2018 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament (known as the 2018 Air Force Reserve Men's Soccer Championship for sponsorship purposes) was the 24th edition of the tournament. Kentucky received Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship by winning the final match over Charlotte by a score of 1–0.

2018 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteTransamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsKentucky (1st title)
Winning coachJohan Cedergren (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Kentucky ‡ 7 –1 –0  18 –2 –1
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 –2 –0  14 –5 –2
Old Dominion 6 –2 –0  11 –5 –2
FIU 5 –3 –0  7 –10 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –2  8 –9 –3
UAB 2 –5 –1  6 –9 –3
New Mexico 2 –5 –1  4 –12 –1
South Carolina 2 –6 –0  7 –10 –0
Florida Atlantic 1 –7 –0  2 –13 –0
  • ‡ – 2018 CUSA Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Seeding

The top seven programs based on conference record will qualify for the CUSA Tournament.[1]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Kentucky710.87521
2 Old Dominion620.75018
3 Charlotte620.75018
4 FIU530.62515
5 Marshall332.50011
6 UAB251.3137
7 New Mexico251.3137

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Wed., Nov. 7		     Semifinals
Fri., Nov. 9		     Finals
Sun., Nov. 11
                           
  4 FIU 1    
  5 Marshall 2    
      1 Kentucky 2  
            5 Marshall 1    
               
      1 Kentucky 1
  2 Old Dominion 4               3 Charlotte 0
  7 New Mexico 0              
      2 Old Dominion 2    
        3 Charlotte 4  
  3 Charlotte (OT) 1    
  6 UAB 0  

Results

Quarterfinals
No. 4 FIU1–2No. 5 Marshall
  • Hassan  75'
 Report
  • Rylah  47'
  • Osmanu  84'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nima Saghafi
No. 2 Old Dominion4–0No. 7 New Mexico
  • Wilschrey  55'
  • Klosterhalfen  56'
  • Kroschwitz  75'
  • Hauret  88'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mark Kadlecki
No. 3 Charlotte1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 UAB
  • Popp  93'
Report
Attendance: 564
Referee: Michael Lavergne

Semifinals
No. 1 Kentucky2–1No. 5 Marshall
  • Elmedkhar  8'
  • Williams  18'
 Report
  • Rylah  61'
Attendance: 0
No. 2 Old Dominion2–4No. 3 Charlotte
  • Dogan  43'
  • Wilschrey  45'

Championship
No. 1 Kentucky1-0No. 3 Charlotte
  • JJ Williams  47'
 Report
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Statistics

Goals
Rank Player College Goals
1 J.P. Rylah Marshall 2
Max Wilschrey Old Dominion
Preston Popp Charlotte
JJ Williams Kentucky
2 Adam Hassan Florida International 1
Illal Osmanu Marshall
Niko Klosterhalfen Old Dominion
Hans Kroschwitz Old Dominion
Sebastien Hauret Old Dominion
Kalili Elmedkhar Kentucky
Deniz Dogan Old Dominion
Callum Montgomery Charlotte
Joe Brito Charlotte
Daniel Bruce Charlotte

All Tournament Team
2018 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team[2]
  • JJ Williams, Kentucky (Offensive)
  • Enrique Facusse, Kentucky (Defensive)
  • Kalil ElMedkhar, Kentucky
  • Tanner Hummel, Kentucky
  • Preston Popp, Charlotte
  • Callum Montgomery, Charlotte
  • Teddy Chaouche, Charlotte
  • Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion
  • Max Wilschrey, Old Dominion
  • JP Rylah, Marshall
  • Jan-Erik Leinhos, Marshall
MVP in Bold

References
  1. "Men's Soccer Format". Conference USA. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. "MSOC: Kentucky Wins 2018 C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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