2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 36th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will began November 3 and concluded on November 11.

2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Finals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
ChampionsJames Madison (6th title)
Winning coachPaul Zazenski (1st title)
MVPManuel Ferriol (James Madison)
BroadcastCAA.tv
CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 James Madison ‡ 6 –2 –0  15 –5 –3
UNC Wilmington + 5 –1 –2  12 –5 –3
Hofstra 5 –2 –1  10 –6 –5
Delaware 4 –3 –1  5 –11 –1
William & Mary 3 –3 –2  6 –10 –2
Northeastern 3 –4 –1  6 –9 –1
Drexel 2 –5 –1  9 –5 –3
Elon 2 –5 –1  5 –8 –2
Charleston 1 –6 –1  5 –10 –2
  • ‡ – 2018 CAA Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 1, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Top-seeded James Madison won the CAA Tournament, marking their sixth ever CAA Tournament title, and their first since 2014. En route to the final, they defeated defending champions, William & Mary, in the semifinals before beating Hofstra in penalty kicks in the final. JMU striker, Manuel Ferriol was named the MVP of the Tournament. With the title, the Dukes earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to the Dukes, regular season runners-up, and tournament semifinalists, UNC Wilmington earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, the Seahawks were eliminated in the first round by Furman by the virtue of penalty kicks. James Madison defeated High Point in the first round and upset fifth-seeded North Carolina and twelfth-seeded Virginia Tech in the second round and third rounds respectively before falling at Michigan State in the Elite Eight.

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 James Madison 6–2–0
2 UNCW 5–1–2
3 Hofstra 5–2–1
4 William & Mary 4–3–2
5 Delaware 4–3–1
6 Northeastern 3–4–1

Bracket
  First round
Nov. 3		     Semifinals
Nov. 9		     Final
Nov. 11
                           
      1 James Madison 2  
  4 Delaware 2     5 William & Mary 0    
  5 William & Mary 3         1 James Madison (p) 1 (4)
      3 Hofstra 1 (2)
      2 UNCW 1    
  3 Hofstra 1     3 Hofstra 2  
  6 Northeastern 0  

Results

First round
No. 4 Delaware2–3No. 5 William & Mary
  • Edmunds  17'
  • Mertz  57'
 Report
  • Ngoh  19'
  • Trott  30', 55'
Stuart and Grant Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Attendance: 425
Referee: Peter Dhima
No. 3 Hofstra1–0No. 6 Northeastern
  • Vowinkel  52'
 Report
Attendance: 210
Referee: Saam Jalayer

Semifinals
No. 2 UNCW1–2No. 3 Hofstra
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Dhima
No. 1 James Madison2–0No. 5 William & Mary
  • Jeffris  36'
  • Judge  56'
 Report
Attendance: 497
Referee: Mike Stutt

Final
No. 1 James Madison1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Hofstra
  • Ferriol  10'
 Report
  • Vowinkel  81'
Penalties
  • Ward-Baptiste
  • Nikkessen
  • Franz
  • Ferriol
4–2
  • O'Malley
  • Strongin
  • Ramsay
  • Lindqvist
Attendance: 362
Referee: Shaun Papperman

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
  • Reeves Trott – William & Mary
  • Matt Vowinkel – Hofstra
1 Goal
  • Nathan Edmunds – Delaware
  • Ryan Mertz – Delaware
  • Luke Brown – Hofstra
  • Sean Nealis – Hofstra
  • Manuel Ferriol – James Madison
  • Carson Jeffris – James Madison
  • Tim Judge – James Madison
  • Danny Reynolds – UNCW
  • Julian Ngoh – William & Mary

All Tournament Team
2018 CAA Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]

Luke Brown, Hofstra
Sean Nealis, Hofstra
George O’Malley, Hofstra
TJ Bush, James Madison
Thomas Shores, James Madison
Yannick Franz, James Madison
Manuel Ferriol, James Madison
Joel Bylander, UNCW
Danny Reynolds, UNCW
Julian Ngoh, William & Mary
Reeves Trott, William & Mary

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References
  1. "James Madison Captures CAA Championship in Penalties". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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