2015 WAC men's soccer tournament

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.

2015 WAC men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle
Runner-upUtah Valley
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Best playerDavid Olsen
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The Seattle Redhawks won the tournament, besting the Utah Valley Wolverines in the championship match.[1]

Qualification

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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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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  
  • Borgmann  
  • Henke  
  • Johnson  
  •   Vinales
  •   Zamora
  •   Duarte
  •   Arana
  •   Iniguez

Semi-finals

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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

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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  
  • Langston  
  • Olsen  
  • Rivas  
  • Haddadi  
  •   Milne
  •   Buxton
  •   Neff
  •   Sackie
  •   Harguindeguy

Statistical leaders

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Top goalscorers

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

Tournament Best XI

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 WAC Men's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). WACSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 WAC Conference Tournament Central". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.