2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:Conference USA
Gender:men's
Teams:7
Matches:6
Venue:Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
City:Huntington, West Virginia
Champions:New Mexico[1]
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Jeremy Fishbein
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ESPN3

The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 22nd edition of the tournament. It determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

New Mexico won the CUSA title, making it their first CUSA championship. The Lobos defeated FIU in the championship, 3–0.

Seeding

See main article: 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season.

The top seven programs qualified for the CUSA Tournament.[2]

School
1Charlotte 7 1 0 .875 21
2South Carolina 5 2 1 .688 16
3FIU 5 2 1 .688 16
4Kentucky 5 3 0 .625 15
5New Mexico 4 3 1 .563 13
6UAB 2 5 1 .313 7
7Old Dominion 2 5 1 .313 7

Awards

CUSA Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team
Chris Wehan, New Mexico
Chris Gurule, New Mexico
Niko Hansen, New Mexico
Nick Rochowski, New Mexico
Joris Ahlinvi, FIU
Ismael Longo, FIU
Paul Marie, FIU
Brandt Bronico, Charlotte
Tommy Madden, Charlotte
Cole Stringer, Old Dominion
Christian Wirth, Old Dominion
MVP's in Bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSOC: New Mexico Wins C-USA Championship. Conference USA. January 27, 2017. November 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: Men's Soccer Format. Conference USA. January 27, 2017.