2015 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 11 |
Final positions | |
Champions | FIU |
Runner-up | Marshall |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 12 (1.71 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Daniel Gonzalez (2) |
Best player | Arthur Clapot |
The 2015 Conference USA men's soccer tournament was the 21st edition of the tournament. It determined the Conference USA'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
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kentucky + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 South Carolina + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]Quarterfinals Wednesday Nov. 11 | Semifinals Friday Nov. 13 | Final Sunday Nov. 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | FIU | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | FIU | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | FIU | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Marshall | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Charlotte | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
7 | Marshall (pen.) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
7 | Marshall | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | New Mexico | 0 |
Schedule
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]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 |
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 |
November 11 | Charlotte | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (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
[edit]November 13 | Kentucky | 0–1 | FIU | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4:30 PM ET | Report | Gonzalez 21' | Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 307 Referee: Ted Unkel |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | College | Goals[2] |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Most, Jake. "Kentucky Begins C-USA Tournament with Rematch with FIU". University of Kentucky Athletics. UKAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 CUSA Men's Soccer Championship". ConferenceUSA.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.