2016 MAAC men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:MAAC
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Venue:QU Soccer Stadium
City:Hamden, Connecticut
Champions:Rider
Titlecount:4th
Mvp:Ryan Baird
Mvpteam:Rider
Broadcast:MAAC.tv

The 2016 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the 24th edition of the MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The defending champions, Rider Broncs successfully defended their title, beating regular season champions, Quinnipiac, 3 - 1 in the championship game. The title was Rider's fourth overall MAAC championship. Additionally, Rider became the first school since Marist in 2004 - 2005 to repeat as MAAC Tournament champions.

Quinnipiac University hosted the semifinals and final of the tournament, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeds.[1]

Seeds

Seeds for the tournament are determined by teams' conference records, with tiebreakers determined according to MAAC tiebreaker rules.

SeedSchoolConf[2] Tiebreaker
1Quinnipiac†‡8–2–0
2Rider7–1–2
3 Siena6–3–1
4 Marist6–4–0
5Canisius4–3–3
6Monmouth5–5–0
‡ – MAAC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

Results

Final

All-Tournament team

The MAAC All-Tournament team was announced following the championship. The MVP is in bold text.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer Championship Information Page. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. January 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: Men's Soccer 2016 Standings. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. January 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Ride University Wins 2016 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. January 17, 2017.