Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Dates | 12–16 November 2008 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tulsa (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Kentucky |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 21 (3 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | 3 players (2 goals) |
The 2008 Conference USA men's soccer tournament was the fourteenth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by Southern Methodist University and the games were played at Westcott Field. [1]
Quarterfinals Wednesday Nov. 12 | Semifinals Friday Nov. 14 | Final Sunday Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
7 | Marshall | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | UCF | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 1(2) | ||||||||||||
1 | Tulsa | 1(4) | ||||||||||||
1 | Tulsa | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | UAB | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tulsa | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | SMU | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Carolina | 3 |
November 12Match 1 | Marshall | 2–4 | Kentucky | University Park, Texas |
12:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Cooley 69' LaCrone 81' | Report | Burns 6' Tappel 15' Strong 33', 72' | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Shane Butler |
November 12Match 2 | Memphis | 0–1 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
2:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | McEntee 2' | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Rizal Milliken |
November 12Match 3 | Tulsa | 4–2 | UAB | University Park, Texas |
5:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Parada 7' McInnes 13', 87' Taylor 64' | Report | Gumede 3' (pen.) Rios 63' | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Tim Debysingh |
November 12Match 4 | SMU | 0–3 | South Carolina | University Park, Texas |
8:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | Brettschneider 25' Lowder 45' Arthur 78' | Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 477 Referee: Abdul Bensalah |
November 14Match 5 | Kentucky | 1–0 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
5:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Rice 66' | Report | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Tony DeLois |
November 14Match 6 | Tulsa | 2–0 | South Carolina | University Park, Texas |
7:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Neil 54' Sandez 89' | Report | Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 323 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Michael Strong | Kentucky | 2 |
Jose Parada | Tulsa | ||
Ashley McInnes | Tulsa | ||
2 | Tyler Burns | Kentucky | 1 |
Marco Dos Santos | Kentucky | ||
Barry Rice | Kentucky | ||
C.J. Tappel | Kentucky | ||
Jira Cooley | Marshall | ||
Kolby LaCrone | Marshall | ||
Sam Arthur | South Carolina | ||
Blake Brettschneider | South Carolina | ||
Bryan Lowder | South Carolina | ||
Austin Neil | Tulsa | ||
Jeovahnni Sandez | Tulsa | ||
Chris Taylor | Tulsa | ||
Two-Boys Gumede | UAB | ||
Derek Rios | UAB | ||
Kyle McEntee | UCF |
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