2017 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament will be the 24th edition of the tournament.[1] It will determine the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will be held November 10 & 12 on the campus of Western Michigan University, the regular season champion.[2]
| 2017 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 4 | |||
| Matches | 3 | |||
| Site | WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, MI | |||
| Champions | Akron (14th title) | |||
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Qualification
| 2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Western Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Akron ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The top four teams in the Mid-American Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.[3]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | West Virginia | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Akron | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Akron | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 10 | Western Michigan | 1–0 | West Virginia | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 2:00 PM EST | McIntosh  75' |
Report | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Attendance: 532 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
MAC Championship
| November 12 | Western Michigan | 1–3 | Akron | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| [ Report] | Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
Tournament Best XI
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Holthusen | Akron | Forward |
| Manuel Cordeiro | Akron | Midfielder |
| João Moutinho | Akron | Defender |
| Sam Gainford | Akron | Forward |
| Giuseppe Vitale | Western Michigan | Midfielder |
| Anthony Bowie | Western Michigan | Midfielder |
| Connor McNulty | Western Michigan | Midfielder |
| Johan DePicker | SIUE | Defender |
| Devyn Jambga | SIUE | Forward |
| Louis Thomas | West Virginia | Defender |
| Pascal Derwaritsch | West Virginia | Defender |
See also
References
- "MAC Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- "2017-18 MAC Championships" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- "2017 Men's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
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