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WAC Tournament Bracket | 2014 All-WAC Teams
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2014 WAC All-Tournament Team
Wes White, UMKC
Guerrero Pino, UMKC
Kyle Bjornethun, Seattle U
Ian Hines-Ike, Seattle U
Alex Flores, Bakersfield
Joe Masumiya, Bakersfield
Julian Zamora, Bakersfield
Ryan Harding, UNLV
Kevin Partida, UNLV
Kyle Mellies, UNLV
MVP: Danny Musovski, UNLV
Championship Match: UNLV 1, Bakersfield 1 (2OT)
UNLV advances 4-2 on PKs
After two overtime periods and an intense shootout against sixth-seeded Bakersfield, UNLV advances to the NCAA Tournament on penalty kicks, 4-2, claiming the 2014 WAC Tournament title.
UNLV took an early lead in the first half as Corey Ackley headed home a cross from Danny Musovski giving the Rebels a 1-0 lead over Bakersfield in the 16th minute.
Coming into the second half with a chip on its shoulder, Bakersfield showed the same fight it did Friday night against Seattle U, but with similar offensive attacks both teams showed they were capable of winning the WAC Tournament.
Bakersfield's Julian Zamora, 2014 WAC Freshman of the Year, made an enormous comeback scoring a goal off of the scramble to tie the championship match with a little less than 20 minutes left in the game.
UNLV's Ryan Harding made two saves in the shootout while Sebastian Hernandez scored the title-clinching PK.
Match #4: Bakersfield 1, Seattle U 1 (2OT)
Bakersfield advances 4-3 on PK's
After a long fought battle in the second semifinal game of the WAC Tournament, the Bakersfield Roadrunners advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3, sending them to the championship game against UNLV.
With an assist from Julian Zamora, 2014 WAC Freshman of the Year, Bakersfield's Christian Duarte kicked the ball low and hard across the goal and scored off of a deflected shot. Seattle U made a comeback in the second half to tie Bakersfield as Kyle Bjornethun scored a header off of Hines-Ike's free kick.
With no golden goal in either of the overtime periods, the game ultimately came down to penalty kicks. Edan Mendoza scored the final penalty kick against Seattle U's Shane Hayworth while Bakersfield goalkeeper Anthony Perez made two saves in the shootout. Bakersfield will play top-seeded UNLV on Sunday afternoon.
Match #3: UNLV 3, UMKC 0
Scoring three goals from three different players, the top-seeded UNLV Rebels ended Missouri-Kansas City's season, winning 3-0 to advance to the 2014 WAC Tournament championship game.
The first half saw equal advances on the field from No. 1 UNLV and No. 4 UMKC with limited shots on goal from either team. The Rebels became more aggressive towards the end of the first half leading with four attempts at the goal and with just a little patience Julien Dragomir scored their first goal with less than five minutes on the clock.
Musovski earned a penalty kick in the 67th minute giving Partida the kick to mark UNLV's second goal. Adding to the Rebels lead, Musovski scored the final game goal with only six minutes left in the game securing UNLV's spot in the championship game on Sunday.
Match #2: Bakersfield 1, Utah Valley 0
Bakersfield's Julian Zamora made an early impact for the Roadrunners, scoring the only goal of the game, his 11th on the season. Zamora, the 2014 WAC Freshman of the Year, continued to lead his team with three shots on goal pressuring Utah Valley's goalkeeper Derek Wilcox in the first half.
While Utah Valley recorded no shots on goal in the first half and exhausted its defensive line, it advanced in the second half with close shots on goal by Paul Hoffmeister and Lucas Cawley.
Tensions rose with only 12 minutes left in the second half as Utah Valley fought to continue its season but it wasn't enough.
Match #1: UMKC 3, San Jose State 0
Fifth-seed San Jose State frustrated the fourth-seeded Missouri-Kansas City 'Roos with an aggressive offensive start to the game. After what seemed to be a scoreless first half, UMKC's Tato Chiaparro scored a goal with less than a minute remaining.
In the start of the second half, the Spartans led the match in shots but could not manage to secure a goal. San Jose State's Greg Harte tested the UMKC defense during the second half with two shots on goal, followed by teammates Enrique Montano and Frankie Beauchamp with one shot on goal each.
UMKC forward Wes White scored two more goals in the final 20 minutes to advance the 'Roos into the tournament semifinals.