2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
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.
2018 Big West Conference 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 | UC Riverside Soccer Stadium Riverside, California | ||||
Champions | UC Riverside (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Tim Cupello (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Daniel Aguiree (UC Riverside) | ||||
Broadcast | BWTV | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Northridge | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSU Fullerton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
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
editSeed[6] | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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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
editFirst round Nov. 3 | Semifinals Nov. 7 | Final Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
1 | UC Irvine | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Northridge | 2 | 5 | UC Davis (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
5 | UC Davis | 3 | 5 | UC Davis | 0 (2) | |||||||||
2 | UC Riverside (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
2 | UC Riverside (OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 (3) | 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Cal State Fullerton (pen.) | 1 (5) |
Results
editFirst round
editNo. 4 Cal State Northridge | 2–3 | No. 5 UC Davis |
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Report |
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No. 3 UC Santa Barbara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Cal State Fullerton |
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Tellechea 27' | Report | Pinzon 24' |
Penalties | ||
3–5 |
Semifinals
editNo. 2 UC Riverside | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Cal State Fullerton |
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Report |
Final
editStatistics
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Goalsedit
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Assistsedit
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References
edit- ^ 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.