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2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle
Runner-upUtah Valley
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Best playerDavid Olsen
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The 2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament was the 7th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The Seattle Redhawks won the tournament, besting the Utah Valley Wolverines in the championship match.[1]

Qualification

2015 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Seattle 9 1 0 18 4 1
Utah Valley + 6 3 1 14 6 2
UNLV 5 4 1 12 7 1
Houston Baptist 5 4 1 9 8 2
Cal St. Bakersfield 4 3 3 7 6 6
San Jose State 4 4 2 6 11 1
Air Force 4 5 1 7 9 1
UMKC 4 5 1 6 9 2
Incarnate Word # 4 6 0 8 8 0
Grand Canyon # 3 7 0 7 10 0
UTRGV 2 8 0 5 12 1
As of November 29, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top six teams in the Western Athletic Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Seattle 4
4 Houston Baptist  0 (2)  5 CSU Bakersfield 0
5 CSU Bakersfield (pen.)  0 (4)  1 Seattle (pen.)  1 (5) 
2 Utah Valley  1 (4) 
2 Utah Valley 1
3 UNLV 3 3 UNLV 0
6 San Jose State 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 12, 2015 UNLV 3–1 San Jose State Kansas City, Missouri
4:30 PM ET Partida 18'
Takada 22'
Balelo 72'
Report Harte 86' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 32
Referee: Daniel Radford
November 12, 2015 Houston Baptist 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
CSU Bakersfield Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 32
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Penalties
Acuna soccer ball with check mark
Borgmann soccer ball with check mark
Henke soccer ball with red X
Johnson soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Vinales
soccer ball with check mark Zamora
soccer ball with red X Duarte
soccer ball with check mark Arana
soccer ball with check mark Iniguez

Semifinals

November 13, 2015 Utah Valley 1–0 UNLV Kansas City, Missouri
4:30 PM ET Milne 66' Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Josh Wilkens
November 13, 2015 Seattle 4–0 CSU Bakersfield Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM ET Roldan 25'
Olsen 27', 57'
Roberts 58'
Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Daniel Radford

Championship

November 15, 2015 Seattle 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Utah Valley Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 PM ET Haddadi 87' Report Neff 64' Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
Roldan soccer ball with check mark
Langston soccer ball with check mark
Olsen soccer ball with check mark
Rivas soccer ball with check mark
Haddadi soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Milne
soccer ball with check mark Buxton
soccer ball with check mark Neff
soccer ball with check mark Sackie
soccer ball with check mark Harguindeguy

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[2]
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

  • Danny Musovski, So., F, UNLV
  • Kevin Partida, Jr., MF, UNLV
  • Nick Clever, Jr., GK, CSU Bakersfield
  • Mario Iniguez, Sr., D/MF, CSU Bakersfield
  • Alex Neff, Jr., D, Utah Valley
  • Skyler Milne, Jr., F, Utah Valley
  • Connor Salmon, So., MF, Utah Valley
  • Cameron Rohani, Jr., MF, Seattle U
  • Sergio Rivas, Fr., MF, Seattle U
  • Kyle Bjornethun, Jr., D, Seattle U
  • MVP: David Olsen, So., F, Seattle U

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 WAC Men's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). WACSports.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 WAC Conference Tournament Central". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 10 December 2015.