2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
Semifinals site | Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio | ||||
Finals site | Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio | ||||
Champions | UMass (3rd title) | ||||
Winning coach | Fran O'Leary (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Matthew Mooney (UMass) | ||||
Broadcast | A10 Network | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Fordham + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LaSalle | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament, was the 20th edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. UMass won their third ever A-10 title, and their first in 10 years, defeating VCU 3-1 in the final. VCU reached the championship for a third-consecutive season. The tournament was hosted by the University of Dayton and all matches from the semifinals onward will be contested at Baujan Field.
Seeds
The top eight teams based on conference regular season record will participate in the tournament.[1]
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | UMass | 6–1–1 | |
2 | VCU | 6–2–0 | +GD |
3 | George Washington | 6–2–0 | +GD |
4 | Dayton | 6–2–0 | +GD |
5 | Fordham | 5–2–1 | |
6 | Rhode Island | 4–3–1 | |
7 | St. Bonaventure | 4–4–0 | +GD |
8 | Saint Louis | 4–4–0 | +GD |
Bracket
Quarterfinals November 4–5 | Semifinals Friday, November 10 | Championship Sunday, November 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | UMass | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Saint Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | UMass (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fordham | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fordham | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | UMass | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | St. Bonaventure | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rhode Island | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | George Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rhode Island | 1 |
Results
Quarterfinals
No. 3 George Washington Colonials | 0–1 | No. 6 Rhode Island Rams |
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Seemungal Yellow card 11' Fitch Yellow card 46' |
Report | Dickson File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Zarokostas Yellow card 18' Brangman Yellow card 35' Leifhelm Yellow card 85' |
No. 4 Dayton Flyers | 2–3 | No. 5 Fordham Rams |
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Lianes Yellow card 36' Taneski Yellow card 60' Nino Yellow card 63' Helgason File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Haupt File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Report | Dziedzic File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Ohlendorf Yellow card 63' Oland File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Loebe File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
No. 1 UMass Minutemen | 1–0 | No. 8 Saint Louis |
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O'Dwyer File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Fulton Yellow card 58' |
Report | Sarr Red card 89' |
No. 2 VCU Rams | 4–1 | No. 7 St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
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Haji File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Dal Molin Yellow card 34' Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', 82' Fatton File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Report | Dyck File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Semifinals
No. 1 UMass Minutemen | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 5 Fordham Rams |
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Smith Yellow card 6' O'Dwyer Yellow card 32' Gorich gold-colored soccer ball 95' |
Report | Oland Yellow card 86' |
No. 2 VCU Rams | 2–0 | No. 6 Rhode Island Rams |
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Shimazaki Yellow card 39' Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Haji File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Benco Yellow card 31' Zarokostas Yellow card 54' Davids Yellow card 84' |
Final
No. 1 UMass Minutemen | 3–1 | No. 2 VCU Rams |
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Smith Yellow card 28' File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Hamill Yellow card 30' Mooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Fulton Yellow card 67' Desantis File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Dal Molin Yellow card 26' Fatton Yellow card 55' Amorosino File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | College | Goals |
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1 | Brazil Rafael Andrade Santos | VCU | 3 |
2 | Somalia Siad Haji | VCU | 2 |
3 | Italy Francesco Amorosino | VCU | 1 |
United States Alex Desantis | UMass | ||
United States Tyler Dickson | Rhode Island | ||
Canada Jacob Dyck | St. Bonaventure | ||
United States Bart Dziedzic | Fordham | ||
United States Luc Fatton | VCU | ||
Germany Konrad Gorich | UMass | ||
Germany Jannik Loebe | Fordham | ||
United States Matthew Mooney | UMass | ||
United States James Haupt | Dayton | ||
Iceland Saemundur Thor Helgason | Dayton | ||
England Connor O'Dwyer | UMass | ||
Norway Jörgen Oland | Fordham | ||
United States Davis Smith | UMass |
Awards
All-Tournament team
The Atlantic-10 All-Tournament team was announced following the championship game. Matthew Mooney of UMass won the MVP award.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also
- 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
- 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
References
- ↑ "Massachusetts Claims Top Seed in 2017 #A10MSOC Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ↑ "UMass Wins 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.