2016 America East Men's Soccer Tournament
| 2016 America East Men's Soccer Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,924 | ||||
| Site |
Casey Stadium Albany, New York | ||||
| Champions | Fordham (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Trevor Gorman (1st title) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 UMass Lowell # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 Albany ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 America East Men's Soccer Tournament was the 21st edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The second-seeded Albany Great Danes won the Atlantic 10 title, besting the fifth-seeded Hartford, 1–0 in the championship match. Albany striker, Afonso Pinheiro, converted a penalty kick in the final minute to win the title for the Great Danes.[1] It was Albany's first-ever American East title.[2] The tournament was had no formal host and the higher-seeded teams hosted their respective tournament match, meaning that the final was contested in Albany, New York.[1]
Background
The UMass Lowell River Hawks were the regular season champions, amassing a record of 13–1–2 and a 5–1–1 conference record. The River Hawks were ranked 11th in the nation with their record. However, due to program transitioning from Division II to Division I, the program was ineligible to compete in any postseason tournaments.[3] The second best regular season team, Stony Brook, entered the tournament as the top seed. Defending tournament champions, Vermont Catamounts entered the tournament as the third-seed, and were eliminated by Albany in the semifinals.[4]
Seeds
The top six teams, excluding UMass Lowell, earned berths into the America East Tournament. Tiebreakers were determined by the team's head-to-head record.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Stony Brook | 4–2–1 | 1–0 vs. ALB[5] |
| 2 | Albany | 4–2–1 | 0–1 vs. SB[5] |
| 3 | Vermont | 4–3 | 1–0 vs. UNH[6] |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 4–3 | 0–1 vs. UVT[6] |
| 5 | Hartford | 2–3–2 | |
| 6 | Binghamton | 1–3–3 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, November 5 |
Semifinals Wednesday, November 9 |
Championship Sunday, November 13 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1 | 5 | Hartford | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | Hartford | 2 | 5 | Hartford | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Albany | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont (OT) | 2 | 3 | Vermont | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Binghamton | 1 | |||||||||||
Results
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| Albany Great Danes | 2–0 | Vermont Catamounts |
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Pinheiro  29'Clark 66' |
Report |
Casey Stadium, Albany, New York Attendance: 308 |
Championship
References
- 1 2 Vatz, David (November 13, 2016). "Soccer Box Score (Final): Hartford vs UAlbany (Nov 13, 2016 at Albany, N.Y.)" (PDF). American East Conference. AmericaEast.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ America East Communications (November 13, 2016). "Albany Captures First-Ever #AEMSOC Championship" (Web). America East Conference. AmericaEast.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "UMass Lowell Joins America East as Full Member". America East Conference. February 14, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Men's Soccer Stumbles at Albany in America East Semis" (Web). Vermont Catamounts. University of Vermont Athletics. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Reilly, John (October 22, 2016). "Soccer Box Score (Final): Stony Brook vs UAlbany (Oct 22, 2016 at Albany, N.Y.)" (PDF). Albany Sports. University at Albany Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Rowley, Jo-Ellen (November 2, 2016). "NEW HAMPSHIRE (12-6-0, 4-3-0) -VS- VERMONT (12-5-1, 4-3-0) - Box Score". New Hampshire Wildcats. University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2016.