2019 WAC men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:WAC
Gender:men's
Teams:7
Matches:6
Venue:Cadet Soccer Stadium
City:Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions:Seattle U
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Pete Fewing
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Akili Kasim
Mvpteam:Seattle U
Broadcast:WAC Digital Network

The 2019 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17.

Grand Canyon were the defending champions, beating Seattle U last year. The Seattle U Redhawks won the title, earning their fourth ever WAC Championship, and their fourth ever appearance into the NCAA Tournament. Seattle's sophomore goalkeeper, Akili Kasim, won the Tournament MVP honors.[1]

Background

See main article: 2019 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer season and 2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament.

Grand Canyon Antelopes, who won the tournament after a 1–0 victory over San Jose State in the final.[2] This was the first WAC men's soccer title for Grand Canyon, and the first for coach Schellas Hyndman.[3]

Seeding

The top seven teams qualified for the tournament.

SeedSchoolConf. RecordPoints
1Seattle U10–0–131
2Utah Valley8–3–024
3Air Force6–5–018
4Cal State Bakersfield6–5–018
5San Jose State5–4–217
6Houston Baptist5–6–015
7Kansas City5–6–015

Results

First round

--------

Semifinals

----

WAC Championship

All Tournament Team

Player Team
WAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Detre BellCal State Bakersfield
Niklas Korber
Kainoa LikewiseAir Force
Nick Blessing
Alec FelixUtah Valley
Mitch Jensen
Ahmed Longmire
Julian Avila-GoodSeattle U
Declan McGlynn
Nkosi Burgess
Akili Kasim
MVP in Bold

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seattle U Wins 2019 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Western Athletic Conference. en. 2020-03-27.
  2. Web site: 2018 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament. wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. January 31, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer Record Book. wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. January 31, 2019.