2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer season was the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Mid-American Conference

Season	2016
Champions	Akron
MAC Tourney Winner	Akron
NCAA Tournament	Akron
Matches played	96
Goals scored	110 (1.15 per match)
Average goals/game	1.146
Top goalscorer	Russell Cicerone (Buffalo) 14 G, 8 A, 37 Pts
Biggest home win	Buffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)
Biggest away win	Akron 7–0 @ Northern Illinois (October 15)
Highest scoring	Buffalo 9–0 Daemon (August 26)
Longest winning run	7 games Buffalo (August 26–September 18)
Longest unbeaten run	7 games Buffalo (7–0–0) (August 26–September 18) Akron (5–0–2 (November 29–Current)
Longest winless run	12 games Northern Illinois (October 17, 2015–September 21)
Longest losing run	5 games Northern Illinois (October 11–November 5)
Average attendance	804.344
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of June 11, 2017.

2016 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 24 Akron ‡	3	–	1	–	1			13	–	6	–	3
Bowling Green	2	–	0	–	3			9	–	6	–	4
Buffalo	2	–	1	–	2			12	–	4	–	3
Western Michigan	1	–	1	–	3			9	–	6	–	4
Northern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	10	–	4
West Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			8	–	7	–	1
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the 2016 NCAA Tournament As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The Akron Zips are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

• None

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Akron Zips	Akron, Ohio	FirstEnergy Stadium	4,000
Bowling Green Falcons	Bowling Green, Ohio	Cochrane Stadium	1,000
Buffalo Bulls	Amherst, New York	UB Stadium	29,013
Northern Illinois Huskies	DeKalb, Illinois	NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex	1,500
West Virginia Mountaineers	Morgantown, West Virginia	Dlesk Stadium	1,600
Western Michigan Broncos	Kalamazoo, Michigan	WMU Soccer Complex	500

• Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, and Toledo do not sponsor men's soccer. West Virginia is an associated member.

Regular season

Results

Team/Opponent	AKR	BGS	UB	NIU	WVU	WMU
Akron Zips
Bowling Green Falcons
Buffalo Bulls
Northern Illinois Huskies
West Virginia Mountaineers
Western Michigan Broncos

NSCAA National

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre[1]	Wk 1[2]	Wk 2[3]	Wk 3[4]	Wk 4[5]	Wk 5[6]	Wk 6[7]	Wk 7[8]	Wk 8[9]	Wk 9[10]	Wk 10[11]	Wk 11[12]	Wk 12[13]	Final[14]
Akron	C	2	1	10	16	15	23	23	23	22	RV	RV	RV	24	24
Bowling Green	C										RV	NR
Buffalo	C			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
Northern Illinois	C
West Virginia	C					RV	17	24	RV	NR
Western Michigan	C		RV	NR

NSCAA Great Lakes Regional

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Akron	C	1	1	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	5	4
Bowling Green	C	6	6	9	9	8	10	6	5	4	6	5
Buffalo	C	5	4	2	4	6	5	7	6	7	7	6
Northern Illinois	C
West Virginia	C			8	6	3	4	5	NR	8	NR
Western Michigan	C	4	5	5	5	NR	8	6	NR		10	NR

Postseason

MAC Tournament

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Akron	4
	4	Western Michigan	0
						1	Akron	2
						3	Buffalo	1
	2	Bowling Green	1
	3	Buffalo (OT)	2

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
4	Winston-Salem	Akron	W, 2–0 vs. Villanova – (Akron)	L, 0–1 vs. #7 Indiana – (Bloomington)

All-MAC awards and teams

2016 MAC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Adam Najem, MF, Akron
Coach of the Year	Eric Nichols, Bowling Green
Newcomer of the Year	Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron

2016 MAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[15]
First Team	Second Team
Pau Belana MF, Akron Adam Najem, MF, Akron Brad Ruhaak, DF, Akron Pat Flynn, FW, Bowling Green Anthony Mwembia, GK Bowling Green Russell Cicerone, FW, Buffalo David Enstrom, DF, Buffalo Jad Arslan, MF, West Virginia Joey Piatczyc, MF, West Virginia Zach Bock, DF, Western Michigan Brandon Bye, FW, Western Michigan	Sam Gainford, FW, Akron Nick Hinds, DF, Akron Stuart Holthusen, FW, Akron Jonathan Lewis, FW, Akron Ben Lundt, GK, Akron Tate Robertson, MF, Bowling Green Jacob Roth, DF, Bowling Green Joe Sullivan, MF, Bowling Green Nick Forrester, DF, Buffalo Jack Elliot, DF, West Virginia Felix Angerer, FW, West Virginia Edu Jimenez, MF, Western Michigan Diego Lopez, MF, Western Michigan Drew Shepherd, GK, Western Michigan

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer season

References

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13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
15. "2016 MAC Men's Soccer Postseason Awards Announced". Mid-American Conference. MAC-Sports.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.