2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The defending champions were the UNLV Rebels.[1][2]
| 2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament | ||||
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| Classification | Division I | |||
| Teams | 7 | |||
| Matches | 6 | |||
| Site | Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | |||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force + | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Seattle ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal St. Bakersfield | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[3] Washington, in the first round,[4][5] before falling to Akron in the second round.[6][7]
Seeding
The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament.[2]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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| 1 | Air Force | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | Seattle U | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 3 | UNLV | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 5 | UTRGV | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 4–5–1 | 13 |
| 7 | Grand Canyon | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
Semifinals Friday, Nov. 10 |
Championship Sunday, Nov. 12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San José St. | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | UTRGV | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Air Force | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San José St. | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San José St. | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle U | 3 | 3 | Seattle U | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle U | 0 (3) | |||||||||||
| 2 | UNLV | 0 (2) | |||||||||||
| 2 | UNLV | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Grand Canyon | 1 | |||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 8 | No. 4 San Jose State | 2–0 | No. 5 UTRGV | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1:00 p.m. PST | Wood  Penner |
Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella |
| November 8 | No. 3 Seattle U | 3–0 | No. 6 CSU Bakersfield | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 4:00 p.m. PST | Barry Ruiz Rivas |
Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| November 8 | No. 2 UNLV | 2–1 | No. 7 Grand Canyon | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 p.m. PST | Musovski Gonzalez |
Report | Jackson |
Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Enea Zhonga |
Semifinals
Final
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References
- "UNLV Wins 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Hanson, Scott (November 17, 2017). "Seattle U ousts Washington from NCAA soccer tournament in overtime". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Mondello, Joseph (November 24, 2017). "Sounders on Campus: Academy products compete in NCAA Tournament". Seattle Sounders FC. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Hoffman, Jeff. "Huskies lose overtime thriller to Seattle U in NCAA Tournament opener". KHQ-TV. Cowles Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Beaven, Michael (November 19, 2017). "Akron 3, Seattle 0: Zips cruise to second-round win". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Newblom, Michelle (November 29, 2017). "Seattle U Soccer Season Ends in Second Round of NCAA Tournament". The Spectator. Seattle University. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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