2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Country  United States
Teams 8
Champions Dayton
Runners-up VCU
Matches played 6
Goals scored 23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Amass Amankona (4)
Best player Amass 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

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

A-10 Championship

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

See also

References

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