2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

August 2023 2016 Mid-American Conference women's 8 7 Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio(Semifinals and Final) Kent State 1st Rob Marinaro 1st The 2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 30 to 6, 2016. The seven-match tournament was held at campus sites, before moving to Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos were the defending tournament champions after defeating the Miami RedHawks in the championship match. Kent State won the tournament, defeating Northern Illinois 1–0 in the final on November 6 with an 86th-minute goal by Kristen Brots. It was the program's first MAC tournament title and earned Kent State its first berth in the NCAA tournament.Late Goal Gives Soccer its First MAC Tournament Championship in Program History Kent State University Athletics November 6, 2016 https://kentstatesports.com/news/2016/11/6/womens-soccer-late-goal-gives-soccer-its-first-mac-tournament-championship-in-program-history 2026-10-06 Bracket QuarterfinalsSunday, Oct. 30 SemifinalsFriday, Nov. 4 FinalSunday, Nov. 6 1 Ball State 1 (3) 8 Northern Illinois 1 (4) 4 Western Michigan 1 5 Miami (OH) 0 2 Kent State 2 7 Eastern Michigan 0 3 Central Michigan 1 6 Buffalo 0 8 Northern Illinois 3 4 Western Michigan 2 2 Kent State 3 3 Central Michigan 1 8 Northern Illinois 0 2 Kent State 1 Schedule Quarterfinals October 30, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST #1 Ball State 1–1 yes 3–4 http://niuhuskies.com/news/2016/10/30/womens-soccer-huskies-stun-top-seed-ball-state-in-penalty-shootout.aspx #8 Northern Illinois Sam Kambol 38 Taylor Sarver 58 Allison Abbe Lorina White Monica Padilla Paula Guerrero Yela Ziswiler Allie Ingham Taylor Sarver Natalie Yass Natalia Pena Haley Cummings Briner Sports Complex Muncie, Indiana Nick Balcer October 30, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST #4 Western Michigan 1–0 http://wmubroncos.com/news/2016/10/30/womens-soccer-heads-to-mac-semifinals-after-victory-over-miami.aspx #5 Miami (OH) Candice Uhl 8 WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, Michigan Bryan Miller October 30, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST #2 Kent State 2–0 http://kentstatesports.com/news/2016/10/30/womens-soccer-soccer-advances-to-mac-semifinals-with-2-0-win-over-eastern-michigan.aspx?path=wsoc #7 Eastern Michigan Donavan Capehart 51Hayden Pascoe 81 Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio Marc Lawrence October 30, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST #3 Central Michigan 1–0 http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/103016aaa.html #6 Buffalo Alexis Pelafas 3 CMU Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan Semifinals November 4, 2016 5:30 p.m. EST #8 Northern Illinois 3–2 http://niuhuskies.com/news/2016/11/4/womens-soccer-huskies-continue-upset-run-with-3-2-win-over-wmu-in-mac-semifinals.aspx #4 Western Michigan Allie Ingham 50 59Kelsey Chope 73 Megan Ross 19Alex Ruffer 83 Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio Khalaf Al-Latayfeh November 4, 2016 8:00 p.m. EST #2 Kent State 3–1 http://kentstatesports.com/news/2016/11/4/womens-soccer-flashes-advance-to-mac-championship-with-3-1-comeback-win-over-cmu.aspx?path=wsoc #3 Central Michigan Karli Paracca 50Jenna Hellstrom 62Hayden Pascoe 77 Taylor Potts 6 Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio Donovan Noocha Final November 6, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST #2 Kent State 1–0 http://kentstatesports.com/news/2016/11/6/womens-soccer-late-goal-gives-soccer-its-first-mac-tournament-championship-in-program-history.aspx?path=wsoc #8 Northern Illinois Kristen Brots 86 Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio Justin Tatsak References http://mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=56 Official Site of The Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference Category:Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament Category:2016 Mid-American Conference women's soccer season Category:Women's sports in Ohio