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. It was New Hampshire's first America East championship they won, losing the previous four occasions.
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 in the second round. There, New Hampshire lost 1–0 to Colgate.
Seeds
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Stony Brook5–1–1 2New Hampshire4–2–1 3UMass Lowell4–3–0UML 1–0 vs. UVM 4Vermont4–3–0UVM 0–1 vs. UML 5UMBC3–3–1 6Albany3–4–0
Bracket
Results
First round
Semifinals
Final
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
All-Tournament team:
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 2018 America East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
References
External links 2018 A-East Men's Soccer Championship Central