2014 Big East Conference men's soccer season

The 2014 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the second soccer season for the recently realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 19th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.[1]

Big East Conference
Season2014
ChampionsTBD
NCAA TournamentTBD
2013
2015

The defending champions were the Marquette Golden Eagles who defeated the Providence Friars by a score of 3 – 2 in the 2013 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament final. The Creighton Bluejays claimed the 2014 Big East Conference Regular Season Championship after defeating Providence by a score of 3 – 0 on November 7, 2014, and posting a conference record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie.[2] The 2014 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament was won by the Providence Friars who defeated the Xavier Musketeers in the Big East final.[3]

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis, Indiana Butler Bowl 7,500
Creighton Bluejays Omaha, Nebraska Morrison Stadium 6,000
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago, Illinois Cacciatore Stadium 1,200
Georgetown Hoyas Washington, D.C. Shaw Field 2,000
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee, Wisconsin Valley Fields 1,600
Providence Friars Providence, Rhode Island Glay Field 3,000
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica, New York Belson Stadium 2,168
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange, New Jersey Owen T. Carroll Field 1,800
Villanova Wildcats Villanova, Pennsylvania Villanova Soccer Complex 1,000
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati, Ohio XU Soccer Complex 1,500

Standings

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2014 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Creighton + 7 1 1 16 3 3
No. 13 Xavier + 6 1 2 15 6 2
No. 5 Georgetown + 6 2 1 14 4 5
No. 3 Providence 5 2 2 16 5 2
Villanova 3 4 2 8 8 3
Marquette 2 3 4 8 6 4
Seton Hall 2 4 3 5 7 5
Butler 2 5 2 6 7 5
DePaul 1 6 2 4 10 4
Saint John's 1 7 1 4 10 4
As of December 16, 2014
Rankings from NSCAA

Tournament

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Held from November 11–16, 2014 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, the 2014 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament determined the Big East Conference Champion, and the conference's automatic berth into the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Seeding for the tournament is based on regular season conference records. The participating teams according to seed were: #1 Creighton, #2 Xavier, #3 Georgetown, #4 Providence, #5 Villanova, and #6 Marquette.[4] The Tournament was won by Providence who defeated Xavier in the Big East final.[5]

Results

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Sources:[6]

Home/Away BUT CRE DPU GEO MAQ PRO STJ SET VIL XU
Butler Bulldogs 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Creighton Bluejays 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–2
DePaul Blue Demons 0–0 2OT 1–2 0–2 3–1
Georgetown Hoyas 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Marquette Golden Eagles 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
Providence Friars 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0
St. John's Red Storm 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2
Seton Hall Pirates 1–0 3–3 0–3 1–3
Villanova Wildcats 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–1
Xavier Musketeers 2–0 1–1 2OT 2–0 1–0 3–0

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "BIG EAST CHAMPS! No. 6 Men?s Soccer Blanks No. 19 Providence 3-0".
  3. ^ "FRIARS.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer". www.friars.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "BIGEAST.COM - The Official Website of the BIG EAST Conference - Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "FRIARS.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Soccer". www.friars.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "BIGEAST.COM - The Official Website of the BIG EAST Conference - Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.