| 2019 WAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||
| Matches | 6 | ||||
| Site | Cadet Soccer Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
| Champions | Seattle U (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Pete Fewing (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Akili Kasim (Seattle U) | ||||
| Broadcast | WAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Seattle ‡ | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSU Bakersfield | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Baptist # | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 WAC men's soccer tournament was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Western Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17.
Grand Canyon were the defending champions, beating Seattle U last year. The Seattle U Redhawks won the title, earning their fourth ever WAC Championship, and their fourth ever appearance into the NCAA Tournament. Seattle's sophomore goalkeeper, Akili Kasim, won the Tournament MVP honors. [1]
Grand Canyon Antelopes, who won the tournament after a 1–0 victory over San Jose State in the final. [2] This was the first WAC men's soccer title for Grand Canyon, and the first for coach Schellas Hyndman. [3]
The top seven teams qualified for the tournament. [1]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Points |
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| 1 | Seattle U | 10–0–1 | 31 |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 8–3–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Air Force | 6–5–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 6–5–0 | 18 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 5–4–2 | 17 |
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 5–6–0 | 15 |
| 7 | Kansas City | 5–6–0 | 15 |
| First round Nov. 13 | Semifinals Nov. 15 | Championship Nov. 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle U | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle U (pen.) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah Valley | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas City | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah Valley (pen.) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Air Force | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Houston Baptist | 2 | ||||||||||||
| No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield | 1–0 | No. 5 San Jose State |
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| Report |
| No. 3 Air Force | 3–2 | No. 6 Houston Baptist |
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| Report |
| No. 2 Utah Valley | 3–0 | No. 7 Kansas City |
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| Report |
| No. 1 Seattle U | 1–0 | No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield |
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| Report |
| No. 1 Seattle U | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Utah Valley |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–1 | ||
| Player | Team |
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| WAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [1] | |
| Detre Bell | Cal State Bakersfield |
| Niklas Korber | |
| Kainoa Likewise | Air Force |
| Nick Blessing | |
| Alec Felix | Utah Valley |
| Mitch Jensen | |
| Ahmed Longmire | |
| Julian Avila-Good | Seattle U |
| Declan McGlynn | |
| Nkosi Burgess | |
| Akili Kasim | |
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