2016 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

2016 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteButler Bowl
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsButler (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Snape (1st title)
Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
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2016 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Providence + 7 2 0 15 7 0
No. 18 Butler 6 3 0 13 5 2
No. 15 Creighton + 5 3 1 13 7 3
Villanova + 5 3 1 10 8 2
Xavier 4 4 1 8 8 3
DePaul 4 5 0 9 7 3
Georgetown 3 4 2 6 9 2
Saint John's 2 5 2 6 7 4
Marquette 2 5 2 5 7 4
Seton Hall 2 6 1 4 11 2
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA
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The 2016 Big East men's soccer tournament, was the fourth men's soccer tournament of the new Big East Conference, formed in July 2013 after the original Big East Conference split into two leagues along football lines. Including the history of the original conference, it was the 21st edition of the Big East tournament.

The tournament was won by the Butler Bulldogs who won their first Big East title since joining the conference. Including their history in the Horizon League, this was Butler's sixth ever conference tournament title. The Bulldogs beat the Creighton Bluejays, 2–1 in the final.[1] Butler took the lead in the 37th minute off of a goal from Isaac Galliford, and doubled their lead in the 64th minute from a goal by Eric Leonard. Creighton added an insurance goal in the 67th minute from Myles Englis.

  1. ^ "Butler Wins BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Title". Big East Conference. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.