The 2016 The Summit League men's soccer season was the 11th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Denver Pioneers are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.
Changes from 2015
None
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Denver Pioneers Denver, Colorado University of Denver Soccer Stadium Eastern Illinois Panthers Charleston, Illinois Lakeside Soccer Field Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne, Indiana Hefner Stadium IUPUI Jaguars Indianapolis, Indiana Carroll Stadium Omaha Mavericks Omaha, Nebraska Al F. Caniglia Field 3,097 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa, Oklahoma Case Soccer Complex Western Illinois Leathernecks Macomb, Illinois MacKenzie Alumni Field
North Dakota State, South Dakota and South Dakota State do not sponsor men's soccer
Regular season
Results
Home/Away DENEIUFWYIPIUNOORUWIU Denver Pioneers 4–3 Eastern Illinois Panthers 0–1 Fort Wayne Mastodons 3–1 IUPUI Jaguars 0–1 0–2 Omaha Mavericks 1–1 2–0 3–1 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 3–2 Western Illinois Leathernecks 4–0
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Denver C 20 13 11 8 8 8 7 5 5 4 6 4 4 3Eastern Illinois C Fort Wayne C IUPUI C Omaha C Oral Roberts C Western Illinois C
Postseason
Summit League tournament
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 6 Clemson Denver W 3–0 vs. UNLV – (Denver) W 2–1 vs. #11 Washington – (Denver) W 1–0 vs. #3 Clemson – (Clemson) vs. #2 Wake Forest – (Houston)
All-Summit League awards and teams
2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearFazlo Alihodžić, Omaha Defensive Player of the YearReagan Dunk, DenverGoalkeeper of the YearNick Gardner, DenverCoach of the YearJamie Franks, DenverNewcomer of the YearEmmanuel Hamzat, Omaha
2016 Summit League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Newcomer TeamFazlo Alihodzic (M), Sr., Omaha Jacob Bevan (F), Sr., Western Illinois Reagan Dunk (D), Sr., Denver Kortne Ford (D), Jr., Denver Nick Gardner (GK), So., Denver Joseph Ghitis (GK), Jr., Omaha Sam Hamilton (M), Sr., Denver Emmanuel Hamzat (F), Jr., Omaha Karsten Hanlin (F), Sr., Denver Seth Rinderknecht (D), Fr., Omaha Zach Tom (M), So., Fort WayneScott DeVoss (D), So., Denver Blake Elder (F), Jr., Denver Ben Fiddes (D), Jr., Western Illinois Mark Moulton (M), Sr., Omaha Mike Novotny (GK), Jr., Eastern Illinois Fernando Pacheco (M), Jr., Western Illinois Santiago Riveros (M), Jr., Oral Roberts Andre Shinyashiki (F), So., Denver Graham Smith (M), Jr., Denver Oscar Uyamadu (F), Jr., Fort Wayne Jacob Weiler (D), Jr., OmahaAlex Castaneda (F), Fr., Eastern Illinois Daniel Collins (M), Sr., Western Illinois Blake Elder (F), Jr., Denver Fred Frimpong (M), Fr., Omaha Thibaut Giquel (GK), So., Oral Roberts Emmanuel Hamzat (F), Jr., Omaha Jonathan Huerta (M), Fr., Eastern Illinois Tyler LaCourse (D), Fr., Oral Roberts Anton Olsson (D), Fr., Eastern Illinois Seth Rinderknecht (D), Fr., Omaha Graham Smith (M), Jr., Denver
See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament 2016 The Summit League women's soccer season
References