2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

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.

2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteBaujan Field
Dayton, Ohio
Finals siteBaujan Field
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsUMass (3rd title)
Winning coachFran O'Leary (1st title)
MVPMatthew Mooney (UMass)
BroadcastA10 Network
Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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
1UMass6–1–1
2VCU6–2–0+GD
3George Washington6–2–0+GD
4Dayton6–2–0+GD
5Fordham5–2–1
6Rhode Island4–3–1
7St. Bonaventure4–4–0+GD
8Saint Louis4–4–0+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 Colonials0–1No. 6 Rhode Island Rams
Seemungal  11'
Fitch  46'		 Report Dickson  12'
Zarokostas  18'
Brangman  35'
Leifhelm  85'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Andrew Dennis
No. 4 Dayton Flyers2–3No. 5 Fordham Rams
Lianes  36'
Taneski  60'
Nino  63'
Helgason  65'
Haupt  78'		 Report Dziedzic  35'
Ohlendorf  63'
Oland  75'
Loebe  83'
Attendance: 318
Referee: Shane Magaris
No. 1 UMass Minutemen1–0No. 8 Saint Louis
O'Dwyer  31'
Fulton  58'		 Report Sarr  89'
Attendance: 605
No. 2 VCU Rams4–1No. 7 St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Haji  27'
Dal Molin  34'
Santos  66', 82'
Fatton  72'		 Report Dyck  64'
Attendance: 274
Referee: Brett Bosley

Semifinals
No. 1 UMass Minutemen1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 5 Fordham Rams
Smith  6'
O'Dwyer  32'
Gorich  95' 		Report Oland  86'
Attendance: 164
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
No. 2 VCU Rams2–0No. 6 Rhode Island Rams
Shimazaki  39'
Santos  70'
Haji  82'		 Report Benco  31'
Zarokostas  54'
Davids  84'
Attendance: 164
Referee: Brandon Artis

Final
No. 1 UMass Minutemen3–1No. 2 VCU Rams
Smith  28'  77'
Hamill  30'
Mooney  55'
Fulton  67'
Desantis  83'		 Report Dal Molin  26'
Fatton  55'
Amorosino  70'
Attendance: 147
Referee: Cory Richardson

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player College Goals
1 Rafael Andrade Santos VCU 3
2 Siad Haji VCU 2
3 Francesco Amorosino VCU 1
Alex Desantis UMass
Tyler Dickson Rhode Island
Jacob Dyck St. Bonaventure
Bart Dziedzic Fordham
Luc Fatton VCU
Konrad Gorich UMass
Jannik Loebe Fordham
Matthew Mooney UMass
James Haupt Dayton
Saemundur Thor Helgason Dayton
Connor O'Dwyer UMass
Jörgen Oland Fordham
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Bardia Asefina (UMass)
2 DF  USA Tyler Dickson (Rhode Island)
3 DF  GER Konrad Gorich (UMass)
4 DF  USA Brandon Merklin (UMass)
5 MF  ITA Francesco Amorosino (VCU)
6 MF  GER Jannik Loebe (Fordham)
7 MF  USA Matthew Mooney (UMass)
8 MF  BRA Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU)
9 MF  USA Davis Smith (UMass)
10 FW  SOM Said Haji (VCU)
11 FW  USA James Haupt (Dayton)

See also

References
  1. "Massachusetts Claims Top Seed in 2017 #A10MSOC Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. "UMass Wins 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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