2014 MAC men's soccer tournament
Football tournament season
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The 2014 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament was the 21st edition of the four-team tournament.[1] The tournament decided the Mid-American Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Akron Zips are the two-time defending champions.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Akron |
| Runners-up | Bowling Green |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 11 (3.67 per match) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualification
Akron, West Virginia, Bowling Green and Western Michigan qualified for the tournament by having the best regular season conference records.
Bracket
| Semifinals | MAC Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Akron | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | West Virginia | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 2ot | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 3–2 ot | Bowling Green Falcons | Akron, Ohio |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium |
| November 14 | Akron Zips | 2–1 | Western Michigan Broncos | Akron, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium |
Championship
| November 16 | Akron Zips | 2–1 | Bowling Green Falcons | Akron, Ohio |
| 1:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium |
Tournament Best XI
- Clint Caso, Akron
- Sam Gainford, Akron
- Adam Najem, Akron
- Victor Souto, Akron
- Max Auden, Bowling Green
- Nick Landsberger, Bowling Green
- Jacob Roth, Bowling Green
- Andy Bevin, West Virginia
- Jamie Merriam, West Virginia
- Greg Timmer, Western Michigan
- Nick Wysong, Western Michigan
