1998 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Southern Connecticut
(5th title, 7th final)
Runner-up USC Spartanburg
(2nd final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored52 (3.47 per match)
Attendance8,925 (595 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Vadim Tolstolutsky,
Seattle Pacific (2)
Dan Valency,
Southern Connecticut (3)
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019.
  1997
1999  

The 1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 27th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

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Southern Connecticut State (20-2-1) defeated South Carolina–Spartanburg, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the fifth national title for the Owls, who were coached by Tom Lang. [1] This was also a rematch of the championship final from 1995, also won by SCSU.

Bracket

First Round
*Campus sites
Quarterfinals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
*Campus sites
Final
December 5
Spartanburg, SC
            
* Lynn 3
Barry 0
* Lynn 1
USC Spartanburg2(2OT)
West Florida 1
* USC Spartanburg 3
* USC Spartanburg2
Mercyhurst 0
* Truman State 3(OT)
Quincy 2
* Truman State 0
Mercyhurst1
* Mercyhurst 1
East Stroudsburg 0
* USC Spartanburg 0
Southern Conn.1
* Southern Conn. 4
Dowling 0
* Southern Conn.4
N.H. College 2
Franklin Pierce 1
* N.H. College 4
Southern Conn.3
Seattle Pacific 0
* Seattle Pacific 4
Fort Lewis 3
* Seattle Pacific2(3OT)
Grand Canyon 1
Cal Poly Pomona 1
* Grand Canyon 3

Final

USC Spartanburg 0–1 Southern Connecticut State
Report Assaf Degai Soccerball shade.svg7:58' (Oyuga)
Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 2,833

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References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 10, 2019.