2019 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big West Conference's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

2019 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteAggie Soccer Field
Davis, CA
Finals siteAggie Soccer Field
Davis, CA
ChampionsUC Davis (1st title)
Winning coachDwayne Shaffer (1st title)
MVPAdam Mickelson (UC Davis)
BroadcastCBS SportsLive[1]
Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 25 UC Davis ‡ 5 –1 –1  12 –5 –2
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara+ 4 –1 –2  15 –4 –4
UC Irvine 4 –2 –1  7 –7 –5
Cal State Fullerton 3 –4 –0  12 –7 –1
Cal Poly 3 –4 –0  7 –9 –1
Cal State Northridge 2 –3 –2  8 –9 –3
Sacramento State 2 –4 –1  7 –9 –2
UC Riverside 1 –5 –1  6 –9 –3
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

UC Davis won the Big West Tournament, giving the program their first ever Big West title,[2] and their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2008.[3] UC Davis defeated UCSB in the final, 2–0. UC Davis senior forward, Adam Mickelson, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[3]

In addition to UC Davis, UCSB earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. UC Davis earned their first ever national seeding and second round bye into the tournament, being seeded 14th overall. UC Davis were eliminated in the Second Round by Louisville, losing 1–0. UCSB won their first three NCAA Tournament games before losing to Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals.

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UC Davis 5–1–1
2 UCSB 4–1–2
3 UC Irvine 4–2–1
4 Cal Poly 3–4–0
5 Cal State Fullerton 3–4–0
6 CSUN 2–3–2

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
November 6		     Semifinals
November 9		     Championship
November 15
                           
      1 UC Davis 2  
  4 Cal Poly 0     5 Cal State Fullerton 0    
  5 Cal State Fullerton 2         1 UC Davis 2
      2 UCSB 0
      2 UCSB 2    
  3 UC Irvine 2     6 CSUN 0  
  6 CSUN 3  

Results

Quarterfinals
6 November 2019 No. 4 Cal Poly0–2No. 5 Cal State FullertonSan Luis Obispo, California
7:00 p.m. PST Report
  • Lambe  23'
  • Sotelo  64'
 Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Attendance: 783
Referee: Rene Nunez
6 November 2019 No. 3 UC Irvine2–3No. 6 CSUNIrvine, California
7:00 p.m. PST
  • Gutierrez  82'
  • Ortiz  89'
 Report
  • Rubio  7'
  • Trejo  23'
  • Hunter  73'
 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 477
Referee: Chris Calderon

Semifinals
9 November 2019 No. 1 UC Davis2–0No. 5 Cal State FullertonDavis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Arfsten  15'
  • Mickelson  56'
 Report Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: 879
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
9 November 2019 No. 2 UCSB2–0No. 6 CSUNSanta Barbara, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Baynham  24'
  • Michael  29'
 Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Randy Hoffman

Final
15 November 2019 No. 1 UC Davis2–0No. 2 UCSBDavis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Velasquez  55'
  • Heptner  90'
 Report Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Adrian Gonzalez
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References
  1. Bengel, Chris (November 15, 2019). "Men's soccer: How to watch No. 16 UC Santa Barbara at No. 24 UC Davis". CBS Sports Network. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. "UC Davis Wins First Men's Soccer Tourney Title". bigwest.org. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Aggies clinch NCAA berth with Big West Tournament title". ucdavisaggies.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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