2015 WAC men's soccer tournament

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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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

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

Semi-finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

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

Tournament Best XI[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.