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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Bracket
edit| 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 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 12 Match 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 12 Match 2 | Memphis | 0–1 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
| 2:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | McEntee 2' |
Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Rizal Milliken |
| November 12 Match 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 12 Match 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 |
Semifinals
edit| November 14 Match 5 | Kentucky | 1–0 | UCF | University Park, Texas |
| 5:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Rice 66' |
Report | Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Tony DeLois |
| November 14 Match 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 |
Final
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards
editAll-Tournament team
edit- Dan Williams, Kentucky
- Tim Crone, Kentucky
- Jason Griffiths, Kentucky
- Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
- Jimmy Maurer, South Carolina
- Eric DeFreitas, Tulsa
- Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
- Joe Salem, Tulsa
- Yaron Bacher, UCF
- Kevan George, UCF
References
edit- ^ "CUSA Record Book" (PDF). 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.