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2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer season was the 40th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and ended on October 28, 2017. The regular season culminated with the 2017 ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament, which was held from November 3–11, 2017. The tournament determined the conference's tournament champion, and automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams8
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickNicolas Samayoa, FGCU
Picked byNew England Revolution, 78th overall
Regular Season
Season championsStetson
  Runners-upFlorida Gulf Coast
Season MVPMamadou Guirassy
Top scorerMamadou Guirassy (16)
Tournament
ChampionsLipscomb
  Runners-upJacksonville
Finals MVPIvan Sakou
ASUN Conference men's soccer seasons
2018 →
2017 ASUN Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stetson 4 – 0 – 2 7 – 7 – 2
Florida Gulf Coast 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 6 – 3
NJIT 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 7 – 4
North Florida 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 10 – 2
Jacksonville 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 10 – 1
Lipscomb ‡ 2 – 4 – 0 11 – 8 – 2
USC Upstate 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 10 – 2
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Newly appointed head coach, Kyle Gookins lead the Stetson Hatters to their first Atlantic Sun regular season championship, accumulating a 4-0-2 record. The Hatters edged out traditional ASUN power Florida Gulf Coast for the title. In the tournament, Lipscomb earned their first ASUN championship, and thus, their first berth into the NCAA Tournament.[1] There, they lost in the first round to Butler.[2]

Background

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See also: 2016 ASUN Conference men's soccer season

Ahead of the 2017 season, there were two head coaching changes. Jesse Cormier, formerly Vermont's head coach, took the head coaching role at Florida Gulf Coast.[3] This came following Bob Butehorn's departure from FGCU, to coach South Florida.[4] Kyle Gookins, formerly an assistant coach for Charlotte, took the head coaching position at Stetson. This was following Jared Vock stepping down as the caretaker manager for Stetson.[5]

Head coaches

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Team Head coach[6] Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school A-Sun record[7] NCAA
Tournaments[8] 		NCAA
College Cups[8] 		NCAA
Titles[8]
Florida Gulf Coast Jesse Cormier Vermont 1 122–95–50 (.551) 8–6–3 (.559) 4–1–1 (.750) 3 0 0
Jacksonville Mauricio Ruiz UCF (asst.) 4 21–42–2 (.338) 21–42–2 (.338) 6–16–1 (.283) 0 0 0
Lipscomb Charles Morrow Belmont Abbey 14 110–128–28 (.466) 90–115–22 (.445) 30–28–7 (.515) 1 0 0
NJIT Fernando Barboto Iona 2 16–13–8 (.541) 16–13–8 (.541) 6–4–2 (.583) 0 0 0
North Florida Derek Marinatos Furman (asst.) 7 32–49–5 (.401) 32–49–5 (.401) 36–54–8 (.408) 1 0 0
Stetson Kyle Gookins Charlotte (asst.) 1 7–7–2 (.500) 7–7–2 (.500) 4–0–2 (.833) 0 0 0
USC Upstate Scott Halkett USC Upstate (asst.) 1 3–10–2 (.267) 3–10–2 (.267) 1–5–0 (.167) 0 0 0

Preseason

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Recruiting

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National Rankings
Team CSN[9] TDS[10]
Florida Gulf Coast NR NR
Jacksonville NR NR
Lipscomb NR NR
NJIT NR NR
North Florida NR NR
Stetson NR NR
USC Upstate NR NR

Preseason poll

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The preseason poll had Florida Gulf Coast winning the regular season, just ahead of North Florida and Lipscomb.[11]

Team Ranking First Place Votes Raw Points
1. Florida Gulf Coast (5) 43
2. North Florida 0 36
3. Lipscomb 0 35
4. Jacksonville 2 34
5. NJIT 0 22
6. Stetson 0 18
7. USC Upsate 0 8

Regular season

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Results

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Team/Opponent FGC JAX LIP NJT UNF STE USC
Florida Gulf Coast 1–0 2–0 5–0
Jacksonville 1–2 0–0 3–1
Lipscomb 1–3 0–1 1–0
NJIT 4–1 1–1 2–1
North Florida 1–2 0–1 2–1
Stetson 1–1 2–1 2–1
USC Upstate 2–1 0–4 0–2

Rankings

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United Soccer Coaches National

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[12] Wk
1[13] 		Wk
2[14] 		Wk
3[15] 		Wk
4[16] 		Wk
5[17] 		Wk
6[18] 		Wk
7[19] 		Wk
8[20] 		Wk
9[21] 		Wk
10[22] 		Wk
11[23] 		Wk
12[24] 		Final
Florida Gulf Coast C 23 NR
Jacksonville C
Lipscomb C
NJIT C
North Florida C
Stetson C
USC Upstate C

Postseason

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A-Sun Tournament

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Main article: 2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament
First round
November 3 		Semifinals
November 5 		Final
November 11
1 Stetson 1
4 North Florida 1 5 Jacksonville (2OT) 2
5 Jacksonville 2 5 Jacksonville 1
6 Lipscomb 2
2 Florida Gulf Coast 1
3 NJIT  3 (3)  6 Lipscomb 2
6 Lipscomb  3 (3) 

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— Winston-Salem Lipscomb L, 0–2 vs. Butler – (Indianapolis)

Awards

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Regular season awards

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Postseason awards

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All-ASun awards and teams

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2017 ASUN Men's Soccer Individual Awards[25]
Award Recipient(s)
ASUN Player of the Year Mamadou Guirassy, NJIT
ASUN Defensive Player of the Year Nicolas Samayoa, FGCU
ASUN Coach of the Year Kyle Gookins, Stetson
ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year Joseph Melong, Stetson
ASUN Freshman of the Year Deniz Dogan, Stetson
ASUN First Team
Player Nat. School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Joseph Melong   CAN Stetson GK Jr. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Temple University)
Nicolas Samayoa   GUA Florida Gulf Coast DF Sr. Guatemala City, Guatemala (Valle Verde High School)
Joe Kerridge   USA Lipscomb DF Sr. Golden, Colorado (Golden High School)
Ian McCauley   USA Stetson DF Jr. Seffner, Florida (IMG Academy)
Ivan Alvarado   USA Lipscomb MF Sr. Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest High School)
Adrian Núñez   CRC North Florida MF So. San José, Costa Rica (Saprissa U20)
Deniz Dogan   GER Stetson MF Fr. Aachen, Germany (Fortuna Düsseldorf U19)
Mamadou Guirassy   FRA NJIT FW Sr. Paris, France (Issy U17)
Shak Adams   USA Florida Gulf Coast FW So. Antioch, Tennessee (Tennessee SC U18)
Albert Ruiz   CAT Florida Gulf Coast FW Sr. Barcelona, Catalonia (Cornellà U19)
Logan Paynter   USA Lipscomb FW Jr. Bradenton, Florida (Manatee High School)
ASUN Second-Team
Player Nat. School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Juanes Fajardo   USA North Florida GK Sr. Winter Garden, Florida
Preston Kilwien   USA Florida Gulf Coast DF Jr. San Francisco, California
Phillip Costa   USA NJIT DF Jr. Kenilworth, New Jersey
Micah Smoak   USA North Florida DF Sr. Melbourne, Florida
Kai Bennett   USA Jacksonville MF So. Smyrna, Georgia
Robert Ferrer   ESP Florida Gulf Coast MF Sr. Barcelona, Spain
Dennis Zapata   USA Florida Gulf Coast MF Jr. Orlando, Florida
Danny Cordeiro   USA NJIT MF Sr. North Arlington, New Jersey
Dylan Sacramento   CAN Florida Gulf Coast FW Sr. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Josh Castellanos   USA North Florida FW Sr. Ponte Vedra, Florida
Ivan Sakou   CMR Lipscomb FW Sr. Yaoundé, Cameroon

All-Americans

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No players from the ASUN Conference earned All-American honors.[26][27]

MLS SuperDraft

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Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0 0 1 1
Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0
Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0
NJIT 0 0 0 1 1
North Florida 0 0 0 0 0
Stetson 0 0 0 0 0
USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0

List of selections

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Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Ref.
4 78 New England Revolution   Nicolas Samayoa DF Florida Gulf Coast [28]
4 87 Portland Timbers   Mamadou Guirassy FW NJIT [29]

Homegrown contracts

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Main article: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

No ASUN players signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS club.[30]

See also

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References

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