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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

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

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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 Yellow card 11'
Fitch Yellow card 46'		 Report Dickson 12'
Zarokostas Yellow card 18'
Brangman Yellow card 35'
Leifhelm Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Andrew Dennis
No. 4 Dayton Flyers2–3No. 5 Fordham Rams
Lianes Yellow card 36'
Taneski Yellow card 60'
Nino Yellow card 63'
Helgason 65'
Haupt 78'		 Report Dziedzic 35'
Ohlendorf Yellow card 63'
Oland 75'
Loebe 83'
Attendance: 318
Referee: Shane Magaris
No. 1 UMass Minutemen1–0No. 8 Saint Louis
O'Dwyer 31'
Fulton Yellow card 58'		 Report Sarr Red card 89'
Attendance: 605
No. 2 VCU Rams4–1No. 7 St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Haji 27'
Dal Molin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 6'
O'Dwyer Yellow card 32'
Gorich gold-colored soccer ball 95'		 Report Oland Yellow card 86'
Attendance: 164
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
No. 2 VCU Rams2–0No. 6 Rhode Island Rams
Shimazaki Yellow card 39'
Santos 70'
Haji 82'		 Report Benco Yellow card 31'
Zarokostas Yellow card 54'
Davids Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 164
Referee: Brandon Artis

Final

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No. 1 UMass Minutemen3–1No. 2 VCU Rams
Smith Yellow card 28' 77'
Hamill Yellow card 30'
Mooney 55'
Fulton Yellow card 67'
Desantis 83'		 Report Dal Molin Yellow card 26'
Fatton Yellow card 55'
Amorosino 70'
Attendance: 147
Referee: Cory Richardson

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player College Goals
1 Brazil Rafael Andrade Santos VCU 3
2 Somalia Siad Haji VCU 2
3 Italy Francesco Amorosino VCU 1
United States Alex Desantis UMass
United States Tyler Dickson Rhode Island
Canada Jacob Dyck St. Bonaventure
United States Bart Dziedzic Fordham
United States Luc Fatton VCU
Germany Konrad Gorich UMass
Germany Jannik Loebe Fordham
United States Matthew Mooney UMass
United States James Haupt Dayton
Iceland Saemundur Thor Helgason Dayton
England Connor O'Dwyer UMass
Norway Jörgen Oland Fordham
United States 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 United States USA Bardia Asefina (UMass)
2 DF United States USA Tyler Dickson (Rhode Island)
3 DF Germany GER Konrad Gorich (UMass)
4 DF United States USA Brandon Merklin (UMass)
5 MF Italy ITA Francesco Amorosino (VCU)
6 MF Germany GER Jannik Loebe (Fordham)
7 MF United States USA Matthew Mooney (UMass)
8 MF Brazil BRA Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU)
9 MF United States USA Davis Smith (UMass)
10 FW Somalia SOM Said Haji (VCU)
11 FW United States 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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