2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
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 the fifth-seeded North Carolina in the second round to mark their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in tournament history.Seeds
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
Results
First round
----Semifinals
----Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
;2 Goals
- Reeves Trott – William & Mary
- Matt Vowinkel – Hofstra
;1 Goal
- Nathan Edmunds – Delaware
- Ryan Mertz – Delaware
- Luke Brown – Hofstra
- Sean Nealis – Hofstra
- Manuel Ferriol – James Madison
- Carson Jeffris – James Madison
- Tim Judge – James Madison
- Danny Reynolds – UNCW
- Julian Ngoh – William & Mary
All Tournament Team