2018 WAC men's soccer tournament
| 2018 WAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,066 | ||||
| Site | Championship Field Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Champions | Grand Canyon (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Schellas Hyndman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | George Tasouris (Grand Canyon) | ||||
| Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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| No. 12 Air Force + | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon ‡ | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Baptist # | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal St. Bakersfield | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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| 1 | Air Force | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | UTRGV | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 3 | Seattle U | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Utah Valley | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4–5–1 | 13 |
| 7 | UNLV | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Bracket
| First round Nov. 7 | Semifinals Nov. 9 | Championship Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UNLV | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle U | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Jose State (pen.) | 3 (6) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| No. 4 Grand Canyon | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 5 Utah Valley |
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Referee: Leland Grant
| No. 2 UTRGV | 4–1 | No. 7 UNLV |
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Referee: Turan Ozdemir
| No. 3 Seattle U | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 San Jose State |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 |
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Semifinals
| No. 1 Air Force | 0–1 | No. 4 Grand Canyon |
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Referee: Turan Ozdemir
| No. 2 UTRGV | 0–1 | No. 6 San Jose State |
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Final
| No. 4 Grand Canyon | 1–0 | No. 6 San Jose State |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
- Rooby Dalusma - UTRGV
- 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] | ||||||
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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
