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2016 Horizon League men's soccer season

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2016 Horizon League men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickAndrew Putna, UIC
Picked byReal Salt Lake, 48th overall
Regular season
Season championsWright State
  Runners-upUIC
Season MVPPeguy Ngatcha
Tournament
ChampionsUIC
  Runners-upWright State
Finals MVPOscar Rivero
Horizon League men's soccer seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wright State 7 1 1 11 6 3
Milwaukee 5 3 1 8 8 2
UIC 5 3 1 9 8 3
Oakland 5 4 0 6 10 1
Valparaiso 4 3 2 12 4 3
Cleveland State 4 3 2 7 8 2
Green Bay 4 3 2 5 9 2
Belmont 2 5 2 3 12 3
Detroit 1 6 2 3 10 4
Northern Kentucky 1 7 1 1 12 4
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Horizon League men's soccer season is the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The UIC Flames are the defending regular season champions, and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2015

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Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Belmont Bruins Nashville, Tennessee E. S. Rose Park 2,500
Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland, Ohio Krenzler Field 1,680
Detroit Titans Detroit, Michigan Titan Field 600
Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay, Wisconsin Aldo Santaga Stadium 3,500
Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee, Wisconsin Engelmann Field 2,200
Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights, Kentucky NKU Soccer Stadium 1,000[2]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester, Michigan Oakland Soccer Field 1,000[3]
UIC Flames Chicago, Illinois Flames Field 1,000[4]
Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso, Indiana Eastgate Field 500[5]
Wright State Raiders Dayton, Ohio Alumni Field 1,000

Regular season

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Rankings

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NSCAA National

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre[6] Wk
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Final[19]
Belmont C
Cleveland State C
Detroit C
Green Bay C
Milwaukee C
Northern Kentucky C
Oakland C
UIC C
Valparaiso C
Wright State C

NSCAA Great Lakes Regional

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Wk
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Final
Belmont C
Cleveland State C 7 NR
Detroit C
Green Bay C
Milwaukee C 10 NR
Northern Kentucky C
Oakland C
UIC C
Valparaiso C 10 NR 10
Wright State C 9 NR 9 NR 10 10 8 8

Postseason

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Horizon League Tournament

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Semifinals Final
      
1 Wright State (pen.)  1 (6) 
4 Oakland 1 (5)
1 Wright State 0
2 UIC 1
2 UIC (OT) 2
3 Milwaukee 1

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Louisville UIC L, 0–2 vs. Loyola Chicago(Chicago)

All-Horizon League awards and teams

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2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Individual Awards[20]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State
Offensive Player of the Year Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State
Defensive Player of the Year Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State
Goalkeeper of the Year Andrew Putna, UIC
Freshman of the Year Evan Conway, Milwaukee
Coach of the Year Bryan Davis, Wright State
2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[20]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

Max Todd, UIC (So., F)
Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State (Sr., F)
Eric Lynch, Wright State (Sr., F)
Alec Nagucki, Cleveland State (Jr., MF)
Jose Fuentes, UIC (Jr., MF)
Isaiah Madrid, Valparaiso (Sr., MF)
Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State (Sr., D)
Omar Lawrence, Valparaiso (Sr., D)
Jake Stovall, Wright State (Sr., D)
Kaique Fernandes, Wright State (Sr., D)
Andrew Putna, UIC (Sr., GK)

Jake Lagania, Cleveland State (Jr., F)
Spiro Pliakos, Detroit Mercy (Jr., F)
Nick Moon, Milwaukee (Jr., F)
Kendan Anderson, Valparaiso (Sr., F)
Francesco Saporito, Milwaukee (So., MF)
Jackson Dietrich, Wright State (So., MF)
AJ Paterson, Wright State (Jr., MF)
Andre Baires, Green Bay (Fr., D)
Jon Stadler, Milwaukee (Jr., D)
Adrian Graham, Valparaiso (Sr., D)
Nico Campbell, Valparaiso (Sr., GK)

Mertcan Akar, Belmont (GK)
Eli Crognale, Belmont (MF)
Lawrence Karpeh, Cleveland State (F)
Andre Baires, Green Bay (D)
Evan Conway, Milwaukee (F)
Nyal Higgins, Oakland (D)
Nebojsa Popovic, Oakland (MF)
Cristian Sanchez, UIC (D)
Alexander Cervantes, UIC (F)
Steffen Pulinx, Valparaiso (D)
Austin Kinley, Wright State (D)

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "NKU Soccer Stadium". NKU Norse. NKUNorse.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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  5. ^ "Facilities - Eastgate Field". Crusaders - Official Website of Valpo Athletics. ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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