| 2019 Horizon League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Titan Field Aldo Santaga Stadium Detroit, Michigan Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||
| Semifinals site | Flames Field Chicago, IL | ||||
| Finals site | Flames Field Chicago, IL | ||||
| Champions | Wright State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jake Slemker (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Joel Sundell (Wright State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UIC | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State ‡ | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of thetournament. The tournament decided theHorizon League champion and guaranteed representative into the2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 11 and concluded on November 16, 2019.
Wright State won their first Horizon League championship, defeatingMilwaukee 4–3 in penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw in regulation time and extra time. It was Wright State's first ever Horizon League tournament championship. Three-time defending champions,UIC, were eliminated in the semifinals by Milwaukee. Wright State second year head coach, Jake Slemker, won his first title with the Raiders.
Joel Sundell of Wright State won the Horizon League Tournament Most valuable player.
With the victory, Wright State earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, which marked Wright State's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.[1] In the opening round, Wright State upsetNotre Dame 3–2 in the first round,[2] before losing on penalty kicks toMichigan in the second round.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Points | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | UIC | 6–2–0 | 18 | |
| 2 | Oakland | 4–2–2 | 14 | |
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 4–3–1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Green Bay | 4–4–0 | 12 | Green Bay 1–0 vs. Wright State[4] |
| 5 | Wright State | 4–4–0 | 12 | Wright State 0–1 vs.Green Bay[4] |
| 6 | Milwaukee | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| Quarterfinals Nov. 11 | Semifinals Nov. 14 | Final Nov. 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UIC | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit Mercy | 0 | 6 | Milwaukee (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 6 | Milwaukee | 2 | 6 | Milwaukee | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | Wright State (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 2 | 5 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wright State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. 3Oakland | 0–1 | No. 6Milwaukee |
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| Report | Latinovich 54' |
| No. 1Wright State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 6Milwaukee |
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| Penalties | ||
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| No. 1Wright State | 1–3 | No. 2UIC |
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Following the championship game, the Horizon League All-Tournament team was announced.
| Player | Team |
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| Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[5] | |
| Joel Sundell(MVP) | Wright State |
| Deri Corfe | |
| Jackson Dietrich | |
| Ids Hannema | |
| Evan Conway | Milwaukee |
| Vuk Latinovich | |
| Freddy Lorezen | |
| Jacob Graiber | UIC |
| Jesus Perez | |
| Luke Morrell | Oakland |
| Charlie Braithwaite | |
