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
Classification	Division I
Teams	7
Matches	6
Site	Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast	WAC Digital Network
WAC Men's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
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
‡-Tournament Champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 19, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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
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

^{No. 4} San Jose State v ^{No. 5} UTRGV

November 8	^No. 4 San Jose State	2–0	^No. 5 UTRGV	Las Vegas, Nevada
1:00 p.m. PST	Wood  56' Penner  75'	Report		Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella

^{No. 3} Seattle U v ^{No. 6} CSU Bakersfield

November 8	^No. 3 Seattle U	3–0	^No. 6 CSU Bakersfield	Las Vegas, Nevada
4:00 p.m. PST	Barry  40' Ruiz  48' Rivas  49'	Report		Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Daniel Radford

^{No. 2} UNLV v ^{No. 7} Grand Canyon

November 8	^No. 2 UNLV	2–1	^No. 7 Grand Canyon	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 p.m. PST	Musovski  48' Gonzalez  59'	Report	Jackson  50'	Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Enea Zhonga

Semifinals

^{No. 1} Air Force v ^{No. 4} San Jose State

November 10	^No. 1 Air Force	0–1	^No. 4 San Jose State	Las Vegas, Nevada
4:00 p.m. PST		Report	Romero  73'	Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Enea Zhonga

^{No. 2} UNLV v ^{No. 3} Seattle U

November 10	^No. 2 UNLV	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	^No. 3 Seattle U	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 p.m. PST		Report		Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
	Penalties
	Musovski Partida Mehlich Gonzalez		Rivas Roldan Ayala Buchanan

Final

^{No. 3} Seattle U v ^{No. 4} San Jose State

November 12	^No. 3 Seattle U	2–1	^No. 4 San Jose State	Las Vegas, Nevada
1:00 p.m. PST	Aune  36' Roldan  75'	Report	Farias  87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 102 Referee: Adam Zarrin

References

1. "UNLV Wins 2016 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. "2017 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. 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.
4. Mondello, Joseph (November 24, 2017). "Sounders on Campus: Academy products compete in NCAA Tournament". Seattle Sounders FC. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
5. Hoffman, Jeff. "Huskies lose overtime thriller to Seattle U in NCAA Tournament opener". KHQ-TV. Cowles Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
6. Beaven, Michael (November 19, 2017). "Akron 3, Seattle 0: Zips cruise to second-round win". Akron Beacon Journal. Black Press. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
7. Newblom, Michelle (November 29, 2017). "Seattle U Soccer Season Ends in Second Round of NCAA Tournament". The Spectator. Seattle University. Retrieved December 16, 2017.