2018 America East men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:America East
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Quartervenue:Higher seeds
Semivenue:Higher seeds
Finalvenue:Wildcat Stadium
Finalcity:Durham, New Hampshire
Champions:New Hampshire
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Marc Hubbard
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Josh Bauer
Mvpteam:New Hampshire
Broadcast:AETV, ESPN+

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.

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

Seed[9] SchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Stony Brook5–1–1
2New Hampshire4–2–1
3UMass Lowell4–3–0UML 1–0 vs. UVM[10]
4Vermont4–3–0UVM 0–1 vs. UML[11]
5UMBC3–3–1
6Albany3–4–0

Results

First round

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Semifinals

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Final

Awards and honors

All-Tournament team:[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aguilar . Marcos . UML falls 2-0 to conference opponent UNH . The Lowell Connector . November 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: UNH soccer team wins conference title . . November 12, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Wrobel . Jim . Wildcats Win AE Championship with 5-0 Victory Versus UMBC . unhwildcats.com . November 12, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
  4. Web site: UNH men’s soccer beats UMass Lowell, advances to America East championship . . November 12, 2018 . November 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: Abelson . Michael . End of the line for UNH soccer . . Union Leader Corporation . November 22, 2018 . November 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: Pike . Al . AE-champ Wildcats to host Colgate in NCAA men’s soccer first round . . . November 23, 2018 . November 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: UNH men’s soccer knocked out of NCAA Tourney by Colgate, 1-0 . . . November 22, 2018 . November 15, 2018.
  8. Web site: New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Colgate Raiders Match Stats . ESPN FC . . November 22, 2018.
  9. Web site: Stony Brook Earns #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title; Championship Details Set . americaeast.com . November 2, 2018 . October 31, 2018.
  10. Web site: Robins . Ashley . No. 19 River Hawks Blank Vermont 2-0, to Open America East Play . goriverhawks.com . November 4, 2018 . September 22, 2018.
  11. Web site: Parker . Dustin . UVM’s Upset Bid Falls Short at #19 UMass Lowell . uvmathletics.com . November 4, 2018 . September 22, 2018.
  12. Web site: UNH Wins First-Ever #AEMSOC Title . americaeast.com . . November 12, 2018 . November 11, 2018.