2018 America East men's soccer tournament
American college soccer tournament
The 2018 America East men's soccer tournament was the 30th edition of the tournament . The tournament decided the America East Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship . The tournament began on November 3 and concluded on November 11.
Two-time defending champions, Albany, were eliminated in the first round by UMass Lowell, meaning there would be a new America East Tournament champion for the first time since 2015. New Hampshire ultimately won the championship, defeating UMBC by a 5-0 scoreline in the final.[ 1] [ 2] It was New Hampshire's first America East championship they won, losing the previous four occasions.[ 3] [ 4]
New Hampshire was the conference's lone bid into the NCAA Tournament. They hosted Colgate for the chance to play the top overall seed, Wake Forest[ 5] in the second round.[ 6] There, New Hampshire lost 1–0 to Colgate.[ 7] [ 8]
Seeds
Seed[ 9]
School
Conference
Tiebreaker
1
Stony Brook
5–1–1
2
New Hampshire
4–2–1
3
UMass Lowell
4–3–0
UML 1–0 vs. UVM[ 10]
4
Vermont
4–3–0
UVM 0–1 vs. UML[ 11]
5
UMBC
3–3–1
6
Albany
3–4–0
Bracket
Results
First round
Semifinals
Final
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP : Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
All-Tournament team: [ 12]
Lars Huxsohl, New Hampshire
Antonio Colacci, New Hampshire
Alex Valencia, New Hampshire
Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
Jon Bell, UMBC
Jordan Dove, UMBC
Jonathan Bryant, Vermont
Kyle Saunderson, UMBC
Owen Miller, UMass Lowell
Roko Prsa, UMass Lowell
Arni Jakobsson, Stony Brook
Martieon Watson, Stony Brook
Danny Vitiello, Albany
See also
References
^ Aguilar, Marcos. "UML falls 2-0 to conference opponent UNH" . The Lowell Connector . Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ "UNH soccer team wins conference title" . New Hampshire Union-Leader . November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ Wrobel, Jim (November 11, 2018). "Wildcats Win AE Championship with 5-0 Victory Versus UMBC" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ "UNH men's soccer beats UMass Lowell, advances to America East championship" . Concord Monitor . November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
^ Abelson, Michael (November 16, 2018). "End of the line for UNH soccer" . New Hampshire Union Leader . Union Leader Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2018 .
^ Pike, Al (November 12, 2018). "AE-champ Wildcats to host Colgate in NCAA men's soccer first round" . The Portsmouth Herald . Local Media Group . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ "UNH men's soccer knocked out of NCAA Tourney by Colgate, 1-0" . Concord Monitor . Newspapers of New England . November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018 .
^ "New Hampshire Wildcats vs. Colgate Raiders Match Stats" . ESPN FC . ESPN . Retrieved November 22, 2018 .
^ "Stony Brook Earns #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title; Championship Details Set" . americaeast.com . October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
^ Robins, Ashley (September 22, 2018). "No. 19 River Hawks Blank Vermont 2-0, to Open America East Play" . goriverhawks.com . Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
^ Parker, Dustin (September 22, 2018). "UVM's Upset Bid Falls Short at #19 UMass Lowell" . uvmathletics.com . Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
^ "UNH Wins First-Ever #AEMSOC Title" . americaeast.com . America East Conference . November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
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