2018 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

The 2018 Conference USA men's soccer tournament (known as the 2018 Air Force Reserve Men's Soccer Championship for sponsorship purposes) was the 24th edition of the tournament. Kentucky received Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship by winning the final match over Charlotte by a score of 1–0.

2018 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams7
Matches6
SiteTransamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsKentucky (1st title)
Winning coachJohan Cedergren (1st title)
BroadcastESPN3
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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2018 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Kentucky 7 1 0 18 2 1
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 2 0 14 5 2
Old Dominion 6 2 0 11 5 2
FIU 5 3 0 7 10 0
Marshall 3 3 2 8 9 3
UAB 2 5 1 6 9 3
New Mexico 2 5 1 4 12 1
South Carolina 2 6 0 7 10 0
Florida Atlantic 1 7 0 2 13 0
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Seeding edit

The top seven programs based on conference record will qualify for the CUSA Tournament.[1]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Kentucky 7 1 0 .875 21
2 Old Dominion 6 2 0 .750 18
3 Charlotte 6 2 0 .750 18
4 FIU 5 3 0 .625 15
5 Marshall 3 3 2 .500 11
6 UAB 2 5 1 .313 7
7 New Mexico 2 5 1 .313 7

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
Wed., Nov. 7
Semifinals
Fri., Nov. 9
Finals
Sun., Nov. 11
         
1 Kentucky 2
5 Marshall 1
4 FIU 1
5 Marshall 2
1 Kentucky 1
3 Charlotte 0
2 Old Dominion 4
7 New Mexico 0
2 Old Dominion 2
3 Charlotte 4
3 Charlotte (OT) 1
6 UAB 0

Results edit

Quarterfinals edit

No. 4 FIU1–2No. 5 Marshall
  • Hassan   75'
Report

No. 2 Old Dominion4–0No. 7 New Mexico
Report

No. 3 Charlotte1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 UAB
Report

Semifinals edit

No. 1 Kentucky2–1No. 5 Marshall
Report

No. 2 Old Dominion2–4No. 3 Charlotte

Championship edit

No. 1 Kentucky1-0No. 3 Charlotte
  • JJ Williams   47'
Report

Statistics edit

Goals edit

Rank Player College Goals
1 J.P. Rylah Marshall 2
Max Wilschrey Old Dominion
Preston Popp Charlotte
JJ Williams Kentucky
2 Adam Hassan Florida International 1
Illal Osmanu Marshall
Niko Klosterhalfen Old Dominion
Hans Kroschwitz Old Dominion
Sebastien Hauret Old Dominion
Kalili Elmedkhar Kentucky
Deniz Dogan Old Dominion
Callum Montgomery Charlotte
Joe Brito Charlotte
Daniel Bruce Charlotte

All Tournament Team edit

2018 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[2]
  • JJ Williams, Kentucky (Offensive)
  • Enrique Facusse, Kentucky (Defensive)
  • Kalil ElMedkhar, Kentucky
  • Tanner Hummel, Kentucky
  • Preston Popp, Charlotte
  • Callum Montgomery, Charlotte
  • Teddy Chaouche, Charlotte
  • Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion
  • Max Wilschrey, Old Dominion
  • JP Rylah, Marshall
  • Jan-Erik Leinhos, Marshall
MVP in Bold

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Format". Conference USA. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "MSOC: Kentucky Wins 2018 C-USA Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

External links edit