2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season

2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season
2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 25 – December 13, 2022
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BEDN)
2023 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Champions	Georgetown
Season MVP	Duncan McGuire, Creighton
Tournament
Champions	Creighton
Runners-up	Georgetown
Finals MVP	Offensive: Duncan McGuire, Creighton; Defensive: Paul Kruse, Creighton
Men's Soccer seasons
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

2022 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 20 Georgetown+	8	–	1	–	1	12	–	6	–	3
Seton Hall+	4	–	1	–	5	7	–	4	–	7
Xavier	3	–	1	–	6	9	–	2	–	7
Butler	4	–	3	–	3	10	–	6	–	3
Providence	3	–	2	–	5	5	–	5	–	7
No. 9 Creighton‡	3	–	3	–	4	13	–	5	–	6
UConn	3	–	4	–	3	7	–	7	–	3
St. John's	2	–	4	–	4	4	–	8	–	5
DePaul	1	–	4	–	5	4	–	6	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	–	2	6	–	8	–	3
Marquette	1	–	5	–	4	5	–	9	–	4


‡ – 2022 Big East Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA tournament As of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big East

Previous season

Coaching changes

There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years.^[1]^[2] Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid.^[3] After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university.^[4]^[5] Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis.^[6]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Big East record
Butler	Paul Snape	Michigan (asst.)	12	92–79–31 (.532)	92–79–31 (.532)	41–34–5 (.544)
Creighton	Johnny Torres	Creighton (asst.)	5	34–25–7 (.568)	34–25–7 (.568)	21–12–3 (.625)
DePaul	Mark Plotkin	Colgate	5	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Georgetown	Brian Wiese	Notre Dame (asst.)	17	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Marquette	Louis Bennett	Milwaukee	17	241–201–57 (.540)	106–137–40 (.445)	52–77–21 (.417)
Providence	Craig Stewart	Franklin Pierce	11	153–74–29 (.654)	102–66–24 (.594)	0–0–0 (–)
St. John's	David Masur	Montclair State	32	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Seton Hall	Andreas Lindberg	LIU	5	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
UConn	Chris Gbandi	Northeastern	1	32–52–10 (.394)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Villanova	Tom Carlin	Villanova (asst.)	15	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)
Xavier	John Higgins	UIndy	1	150–56–29 (.700)	0–0–0 (–)	0–0–0 (–)

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team	TDS	CSN	Signees
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Preseason Coaches polls

The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East.^[7]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Providence	94 (4)
2	Georgetown	93 (7)
3	St. John's	79
4	Creighton	71
5	Butler	60
6	Villanova	59
7	Marquette	49
8	UConn	38
9	DePaul	23
10	Seton Hall	22
11	Xavier	17

Preseason awards

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

Preseason All Big East

First Team
Position	Player	Class	Team
FW	Wilmer Cabrera Jr.	SR	Butler
FW	Lukas Sunesson	SR	Marquette
FW	Gevork Diarbian	JR	Providence
FW	Lyam MacKinnon	SR	Villanova
MF	Mateo Leveque	SO	UConn
MF	Charles Auguste	SR	Creighton
MF	Luis Garcia	SR	Providence
DF	Daniel Wu	SR	Georgetown
DF	Ramzi Qawasmy	GR	Providence
DF	Brandon Knapp	GR	St. John's
GK	Paul Kruse	GR	Creighton

Preseason Players of the Year

Award	Recipient(s)
2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards
Offensive Player of the Year	Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler
Co-Defensive Players of the Year	Daniel Wu, Georgetown Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence
Goalkeeper of the Year	Paul Kruse, Creighton

Rankings

National rankings

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV		No votes received

		Pre	Wk 13
Butler	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
Creighton	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
DePaul	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
Georgetown	USC	2	None released
	TDS	2
	CSN	3
Marquette	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
Providence	USC	16	None released
	TDS	6
	CSN	14
St. John's	USC	RV	None released
	TDS	25
	CSN	30
Seton Hall	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
UConn	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
Villanova	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV
Xavier	USC	NV	None released
	TDS	NV
	CSN	NV

Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV		No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big East , Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.

	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week.

Week		Player	School	Pos.	Ref.
Sep. 6
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15

Postseason honors

Award	Recipient(s)
2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Freshman of the Year

First Team Honorees	Second Team Honorees	Third Team Honorees
2022 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams

	USC 1st Team	USC 2nd Team	TDS 1st Team	TDS 2nd Team	CSN 1st Team	CSN 2nd Team

References

^ "UConn Huskies men's soccer coach Ray Reid retires after 33-year career". ESPN. December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ Amore, Dom (December 2, 2021). "Longtime UConn men's soccer coach Ray Reid retiring". Hartford Courant. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ Serritella, Rick (December 17, 2021). "Chris Gbandi Named UConn Head Men's Soccer Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Xavier men's soccer head coach Andy Fleming departs after 12 seasons". soccerwire.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ Hemingway, Greg (March 11, 2022). "Farewell letter from Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ Lautzenheiser, Greg (March 28, 2022). "John Higgins Named Xavier Men's Soccer Head Coach". goxavier.com. Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Providence Favored In BIG EAST Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

External links

Big Ten Men's Soccer

[1] "UConn Huskies men's soccer coach Ray Reid retires after 33-year career". ESPN. December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[2] Amore, Dom (December 2, 2021). "Longtime UConn men's soccer coach Ray Reid retiring". Hartford Courant. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[3] Serritella, Rick (December 17, 2021). "Chris Gbandi Named UConn Head Men's Soccer Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[4] "Xavier men's soccer head coach Andy Fleming departs after 12 seasons". soccerwire.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

[5] Hemingway, Greg (March 11, 2022). "Farewell letter from Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

[higgins_in-6] Lautzenheiser, Greg (March 28, 2022). "John Higgins Named Xavier Men's Soccer Head Coach". goxavier.com. Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[7] "Providence Favored In BIG EAST Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

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