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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
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2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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
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

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The top eight teams based on conference regular season record will participate in the tournament.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
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

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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

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Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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

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Top goalscorers

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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

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All-Tournament team

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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

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References

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  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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