2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Site	Dix Stadium; Kent, Ohio; (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	Kent State (1st title)
Winning coach	Rob Marinaro (1st title)
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
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2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East Division
Kent State ‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	1	–	2	.818	15	–	3	–	2	.800
Miami (OH) ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	2	.545	8	–	9	–	2	.474
Buffalo ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	3	.500	7	–	8	–	5	.475
Bowling Green ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1	.318	8	–	10	–	1	.447
Ohio ‍‍‍	3	–	8	–	0	.273	5	–	12	–	1	.306
Akron ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	4	.273	4	–	11	–	4	.316
West Division
Ball State ‍†‍‍	9	–	1	–	1	.864	14	–	3	–	3	.775
Central Michigan ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	3	.682	15	–	3	–	3	.786
Western Michigan ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1	.591	13	–	7	–	1	.643
Eastern Michigan ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2	.455	6	–	10	–	4	.400
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2	.364	5	–	11	–	5	.357
Toledo ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	1	.318	8	–	10	–	1	.447


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2016 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2016-11-18 Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference to be held from October 30 to 6, 2016. The seven-match tournament will be held at campus sites, before moving to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos are the defending tournament champions after defeating the Miami RedHawks in the championship match.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 4			Final Sunday, Nov. 6

1	Ball State	1 (3)

8	Northern Illinois	1 (4)
			8	Northern Illinois	3

			4	Western Michigan	2
4	Western Michigan	1

5	Miami (OH)	0
						8	Northern Illinois	0

						2	Kent State	1
2	Kent State	2

7	Eastern Michigan	0
			2	Kent State	3

			3	Central Michigan	1
3	Central Michigan	1

6	Buffalo	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 30, 2016	#1 Ball State	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	#8 Northern Illinois	Muncie, Indiana
1:00 p.m. EST	Sam Kambol 38'	Report	Taylor Sarver 58'	Stadium: Briner Sports Complex Referee: Nick Balcer
	Penalties
	Allison Abbe Lorina White Monica Padilla Paula Guerrero Yela Ziswiler		Allie Ingham Taylor Sarver Natalie Yass Natalia Pena Haley Cummings

October 30, 2016	#4 Western Michigan	1–0	#5 Miami (OH)	Kalamazoo, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST	Candice Uhl 8'	Report		Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex Referee: Bryan Miller

October 30, 2016	#2 Kent State	2–0	#7 Eastern Michigan	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST	Donavan Capehart 51' Hayden Pascoe 81'	Report		Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Marc Lawrence

October 30, 2016	#3 Central Michigan	1–0	#6 Buffalo	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
1:00 p.m. EST	Alexis Pelafas 3'	Report		Stadium: CMU Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium

Semifinals

November 4, 2016	#8 Northern Illinois	3–2	#4 Western Michigan	Kent, Ohio
5:30 p.m. EST	Allie Ingham 50', 59' Kelsey Chope 73'	Report	Megan Ross 19' Alex Ruffer 83'	Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh

November 4, 2016	#2 Kent State	3–1	#3 Central Michigan	Kent, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EST	Karli Paracca 50' Jenna Hellstrom 62' Hayden Pascoe 77'	Report	Taylor Potts 6'	Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Donovan Noocha

Final

November 6, 2016	#2 Kent State	1–0	#8 Northern Illinois	Kent, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EST	Kristen Brots 86'	Report		Stadium: Dix Stadium Referee: Justin Tatsak

References

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^ "Official Site of The Mid-American Conference".

[1] "Official Site of The Mid-American Conference".

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