2019 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

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2019 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteCoffey Field
Bronx, NY
Finals siteCoffey Field
Bronx, NY
ChampionsRhode Island (8th title)
Winning coachGareth Elliott (2nd title)
MVPLudvik Benco (Rhode Island)
BroadcastESPN+
Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
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2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island 7 1 0 14 4 3
VCU 6 1 1 7 8 3
Dayton 6 2 0 13 8 0
Saint Louis 6 2 0 10 7 0
Fordham 5 2 1 7 10 3
La Salle 4 4 0 8 9 1
Duquesne 3 5 0 8 8 1
UMass 3 5 0 7 10 0
George Washington 3 5 0 5 11 1
George Mason 3 5 0 4 12 2
Davidson 3 5 0 3 11 2
Saint Joseph's 1 7 0 5 12 1
St. Bonaventure 1 7 0 5 11 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament, was the 22nd edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament was held from November 9 to November 17, 2019. The semifinal and finals were hosted by Fordham University with matches being played at Coffey Field in The Bronx, New York.[1]

Rhode Island were the defending tournament champions, and successfully defended their title, beating Dayton, 1–0, in the championship.[2] Rhode Island would go on to be eliminated by Syracuse in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.[3]

Seeds[edit]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Rhode Island 7–1–0
2 VCU 6–1–1
3 Dayton 6–2–0 DAY 2–1 vs. STL
4 Saint Louis 6–2–0 STL 1–2 vs. DAY
5 Fordham 5–2–1
6 La Salle 4–4–0
7 George Mason 3–5–0 2–0 vs. tied teams
8 Davidson 3–5–0 2–1 vs. tied teams (excludes George Mason)

After the regular season games concluded, five teams were in a tie for seventh place in the conference, all with 3-5 records. A series of tiebreakers involving wins and loss records in matches played among the subgroup determined the last two bids into the A10 Tournament as George Mason and Davidson.

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals
November 9–10
Semifinals
November 15
Final
November 17
         
1 Rhode Island 7
8 Davidson 3
1 Rhode Island (p)  0 (7) 
5 Fordham 0 (6)
4 Saint Louis 0
5 Fordham 1
1 Rhode Island 1
3 Dayton 0
2 VCU (p)  2 (4) 
7 George Mason 2 (3)
2 VCU 0
3 Dayton 1
3 Dayton 4
6 La Salle 0


Results[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

No. 4 Saint Louis0–1No. 5 Fordham
Report
  • Ricupati 87'
Attendance: 752
Referee: William DeLois

No. 1 Rhode Island7–3No. 8 Davidson
Report
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Patrick Violette

No. 2 VCU2–2 (a.e.t.)No. 7 George Mason
Report
Penalties
4–3

No. 3 Dayton4–0No. 6 La Salle
Report
Attendance: 403
Referee: Eric Tattersall

Semifinals[edit]

No. 2 VCU0–1No. 3 Dayton
Report
Attendance: 602
Referee: Bahij Salman

A10 Championship[edit]

No. 1 Rhode Island1–0No. 3 Dayton
Report
Attendance: 606
Referee: Mark Gorak

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

2 Goals
1 Goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Schedule - 2019 Atlantic 10 Tournament". slubillikens.com.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Repeats as #A10MSOC Champions". atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Syracuse knocks URI out of NCAA Soccer Tournament, 3-2". Providence Journal. November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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