2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

Atlantic 10 Conference
Season	2013
Champions	George Mason
Premiers	Saint Louis
NCAA Tournament	George Mason ; VCU
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Last updated March 04, 2019

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season will be the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season will mark the first for the incoming George Mason Patriots. The venue for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was Baujan Field at the University of Dayton.

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern Seaboard, as well as some in the Midwest – Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio, and Missouri as well as in the District of Columbia. Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 14 full-time members, and two affiliate members that participate in women's field hockey only.

The George Mason Patriots men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. George Mason's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1968. The team plays its home games at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots are coached by Greg Andrulis.

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the tournament. Held from Nov. 14-17, it determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The George Mason Patriots defeated the defending champions, the Saint Louis Billikens in the final, thus advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.

The Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays their home games at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2011, the team reached the championship of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, for the first time in their program's history.

Conference USA U.S. college sports conference

Conference USA is a collegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.

The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Saint Louis Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Soccer is the main fall sport at SLU, which has not sponsored football since 1949.

Changes from 2012

Richmond dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season.^[1]
George Mason joined the Atlantic 10 after playing in the Colonial Athletic Association
Butler, Charlotte, Temple and Xavier all left the conference. Butler and Xavier joined the Big East Conference, Charlotte joined C-USA, and Temple joined the American Athletic Conference.
Chase Brooks, former head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles program, was hired by Duquense.

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in all sports except football, which is not sponsored. The conference has been officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference, effective on August 1, 2013. The conference was originally founded by Dave Gavitt on May 31, 1979.

The American Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 12 member universities and six associate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States.

Chase Brooks is a head coach and a former soccer player. He holds a USSF "B" License

Season outlook

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Dayton Flyers	Dayton, Ohio	Baujan Field	7003200000000000000♠2,000
Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Rooney Field	7003220000000000000♠2,200
Fordham Rams	Bronx, New York	Coffey Field	7003800000000000000♠8,000
George Mason Patriots	Fairfax, Virginia	George Mason Stadium	7003500000000000000♠5,000
George Washington Colonials	Washington, D.C.	Mount Vernon Athletic Complex	7003100000000000000♠1,000
La Salle Explorers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	McCarthy Stadium	7003750000000000000♠7,500
UMass Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts	Rudd Field	7002800000000000000♠800
Rhode Island Rams	Kingston, Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex	7003154700000000000♠1,547
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	St. Bonaventure, New York	McGraw-Jennings Field	7003200000000000000♠2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Finnesey Field	7002600000000000000♠600
Saint Louis Billikens	St. Louis, Missouri	Hermann Stadium	7003605000000000000♠6,050
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia	Sports Backers Stadium	7003325000000000000♠3,250

Personnel

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt supplier
Dayton Flyers	Currier, Dennis Dennis Currier	TBA	Nike
Duquesne Dukes	Brooks, Chase Chase Brooks	TBA	Nike
Fordham Rams	McElderry, Jim Jim McElderry	TBA	Nike
George Mason Patriots	Andrulis, Greg Greg Andrulis	TBA	Adidas
George Washington Colonials	Jones, Craig Craig Jones	TBA	Nike
La Salle Explorers	Farrell, Pat Pat Farrell	TBA	Nike
UMass Minutemen	Koch, Sam Sam Koch	TBA	Adidas
Rhode Island Rams	Elliott, Gareth Gareth Elliott	TBA	Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	Mahler, Mel Mel Mahler	TBA	Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks	Dambra Don D'Ambra	TBA	Nike
Saint Louis Billikens	McGinty, Mike Mike McGinty	Robbie Kristo	Nike
VCU Rams	Giffard, David David Giffard	Juan Monge Solano	Nike

Standings

A10 Tournament

The format for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced in the Fall of 2013.

Results

Home/Away	DAY	DUQ	FOR	GMU	GWU	LAS	MAS	URI	STB	STJ	STL	VCU
Dayton Flyers
Duquesnse Dukes
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials
La Salle Explorers
Massachusetts Minutemen
Rhode Island Rams
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Louis Billikens
VCU Rams	background: #80808

Statistics

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References

↑ O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved April 24, 2013.

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[1] O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved April 24, 2013.

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer seasons and tournaments
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v t e 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern The Summit League WAC
Tournaments	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon League MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot League Southern Summit League WAC
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