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 | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
| Semifinals site | Aggie Soccer Field Davis, CA | ||||
| Finals site | Aggie Soccer Field Davis, CA | ||||
| Champions | UC Davis (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dwayne Shaffer (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Adam Mickelson (UC Davis) | ||||
| Broadcast | CBS SportsLive[1] | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 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
| 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
Quarterfinals
| 6 November 2019 | No. 4 Cal Poly | 0–2 | No. 5 Cal State Fullerton | San Luis Obispo, California |
| 7:00 p.m. PST | Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 477 Referee: Chris Calderon |
Semifinals
| 9 November 2019 | No. 1 UC Davis | 2–0 | No. 5 Cal State Fullerton | Davis, California |
| 2:00 p.m. PDT |
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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
| 15 November 2019 | No. 1 UC Davis | 2–0 | No. 2 UCSB | Davis, California |
| 2:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
References
- 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.
- "UC Davis Wins First Men's Soccer Tourney Title". bigwest.org. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Aggies clinch NCAA berth with Big West Tournament title". ucdavisaggies.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.