2008 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2008 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by Southern Methodist University and the games were played at Westcott Field.[1]
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–16 November 2008 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Tulsa (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Kentucky |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | 3 players (2 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Wednesday Nov. 12 | Semifinals Friday Nov. 14 | Final Sunday Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Marshall | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UCF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 1(2) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 1(4) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UAB | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | SMU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 12 Match 1 | Marshall | 2–4 | Kentucky | University Park, Texas |
| 12:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Cooley  LaCrone |
Report | Burns Tappel Strong |
Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Shane Butler |
| November 12 Match 2 | Memphis | 0–1 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
| 2:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | McEntee |
Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Rizal Milliken |
| November 12 Match 3 | Tulsa | 4–2 | UAB | University Park, Texas |
| 5:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Parada McInnes Taylor |
Report | Gumede Rios |
Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Tim Debysingh |
| November 12 Match 4 | SMU | 0–3 | South Carolina | University Park, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | Brettschneider Lowder Arthur |
Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 477 Referee: Abdul Bensalah |
Semifinals
| November 14 Match 5 | Kentucky | 1–0 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
| 5:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Rice |
Report | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Tony DeLois |
| November 14 Match 6 | Tulsa | 2–0 | South Carolina | University Park, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Neil Sandez |
Report | Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 323 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Strong | Kentucky | 2 |
| Jose Parada | Tulsa | ||
| Ashley McInnes | Tulsa | ||
| 2 | Tyler Burns | Kentucky | 1 |
| Marco Dos Santos | Kentucky | ||
| Barry Rice | Kentucky | ||
| C.J. Tappel | Kentucky | ||
| Jira Cooley | Marshall | ||
| Kolby LaCrone | Marshall | ||
| Sam Arthur | South Carolina | ||
| Blake Brettschneider | South Carolina | ||
| Bryan Lowder | South Carolina | ||
| Austin Neil | Tulsa | ||
| Jeovahnni Sandez | Tulsa | ||
| Chris Taylor | Tulsa | ||
| Two-Boys Gumede | UAB | ||
| Derek Rios | UAB | ||
| Kyle McEntee | UCF |
Awards
All-Tournament Team
- Dan Williams, Kentucky
- Tim Crone, Kentucky
- Jason Griffiths, Kentucky
- Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
- Jimmy Maurer, South Carolina
- Eric DeFreitas, Tulsa
- Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
- Joe Salem, Tulsa
- Yaron Bacher, UCF
- Kevan George, UCF
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References
- "CUSA Record Book" (PDF). 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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