2019 WAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 7 | ||||
Matches | 6 | ||||
Site | Cadet Soccer Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
Champions | Seattle U (4th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Pete Fewing (4th title) | ||||
MVP | Akili Kasim (Seattle U) | ||||
Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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No. 19 Seattle ‡ | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Bakersfield | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Baptist # | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTRGV | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2019 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17.
Grand Canyon were the defending champions, beating Seattle U last year. The Seattle U Redhawks won the title, earning their fourth ever WAC Championship, and their fourth ever appearance into the NCAA Tournament. Seattle's sophomore goalkeeper, Akili Kasim, won the Tournament MVP honors.[1]
Background
Grand Canyon Antelopes, who won the tournament after a 1–0 victory over San Jose State in the final.[2] This was the first WAC men's soccer title for Grand Canyon, and the first for coach Schellas Hyndman.[3]
Seeding
The top seven teams qualified for the tournament.[1]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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1 | Seattle U | 10–0–1 | 31 |
2 | Utah Valley | 8–3–0 | 24 |
3 | Air Force | 6–5–0 | 18 |
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 6–5–0 | 18 |
5 | San Jose State | 5–4–2 | 17 |
6 | Houston Baptist | 5–6–0 | 15 |
7 | Kansas City | 5–6–0 | 15 |
Bracket
First round Nov. 13 | Semifinals Nov. 15 | Championship Nov. 17 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle U | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle U (pen.) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
2 | Utah Valley | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
2 | Utah Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Utah Valley (pen.) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
3 | Air Force | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
3 | Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Houston Baptist | 2 |
Results
First round
No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield | 1–0 | No. 5 San Jose State |
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No. 3 Air Force | 3–2 | No. 6 Houston Baptist |
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No. 2 Utah Valley | 3–0 | No. 7 Kansas City |
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Semifinals
No. 1 Seattle U | 1–0 | No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield |
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No. 2 Utah Valley | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 3 Air Force |
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Penalties | ||
6–5 |
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WAC Championship
All Tournament Team
Player | Team |
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WAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[1] | |
Detre Bell | Cal State Bakersfield |
Niklas Korber | |
Kainoa Likewise | Air Force |
Nick Blessing | |
Alec Felix | Utah Valley |
Mitch Jensen | |
Ahmed Longmire | |
Julian Avila-Good | Seattle U |
Declan McGlynn | |
Nkosi Burgess | |
Akili Kasim |
MVP in Bold
References
- 1 2 3 "Seattle U Wins 2019 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ↑ "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.