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2017 America East Men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteCushing Field Complex
Lowell, Massachusetts
ChampionsAlbany (2nd title)
Winning coachTrevor Gorman (2nd title)
BroadcastESPN3
America East Men's soccer tournament
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2017 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vermont 5 1 1 10 8 1
UMass Lowell 5 2 0 10 7 1
Albany 4 2 1 14 5 3
No. 14 New Hampshire + 4 2 1 13 4 5
UMBC 2 4 1 7 6 5
Stony Brook 1 3 3 7 6 5
Binghamton 1 4 2 5 10 3
Hartford 1 5 1 5 10 3
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 America East Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the America East Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[1]

The Albany Great Danes, who had the best overall regular season record in the conference yet finished third in the conference standings, upset top-seeded Vermont in the semi-finals,[2][3] and defeated #2 seeded UMass Lowell in the championship match.[4][5]

As the tournament winner, Albany secured an automatic bid for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The only other team from the conference to secure a bid was New Hampshire, who earned an at-large berth into the competition.[6][7]

Background

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The America East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is an annual competition to determine the champion of the America East Conference, a college soccer conference in National Collegiate Athletic Association's, Division I. The NCAA competition in general is strictly amateur, and offers a ground for development of future professional soccer players in the American soccer pyramid, and is often seen as akin to the fourth or fifth division of soccer in the United States.

The winner of the America East Tournament earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, a 48-team tournament to determine the champion of college soccer for that season. This tournament per se, acts as a qualification into the tournament. Each conference tournament is afforded as many slots as the conference predetermines ahead of the season. For the America East Tournament, the top six finishers of the eight total programs earned a berth into the tournament.

During the regular season, which serves as a qualifier for the tournament, the University of Vermont men's soccer team and the University of Massachusetts Lowell men's soccer team earned byes to the semifinals for having the best regular season conference record (matches against fellow A-East teams). The third through sixth place finishers played in a quarterfinal, single-elimination match to play these said sides in the semifinals.

Seeding

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The top six programs qualified for the A-East Tournament.[8] The top two seeds, being the regular season champion and runner-up earned a bye to the semifinals of the tournament. The primary tiebreaker is head-to-head record.[9]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 Vermont 5 1 1 .786 16
2 UMass Lowell 5 2 0 .741 15
3 Albany 4 2 1 .643 13
4 New Hampshire 4 2 1 .643 13
5 UMBC 2 4 1 .357 7
6 Stony Brook 1 3 3 .357 6

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 4
Semifinals
Wednesday, November 8
Final
Sunday, November 12
1 Vermont 0
4 Albany (pen.)  1 (4)  4 Albany 1
5 UMBC  1 (2)  4 Albany (2OT) 1
2 UMass Lowell 0
2 UMass Lowell 2
3 New Hampshire 1 3 New Hampshire 1
6 Stony Brook 0

Results

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Quarterfinals

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No. 3 New Hampshire Wildcats1–0No. 6 Stony Brook Seawolves
Gould   71' Report
Attendance: 511
Referee: Jason Pelletier

No. 4 Albany Great Danes1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 5 UMBC Retrievers
Krutzen   18' Report Kahsai   82'
Penalties
Krutzen  
Khanat  
Clark  
Solabarrieta  
Pinheiro  
4–2   Kahsai
  Hauck
  Paul
  Jean-Gilles
Attendance: 153
Referee: Lou Labbadia

Semifinals

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No. 2 UMass Lowell River Hawks2–1No. 3 New Hampshire Wildcats
Blaškić   26'
Abramović   75'
Report Griffith   76'

No. 1 Vermont Catamounts0–1No. 4 Albany Great Danes
Report Solabarrieta   32'
Attendance: 908
Referee: Jan Halaska

Final

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No. 2 UMass Lowell River Hawks0–1 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Albany Great Danes
Report Assiotis   103'
Attendance: 773
Referee: Carlos Fernandes

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player College Goals
1   Ivan Abramović UMass Lowell 1
  Andreas Assiotis Albany
  Ivan Blaškić UMass Lowell
  Jacob Gould New Hampshire
  Willis Griffith New Hampshire
  Sammy Kahsai UMBC
  Daniel Krutzen Albany
  Nico Solabarrieta Albany

All-Tournament Team

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The following eleven players were named to the America East Men's Soccer Tournament's All-Tournament team.[10]

Player Nat. School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Daniel Krutzen   BEL Albany MF So. Lanaken, Belgium (Genk II)
Carlos Clark   PUR Albany MF Jr. Teaneck, New Jersey (Teaneck High School)
Nico Solabarrieta   CHI Albany FW Jr. Santiago, Chile (Universidad Católica U-19)
Danny Vitiello   USA Albany GK RS Jr. Massapequa, New York (Massapequa High School)
Jakov Basić   CRO UMass Lowell MF So. Zagreb, Croatia (NK Zagreb U-19)
Joe Kellett   USA UMass Lowell MF Fr. Norfolk, Massachusetts (King Philip Regional High School)
Jón Arnar Barðdal   ISL Vermont MF So. Garðabær, Iceland (Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ)
Mikel Kabala   COD Vermont MF Jr. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Providence College)
Kyle Brewster   USA New Hampshire FW RS Fr. New Hampton, New Hampshire (Seacoast United U-19)
Jake Gould   USA New Hampshire MF Fr. Exeter, New Hampshire (Exeter High School)
Eric McKenna   USA Stony Brook DF Gs. Great River, New York (Villanova University)

References

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  1. ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com.
  2. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (November 13, 2017). "Slumping Terps soccer to play Albany in NCAA tournament opener Thursday". The Baltimore Sun. tronc. Retrieved November 13, 2017. will host America East Conference champion Albany (14-4-2) in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday.
  3. ^ Danforth, Austin (November 8, 2017). "Albany stuns Vermont in America East men's soccer semifinals". The Burlington Free Press. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ A-East Communications (November 12, 2017). "Assiotis' Double Overtime Goal Gives Albany Second-Straight #AEMSOC Title". America East Conference. americaeast.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "UML men's soccer team falls in America East title game". Lowell Sun. Digital First Media. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Gramling, Dave. "UMass Lowell falls in title game, not able to net an NCAA Tournament invite (SLIDESHOW)". The Sun. Digital First Media. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Casper, Elijah (November 13, 2017). "UAlbany Heading Back to NCAA Soccer Tournament". Albany Student Press. ASPC. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "America East College Soccer Conference". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Vermont Captures #AEMSOC Regular-Season Crown; #AEChamps Bracket Set". americaeast.com. November 1, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Assiotis' Double Overtime Goal Gives Albany Second-Straight #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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