2018 Mid-American Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2018 MAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Semifinals site | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||
| Finals site | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Akron (15th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jared Embick (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Marcel Zajac (Akron) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| No. 22 West Virginia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Akron ‡ | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 MAC men's soccer tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined the Mid-American Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 6 and concluded on November 11.
Akron won the MAC Championship, 3–0 against Western Michigan, making it a rematch of last year's championship.[1] Akron entered the tournament as the six-time defending champions, and the fourth overall seed.
The tournament was expanded this year from four teams to six teams.
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | West Virginia | 5–0–0 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 2–2–1 | |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 1–1–2 | |
| 4 | Akron | 1–2–1 | |
| 5 | SIU Edwardsville | 1–3–1 | |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 1–4–0 |
Bracket
| First round Nov. 6 | Semifinals Nov. 9 | Final Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Akron | 2 | 4 | Akron | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | SIU Edwardsville | 1 | 4 | Akron | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||
Results
First round
| No. 3 Western Michigan | 3–1 | No. 6 Northern Illinois |
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| No. 4 Akron | 2–1 | No. 5 SIU Edwardsville |
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Semifinals
| No. 2 Bowling Green | 0–2 | No. 3 Western Michigan |
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| No. 1 West Virginia | 1–3 | No. 4 Akron |
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Final
| No. 3 Western Michigan | 0–3 | No. 4 Akron |
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Statistics
Top goalscorers
- 3 Goals
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Marcel Zajac – Akron
- 2 Goals
Carlo Ritaccio – Akron
- 1 Goal
David Egbo – Akron
Morgan Hackworth – Akron
Ezana Kahsay – Akron
Jan Maertins – Northern Illinois- Greg Solawa – SIU Edwardsville
Andres Muriel Albino – West Virginia- Tommy Clark – Western Michigan
- Caden Jackman – Western Michigan
- Mike Melaragni – Western Michigan
- Zack Shane – Western Michigan
- Cameron Sipple – Western Michigan
All Tournament Team
| 2018 MAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[2] | ||||||
| Carlo Ritaccio, Akron | ||||||
| MVP in Bold | ||||||
References
- ^ Fagerlin, A. J. (November 13, 2017). "Zips Claim 14th MAC Tournament Title in Victory over Western Michigan". The Buchtelite. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "2018 MAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2018.