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
TeamW 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]
1Ghana Amass AmankonaDayton Flyers3
2The Gambia Kissima BojangDayton Flyers2
Spain Jorge HerranzVCU Rams
Germany Dominik RichterRhode Island Rams
Brazil Rafael SantosVCU Rams
3Ghana Alex AmankwaahDayton Flyers1
United States Ryan BaileyRhode Island Rams
United States Dakota BarnathanVCU Rams
United States Mike CaseyRhode Island Rams
United States Vince CicciarelliSaint Louis Billikens
United States Luc FattonVCU Rams
Germany Jannik LoebeFordham Rams
United States Tyler DicksonRhode Island Rams
United States James HauptDayton Flyers
Germany Lennart HeinSaint Louis Billikens
Canada Colin PhillipsDuquesne Dukes
Netherlands Maik SchoonderwoerdDayton 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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