2018 WAC men's soccer tournament


The 2018 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The defending champions were Seattle U. However, they were unable to defend their title, falling 5–6 in a penalty shootout against San Jose State in the semifinals. The eventual champions were the Grand Canyon Antelopes, who won the tournament after a 1–0 victory over San Jose State in the final. This was the first WAC men's soccer title for Grand Canyon, and the first for coach Schellas Hyndman.

Background

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, Washington, in the first round, before falling to Akron in the second round.

Seeding

The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament.
SeedSchoolConf. RecordPoints
1Air Force8–0–226
2UTRGV6–1–321
3Seattle U7–3–021
4Grand Canyon5–4–116
5Utah Valley4–4–214
6San Jose State4–5–113
7UNLV4–5–113

Schedule

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Statistics

Goalscorers

;2 Goals
;1 Goal
  • Marco Afonso - Grand Canyon
  • William Akio - UTRGV
  • Kyle Edwards - UTRGV
  • Sam Gardner - Grand Canyon
  • Bay Kurtz - UNLV
  • Omar Lemus - San Jose State
  • Noe Meza - Seattle U
  • Connor Noblat - Seattle U
  • Jonathan Partida - San Jose State
  • Zach Penner - San Jose State
  • Alex Radilla - Grand Canyon
  • Eddie Saylee - San Jose State
  • Kees Westra - Seattle U