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.

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2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsMaryland
Runner-upOhio State
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored22 (2.75 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tied (2)
Best playerOffensive: Tsubasa Endoh Defensive: Cody Niedermeier
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2015 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Ohio State + 5 2 114 7 4
No. 19 Indiana + 4 3 113 5 3
No. 12 Maryland3 2 312 5 6
No. 23 Rutgers + 4 4 012 7 2
Northwestern 4 4 07 9 2
Michigan 3 3 28 6 4
Wisconsin 2 3 35 11 3
Penn State 2 4 27 8 3
Michigan St. 2 4 28 9 2
As of December 4, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA
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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 gold-colored soccer ball 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 gold-colored soccer ball 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 soccer ball with check mark
Thompson soccer ball with check mark
Gutman soccer ball with red X
Moore soccer ball with red X
Webb soccer ball with red X
Mehl soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Corboz
soccer ball with red X Endoh
soccer ball with red X Crognale
soccer ball with check mark Korvah
soccer ball with red X Kabelik
soccer ball with check mark Smith

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

References

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