2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 29th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJoshua Smith, San Francisco
Picked byNew England Revolution, 75th overall
Regular Season
Season championsPortland
Runners-upPacific
2016 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Portland ‡ 6 –1 –0  12 –5 –2
Pacific + 4 –1 –2  13 –4 –2
Loyola Marymount 4 –3 –0  10 –8 –0
Saint Mary's 4 –3 –0  8 –8 –3
San Francisco 3 –4 –0  7 –9 –0
San Diego 3 –4 –0  6 –9 –3
Gonzaga 2 –4 –1  8 –8 –2
Santa Clara 0 –6 –1  5 –10 –1
  • ‡-Conference champion
    + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of 21 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The defending champions are the Santa Clara Broncos who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).

Changes from 2015
  • None

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Gonzaga Bulldogs Spokane, Washington Gonzaga Soccer Field 1,500
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles, California Sullivan Field 2,000
Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon Merlo Field 5,120
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga, California Saint Mary's Stadium 4,500
San Diego Toreros San Diego, California Torero Stadium 6,000
San Francisco Dons San Francisco, California Negoesco Stadium 3,000
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara, California Buck Shaw Stadium 10,300

Regular season

Rankings

NSCAA National
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[2] Wk
1[3]		 Wk
2[4]		 Wk
3[5]		 Wk
4[6]		 Wk
5[7]		 Wk
6[8]		 Wk
7[9]		 Wk
8[10]		 Wk
9[11]		 Wk
10[12]		 Wk
11[13]		 Wk
12[14]		 Final[15]
Gonzaga C RV 20 NR
Loyola Marymount C
Pacific C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Portland C RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV
Saint Mary's C
San Diego C RV
San Francisco C
Santa Clara C RV

NSCAA Far West Regional
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
 Wk
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Gonzaga C 4 4 9 NR 8 8 10 NR
Loyola Marymount C 9 9 6 NR 10 9 10 9
Pacific C 7 3 5 7 4 5 6 3 5
Portland C 9 5 NR 7 7 5 3 4 4 5 4
Saint Mary's C 7 NR 7 8
San Diego C 9 NR
San Francisco C 10 NR
Santa Clara C 10 10 8 NR

Results
Team/OpponentGONLMUPORSMCUSDUSFSCU
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Loyola Marymount Lions
Portland Pilots
Saint Mary's Gaels
San Diego Toreros
San Francisco Dons
Santa Clara Broncos

Postseason

NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
N/A 2 Pacific W, 1–0 vs. CSUN – (Northridge) L 0–2 vs. Stanford – (Stanford)
N/A 3 Portland T, 0–0 (L, 5–6 pen.) vs. New Mexico – (Albuquerque)

All-WCC awards and teams
2016 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[16]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Eddie Sanchez, Portland
Defensive Player of the Year Connor Johnson, Loyola Marymount
Goalkeeper of the Year Paul Christensen, Portland
Co-Coaches of the Year Ryan Jorden, Pacific
Nick Carlin-Voigt, Portland
Freshman of the Year Benji Michel, Portland
2016 WCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[16]
First Team Second Team Freshman Team

Tristan Blackmon, Jr., DF, PAC
Julio Cervantes, Sr., FW, PAC
Jalen Crisler, Jr., DF, ZAGA
Jakob Granlund, Sr., FW, ZAGA
Connor Johnson, Jr., DF, LMU
Benji Michel, Fr., FW, POR
Kris Reaves, Jr., DF, POR
Eddie Sanchez, Sr., FW, POR
Rafael Sanchez, Sr., MF, SMC
Leon Schwarzer, Jr., MF, USF
Michael Turner, Sr., MF, USD

Valdemar Andersen, Jr., DF, SCU
Ben Braman, Jr., DF, SMC
Brennan Castro, Sr., DF, SCU
Paul Christensen, Jr., GK, POR
David Garrett, Sr., FW, USF
Curtis Goldsmith, Jr., GK, PAC
Aaron Lombardi, Jr., MF, USF
Adrien Perez, Sr., FW, LMU
Josh Smith, Jr., DF, USF
Jakub Svehlik, Fr., MF, SMC
Wouter Verstraaten, So., DF, PAC

Garrett Amador, DF, LMU
Jalani Ambrose, DF, SCU
Davis Behnke, DF, ZAGA
Miguel Berrym FW, USD
Andreas Charalambous, MF, PAC
Gio Magana-Rivera, MF, POR
Benji Michel, FW, POR
Anthony Orendain, FW, PAC
Matt Orr, DF, USF
Jake Rudel, DF, SMC
Jakub Svehlik, MF, SMC

See also

References
  1. "West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. WCCSports.com. p. 13. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
  16. "WCC Announces 2016 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team". West Coast Conference. WCCSports.com. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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