American college soccer tournament
2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament |
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Classification | Division I |
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Teams | 6 |
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Matches | 5 |
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Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds |
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Semifinals site | Higher seeds |
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Finals site | UC Riverside Soccer Stadium Riverside, California |
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Champions | UC Riverside (1st title) |
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Winning coach | Tim Cupello (1st title) |
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MVP | Daniel Aguiree (UC Riverside) |
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Broadcast | BWTV |
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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 |
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
Results
First round
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yadar Reyes
Semifinals
Attendance: 404
Referee: Alex Del Angel
Final
Attendance: 880
Referee: Christopher Calderon
Statistics
References
- ^ Bongcaras, Jaryd (November 13, 2018). "Highlanders rout UC Davis in PK's to capture school's first-ever Big West Championship in Division I history". The Highlander. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Jim (November 14, 2018). "Alexander: UCR men's soccer is in uncharted territory". The Press-Enterprise. DFM. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Quinn (November 14, 2018). "Men's Soccer Wins First Big West Conference Championship". Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Steele, Alan (November 11, 2018). "UCR wins Big West men's soccer title, advances to NCAAs". The Press-Enterprise. Digital First Media. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (November 12, 2018). "UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Riverside make NCAA men's soccer tournament". Los Angeles Times. Nant Capital. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "Halloween Treat: Men's Soccer Tournament Kicks Off Wednesday". bigwest.org. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
External links
- 2018 Big West Men's Soccer Championship Central
Big West Conference men's soccer |
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Championships & awards | - Big West Tournament
- Player of the Year
- Freshman of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- All-Big West teams
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2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season |
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Regular Season | |
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Tournaments | |
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National Tournaments | |
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Rankings & awards | |
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International | Club competitions | |
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National teams | |
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