2018 CAA men's soccer tournament

2018 CAA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Finals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
ChampionsJames Madison (6th title)
Winning coachPaul Zazenski (1st title)
MVPManuel Ferriol (James Madison)
BroadcastCAA.tv
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2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 James Madison 6 2 0 15 5 3
UNC Wilmington + 5 1 2 12 5 3
Hofstra 5 2 1 10 6 5
Delaware 4 3 1 5 11 1
William & Mary 3 3 2 6 10 2
Northeastern 3 4 1 6 9 1
Drexel 2 5 1 9 5 3
Elon 2 5 1 5 8 2
Charleston 1 6 1 5 10 2
As of December 1, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 CAA men's soccer tournament, was the 36th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will began November 3 and concluded on November 11.

Top-seeded James Madison won the CAA Tournament, marking their sixth ever CAA Tournament title, and their first since 2014. En route to the final, they defeated defending champions, William & Mary, in the semifinals before beating Hofstra in penalty kicks in the final. JMU striker, Manuel Ferriol was named the MVP of the Tournament. With the title, the Dukes earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to the Dukes, regular season runners-up, and tournament semifinalists, UNC Wilmington earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, the Seahawks were eliminated in the first round by Furman by the virtue of penalty kicks. James Madison defeated High Point in the first round and upset fifth-seeded North Carolina and twelfth-seeded Virginia Tech in the second round and third rounds respectively before falling at Michigan State in the Elite Eight.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 James Madison 6–2–0
2 UNCW 5–1–2
3 Hofstra 5–2–1
4 William & Mary 4–3–2
5 Delaware 4–3–1
6 Northeastern 3–4–1

Bracket

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First round
Nov. 3
Semifinals
Nov. 9
Final
Nov. 11
1 James Madison 2
4 Delaware 2 5 William & Mary 0
5 William & Mary 3 1 James Madison (p) 1 (4)
3 Hofstra 1 (2)
2 UNCW 1
3 Hofstra 1 3 Hofstra 2
6 Northeastern 0

Results

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First round

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No. 4 Delaware2–3No. 5 William & Mary
Report

No. 3 Hofstra1–0No. 6 Northeastern
Report

Semifinals

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No. 2 UNCW1–2No. 3 Hofstra
Report

No. 1 James Madison2–0No. 5 William & Mary
Report

Final

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Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 Goals
  • United States Reeves Trott – William & Mary
  • United States Matt Vowinkel – Hofstra
1 Goal
  • United States Nathan Edmunds – Delaware
  • United States Ryan Mertz – Delaware
  • England Luke Brown – Hofstra
  • United States Sean Nealis – Hofstra
  • Spain Manuel Ferriol – James Madison
  • United States Carson Jeffris – James Madison
  • United States Tim Judge – James Madison
  • England Danny Reynolds – UNCW
  • United States Julian Ngoh – William & Mary

All Tournament Team

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2018 CAA Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team[1]

Luke Brown, Hofstra
Sean Nealis, Hofstra
George O’Malley, Hofstra
TJ Bush, James Madison
Thomas Shores, James Madison
Yannick Franz, James Madison
Manuel Ferriol, James Madison
Joel Bylander, UNCW
Danny Reynolds, UNCW
Julian Ngoh, William & Mary
Reeves Trott, William & Mary

MVP in Bold

References

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  1. ^ "James Madison Captures CAA Championship in Penalties". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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