DAVIS, Calif. - No. 1 seed UC Davis received goals from Andy Velasquez and Kristian Heptner to defeat second-seeded UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, before an Aggie Soccer Field capacity crowd of 1,308 in the Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship game Friday.
The standing room only throng set a program single-game attendance record and witnessed the Aggies punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. UC Davis (13-4-2) tied the school's Division I record for most wins in a season and earned its third straight shutout victory and ninth clean sheet overall.
It was the first tourney title in school history for UC Davis. Senior forward Adam Mickelson was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after scoring a goal in the semifinal win against Cal State Fullerton and assisting on Heptner's goal in today's final.
The Gauchos fell to 12-4-4 overall and lost for the first time in nine away games this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Ben Roach made five saves.
The Aggies will find out its placement in the 48-team NCAA bracket on Monday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. during the selection show.
UC Davis will make its third NCAA appearance all-time after participating in 2007 and 2008 - its first two seasons as a Division I program.
The Aggies continued their dominating defensive run through a deep and talented Big West on a sunny afternoon, outshooting the Gauchos 18-4. In nine games - regular season and tournament - against Big West opponents this season, UC Davis has allowed just three goals.
The Aggies got all the offensive support they needed in the 55th minute as Robert Mejia's pass found Velasquez for his third goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. In a physical match that featured 36 fouls and seven yellow cards, UC Davis got an empty net insurance goal from Heptner with just 15 ticks left on the clock as UCSB had pushed forward for the equalizer late in the game.
The two nationally ranked programs - UCSB came in at No. 15 and UC Davis No. 16 in this week's Soccer America poll - played each other in the Big West Tournament final for the first time. UCSB was making its sixth finals appearance. UC Davis made its fourth championship game - and for the third year in a row.
COMPLETE RECAP: DAVIS, Calif. - No. 1 seed UC Davis received goals from Andy Velasquez and Kristian Heptner to defeat second-seeded UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, before an Aggie Soccer Field capacity crowd of 1,308 in the Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship game Friday.
The standing room only throng set a program single-game attendance record and witnessed the Aggies punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008. UC Davis (13-4-2) tied the school's Division I record for most wins in a season and earned its third straight shutout victory and ninth clean sheet overall.
It was the first tourney title in school history for UC Davis. Senior forward Adam Mickelson was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after scoring a goal in the semifinal win against Cal State Fullerton and assisting on Heptner's goal in today's final.
The Gauchos fell to 12-4-4 overall and lost for the first time in nine away games this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Ben Roach made five saves.
The Aggies will find out its placement in the 48-team NCAA bracket on Monday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. during the selection show.
UC Davis will make its third NCAA appearance all-time after participating in 2007 and 2008 - its first two seasons as a Division I program.
The Aggies continued their dominating defensive run through a deep and talented Big West on a sunny afternoon, outshooting the Gauchos 18-4. In nine games - regular season and tournament - against Big West opponents this season, UC Davis has allowed just three goals.
The Aggies got all the offensive support they needed in the 55th minute as Robert Mejia's pass found Velasquez for his third goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. In a physical match that featured 36 fouls and seven yellow cards, UC Davis got an empty net insurance goal from Heptner with just 15 ticks left on the clock as UCSB had pushed forward for the equalizer late in the game.
The two nationally ranked programs - UCSB came in at No. 15 and UC Davis No. 16 in this week's Soccer America poll - played each other in the Big West Tournament final for the first time. UCSB was making its sixth finals appearance. UC Davis made its fourth championship game - and for the third year in a row.
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