexico Wins C-USA Championship". Conference USA. November 13, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer Format". Conference USA. Retrieved January 27, 2017.