2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Semifinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Finals site | UC Riverside Soccer Stadium Riverside, California | ||||
Champions | UC Riverside (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Tim Cupello (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Daniel Aguiree (UC Riverside) | ||||
Broadcast | BWTV | ||||
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UC Irvine + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Northridge | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Fullerton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2018 Big West men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the Big West Conference champion and representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31 and concluded on November 10.
The UC Riverside Highlanders won the championship, besting the UC Davies Aggies in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. The title gives the Highlanders their first ever Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship.[1][2][3] Additionally, the Highlanders earned the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament.[4] Joining UC Riverside was the regular season champions, the UC Irvine Anteaters.[5] The three-time defending champions Cal State Fullerton, were eliminated in the semifinals.
Seeds
Seed[6] | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | UC Irvine | 5–1–1 | |
2 | UC Riverside | 4–2–1 | UCR 1–0 vs. UCSB |
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 4–2–1 | UCSB 0–1 vs. UCR |
4 | Cal State Northridge | 3–4–1 | |
5 | UC Davis | 4–3–1 | |
6 | Cal State Fullerton | 2–3–2 | |
Bracket
First round Nov. 3 | Semifinals Nov. 7 | Final Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC Irvine | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Northridge | 2 | 5 | UC Davis (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
5 | UC Davis | 3 | 5 | UC Davis | 0 (2) | |||||||||
2 | UC Riverside (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
2 | UC Riverside (OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 (3) | 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Cal State Fullerton (pen.) | 1 (5) |
Results
First round
No. 4 Cal State Northridge | 2–3 | No. 5 UC Davis |
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Report |
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No. 3 UC Santa Barbara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Cal State Fullerton |
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Tellechea 27' | Report | Pinzon 24' |
Penalties | ||
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3–5 |
Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 5 UC Davis |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
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5–6 |
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No. 2 UC Riverside | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Cal State Fullerton |
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Report |
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Final
Statistics
Goals
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Assists
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References
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