2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
The 2016 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Maryland entered the tournament as the defending champions.
| 2016 Big Ten men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Site | Grand Park Westfield, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Maryland (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Sasho Cirovski (3rd title) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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| No. 7 Maryland ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Indiana + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Michigan State + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The top-seeded Maryland Terrapins won the Big Ten title for a third consecutive year, defeating the third-seed, Wisconsin in the championship match, 2–1. Maryland's D. J. Reeves opened the scoring 90 seconds into the match, while Wisconsin's Tom Barlow tied the game in the 12th minute. Shortly before halftime, Maryland's Sebastian Elney headed in a Jorge Calix cross to give Maryland the 2–1 lead, which would prove to be the final scoreline. It was the first time since Indiana accomplished the feat in 1996, that a team won three consecutive Big Ten tournaments.
The tournament for the first time in its history was not hosted by a university in the conference. Instead, the quarterfinal matches were played at the campus sites of the higher seed, while the semifinal and championship fixtures were played at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, Indiana, about 10 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.
Seeds
The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Big Ten Conference season.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Maryland | 7–0–1 | |
| 2 | Indiana | 3–0–5 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4–2–2 | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 4–3–1 | |
| 5 | Penn State | 4–4 | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 3–4–1 | OSU 1–0[2] |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3–4–1 | NWU 0–1 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1–6–1 | |
| 9 | Rutgers | 0–6–2 | |
Bracket
| First Round Nov. 5 | Quarterfinals Nov. 6 | Semifinals Nov. 11 | Final Nov. 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland (2OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan | 2 | 8 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Results
First round
| November 4 | #8 Michigan | 2–1 | #9 Rutgers | College Park, Maryland |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Atuahene  32'Cerda 63' |
Report | Perez 56' |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 139 Referee: Jorge Cuate |
Quarterfinals
| November 6 | #3 Wisconsin | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 Ohio State | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Barlow 53' Koenig 57'Mueller 80' |
Report | Stadium: McClimon Field Attendance: 788 Referee: Keith Angel |
| November 6 | #4 Michigan State | 2–1 | #5 Penn State | East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Barone 19' Fiscus 75' |
Report | Maloney 41' |
Stadium: DeMartin Soccer Complex Attendance: 786 Referee: Gregory Dopka |
| November 6 | #1 Maryland | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #8 Michigan | College Park, Maryland |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Eckenrode 30' (o.g.) Reeves 44'Campbell  102' |
Report | Anderson 42' Atuahene 51' |
Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 2,637 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| November 6 | #2 Indiana | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 Northwestern | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1:05 PM EDT | Swartz 91' |
Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,245 Referee: Cesar Ibarra |
Semifinals
| November 11 | #1 Maryland | 2–1 | #4 Michigan State | Westfield, Indiana |
| 12:00 PM EDT | Wild 17' Sejdic 61' |
Report | Niedermeier 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Peter Dhima |
| November 11 | #2 Indiana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #3 Wisconsin | Westfield, Indiana |
| 2:30 PM EDT | Hyacenth 79' |
Report | Mueller 56' |
Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Peter Dhima |
| Penalties | ||||
Fives  Thompson  Moore Panchot Hyacenth |
Brotherton Barlow Schilling Radonic Mueller |
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Final
| November 11 | #1 Maryland | 2–1 | #3 Wisconsin | Westfield, Indiana |
| 12:00 PM EDT | Reeves 2' Elney 43' |
Report | Barlow 12' |
Stadium: Grand Park Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Dhima |
See also
References
- "2016 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". Big Ten Conference. BigTen.org. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "Ohio State Shuts Out Northwestern, 1-0, in B1G Opener". Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ohio State University. Retrieved December 25, 2016.