2016 Horizon League men's soccer season explained

2016 Horizon League men's soccer season
Color:	FFA500
Color Text:	000000
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
Pixels:	250
Duration:	August, 2016 – November, 2016
No Of Teams:	10
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	Wright State
Second Place:	UIC
Draft:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:	Andrew Putna, UIC
Picked By:	Real Salt Lake, 48th overall
Mvp:	Peguy Ngatcha
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	UIC
Finals Runner-Up:	Wright State
Finals Mvp:	Oscar Rivero
Seasonslistnames:	Horizon League men's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2015 Horizon League men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2015
Nextseason Link:	2017 Horizon League men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2017

The 2016 Horizon League men's soccer season is the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The UIC Flames are the defending regular season champions, and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

• Paul Doroh joins the Oakland Golden Grizzlies coaching staff.^[1]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Belmont Bruins	Nashville, Tennessee	E. S. Rose Park
Cleveland State Vikings	Cleveland, Ohio	Krenzler Field
Detroit Titans	Detroit, Michigan	Titan Field
Green Bay Phoenix	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Aldo Santaga Stadium
Milwaukee Panthers	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Engelmann Field
Northern Kentucky Norse	Highland Heights, Kentucky	NKU Soccer Stadium	^[2]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies	Rochester, Michigan	Oakland Soccer Field	^[3]
UIC Flames	Chicago, Illinois	Flames Field	^[4]
Valparaiso Crusaders	Valparaiso, Indiana	Eastgate Field	^[5]
Wright State Raiders	Dayton, Ohio	Alumni Field

Regular season

Rankings

NSCAA National

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

	Pre^[6]	Wk 1^[7]	Wk 2^[8]	Wk 3^[9]	Wk 4^[10]	Wk 5^[11]	Wk 6^[12]	Wk 7^[13]	Wk 8^[14]	Wk 9^[15]	Wk 10^[16]	Wk 11^[17]	Wk 12^[18]	Final^[19]
Belmont	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Cleveland State	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Detroit	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Green Bay	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Milwaukee	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Northern Kentucky	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Oakland	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
UIC	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Valparaiso	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Wright State	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->

NSCAA Great Lakes Regional

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
Belmont	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Cleveland State	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> NR	<	-- 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 Final -->
Detroit	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Green Bay	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Milwaukee	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> NR	<	-- 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 Final -->
Northern Kentucky	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Oakland	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
UIC	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Valparaiso	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Wright State	C	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->

Postseason

Horizon League Tournament

See main article: 2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

All-Horizon League awards and teams

2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Individual Awards^[20]
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State
Offensive Player of the Year	Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State
Defensive Player of the Year	Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State
Goalkeeper of the Year	Andrew Putna, UIC
Freshman of the Year	Evan Conway, Milwaukee
Coach of the Year	Bryan Davis, Wright State

2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Max Todd, UIC (So., F) Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State (Sr., F) Eric Lynch, Wright State (Sr., F) Alec Nagucki, Cleveland State (Jr., MF) Jose Fuentes, UIC (Jr., MF) Isaiah Madrid, Valparaiso (Sr., MF) Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State (Sr., D) Omar Lawrence, Valparaiso (Sr., D) Jake Stovall, Wright State (Sr., D) Kaique Fernandes, Wright State (Sr., D) Andrew Putna, UIC (Sr., GK)	Jake Lagania, Cleveland State (Jr., F) Spiro Pliakos, Detroit Mercy (Jr., F) Nick Moon, Milwaukee (Jr., F) Kendan Anderson, Valparaiso (Sr., F) Francesco Saporito, Milwaukee (So., MF) Jackson Dietrich, Wright State (So., MF) AJ Paterson, Wright State (Jr., MF) Andre Baires, Green Bay (Fr., D) Jon Stadler, Milwaukee (Jr., D) Adrian Graham, Valparaiso (Sr., D) Nico Campbell, Valparaiso (Sr., GK)	Mertcan Akar, Belmont (GK) Eli Crognale, Belmont (MF) Lawrence Karpeh, Cleveland State (F) Andre Baires, Green Bay (D) Evan Conway, Milwaukee (F) Nyal Higgins, Oakland (D) Nebojsa Popovic, Oakland (MF) Cristian Sanchez, UIC (D) Alexander Cervantes, UIC (F) Steffen Pulinx, Valparaiso (D) Austin Kinley, Wright State (D)

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Horizon League women's soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Doroh joins men's soccer coaching staff. OU Athletics. GoldenGrizzlies.com. August 4, 2016. July 21, 2016.
2. Web site: NKU Soccer Stadium. NKU Norse. NKUNorse.com. August 4, 2016.
3. Web site: Oakland Soccer Field - Facilities. OU Golden Grizzlies. GoldenGrizzlies.com. August 4, 2015.
4. Web site: Flames Field. UIC Flames. UICFlames.com. August 4, 2016.
5. Web site: Facilities - Eastgate Field. Crusaders - Official Website of Valpo Athletics. ValpoAthletics.com. August 4, 2016.
6. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215. dead.
7. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241. dead.
8. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285. dead.
9. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324. dead.
10. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402. dead.
11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482. dead.
12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
13. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643. dead.
14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723. dead.
15. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803. dead.
16. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883. dead.
17. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964. dead.
18. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. November 16, 2016. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040. dead.
19. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. January 4, 2017. January 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162457/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092. dead.
20. Web site: Williams. Brent. Horizon League Recognizes Men's Soccer Award Recipients. Horizon League. HorizonLeague.org. January 27, 2017. November 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042751/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/horizon-league-recognizes-mens-soccer-award-recipients. February 2, 2017. dead. mdy-all.