American college soccer tournament
2018 WAC men's soccer tournament |
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Classification | Division I |
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Teams | 7 |
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Matches | 6 |
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Attendance | 1,066 |
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Site | Championship Field Seattle, Washington |
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Champions | Grand Canyon (1st title) |
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Winning coach | Schellas Hyndman (1st title) |
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MVP | George Tasouris (Grand Canyon) |
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Broadcast | WAC Digital Network |
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The 2018 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The defending champions were Seattle U. However, they were unable to defend their title, falling 5–6 in a penalty shootout against San Jose State in the semifinals. The eventual champions were the Grand Canyon Antelopes, who won the tournament after a 1–0 victory over San Jose State in the final.[1] This was the first WAC men's soccer title for Grand Canyon, and the first for coach Schellas Hyndman.[2]
Background
Seattle U won their third WAC title, defeating San Jose State, 2–1 in the championship game. With the win, Seattle U surpassed UNLV and Fresno State with the most WAC Tournament titles. With the berth, Seattle U earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. There, they upset city-rivals,[3] Washington, in the first round,[4][5] before falling to Akron in the second round.[6][7]
Seeding
The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament.[8]
Bracket
Schedule
Quarterfinals
No. 2 UTRGV | 4–1 | No. 7 UNLV |
- Edwards 24'
- Dalusma 41', 84'
- Akio 57'
| Report | - Kurtz 11'
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Semifinals
Attendance: 276
Referee: Leland Grand
Final
Attendance: 202
Referee: Matthew Buckman
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- 1 Goal
- Marco Afonso - Grand Canyon
- William Akio - UTRGV
- Kyle Edwards - UTRGV
- Sam Gardner - Grand Canyon
- Bay Kurtz - UNLV
- Omar Lemus - San Jose State
- Noe Meza - Seattle U
- Connor Noblat - Seattle U
- Jonathan Partida - San Jose State
- Zach Penner - San Jose State
- Alex Radilla - Grand Canyon
- Eddie Saylee - San Jose State
- Kees Westra - Seattle U
All Tournament Team
2018 WAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[1] |
- Marco Afonso, Grand Canyon
- Max Allen, San Jose State
- Rooby Dalusma, UT Rio Grande Valley
- Kyle Edwards, UT Rio Grande Valley
- Sam Gardner, Grand Canyon
- Omer Lemus, San Jose State
- Connor Noblat, Seattle U
- Alex Radilla, Grand Canyon
- Andy Rios, San Jose State
- Sergio Rivas, Seattle U
- George Tasouris, Grand Canyon
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MVP in Bold |
References
- ^ a b "2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Hanson, Scott (November 17, 2017). "Seattle U ousts Washington from NCAA soccer tournament in overtime". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Mondello, Joseph (November 24, 2017). "Sounders on Campus: Academy products compete in NCAA Tournament". Seattle Sounders FC. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Hoffman, Jeff. "Huskies lose overtime thriller to Seattle U in NCAA Tournament opener". KHQ-TV. Cowles Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Beaven, Michael (November 19, 2017). "Akron 3, Seattle 0: Zips cruise to second-round win". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Newblom, Michelle (November 29, 2017). "Seattle U Soccer Season Ends in Second Round of NCAA Tournament". The Spectator. Seattle University. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ "2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
External links
- 2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
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