1998 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament
Football tournament season
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The 1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 27th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.
CountryUnited States
Teams16
ChampionsSouthern Connecticut
(5th title, 7th final)
(5th title, 7th final)
Runners-upUSC Spartanburg
(2nd final)
(2nd final)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Southern Connecticut (5th title, 7th final) |
| Runners-up | USC Spartanburg (2nd final) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 8,925 (595 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Vadim Tolstolutsky, Seattle Pacific (2) Dan Valency, Southern Connecticut (3) |
All statistics correct as of 11/9/2019. | |
Southern Connecticut State (20-2-1) defeated South Carolina–Spartanburg, 1–0, in the tournament final. This was the fifth national title for the Owls, who were coached by Tom Lang.[1] This was also a rematch of the championship final from 1995, also won by SCSU.
Bracket
| First Round *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Semifinals *Campus sites | Final December 5 Spartanburg, SC | ||||||||||||||||
| * | Lynn | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Lynn | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USC Spartanburg | 2(2OT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | USC Spartanburg | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| * | USC Spartanburg | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Truman State | 3(OT) | |||||||||||||||||
| Quincy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Truman State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Mercyhurst | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | USC Spartanburg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conn. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Southern Conn. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dowling | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Southern Conn. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.H. College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin Pierce | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | N.H. College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conn. | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Seattle Pacific | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fort Lewis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Seattle Pacific | 2(3OT) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Grand Canyon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
| USC Spartanburg | 0–1 | Southern Connecticut State |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Assaf Degai  7:58' (Oyuga) |
Attendance: 2,833