2018 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:MAC
Division:I
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Semivenue:Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Semicity:Morgantown, West Virginia
Finalvenue:Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Finalcity:Morgantown, West Virginia
Champions:Akron
Titlecount:15th
Coach:Jared Embick
Coachcount:6th
Mvp:Marcel Zajac
Mvpteam:Akron
Broadcast:ESPN+

The 2018 MAC men's soccer tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 6 and concluded on November 11.

Akron won the MAC Championship, 3–0 against Western Michigan, making it a rematch of last year's championship.[1] Akron entered the tournament as the six-time defending champions, and the fourth overall seed.

The tournament was expanded this year from four teams to six teams.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1West Virginia5–0–0
2Bowling Green2–2–1
3Western Michigan1–1–2
4Akron1–2–1
5SIU Edwardsville1–3–1
6Northern Illinois1–4–0

Results

First round

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All Tournament Team

2018 MAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[2]
Carlo Ritaccio, Akron
Ezana Kahsay, Akron
Marcel Zajac, Akron
Abdi Mohaned, Akron
Moe Mustafa, Bowling Green
Charlie Maciejewski, Bowling Green
Logan Lucas, West Virginia
Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, West Virginia
Ben Thornton, Western Michigan
Jake Rufe, Western Michigan
Anthony Bowie, Western Michigan
MVP in Bold

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fagerlin . A. J. . Zips Claim 14th MAC Tournament Title in Victory over Western Michigan . The Buchtelite . October 25, 2018 . November 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2018 MAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament . . November 28, 2018.