2016 MAAC men's soccer tournament
The 2016 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the 24th edition of the MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| 2016 MAAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | QU Soccer Stadium Hamden, Connecticut | ||||
| Champions | Rider (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Ryan Baird (Rider) | ||||
| Broadcast | MAAC.tv | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider ‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The defending champions, Rider Broncs successfully defended their title, beating regular season champions, Quinnipiac, 3–1 in the championship game. The title was Rider's fourth overall MAAC championship. Additionally, Rider became the first school since Marist in 2004–2005 to repeat as MAAC Tournament champions.
Quinnipiac University hosted the semifinals and final of the tournament, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeds.[1]
Seeds
Seeds for the tournament are determined by teams' conference records, with tiebreakers determined according to MAAC tiebreaker rules.
| Seed[1] | School | Conf[2] | Tiebreaker[1] | |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac†‡ | 8–2–0 | ||
| 2 | Rider† | 7–1–2 | ||
| 3 | Siena | 6–3–1 | ||
| 4 | Marist | 6–4–0 | ||
| 5 | Canisius | 4–3–3 | ||
| 6 | Monmouth | 5–5–0 | ||
| ‡ – MAAC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Saturday, November 5 | Semifinal Friday, November 11 | Final Sunday, November 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 0 | 5 | Canisius | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Canisius | 2 | 1 | Quinnipiac | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Rider | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rider (PK) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Siena (PK) | 0 (3) | 3 | Siena | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| 6 | Monmouth | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
Results
First round
| November 5 | #3 Siena | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #6 Monmouth | Loudonville, New York |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Report Box Score |
Stadium: Siena Turf Field Attendance: 842 Referee: Mike Lee | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Sobot  Courto Itoafa |
Klenofsky McCarthy Luke Nigro |
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| November 5 | #4 Marist | 0–2 | #5 Canisius | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report Box Score |
Strauchen  3'Santos 68' |
Stadium: Leonidoff Field Attendance: 973 Referee: Clovis DaSilva |
Semifinals
| November 11 | #1 Quinnipiac | 3–1 | #5 Canisius | Hamden, Connecticut |
| 10:00 AM EDT | Taylor 15' Whelan 20'Dally 58' |
Report Box Score |
Teupen 53' |
Stadium: QU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: John Barr |
Final
| November 13 | #1 Quinnipiac | 1–3 | #2 Rider | Hamden, Connecticut |
| 1:00 PM EDT | McCoy 51' |
Report Box Score |
Otmani 42' Bourret 62'Aguinaga 85' |
Stadium: QU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Sam Saad |
All-Tournament team
The MAAC All-Tournament team was announced following the championship. The MVP is in bold text.[3]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aleska Radosavljević, Siena Ryan Baird, Rider |
 Thomas Teupen, Canisius.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Conor McCoy, Quinnipiac |
 Melvin Blair, Canisius Uros Antić, Siena Matt Taylor, Quinnipiac Adrien Huss, Rider |
Rashawn Dally, Quinnipiac Elliott Otmani, Rider Clement Bourret, Rider |
References
- "Men's Soccer Championship Information Page". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- "Men's Soccer 2016 Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- "Ride University Wins 2016 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.