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. RecordPoints1Air Force8–0–2262UTRGV6–1–3213Seattle U7–3–0214Grand Canyon5–4–1165Utah Valley4–4–2146San Jose State4–5–1137UNLV4–5–113
Bracket
Schedule
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers 2 Goals Rooby Dalusma - UTRGV
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
All Tournament Team 2018 WAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament teamMarco Afonso, Grand Canyon Max Allen, San Jose State Rooby Dalusma, UT Rio Grande Valley Kyle Edwards, UT Rio Grande Valley Sam Gardner, Grand Canyon Omer Lemus, San Jose State Connor Noblat, Seattle U Alex Radilla, Grand Canyon Andy Rios, San Jose State Sergio Rivas, Seattle U George Tasouris, Grand CanyonMVP in Bold
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