2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2018 Big West men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the Big West Conference champion and representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31 and concluded on November 10.

2018 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteUC Riverside Soccer Stadium
Riverside, California
ChampionsUC Riverside (1st title)
Winning coachTim Cupello (1st title)
MVPDaniel Aguiree (UC Riverside)
BroadcastBWTV
Big West Conference men's soccer tournament
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2018 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Irvine + 5 –1 –111 –6 –4
UC Santa Barbara 4 –2 –110 –6 –2
UC Riverside ‡ 4 –2 –17 –10 –3
UC Davis 3 –3 –111 –4 –5
CSU Northridge 3 –3 –19 –8 –1
CSU Fullerton 2 –3 –27 –6 –8
Sacramento State 2 –5 –04 –11 –2
Cal Poly 1 –5 –15 –9 –2
As of November 29, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The UC Riverside Highlanders won the championship, besting the UC Davies Aggies in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. The title gives the Highlanders their first ever Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship.[1][2][3] Additionally, the Highlanders earned the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament.[4] Joining UC Riverside was the regular season champions, the UC Irvine Anteaters.[5] The three-time defending champions Cal State Fullerton, were eliminated in the semifinals.

Seeds
Seed[6] School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UC Irvine 5–1–1
2 UC Riverside 4–2–1 UCR 1–0 vs. UCSB
3 UC Santa Barbara 4–2–1 UCSB 0–1 vs. UCR
4 Cal State Northridge 3–4–1
5 UC Davis 4–3–1
6 Cal State Fullerton 2–3–2

Bracket
First round
Nov. 3 		Semifinals
Nov. 7 		Final
Nov. 11
1 UC Irvine 0 (5)
4 Cal State Northridge 2 5 UC Davis (pen.) 0 (6)
5 UC Davis 3 5 UC Davis 0 (2)
2 UC Riverside (pen.) 0 (4)
2 UC Riverside (OT) 3
3 UC Santa Barbara  1 (3)  6 Cal State Fullerton 2
6 Cal State Fullerton (pen.)   1 (5) 

Results

First round
No. 4 Cal State Northridge2–3No. 5 UC Davis
  • Flores 16'
  • Rodriguez 82'
 Report
  • Schirmacher 31'
  • Anderson 74' (o.g.)
  • Wright 79'
Attendance: 273
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Cal State Fullerton
Tellechea 27' Report Pinzon 24'
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yadar Reyes

Semifinals
No. 1 UC Irvine0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 UC Davis
Report
Penalties
 5–6
  • soccer ball with check mark Velasquez
  • soccer ball with check mark Baringer
  • soccer ball with check mark Doherty
  • soccer ball with red X Mejia
  • soccer ball with check mark Wood
  • soccer ball with check mark Haupt
  • soccer ball with check mark Fidler
Attendance: 524
Referee: Ian Anderson
No. 2 UC Riverside3–2 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Cal State Fullerton
  • Aguirre 45'
  • Keca 81'
  • Castaneda gold-colored soccer ball 99'
Report
  • McPhie 47'
  • Lokossou 66' (o.g.)
Attendance: 404
Referee: Alex Del Angel

Final
No. 2 UC Riverside0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 UC Davis
Report
Penalties
  • Aguirre soccer ball with check mark
  • García soccer ball with check mark
  • Badawiya soccer ball with check mark
  • Castañeda soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with check mark Haupt
  • soccer ball with red X Mejía
  • soccer ball with red X Baringer
  • soccer ball with check mark Doherty
Attendance: 880
Referee: Christopher Calderon

Statistics
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