2017 WAC men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:WAC
Gender:men's
Teams:7
Matches:6
Venue:Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field
City:Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast:WAC Digital Network

The 2017 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The defending champions were the UNLV Rebels.[1] [2]

Seattle U won their third WAC title, defeating San Jose State, 2-1 in the championship game. With the win, Seattle U surpassed UNLV and Fresno State with the most WAC Tournament titles. With the berth, Seattle U earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. There, they upset city-rivals,[3] Washington, in the first round,[4] [5] before falling to Akron in the second round.[6] [7]

Seeding

The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament.

SeedSchoolConf. RecordPoints
1Air Force8–0–226
2Seattle U6–1–321
3UNLV7–3–021
4San Jose State5–4–116
5UTRGV4–4–214
6Cal State Bakersfield4–5–113
7Grand Canyon4–5–113

Schedule

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNLV Wins 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Western Athletic Conference. 2017-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202080600/http://www.wacsports.com/news/2016/11/5/MSOC_1105162653.aspx. 2017-02-02. dead.
  2. Web site: 2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Western Athletic Conference. 2017-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102174746/http://www.wacsports.com/sports/2017/8/25/MSOC_0825171647.aspx. 2017-11-02. dead.
  3. Web site: Hanson. Scott. Seattle U ousts Washington from NCAA soccer tournament in overtime. The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 16, 2017. November 17, 2017.
  4. Web site: Mondello. Joseph. Sounders on Campus: Academy products compete in NCAA Tournament. Seattle Sounders FC. Major League Soccer. December 16, 2017. November 24, 2017.
  5. Web site: Hoffman. Jeff. Huskies lose overtime thriller to Seattle U in NCAA Tournament opener. KHQ-TV. Cowles Company. December 16, 2017.
  6. Web site: Beaven. Michael. Akron 3, Seattle 0: Zips cruise to second-round win. Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. December 16, 2017. November 19, 2017.
  7. Web site: Newblom. Michelle. Seattle U Soccer Season Ends in Second Round of NCAA Tournament. The Spectator. Seattle University. December 16, 2017. November 29, 2017.

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