2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament, was the 12th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big West Conference's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2019 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteAggie Soccer Field
Davis, CA
Finals siteAggie Soccer Field
Davis, CA
ChampionsUC Davis (1st title)
Winning coachDwayne Shaffer (1st title)
MVPAdam Mickelson (UC Davis)
BroadcastCBS SportsLive[1]
Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
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2019 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 25 UC Davis 5 1 1 12 5 2
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara+ 4 1 2 15 4 4
UC Irvine 4 2 1 7 7 5
Cal State Fullerton 3 4 0 12 7 1
Cal Poly 3 4 0 7 9 1
Cal State Northridge 2 3 2 8 9 3
Sacramento State 2 4 1 7 9 2
UC Riverside 1 5 1 6 9 3
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

UC Davis won the Big West Tournament, giving the program their first ever Big West title,[2] and their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2008.[3] UC Davis defeated UCSB in the final, 2–0. UC Davis senior forward, Adam Mickelson, was named the tournament's Most valuable player.[3]

In addition to UC Davis, UCSB earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. UC Davis earned their first ever national seeding and second round bye into the tournament, being seeded 14th overall. UC Davis were eliminated in the Second Round by Louisville, losing 1–0. UCSB won their first three NCAA Tournament games before losing to Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals.

Seeds edit

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UC Davis 5–1–1
2 UCSB 4–1–2
3 UC Irvine 4–2–1
4 Cal Poly 3–4–0
5 Cal State Fullerton 3–4–0
6 CSUN 2–3–2

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
November 6
Semifinals
November 9
Championship
November 15
1 UC Davis 2
4 Cal Poly 0 5 Cal State Fullerton 0
5 Cal State Fullerton 2 1 UC Davis 2
2 UCSB 0
2 UCSB 2
3 UC Irvine 2 6 CSUN 0
6 CSUN 3

Results edit

Quarterfinals edit

6 November 2019 No. 4 Cal Poly 0–2 No. 5 Cal State Fullerton San Luis Obispo, California
7:00 p.m. PST Report
  • Lambe   23'
  • Sotelo   64'
Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Attendance: 783
Referee: Rene Nunez
6 November 2019 No. 3 UC Irvine 2–3 No. 6 CSUN Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 477
Referee: Chris Calderon

Semifinals edit

9 November 2019 No. 1 UC Davis 2–0 No. 5 Cal State Fullerton Davis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: 879
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
9 November 2019 No. 2 UCSB 2–0 No. 6 CSUN Santa Barbara, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Randy Hoffman

Final edit

15 November 2019 No. 1 UC Davis 2–0 No. 2 UCSB Davis, California
2:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Adrian Gonzalez

References edit

  1. ^ Bengel, Chris (November 15, 2019). "Men's soccer: How to watch No. 16 UC Santa Barbara at No. 24 UC Davis". CBS Sports Network. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "UC Davis Wins First Men's Soccer Tourney Title". bigwest.org. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Aggies clinch NCAA berth with Big West Tournament title". ucdavisaggies.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

External links edit