American college soccer tournament
2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Site | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
Champions | Kent State (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Rob Marinaro (1st title) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kent State ‡ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .273 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .273 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .864 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .591 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .455 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA |
The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference to be held from October 30 to 6, 2016. The seven-match tournament will be held at campus sites, before moving to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Miami RedHawks in the championship match.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Ball State | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
8 | Northern Illinois | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
8 | Northern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Miami (OH) | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Northern Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kent State | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kent State | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kent State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Central Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Central Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Buffalo | 0 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
#1 Ball State v #8 Northern IllinoisOctober 30, 2016 | #1 Ball State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #8 Northern Illinois | Muncie, Indiana |
1:00 p.m. EST | Sam Kambol 38' | Report | Taylor Sarver 58' | Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Referee: Nick Balcer |
Penalties | ||||
Allison Abbe Lorina White Monica Padilla Paula Guerrero Yela Ziswiler |
Allie Ingham Taylor Sarver Natalie Yass Natalia Pena Haley Cummings |
October 30, 2016 | #4 Western Michigan | 1–0 | #5 Miami (OH) | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
1:00 p.m. EST | Candice Uhl 8' | Report | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Referee: Bryan Miller |
October 30, 2016 | #2 Kent State | 2–0 | #7 Eastern Michigan | Kent, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST | Donavan Capehart 51' Hayden Pascoe 81' |
Report | Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Marc Lawrence |
October 30, 2016 | #3 Central Michigan | 1–0 | #6 Buffalo | Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
1:00 p.m. EST | Alexis Pelafas 3' | Report | Stadium: CMU Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium |
Semifinals
#8 Northern Illinois v #4 Western MichiganNovember 4, 2016 | #8 Northern Illinois | 3–2 | #4 Western Michigan | Kent, Ohio |
5:30 p.m. EST | Allie Ingham 50', 59' Kelsey Chope 73' |
Report | Megan Ross 19' Alex Ruffer 83' |
Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh |
November 4, 2016 | #2 Kent State | 3–1 | #3 Central Michigan | Kent, Ohio |
8:00 p.m. EST | Karli Paracca 50' Jenna Hellstrom 62' Hayden Pascoe 77' |
Report | Taylor Potts 6' | Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Donovan Noocha |
Final
#2 Kent State v #8 Northern IllinoisNovember 6, 2016 | #2 Kent State | 1–0 | #8 Northern Illinois | Kent, Ohio |
1:00 p.m. EST | Kristen Brots 86' | Report | Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Justin Tatsak |
References
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2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season | |
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Rankings | Rankings |