1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

The 1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 27th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Country United States
Teams16
ChampionsSouthern Connecticut
(5th title, 7th final)
Runners-upUSC Spartanburg
(2nd final)
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance8,925 (595 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vadim Tolstolutsky,
Seattle Pacific (2)
Dan Valency,
Southern Connecticut (3)
1997
1999
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019.

Southern Connecticut State (20-2-1) defeated South Carolina–Spartanburg, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the fifth national title for the Owls, who were coached by Tom Lang.[1] This was also a rematch of the championship final from 1995, also won by SCSU.

Bracket

  First Round
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Final
December 5
Spartanburg, SC
                                     
* Lynn 3  
Barry 0  
  * Lynn 1  
    USC Spartanburg 2**  
West Florida 1
* USC Spartanburg 3  
  * USC Spartanburg 2  
  Mercyhurst 0  
* Truman State 3*  
Quincy 2  
  * Truman State 0
    Mercyhurst 1  
* Mercyhurst 1
East Stroudsburg 0  
  * USC Spartanburg 0
  Southern Conn. 1
* Southern Conn. 4  
Dowling 0  
  * Southern Conn. 4
    N.H. College 2  
Franklin Pierce 1
* N.H. College 4  
  Southern Conn. 3
  Seattle Pacific 0  
* Seattle Pacific 4  
Fort Lewis 3  
  * Seattle Pacific 2***
    Grand Canyon 1  
Cal Poly Pomona 1
* Grand Canyon 3  

Final

USC Spartanburg0–1Southern Connecticut State
Report Assaf Degai  7:58' (Oyuga)
Attendance: 2,833

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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