2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsDayton
Runner-upVCU
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Amass Amankona (4)
Best playerAmass Amankona (Dayton)
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The 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, known as the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Presented by Amtrak for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Fordham entered the tournament as the defending champions.

The Dayton Flyers won the Atlantic 10 title, besting the VCU Rams, 4–1 in the championship match. It was Dayton's first A-10 title since 2008. VCU previously made the A-10 final in 2012, where they lost to Saint Louis, also by a three-goal scoreline.

The tournament was hosted by George Mason University and all matches were contested at George Mason Stadium.

Qualification

Main article: 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
George Washington 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 8 – 0
Dayton ‡ 5 – 1 – 2 13 – 5 – 5
Saint Louis 4 – 2 – 2 8 – 7 – 2
Rhode Island 4 – 3 – 1 10 – 8 – 2
Fordham 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 8 – 4
Duquesne 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 11 – 2
UMass 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 13 – 1
VCU 3 – 2 – 3 7 – 10 – 4
George Mason 3 – 3 – 2 7 – 8 – 2
Saint Joseph's 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 12 – 2
LaSalle 2 – 5 – 1 6 – 10 – 2
Davidson 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 10 – 3
St. Bonaventure 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 16 – 1
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 George Washington 0
8 VCU 4
8 VCU 1
4 Fordham 0
4 Fordham 1
5 UMass 0
8 VCU 1
2 Dayton 4
2 Dayton 3
7 Duquesne 1
2 Dayton 2
6 Rhode Island 1
3 Saint Louis 2
6 Rhode Island 4

Schedule

Quarter-finals

November 12 George Washington 0–4 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
11:00 ET Report Rafael Santos 34'
Herranz 36', 86'
Fatton 85'		 Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Cory Richardson
November 12 Fordham 1–0 UMass Fairfax, Virginia
14:00 ET Loebe 83' Report Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 12 Dayton 3–1 Duquesne Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Amankona 40', 77'
Haupt 73'		 Report Phillips 52' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: Andrew Chapin
November 12 Saint Louis 2–4 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
20:00 ET Cicciarelli 80'
Hein 89' (pen.)		 Report Richter 4', 69'
Dickson 59'
Bailey 78'		 Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 229
Referee: John McCloskey

Semi-finals

November 13 Fordham 0–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET Report Rafael Santos 45' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Shaun Papperman
November 13 Dayton 2–1 Rhode Island Fairfax, Virginia
19:30 ET Amankona 45'
Bojang 80'		 Report Casey 19' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Cory Richardson

A-10 Championship

November 15 Dayton 4–1 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
12:00 ET Bojan 15'
Amankwaah 59'
Schoonderwoerd 73'
Sedin 79'		 Barnathan 71' Stadium: George Mason Stadium

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals[1]
1 Ghana Amass Amankona Dayton Flyers 3
2 The Gambia Kissima Bojang Dayton Flyers 2
Spain Jorge Herranz VCU Rams
Germany Dominik Richter Rhode Island Rams
Brazil Rafael Santos VCU Rams
3 Ghana Alex Amankwaah Dayton Flyers 1
United States Ryan Bailey Rhode Island Rams
United States Dakota Barnathan VCU Rams
United States Mike Casey Rhode Island Rams
United States Vince Cicciarelli Saint Louis Billikens
United States Luc Fatton VCU Rams
Germany Jannik Loebe Fordham Rams
United States Tyler Dickson Rhode Island Rams
United States James Haupt Dayton Flyers
Germany Lennart Hein Saint Louis Billikens
Canada Colin Phillips Duquesne Dukes
Netherlands Maik Schoonderwoerd Dayton Flyers
As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Pierre Gardan (VCU)
2 DF Costa Rica CRC Dennis Castillo (VCU)
3 DF United States USA R. J. Roberts (VCU)
4 DF Spain ESP Carlos Sendin (Dayton)
5 MF The Gambia GAM Kissima Bojang (Dayton)
6 MF Germany GER Jannik Loebe (Fordham)
7 MF South Africa RSA Carlo Davids (Rhode Island)
8 MF Germany GER Dominik Richter (Coastal Carolina)
9 MF United States USA James Haupt (Dayton)
10 FW Ghana GHA Amass Amankona (Dayton)
11 FW Spain ESP Jorge Herranz (VCU)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2015.