2021 WAC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance905
SiteGCU Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona
ChampionsSeattle (5th title)
Winning coachPete Fewing (5th title)
MVPNoe Meza (Seattle)
BroadcastESPN+
WAC men's soccer tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Grand Canyon + 9 –2 –015 –4 –1
Seattle † 8 –3 –013 –8 –1
Air Force 8 –3 –010 –8 –1
San Jose State 7 –2 –210 –7 –3
California Baptist # 6 –3 –211 –4 –3
Utah Valley 6 –4 –09 –6 –2
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 5 –5 –08 –9 –0
Incarnate Word 4 –6 –15 –10 –2
Dixie State # 3 –7 –14 –13 –1
UNLV 3 –8 –07 –11 –0
Houston Baptist 2 –9 –04 –14 –0
Chicago State 0 –9 –22 –13 –3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: WAC

The 2021 Western Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Western Athletic Conference held from November 10 to November 14, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at GCU Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona on the campus of Grand Canyon University. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season divisional conference play. The defending champions were the Air Force Falcons.[1] Air Force was unable to defend their crown, falling 2–2 in a penalty shoot-out against San Jose State in the First Round. Seattle went on to win the title over Grand Canyon in a penalty shoot-out.[2] This was Seattle's fifth WAC Tournament victory in program history all of which have come under head coach Pete Fewing.[3] As tournament champions, Seattle earned the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeding

Six of the twelve Western Athletic Conference men's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. California Baptist and Dixie State were not eligible for the tournament as they transition to Division I. California Baptist would have been the 5th seed if they were eligible. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the 2nd and 3rd seed as Seattle and Air Force finished with identical 8–3–0 records. Seattle earned the second seed by virtue of a 2–1 victory over Seattle on October 16.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Grand Canyon 9–2–0 27
2 Seattle 8–3–0 24
3 Air Force 8–3–0 24
4 San Jose State 7–2–2 23
5 Utah Valley 6–4–0 24
6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 5–5–0 15

Bracket

Source:[5]

First round
Wednesday, Nov. 10 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 12 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 14
1 Grand Canyon 4
4 San Jose State 4 4 San Jose State 1
5 Utah Valley 3 1 Grand Canyon 2 (3)
2 Seattle (pen.) 2 (4)
2 Seattle 4
3 Air Force 1 3 Air Force 3
6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 0

Schedule

First round

November 10, 2021 #4 San Jose State 4–3 #5 Utah Valley Phoenix, AZ
4:30 p.m.
  • Max Allen 21' (pen.)
  • Ryota Nakashima 29'
  • Rudi Casto 41', Yellow card 49'
  • Willy Miranda 55', Yellow card 60'
 Report
  • 4' James Pena
  • 13' Aaron Nixon
  • 23' Jojea Kwizera
  • Yellow card 81' Mark Brown
  • Yellow card 90' Min Kang
 Stadium: GCU Stadium
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Robi Hullner
Assistant referees: Edwin Jimenez
Fourth official: Anthony Bersano
November 10, 2021 #3 Air Force 1–0 #6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Phoenix, AZ
7:30 p.m.
  • Ayman Bushara Yellow card 71'
  • Jake Chaffetz Yellow card 86', 90'
 Report Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 195
Referee: Jeff Artholtz
Assistant referees: Paul Nothman
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Fourth official: Charles Farr

Semifinals

November 12, 2021 #1 Grand Canyon 4–1 #4 San Jose State Phoenix, AZ
4:30 p.m.
Report
  • 77' Rudi Castro
  • Yellow card 77' Kameron Bolden
 Stadium: GCU Stadium
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz
Assistant referees: Jason Ulrich
Assistant referees: Mark Novosel
Fourth official: Richard Gramolini
November 12, 2021 #2 Seattle 4–3 #3 Air Force Phoenix, AZ
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: GCU Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
Assistant referees: Mario Coss
Assistant referees: Keaton Jarvis
Fourth official: Sam McConnell

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Grand Canyon 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #2 Seattle Phoenix, AZ
  • Marios Andreou Yellow card 35'
  • Hugo Logan 37'
  • Miguel Prado Yellow card 63'
  • Georg Bjarnason Yellow card 71'
  • Alejandro Fernandez Alcaide Yellow card 73'
  • Esai Easley Yellow card 73'
  • Shaun-Chris Joash 86', Yellow card 110'
 Report
  • Yellow card 57' Alex Acton-Petronotis
  • Yellow card 83' Hal Uderitz
  • Yellow card 83' Habib Barry
  • 87' Sam Tessler
  • 89' Noe Meza
  • Yellow card 110' Christian Koontz
 Stadium: GCU Stadium
Referee: Travis Haight
Assistant referees: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Edwin Jimenez
Fourth official: Mike Ambrose
Penalties
  • Justin Rasmussen soccer ball with check mark
  • Tosh Yasuda soccer ball with red X
  • Esai Easley soccer ball with check mark
  • Maximilian Moeller soccer ball with check mark
  • Shaun-Chris Joash soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark James Morris
  • soccer ball with check mark Hal Uderitz
  • soccer ball with check mark Declan McGlynn
  • soccer ball with check mark Alex Acton-Petronotis

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Thaddaeus Dewing – Air Force
  • Shaun-Chris Joash – Grand Canyon
  • Rudi Castro – San Jose State
  • Noe Meza – Seattle

1 goal

  • Jake Chaffetz – Air Force
  • Tristan Trager – Air Force
  • Rey Gaytan – Grand Canyon
  • Hugo Logan – Grand Canyon
  • Justin Rasmussen – Grand Canyon
  • Cameron Weller – Grand Canyon
  • Max Allen – San Jose State
  • Willy Miranda – San Jose State
  • Ryota Nakashima – San Jose State
  • Levonte Johnson – Seattle
  • James Morris – Seattle
  • Sam Tessler – Seattle
  • Hal Uderitz – Seattle
  • Jojea Kwizera – Utah Valley
  • Aaron Nixon – Utah Valley
  • James Pena – Utah Valley

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

PlayerTeam
Noe Meza Seattle
Hal Udertiz
James Morris
Levonte Johnson
Esai Easley Grand Canyon
Rey Gaytan
Shaun-Chris Joash
Thaddeus Dewing Air Force
Kainoa Likewise
Rudi Casto San Jose State
Jojea Kwizera Utah Valley

MVP in bold

References

  1. ↑ Western Athletic Conference. "2020-21 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bracket Set for 2021 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 WAC All-Tournament team Men's Soccer" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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