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2018 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 8 - December 1, 2018
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	Barry (1st title, 2nd final)
Runner-up	West Chester (PA) (1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
Best player	Offense: Francisco Greco, Barry Defense: Stephen Kosmala, Barry
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 12/01/2018.

The 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 47th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from November 29–December 1, 2018,^[1] while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2018.^[2]

The Barry Buccaneers defeated West Chester, 2–1, in the DII College Cup Final.^[3] James Kirkham and Steven Kosmala scored goals in the final 12 minutes of the second half to give the Buccaneers the school's first men's soccer national title. Barry, who finished the season 16-4-3, were coached by Steve McCrath.^[4]

Qualification

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Qualified Teams

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Tournament bracket

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Division II College Cup

Semifinals^[5] November 29, 2018 Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania			Championship December 1, 2018 Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1	Fort Hays St.	0(4)

4	Barry	0(5)
			4	Barry	2

			3	West Chester (PA)	1
2	Cal Poly Pomona	1

3	West Chester (PA)	2(OT)

Final

December 1, 2018

12:00 EST (UTC−5)

Barry	2–1	West Chester (PA)
James Kirkham 77:55' (Greco) Steven Kosmala 83:34'	Report A Report B	Jason Pixley 24:39' (Miller) Brett Miller 55:14'

Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 396

Referee: Mike Lavergne

References

^ "Barry defeats West Chester for first DII men's soccer championship". ncaa.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "DIVISION II MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "BOX SCORE". gobarrybucs.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Villa, Walter (December 6, 2018). "Bucs exorcise demons with national title win". Miami Herald. p. 23A. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "2018 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship". ncaa.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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