The 2018 America East men's soccer tournament was the 30th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the America East Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 3 and concluded on November 11.
| 2018 America East 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 | Wildcat Stadium Durham, New Hampshire | ||||
| Champions | New Hampshire (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Marc Hubbard (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Josh Bauer (New Hampshire) | ||||
| Broadcast | AETV, ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two-time defending champions, Albany, were eliminated in the first round by UMass Lowell, meaning there would be a new America East Tournament champion for the first time since 2015. New Hampshire ultimately won the championship, defeating UMBC by a 5-0 scoreline in the final.[1][2] It was New Hampshire's first America East championship they won, losing the previous four occasions.[3][4]
New Hampshire was the conference's lone bid into the NCAA Tournament. They hosted Colgate for the chance to play the top overall seed, Wake Forest[5] in the second round.[6] There, New Hampshire lost 1–0 to Colgate.[7][8]
Seeds
edit| Seed[9] | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Stony Brook | 5–1–1 | |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 4–2–1 | |
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 4–3–0 | UML 1–0 vs. UVM[10] |
| 4 | Vermont | 4–3–0 | UVM 0–1 vs. UML[11] |
| 5 | UMBC | 3–3–1 | |
| 6 | Albany | 3–4–0 |
Bracket
edit| First round Nov. 3 | Semifinals Nov. 7 | Final Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vermont | 1 (4) | 5 | UMBC | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | UMBC (pen.) | 1 (5) | 2 | New Hampshire | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | UMBC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 1 | 3 | UMass Lowell | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Albany | 0 | ||||||||||||
Results
editFirst round
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| No. 3 UMass Lowell | 1–0 | No. 6 Albany |
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Semifinals
edit| No. 1 Stony Brook | 0–1 | No. 5 UMBC |
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| Report | Dove  60' |
| No. 2 New Hampshire | 2–0 | No. 3 UMass Lowell |
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Final
edit| No. 2 New Hampshire | 5–0 | No. 5 UMBC |
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Awards and honors
edit- Tournament MVP: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
All-Tournament team:[12]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Aguilar, Marcos. "UML falls 2-0 to conference opponent UNH". The Lowell Connector. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "UNH soccer team wins conference title". New Hampshire Union-Leader. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Wrobel, Jim (November 11, 2018). "Wildcats Win AE Championship with 5-0 Victory Versus UMBC". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "UNH men's soccer beats UMass Lowell, advances to America East championship". Concord Monitor. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Abelson, Michael (November 16, 2018). "End of the line for UNH soccer". New Hampshire Union Leader. Union Leader Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Pike, Al (November 12, 2018). "AE-champ Wildcats to host Colgate in NCAA men's soccer first round". The Portsmouth Herald. Local Media Group. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "UNH men's soccer knocked out of NCAA Tourney by Colgate, 1-0". Concord Monitor. Newspapers of New England. November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Colgate Raiders Match Stats". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook Earns #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title; Championship Details Set". americaeast.com. October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Robins, Ashley (September 22, 2018). "No. 19 River Hawks Blank Vermont 2-0, to Open America East Play". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Parker, Dustin (September 22, 2018). "UVM's Upset Bid Falls Short at #19 UMass Lowell". uvmathletics.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "UNH Wins First-Ever #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.