2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer season explained

Competition:	Colonial Athletic Association
Season:	2016
Continentalcup1:	NCAA tournament
Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer season was the 13th season in the conference since its inaugural season in 1993.^[1]

Changes from 2015

• None

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Charleston Cougars	Charleston, South Carolina	Patriots Point Soccer Stadium
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens	Newark, Delaware	Delaware Mini Stadium
Drexel Dragons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Vidas Field^[2]
Elon Phoenix	Elon, North Carolina	Rudd Field
Hofstra Pride	Hempstead, New York	Hofstra Soccer Stadium
James Madison Dukes	Harrisonburg, Virginia	University Park
Northeastern Huskies	Boston, Massachusetts	Parsons Field^[3]
Towson Tigers	Towson, Maryland	Albert-Daly Field
UNC Wilmington Seahawks	Wilmington, North Carolina	UNCW Soccer Stadium^[4]
William & Mary Tribe	Williamsburg, Virginia	Albert-Daly Field

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
Charleston	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Delaware	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Drexel	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Elon	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Hofstra	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
James Madison	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Northeastern	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Towson	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
UNC Wilmington	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
William & Mary	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 13 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->

Postseason

CAA tournament

See main article: 2016 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

All-CAA awards and teams

2016 CAA Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2016 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Women's Soccer in Review. Colonial Athletic Association. 30 June 2017.
2. Web site: Drexel Dragons - Vidas Field. DrexelDragons.com. February 25, 2012.
3. Web site: Parsons Field. GoNU.com.
4. Web site: UNCW Soccer Stadium. UNC Wilmington Athletics. UNCWSports.com. February 25, 2012.