2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
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.
| 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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| 2018 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon (OT) | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Air Force | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 4 | 6 | San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||
| 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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| No. 2 UTRGV | 4–1 | No. 7 UNLV |
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Semifinals
| No. 1 Air Force | 0–1 | No. 4 Grand Canyon |
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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
- "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 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.