2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

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.

2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteDix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
(Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsKent State (1st title)
Winning coachRob Marinaro (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
Kent State  ‍‍y 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
West Division
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

Bracket

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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

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Quarterfinals

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October 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

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November 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

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November 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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  1. ^ "Official Site of The Mid-American Conference".