Английская Википедия:2018 WAC men's soccer tournament
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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
Schedule
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
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
External links
Шаблон:WAC Men's Soccer Tournament navbox Шаблон:2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season Шаблон:2018 in American soccer