2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Maryland entered the tournament as the defending champions.

2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteGrand Park
Westfield, Indiana
ChampionsMaryland (3rd title)
Winning coachSasho Cirovski (3rd title)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten men's soccer tournament
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2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Maryland7 0 118 1 2
No. 9 Indiana + 3 0 512 2 7
Wisconsin 4 2 211 4 4
No. 25 Michigan State + 4 3 113 5 2
Penn State 4 4 08 8 2
Ohio State 3 4 15 13 1
Northwestern 3 4 16 11 1
Michigan 1 6 14 11 4
Rutgers 0 6 21 14 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins won the Big Ten title for a third consecutive year, defeating the third-seed, Wisconsin in the championship match, 2–1. Maryland's D. J. Reeves opened the scoring 90 seconds into the match, while Wisconsin's Tom Barlow tied the game in the 12th minute. Shortly before halftime, Maryland's Sebastian Elney headed in a Jorge Calix cross to give Maryland the 2–1 lead, which would prove to be the final scoreline. It was the first time since Indiana accomplished the feat in 1996, that a team won three consecutive Big Ten tournaments.

The tournament for the first time in its history was not hosted by a university in the conference. Instead, the quarterfinal matches were played at the campus sites of the higher seed, while the semifinal and championship fixtures were played at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, Indiana, about 10 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Big Ten Conference season.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Maryland 7–0–1
2 Indiana 3–0–5
3 Wisconsin 4–2–2
4 Michigan State 4–3–1
5 Penn State 4–4
6 Ohio State 3–4–1 OSU 1–0[2]
7 Northwestern 3–4–1 NWU 0–1
8 Michigan 1–6–1
9 Rutgers 0–6–2

Bracket

First Round
Nov. 5
Quarterfinals
Nov. 6
Semifinals
Nov. 11
Final
Nov. 13
1 Maryland (2OT) 3
8 Michigan 2 8 Michigan 2
9 Rutgers 1 1 Maryland 2
4 Michigan State 1
4 Michigan State 2
5 Penn State 1
1 Maryland 2
3 Wisconsin 1
3 Wisconsin 3
6 Ohio State 0
3 Wisconsin (pen.) 1 (4)
2 Indiana 1 (3)
2 Indiana (a.e.t.) 1
7 Northwestern 0

Results

First round

November 4 #8 Michigan 2–1 #9 Rutgers College Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Atuahene 32'
Cerda 63'
Report Perez 56' Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 139
Referee: Jorge Cuate

Quarterfinals

November 6 #3 Wisconsin 3–0 (a.e.t.) #6 Ohio State Madison, Wisconsin
1:00 PM EDT Barlow 53'
Koenig 57'
Mueller 80'
Report Stadium: McClimon Field
Attendance: 788
Referee: Keith Angel
November 6 #4 Michigan State 2–1 #5 Penn State East Lansing, Michigan
1:00 PM EDT Barone 19'
Fiscus 75'
Report Maloney 41' Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex
Attendance: 786
Referee: Gregory Dopka
November 6 #1 Maryland 3–2 (a.e.t.) #8 Michigan College Park, Maryland
1:00 PM EDT Eckenrode 30' (o.g.)
Reeves 44'
Campbell gold-colored soccer ball 102'
Report Anderson 42'
Atuahene 51'
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
November 6 #2 Indiana 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Northwestern Bloomington, Indiana
1:05 PM EDT Swartz gold-colored soccer ball 91' Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Cesar Ibarra

Semifinals

November 11 #1 Maryland 2–1 #4 Michigan State Westfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Wild 17'
Sejdic 61'
Report Niedermeier 86' (o.g.) Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 11 #2 Indiana 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#3 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
2:30 PM EDT Hyacenth 79' Report Mueller 56' Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
Fives soccer ball with red X
Thompson soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with check mark
Panchot soccer ball with check mark
Hyacenth soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Brotherton
soccer ball with check mark Barlow
soccer ball with check mark Schilling
soccer ball with check mark Radonic
soccer ball with check mark Mueller

Final

November 11 #1 Maryland 2–1 #3 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
12:00 PM EDT Reeves 2'
Elney 43'
Report Barlow 12' Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Dhima

See also

References

  1. "2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". Big Ten Conference. BigTen.org. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. "Ohio State Shuts Out Northwestern, 1-0, in B1G Opener". Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ohio State University. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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