2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

2015 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Dayton
Runner-up	VCU
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Amass Amankona (4)
Best player	Amass Amankona (Dayton)

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, known as the 2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament Presented by Amtrak for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth edition of the tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Fordham entered the tournament as the defending champions.

The Dayton Flyers won the Atlantic 10 title, besting the VCU Rams, 4–1 in the championship match. It was Dayton's first A-10 title since 2008. VCU previously made the A-10 final in 2012, where they lost to Saint Louis, also by a three-goal scoreline.

The tournament was hosted by George Mason University and all matches were contested at George Mason Stadium.

Qualification

Main article: 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
George Washington	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	8	–	0
Dayton ‡	5	–	1	–	2			13	–	5	–	5
Saint Louis	4	–	2	–	2			8	–	7	–	2
Rhode Island	4	–	3	–	1			10	–	8	–	2
Fordham	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	8	–	4
Duquesne	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	11	–	2
UMass	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	13	–	1
VCU	3	–	2	–	3			7	–	10	–	4
George Mason	3	–	3	–	2			7	–	8	–	2
Saint Joseph's	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	12	–	2
LaSalle	2	–	5	–	1			6	–	10	–	2
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	10	–	3
St. Bonaventure	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	16	–	1
‡-Tournament champion +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 22, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
	1	George Washington	0
	8	VCU	4
						8	VCU	1
						4	Fordham	0
	4	Fordham	1
	5	UMass	0
											8	VCU	1
											2	Dayton	4
	2	Dayton	3
	7	Duquesne	1
						2	Dayton	2
						6	Rhode Island	1
	3	Saint Louis	2
	6	Rhode Island	4

Schedule

Quarter-finals

George Washington v VCU

November 12	George Washington	0–4	VCU	Fairfax, Virginia
11:00 ET		Report	Rafael Santos 34' Herranz 36', 86' Fatton 85'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 229 Referee: Cory Richardson

Fordham v UMass

November 12	Fordham	1–0	UMass	Fairfax, Virginia
14:00 ET	Loebe 83'	Report		Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 229 Referee: Mark Gorak

Dayton v Duquesne

November 12	Dayton	3–1	Duquesne	Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET	Amankona 40', 77' Haupt 73'	Report	Phillips 52'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 229 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Saint Louis v Rhode Island

November 12	Saint Louis	2–4	Rhode Island	Fairfax, Virginia
20:00 ET	Cicciarelli 80' Hein 89' (pen.)	Report	Richter 4', 69' Dickson 59' Bailey 78'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 229 Referee: John McCloskey

Semi-finals

Fordham v VCU

November 13	Fordham	0–1	VCU	Fairfax, Virginia
17:00 ET		Report	Rafael Santos 45'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Shaun Papperman

Dayton v Rhode Island

November 13	Dayton	2–1	Rhode Island	Fairfax, Virginia
19:30 ET	Amankona 45' Bojang 80'	Report	Casey 19'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Richardson

A-10 Championship

Dayton v VCU

November 15	Dayton	4–1	VCU	Fairfax, Virginia
12:00 ET	Bojan 15' Amankwaah 59' Schoonderwoerd 73' Sedin 79'		Barnathan 71'	Stadium: George Mason Stadium

Statistical leaders

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	College	Goals
1	Amass Amankona	Dayton Flyers	3
2	Kissima Bojang	Dayton Flyers	2
	Jorge Herranz	VCU Rams
	Dominik Richter	Rhode Island Rams
	Rafael Santos	VCU Rams
3	Alex Amankwaah	Dayton Flyers	1
	Ryan Bailey	Rhode Island Rams
	Dakota Barnathan	VCU Rams
	Mike Casey	Rhode Island Rams
	Vince Cicciarelli	Saint Louis Billikens
	Luc Fatton	VCU Rams
	Jannik Loebe	Fordham Rams
	Tyler Dickson	Rhode Island Rams
	James Haupt	Dayton Flyers
	Lennart Hein	Saint Louis Billikens
	Colin Phillips	Duquesne Dukes
	Maik Schoonderwoerd	Dayton Flyers

As of 15 November 2015

Tournament Best XI

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Pierre Gardan (VCU)
2	DF	CRC	Dennis Castillo (VCU)
3	DF	USA	R. J. Roberts (VCU)
4	DF	ESP	Carlos Sendin (Dayton)
5	MF	GAM	Kissima Bojang (Dayton)
6	MF	GER	Jannik Loebe (Fordham)
7	MF	RSA	Carlo Davids (Rhode Island)
8	MF	GER	Dominik Richter (Coastal Carolina)
9	MF	USA	James Haupt (Dayton)
10	FW	GHA	Amass Amankona (Dayton)
11	FW	ESP	Jorge Herranz (VCU)

See also

• Atlantic 10 Conference
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship