The 2016 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. UIC enter the tournament as the defending champions.
| 2016 Horizon League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Wright State Alumni Field Dayton, Ohio | ||||
| Champions | UIC (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Sean Phillips (2nd title) | ||||
| Broadcast | HLTV, ESPN3 | ||||
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| Wright State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC ‡ | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 final was a repeat of last year's final. The UIC Flames took on the Wright State Raiders in the championship, where the Flames, once again, came out on top. UIC's Oscar Rivero scored the game-winning goal off of a corner kick in the 85th minute to seal the fifth-ever title for the Flames. It was Wright State's third-consecutive trip to the Horizon League final, and third-consecutive defeat in the final.[1]
The semifinals and finals of the tournament was hosted by Wright State University and all matches were contested at Wright State Alumni Field.
Seeds
editThe top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Horizon League season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Wright State | 7–1–1 | |
| 2 | UIC | 5–3–1 | 1–0 vs. MKE[2] |
| 3 | Milwaukee | 5–3–1 | 0–1 vs. UIC[3] |
| 4 | Oakland | 5–4 | |
| 5 | Green Bay | 4–3–2 | 1–0–1 vs. VALPO and CSU[4] |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 4–3–2 | 1–1 vs. UWGB and CSU[4] |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wright State (pen.) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oakland | 1 | 4 | Oakland | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 5 | Green Bay | 0 | 1 | Wright State | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee (pen.) | 0 (5) | 3 | Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Valparaiso | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Results
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 7 | #3 Milwaukee | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #6 Valparaiso | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Engelmann Field Attendance: 295 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Kaye  Stadler Moon Flaatedal Saporito |
 Thompson Thomas Anderson Rose |
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| November 7 | #4 Oakland | 1–0 | #5 Green Bay | Rochester, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Ricci  37' |
Report | Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field Attendance: 457 |
Semifinals
edit| November 10 | #2 UIC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 Milwaukee | Dayton, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Rivero 74' Gonzalez  98' |
Report | Raymonds 45' |
Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 122 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| November 10 | #1 Wright State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | #4 Oakland | Dayton, Ohio |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Paterson 81' |
Report | Ricci 82' |
Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 739 Referee: Abiodum Okulaja |
| Penalties | ||||
| Zwiesler Lynch Ngatcha Dietrich Stoval Paterson |
Strack Serwatka Popovic Jabbori Ricci Shaw |
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Final
edit| November 10 | #1 Wright State | 0–1 | #2 UIC | Dayton, Ohio |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Report | Rivero 86' |
Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 873 Referee: Peter Dhima |
Awards
edit| Horizon Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1] | ||||||
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Chase Jabbori, Oakland | ||||||
| MVP's in Bold | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kelly, Alex (November 12, 2016). "UIC Claims Tournament Title on Late Goal". Horizon League. HorizonLeague.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ "UIC Blanks Milwaukee in Horizon League Opener, 1-0". UIC Flames. UICFlames.com. September 10, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Zills, Chris (September 10, 2016). "Lone Goal Stands Up In Loss To UIC". Milwaukee Panthers. MKEPanthers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Huseini's Late-Game Goal Earns Draw at Cleveland State". Green Bay Phoenix. GreenBayPhoenix.com. October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Milwaukee Tops Vikings, 1-0, in Dying Seconds". Cleveland State Vikings. CSUVikings.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.