2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament

2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Quarterfinals site	Higher seeds
Semifinals site	Aggie Soccer Field Davis, CA
Finals site	Aggie Soccer Field Davis, CA
Champions	UC Davis (1st title)
Winning coach	Dwayne Shaffer (1st title)
MVP	Adam Mickelson (UC Davis)
Broadcast	CBS SportsLive[1]
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2019 Big West Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 25 UC Davis ‡	5	–	1	–	1			12	–	5	–	2
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara+	4	–	1	–	2			15	–	4	–	4
UC Irvine	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	7	–	5
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	4	–	0			12	–	7	–	1
Cal Poly	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	9	–	1
Cal State Northridge	2	–	3	–	2			8	–	9	–	3
Sacramento State	2	–	4	–	1			7	–	9	–	2
UC Riverside	1	–	5	–	1			6	–	9	–	3
‡ – 2019 Big West Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA tournament As of 17 December 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big West Conference's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

UC Davis won the Big West Tournament, giving the program their first ever Big West title,^[2] and their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2008.^[3] UC Davis defeated UCSB in the final, 2–0. UC Davis senior forward, Adam Mickelson, was named the tournament's Most valuable player.^[3]

In addition to UC Davis, UCSB earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. UC Davis earned their first ever national seeding and second round bye into the tournament, being seeded 14th overall. UC Davis were eliminated in the Second Round by Louisville, losing 1–0. UCSB won their first three NCAA Tournament games before losing to Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	UC Davis	5–1–1
2	UCSB	4–1–2
3	UC Irvine	4–2–1
4	Cal Poly	3–4–0
5	Cal State Fullerton	3–4–0
6	CSUN	2–3–2

Bracket

	Quarterfinals November 6					Semifinals November 9					Championship November 15
						1	UC Davis	2
	4	Cal Poly	0			5	Cal State Fullerton	0
	5	Cal State Fullerton	2								1	UC Davis	2
											2	UCSB	0
						2	UCSB	2
	3	UC Irvine	2			6	CSUN	0
	6	CSUN	3

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Cal Poly v No. 5 Cal State Fullerton

6 November 2019	No. 4 Cal Poly	0–2	No. 5 Cal State Fullerton	San Luis Obispo, California
7:00 p.m. PST		Report	Lambe 23' Sotelo 64'	Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium Attendance: 783 Referee: Rene Nunez

No. 3 UC Irvine v No. 6 CSUN

6 November 2019	No. 3 UC Irvine	2–3	No. 6 CSUN	Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PST	Gutierrez 82' Ortiz 89'	Report	Rubio 7' Trejo 23' Hunter 73'	Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 477 Referee: Chris Calderon

Semifinals

No. 1 UC Davis v No. 5 Cal State Fullerton

9 November 2019	No. 1 UC Davis	2–0	No. 5 Cal State Fullerton	Davis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT	Arfsten 15' Mickelson 56'	Report		Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field Attendance: 879 Referee: Bernhard Hosu

No. 2 UCSB v No. 6 CSUN

9 November 2019	No. 2 UCSB	2–0	No. 6 CSUN	Santa Barbara, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Baynham 24' Michael 29'	Report		Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Randy Hoffman

Final

No. 1 UC Davis v No. 2 UCSB

15 November 2019	No. 1 UC Davis	2–0	No. 2 UCSB	Davis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT	Velasquez 55' Heptner 90'	Report		Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez

References

1. Bengel, Chris (November 15, 2019). "Men's soccer: How to watch No. 16 UC Santa Barbara at No. 24 UC Davis". CBS Sports Network. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
2. "UC Davis Wins First Men's Soccer Tourney Title". bigwest.org. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "Aggies clinch NCAA berth with Big West Tournament title". ucdavisaggies.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

External links

• 2019 Big West Men's Soccer Tournament Central