2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament

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2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteUC Riverside Soccer Stadium
Riverside, California
ChampionsUC Riverside (1st title)
Winning coachTim Cupello (1st title)
MVPDaniel Aguiree (UC Riverside)
BroadcastBWTV
Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
«2017 2019»
2018 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Irvine + 5 – 1 – 1 11 – 6 – 4
UC Santa Barbara 4 – 2 – 1 10 – 6 – 2
UC Riverside ‡ 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 10 – 3
UC Davis 3 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 5
CSU Northridge 3 – 3 – 1 9 – 8 – 1
CSU Fullerton 2 – 3 – 2 7 – 6 – 8
Sacramento State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 11 – 2
Cal Poly 1 – 5 – 1 5 – 9 – 2
As of November 29, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 Big West men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the Big West Conference champion and representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31 and concluded on November 10.

The UC Riverside Highlanders won the championship, besting the UC Davies Aggies in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. The title gives the Highlanders their first ever Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship.[1][2][3] Additionally, the Highlanders earned the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament.[4] Joining UC Riverside was the regular season champions, the UC Irvine Anteaters.[5] The three-time defending champions Cal State Fullerton, were eliminated in the semifinals.

Seeds[edit]

Seed[6] School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UC Irvine 5–1–1
2 UC Riverside 4–2–1 UCR 1–0 vs. UCSB
3 UC Santa Barbara 4–2–1 UCSB 0–1 vs. UCR
4 Cal State Northridge 3–4–1
5 UC Davis 4–3–1
6 Cal State Fullerton 2–3–2

Bracket[edit]

First round
Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Nov. 7 		Final
Nov. 11
1 UC Irvine 0 (5)
4 Cal State Northridge 2 5 UC Davis (pen.) 0 (6)
5 UC Davis 3 5 UC Davis 0 (2)
2 UC Riverside (pen.) 0 (4)
2 UC Riverside (OT) 3
3 UC Santa Barbara  1 (3)  6 Cal State Fullerton 2
6 Cal State Fullerton (pen.)   1 (5) 

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

No. 4 Cal State Northridge2–3No. 5 UC Davis
 Report
Attendance: 273
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Cal State Fullerton
Tellechea 27' Report Pinzon 24'
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yadar Reyes

Semifinals[edit]

No. 1 UC Irvine0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 UC Davis
Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 524
Referee: Ian Anderson
No. 2 UC Riverside3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Cal State Fullerton
 Report
Attendance: 404

Final[edit]

No. 2 UC Riverside0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 UC Davis
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 880

Statistics[edit]

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