2015 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maryland |
| Runner-up | Ohio State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Tied (2) |
| Best player | Offensive: Tsubasa Endoh Defensive: Cody Niedermeier |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Maryland ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Rutgers + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan St. | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The Maryland Terrapins won the tournament, besting the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship match.
Bracket
| Play-in Round | ||||
| 8 | Michigan State | 1 | ||
| 9 | Penn State (OT) | 2 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland (pen.) | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Preliminary round
| November 7 | Michigan State | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Penn State | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1:00 PM ET | Sierakowski  63' |
Report | Harris 49' James  95' |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Cien Asoera |
Quarterfinals
| November 8 | Rutgers | 2–0 | Northwestern | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 1:00 PM ET | Taintor 24', 85' |
Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 544 Referee: Shane Butler |
| November 8 | Maryland | 5–2 | Michigan | College Park, Maryland |
| 1:00 PM ET | Elney 24' Williamson 47'Sejdic 81'Crognale 82'Odoi-Atsem 89' |
Report | Murphy 65' McAtee 88' |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 903 Referee: Jodi Fick |
| November 8 | Indiana | 1–0 | Wisconsin | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1:05 PM ET | Hollinger-Janzen 22' |
Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Cesar Ibarra |
| November 8 | Ohio State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Penn State | Columbus, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM ET | Culbertson 93' |
Report | Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 514 Referee: Jorge Cuate |
Semifinals
| November 13 | Ohio State | 4–0 | Rutgers | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1:00 PM ET | Mohamed 1' Jensen 20'Soldat 46'Nichols 87' |
Report | Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 628 Referee: Peter Dhima |
| November 13 | Indiana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Maryland | Columbus, Ohio |
| 3:30 PM ET | Fives 13' |
Report | Endoh 10' |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 628 Referee: Mohammad Samadpour |
| Penalties | ||||
Hollinger-Janzen  Thompson Gutman  Moore Webb Mehl |
Corboz Endoh Crognale Korvah Kabelik Smith |
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Final
| November 15 | Ohio State | 0–2 | Maryland | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1:00 PM ET | Report | Williamson 10' Endoh 88' |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Keith Angel |
Statistical leaders
All-Tournament team
The following players were selected as the best players of the tournament.[1]
- Grant Lillard, Indiana
- Tsubasa Endoh, Maryland
- Cody Niedermeier, Maryland
- Eryk Williamson, Maryland
- Rylee Woods, Michigan
- Layth Masri, Northwestern
- Yaw Amankwa, Ohio State
- Zach Mason, Ohio State
- Evan Finney, Penn State
- Mitch Taintor, Rutgers
- Andrew Conner, Wisconsin
See also
- Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "Maryland Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Title". Big Ten. November 15, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.