2019 WAC men's soccer tournament

2019 WAC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteCadet Soccer Stadium
Colorado Springs, Colorado
ChampionsSeattle U (4th title)
Winning coachPete Fewing (4th title)
MVPAkili Kasim (Seattle U)
BroadcastWAC Digital Network
WAC men's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
As of 17 December, 2019
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

Main articles: 2019 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season and 2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament

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
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 Bakersfield1–0No. 5 San Jose State
  • Korber 84'
 Report
Attendance: 87
Referee: Travis Haight
No. 3 Air Force3–2No. 6 Houston Baptist
 Report
Attendance: 87
Referee: Joe Pickens
No. 2 Utah Valley3–0No. 7 Kansas City
 Report
Attendance: 87
Referee: Matthew Buckman

Semifinals

No. 1 Seattle U1–0No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield
 Report
Attendance: 101
Referee: Joe Pickens
No. 2 Utah Valley0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Air Force
Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 145
Referee: Matthew Buckman

WAC Championship

No. 1 Seattle U1–1 (a.e.t.)Utah Valley
 Report
Penalties
 2–1
Attendance: 135
Referee: Turan Oz

All Tournament Team

Player Team
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. ^ a b c "Seattle U Wins 2019 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

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