2017 WAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 7 | ||||
Matches | 6 | ||||
Site | Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||
Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force + | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Seattle ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTRGV | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal St. Bakersfield | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The defending champions were the UNLV Rebels. [1] [2]
Seattle U won their third WAC title, defeating San Jose State, 2-1 in the championship game. With the win, Seattle U surpassed UNLV and Fresno State with the most WAC Tournament titles. With the berth, Seattle U earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. There, they upset city-rivals, [3] Washington, in the first round, [4] [5] before falling to Akron in the second round. [6] [7]
The top seven teams will qualify for the tournament. [2]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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1 | Air Force | 8–0–2 | 26 |
2 | Seattle U | 6–1–3 | 21 |
3 | UNLV | 7–3–0 | 21 |
4 | San Jose State | 5–4–1 | 16 |
5 | UTRGV | 4–4–2 | 14 |
6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 4–5–1 | 13 |
7 | Grand Canyon | 4–5–1 | 13 |
First Round Wednesday, Nov. 8 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 10 | Championship Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | San José St. | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | San José St. | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | UTRGV | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | San José St. | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seattle U | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seattle U | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seattle U | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
2 | UNLV | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
2 | UNLV | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Grand Canyon | 1 |
November 8 | No. 4 San Jose State | 2–0 | No. 5 UTRGV | Las Vegas, Nevada |
1:00 p.m. PST | Wood 56' Penner 75' | Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella |
November 8 | No. 3 Seattle U | 3–0 | No. 6 CSU Bakersfield | Las Vegas, Nevada |
4:00 p.m. PST | Barry 40' Ruiz 48' Rivas 49' | Report | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Daniel Radford |
November 8 | No. 2 UNLV | 2–1 | No. 7 Grand Canyon | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:00 p.m. PST | Musovski 48' Gonzalez 59' | Report | Jackson 50' | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Enea Zhonga |
November 10 | No. 1 Air Force | 0–1 | No. 4 San Jose State | Las Vegas, Nevada |
4:00 p.m. PST | Report | Romero 73' | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Enea Zhonga |
November 12 | No. 3 Seattle U | 2–1 | No. 4 San Jose State | Las Vegas, Nevada |
1:00 p.m. PST | Aune 36' Roldan 75' | Report | Farias 87' (o.g.) | Stadium: Peter Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 102 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
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