2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Quarterfinals site	Higher seeds
Semifinals site	Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio
Finals site	Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio
Champions	UMass (3rd title)
Winning coach	Fran O'Leary (1st title)
MVP	Matthew Mooney (UMass)
Broadcast	A10 Network
Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament «2016  2018»

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
‡ – 2017 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

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

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

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

	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

Quarterfinals

November 4

1:00 PM EST

No. 3 George Washington Colonials	0–1	No. 6 Rhode Island Rams
Seemungal  11' Fitch  46'	Report	Dickson 12' Zarokostas  18' Brangman  35' Leifhelm  85'

Mount Vernon Athletic Field, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 511

Referee: Andrew Dennis

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November 4

7:00 PM EST

No. 4 Dayton Flyers	2–3	No. 5 Fordham Rams
Lianes  36' Taneski  60' Nino  63' Helgason 65' Haupt 78'	Report	Dziedzic 35' Ohlendorf  63' Oland 75' Loebe 83'

Baujan Field, Dayton, Ohio

Attendance: 318

Referee: Shane Magaris

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November 5

1:00 PM EST

No. 1 UMass Minutemen	1–0	No. 8 Saint Louis
O'Dwyer 31' Fulton  58'	Report	Sarr  89'

Rudd Field, Amherst, Massachusetts

Attendance: 605

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November 5

7:00 PM EST

No. 2 VCU Rams	4–1	No. 7 St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Haji 27' Dal Molin  34' Santos 66', 82' Fatton 72'	Report	Dyck 64'

Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 274

Referee: Brett Bosley

Semifinals

November 10

4:30 PM EST

No. 1 UMass Minutemen	1–0 (a.e.t.)	No. 5 Fordham Rams
Smith  6' O'Dwyer  32' Gorich  95'	Report	Oland  86'

Baujan Field, Dayton, Ohio

Attendance: 164

Referee: Neil Barbulescu

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November 10

7:30 PM EST

No. 2 VCU Rams	2–0	No. 6 Rhode Island Rams
Shimazaki  39' Santos 70' Haji 82'	Report	Benco  31' Zarokostas  54' Davids  84'

Baujan Field, Dayton, Ohio

Attendance: 164

Referee: Brandon Artis

Final

November 12

12:00 PM EST

No. 1 UMass Minutemen	3–1	No. 2 VCU Rams
Smith  28' 77' Hamill  30' Mooney 55' Fulton  67' Desantis 83'	Report	Dal Molin  26' Fatton  55' Amorosino 70'

Baujan Field, Dayton, Ohio

Attendance: 147

Referee: Cory Richardson

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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

All-Tournament team

The Atlantic-10 All-Tournament team was announced following the championship game. Matthew Mooney of UMass won the MVP award.

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

• 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
• 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament