2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams	12
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU
Picked by	D.C. United, 74th overall
Regular Season
Season champions	UMass
Runners-up	VCU
Tournament
Champions	UMass
Runners-up	VCU
Finals MVP	Matthew Mooney
A-10 men's soccer seasons
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2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	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 Conference men's soccer season was the 31st season of varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 25 and concluded on November 1. The season culminated with the 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament which began on November 4 and concluded on November 12.

UMass went on to win both the regular season at tournament championships. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Saint Louis entered the season as the defending regular season champions, but a dip in form, prevented them from retaining the title. Fordham were the defending tournament champions, and have qualified for the A-10 Tournament, offering them an opportunity to defend their title. The Fordham Rams were eliminated by UMass in the semifinals. ^[4]

In addition to UMass; regular season and tournament runners-up, VCU, ^[5] as well as Fordham qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time since 2014 that an A-10 team earned an at-large berth in the tournament. Further, this was the most teams the A-10 fielded in the NCAA Tournament since 2012, when there were four berths from the conference. In the tournament, VCU was given a second-round bye and 16 seed where they were eliminated by Butler. Massachusetts and Fordham contested in the first round. Massachusetts fell to Colgate, ^[6] while Fordham ended up going on a quarterfinal run, ^{[7] [8]} knocking off two ACC teams. ^{[9] [10]} It was the furthest run by an A-10 team in the tournament since 2011, when Charlotte reached the 2011 College Cup Final. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Preseason

Recruiting

National rankings

Team	CSN [14]	TDS [15]	Total signees
Davidson	NR	NR	4
Dayton	NR	NR	TBA
Duquesne	NR	NR	12
Fordham	NR	NR	4
George Mason	NR	NR	TBA
George Washington	NR	NR	TBA
La Salle	NR	NR	TBA
UMass	NR	#55	3
Rhode Island	NR	NR	8
St. Bonaventure	NR	NR	3
Saint Joseph's	NR	NR	TBA
Saint Louis	NR	#18	8
VCU	NR	#15	9

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2017. Fordham was voted to repeat as A-10 champions, with Saint Louis and VCU being close second and thirds. ^[16]

	Team Ranking	First-place votes	Raw points
1.	Fordham	8	162
2.	Saint Louis	2	153
3.	VCU	3	147
4.	Dayton	0	122
5.	Rhode Island	0	105
6.	George Washington	0	94
7.	Duquesne	0	90
8.	UMass	0	72
9.	La Salle	0	70
10.	Davidson	0	57
11.	George Mason	0	43
12.	Saint Joseph's	0	35
13.	St. Bonaventure	0	33

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won
A10 member lost
A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug 21-27)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Saint Francis (PA)	Stokes Soccerplex • Loretto, PA	A10N	L 2–4	200
August 25	4:00 p.m.	St. Francis Brooklyn	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 2–1	326
August 25	5:00 p.m.	Fordham	Elon	Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC John Rennie Nike Invitational		T 0–0 2OT	0
August 25	6:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH		T 1–1 2OT	1,152
August 25	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Coastal Carolina	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		W 2–1	394
August 25	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	Binghamton	Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY	Stadium	L 0–4	928
August 25	7:00 p.m.	Loyola (MD)	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		L 4–5 OT	65
August 25	7:00 p.m.	Boston University	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI	A10N	W 3–0	318
August 25	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Bucknell	Emmitt Field • Lewisburg, PA		W 1–0 OT	885
August 25	7:30 p.m.	Temple	St. Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 3–1	1,874
August 25	7:30 p.m.	Oakland	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	A10N	L 2–3	566
August 25	8:30 p.m.	No. 8 Syracuse	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		L 1–2 OT	2,348
August 26	6:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		W 2–1	767
August 27	12:00 p.m.	Bloomsburg	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10N	W 5–0	208
August 27	2:30 p.m.	Fordham	Duke	Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC John Rennie Nike Invitational		L 0–3	582
August 27	3:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Robert Morris	North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA	A10N	W 3–2 2OT	612
August 27	3:30 p.m.	Sacred Heart	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 3–0	362
August 27	4:00 p.m.	Dayton	Fort Wayne	Hefner Soccer Complex • Fort Wayne, IN		L 1–2	188
August 27	4:00 p.m.	George Washington	Lehigh	Ulrich Sports Complex • Bethlehem, PA	PLTV	W 1–0	209
August 25	7:00 p.m.	American	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA D.C. College Cup		W 3–0	542
August 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Michigan State	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		L 0–2	1,261
August 27	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA		L 2–3	415

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Matt Crawford Paul Afful	Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure	Corey Chambers	George Mason	Corey Chambers	George Mason
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [17]

Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 3)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		L 0–4	2,112
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Hartford	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA		T 1–1	53
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10N+	L 1–3	310
September 1	4:00 p.m.	La Salle	DePaul	Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL		L 1–2	236
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Columbia	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		T 1–1 2OT	345
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH		W 4–1	271
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Radford	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		W 1–0	384
September 1	7:00 p.m.	George Mason	Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		L 1–3	760
September 1	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	St. Francis Brooklyn	Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY	NEC Front Row	L 1–2	225
September 1	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	UTRGV	UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex • Edinburg, TX Rio Grande Valley Invitational		T 1–1 2OT	754
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Iona	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA		Cancelled [a]
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Fordham	St. John's	Belson Stadium • Queens, NY		W 1–0	1,330
September 2	2:00 p.m.	St. Joseph's	Quinnipiac	QU Soccer Field • Hamden, CT		L 0–1	1,047
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Wake Forest	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		L 1–4	919
September 3	12:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Houston Baptist	UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex • Edinburg, TX Rio Grande Valley Invitational		L 1–2 2OT	93
September 3	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Belmont	E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN		T 0–0 2OT	394
September 3	1:00 p.m.	George Mason	Siena	Siena Turf Field • Loudonville, NY		T 2–2 2OT	347
September 3	1:00 p.m.	La Salle	Loyola Chicago	Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, IL		L 1–3	211
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Providence	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI	A10N	L 1–2 OT	2,289
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 3–2	352

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Janos Loebe Rafael Santos	Fordham VCU	Sam Bissett	Davidson	Thor Helgason	Dayton
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [18]

Week 3 (Sep 4-10)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Columbia	Fordham	Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY		L 0–1	389
September 5	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Complex • Washington, DC	CSTV	L 1–2	242
September 5	7:00 p.m.	UMass	No. 24 New Hampshire	Bremner Field • Durham, NH		L 0–3	472
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	UNC Asheville	Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC		W 3–2	229
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Manhattan	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA	HAA	W 2–1 OT	71
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Bryant	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		W 4–0	318
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH Dayton Tournament		W 2–1	847
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Lafayette	Oaks Stadium • Easton, PA		W 4–0	437
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Canisius	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY Franciscan Cup		L 0–2	378
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Binghamton	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		W 4–3	967
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	VMI	Patchin Field • Lexington, VA		T 0–0 2OT	100
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Boston University	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 1–0	407
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Bucknell	Emmitt Field • Lewisburg, PA		L 0–2	272
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Winthrop	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		W 2–1	572
September 9	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	Rider	Ben Cohen Field • Lawrenceville, NJ		L 1–2	541
September 9	8:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Marquette	Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI		W 1–0	909
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Albany	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY		W 1–0	217
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Liberty	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH Dayton Tournament	Spectrum	L 0–1	545
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Marist	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		W 3–0	314
September 10	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Florida Gulf Coast	FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL		Cancelled [b]

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Ryan Mingachos	George Mason	Nils Leifhelm	Rhode Island	Daniel Morales Patrick Wilkinson	Saint Joseph's Saint Louis
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [19]

Week 4 (Sep 11-17)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	4:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Sacred Heart	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT		L 1–2 OT	120
September 12	7:00 p.m.	High Point	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		T 1–1 2OT	411
September 12	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Dartmouth	Burnham Field • Hanover, NH		L 0–1	974
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Dayton	Northern Kentucky	NKU Soccer Stadium • Highland Heights, KY		L 0–1	101
September 13	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	Navy	Glenn Warner Soccer Facility • Annapolis, MD	Stadium	W 3–1	204
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Wofford	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		W 3–0	407
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 2–1	506
September 16	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Quinnipiac	QU Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT		W 1–0	734
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Navy	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10+	W 2–1	302
September 16	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		L 2–3 OT	376
September 16	7:00 p.m.	UMBC	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC		T 1–1 2OT	314
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Lafayette	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 2–1	250
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 16 New Hampshire	Bremner Field • Durham, NH		T 0–0 2OT	1,731
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Hartwick	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY		L 1–3	125
September 17	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 Akron	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		T 0–0 2OT	601
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	No. 12 Western Michigan	WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, MI		L 0–1	500

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Janos Loebe	Fordham	Rashid Nuhu Nils Leifhelm	Fordham Rhode Island	Oscar Brown	George Washington
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [20]

Week 5 (Sep 18-24)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	Virginia Tech	Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN+	L 1–2	412
September 19	3:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Temple	Temple Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA		L 1–4	265
September 19	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	No. 7 North Carolina	Fetzer Field • Cary, NC	ESPN3	L 1–4	418
September 19	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Central Connecticut	Central Connecticut Soccer Field • New Britain, CT		T 1–1 2OT	233
September 19	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Old Dominion	ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA Rivalry	A10N+	L 0–1	0
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Villanova	Higgins Soccer Complex • Philadelphia, PA City 6		L 0–3	257
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Oakland	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH	UDTV	W 6–2	202
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Manhattan	Fordham	Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY	A10N	W 3–0	214
September 20	7:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		W 3–1	124
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Penn	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 3–0	165
September 20	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Niagara	Niagara Field • Lewiston, NY		T 1–1 2OT	287
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Fordham	Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY		W 1–0	345
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Hartford	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 3–0	461
September 23	2:00 p.m.	NJIT	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC		W 1–0	338
September 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 5 Stanford	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		W 2–0	3,326
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Dayton	West Virginia	Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, WV		L 0–1	1,008
September 23	7:00 p.m.	George Mason	Longwood	Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA		W 2–0	212
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Hartwick	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 2–1	250
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 25 Brown	Stevenson-Pincince Field • Providence, RI		T 0–0 2OT	468
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Yale	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA	A10N+	L 0–1	2,450
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Robert Morris	Minton Soccer Field • Moon Township, PA		T 1–1 2OT	127
September 24	2:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY		L 1–3	127
September 24	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Coastal Carolina	CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC	BSNTV	W 1–0	130

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Leo Novaes	Saint Louis	Rashid Nuhu Nils Leifhelm	Fordham Rhode Island	Brady O'Connor Spencer Jones	George Washington Saint Louis
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [21]

Week 6 (Sep 25-Oct 1)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Davidson	No. 9 Virginia	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 1–2	1,056
September 26	5:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Boston College	Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA		W 2–1	372
September 26	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Brookhaven, NY	Wolfievision	T 1–1 2OT	672
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Bowling Green	Cochrane Soccer Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 0–1 2OT	773
September 27	7:00 p.m.	LIU Brooklyn	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		T 1–1 2OT	375
September 30	3:00 p.m.	La Salle	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA		DUQ 3–1	207
September 30	3:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Saint Francis (PA)	Stokes SoccerPlex • Loretto, PA		W 1–0	0
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Dayton	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		DAY 2–1	1,264
September 30	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		URI 2–1	418
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		T 1–1 2OT	831
September 30	7:00 p.m.	VCU	No. 15 UNC Wilmington	Legion Field • Wilmington, NC	CAAtv	W 1–0 OT	130
September 30	8:00 p.m.	UMass	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		MASS 3–1	461

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Chae Brangman	Rhode Island	Mario Sequeira	VCU	Davis Smith	UMass
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [22]

Week 7 (Oct 2-8)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 3	4:00 p.m.	Vermont	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		W 2–1	247
October 4	2:00 p.m.	George Mason	George Washington	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA Revolutionary Rivalry/D.C. College Cup	MASN+	GWU 1–0	263
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	A10N	VCU 4–1	479
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH	Spectrum	DAY 3–2	248
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10N+	SLU 3–0	187
October 4	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	Fordham	Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY		FOR 1–0	285
October 4	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		URI 3–2	1,309
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		MASS 5–0	507
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Dayton	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Complex • Washington, DC		GWU 2–0	335
October 7	3:00 p.m.	Davidson	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY		DAV 1–0	0
October 7	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Fordham	Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY		VCU 1–0	211
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		URI 1–0	450
October 7	7:00 p.m.	George Mason	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA		SJU 2–0	1,780

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Stavros Zarokostas	Rhode Island	Reese Moore	George Washington	Davis Smith	UMass
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [23]

Week 8 (Oct 9-15)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 10	5:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Holy Cross	Linda Johnson Smith Stadium • Worcester, MA		W 2–0	102
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	St. Bonaventure	Marra Sports Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY		FOR 2–0	54
October 11	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		LAS 5–3	207
October 11	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA		T 2–2	154
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	A10N	VCU 4–0	606
October 14	1:00 p.m.	La Salle	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		MASS 2–0	614
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 14	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Dayton	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC	Spectrum	DAY 6–1	263
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	Fordham	Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY		FOR 1–0	264
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		SLU 3–2	685
October 14	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	A10N	GWU 2–1	516

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Dominik Richter	Rhode Island	Rashid Nuhu	Fordham	Jacob Bohm	Fordham
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [24]

Week 9 (Oct 16-22)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA		MASS 2–1	255
October 18	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	Duquesne	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10N	SBU 1–0 2OT	165
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Davidson	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC		GWU 2–0	306
October 18	7:00 p.m.	VCU	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA Rivalry	A10N	VCU 4–0	385
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA City 6	WCAU+	LAS 4–2	268
October 18	8:00 p.m.	Dayton	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		DAY 4–0	373
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Duquesne	George Washington	Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC		GWU 1–0	464
October 21	5:00 p.m.	George Mason	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY		SBU 1–0	206
October 21	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH		MASS 3–2	361
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Fordham	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		FOR 2–0	1,000
October 21	7:00 p.m.	VCU	Saint Joseph's	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		VCU 3–0	1,280
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Davidson	Saint Louis	Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO		DAV 1–0	306

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Rok Taneski	Dayton	Thor Arne Höfs	George Washington	Hugh Chatham	Davidson
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [25]

Week 10 (Oct 23-29)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	7:00 p.m.	Elon	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 24	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	Drexel	Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA City 6		W 1–0	355
October 24	7:00 p.m.	VCU	No. 9 Maryland	Ludwig Field • College Park, MD	BTN+	W 3–0	820
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Dayton	Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA	A10N+	DAY 1–0	113
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Fordham	Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY	A10N	SLU 2–1	312
October 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 25 UMass	George Mason	George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA		UMASS 4–1	479
October 28	7:00 p.m.	George Washington	Saint Joseph's	Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA	A10N	GWU 3–1	870
October 28	7:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	La Salle	McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		SBU 2–1	500
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	VCU	Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA	A10N	VCU 2–1	726

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Rafael Santos	VCU	Mario Sequeira	VCU	Mario Sequeira	VCU
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [26]

Week 11 (Oct 30-Nov 5)

Schedule and results:

Date	Time (ET)	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	No. 25 UMass	Rudd Field • Amherst, MA	A10N	FOR 3–2	463
November 1	7:00 p.m.	La Salle	Davidson	Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC		LAS 2–0	624
November 1	7:00 p.m.	George Mason	Dayton	Baujan Field • Dayton, OH	Spectrum
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI		URI 2–1	519
November 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 VCU	St. Bonaventure	Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY	A10N	SBU 2–1	210

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Rookie
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Rok Taneski	Dayton	Rashid Nuhu	Fordham	Nicola Bonso	St. Bonaventure
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference [27]

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll

		Pre [28]	Wk 1 [29]	Wk 2 [30]	Wk 3 [31]	Wk 4 [32]	Wk 5 [33]	Wk 6 [34]	Wk 7 [35]	Wk 8 [36]	Wk 9 [37]	Wk 10 [38]	Wk 11 [39]	Wk 12 [40]	Final
Davidson	C
Dayton	C
Duquesne	C
Fordham	C												RV	RV	11
George Mason	C		RV	NR
George Washington	C
La Salle	C
UMass	C									RV	25	25	RV	24	NR
Rhode Island	C									RV
Saint Louis	C
St. Joseph's	C
St. Bonaventure	C
VCU	C								RV	RV	RV	22	24	22	RV

United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll

		Wk 1 [41]	Wk 2 [42]	Wk 3 [43]	Wk 4 [44]	Wk 5 [45]	Wk 6 [46]	Wk 7 [47]	Wk 8 [48]	Wk 9 [49]	Wk 10 [50]	Wk 11 [51]	Wk 12 [52]
Davidson	C			9	7	9	NR
Dayton	C
Duquesne	C
Fordham	C					8	7	NR		9	10	7	8
George Mason	C	7	NR
George Washington	C
La Salle	C
UMass	C		9	10	NR		9	8	7	5	5	8	5
Rhode Island	C	10	NR					10	10	NR		10	NR
Saint Louis	C
St. Joseph's	C
St. Bonaventure	C
VCU	C							9	9	7	4	4	7

Postseason

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Main article: 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

	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

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
16	1	VCU	BYE	L 2–3 vs. Butler – (Richmond)
—	3	Fordham	W 3–2 OT vs. St. Francis Brooklyn – (The Bronx)	W 1–0 vs. #11 Virginia – (Charlottesville)	T, 2–2 W, 9–8 PK vs. #6 Duke – (Durham)	L 1–2 vs. #3 North Carolina – (Cary)
—	2	UMass	L 0–2 vs. Colgate – (Amherst)

Awards

Postseason awards

All A-10 awards and teams

2017 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards [53]
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU
Coach of the Year	Fran O'Leary, UMass
Midfielder of the Year	Rok Taneski, Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year	Matthew Lewis, UMass
Freshman of the Year	Davis Smith, UMass

2017 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [54]
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Alvarro Navarro (DAY) Rok Taneski (DAY) Matthew Lewis (FOR) Jannick Loebe (FOR) Janos Loebe (FOR) Rashid Nuhu (FOR) Christian Lawal (GWU) Alex Desantis (UMA) Davis Smith (UMA) Lennart Hein (SLU) Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU)	James Haupt (DAY) Joergen Oland (FOR) Henning Dirks (GMU) Konrad Gorich (UMA) Brandon Merklin (UMA) Chae Brangman (URI) Peder Kristiansen (URI) Nils Leifhelm (URI) Dominik Richter (URI) Francesco Amorosino (VCU) Luc Fatton (VCU)	Jonas Fjeldberg (DAY) Thor Helgason (DAY) Jacob Bohm (FOR) Andron Kangramanyan (FOR) Oscar Brown (GWU) Jack Fulton (UMA) Davis Smith (UMA) Ritchie Barry (SJU) Nichola Bonso (SBU) Ulrik Edvarsen (VCU) Mario Sequeira (VCU)

All Americans

Three Atlantic 10 players were named All-Americans by the media. ^{[55] [56]}

Player	Position	Year	School	All-America Recognition(s)
Davis Smith	DF	Freshman	UMass	United Soccer Coaches Third-Team
János Löbe	FW	Senior	Fordham	CollegeSoccerNews.com Third-Team
Rafael Santos	MF	Senior	VCU	CollegeSoccerNews.com Second-Team United Soccer Coaches Second-Team

MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Davidson	0	0	0	0	0
Dayton	0	0	0	0	0
Duquesne	0	0	0	0	0
Fordham	0	0	0	0	0
George Mason	0	0	0	0	0
George Washington	0	0	0	0	0
La Salle	0	0	0	0	0
UMass	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0
St. Bonaventure	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Joseph's	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Louis	0	0	0	0	0
VCU	0	0	0	1	1

List of selections

Round	Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
4	74	D.C. United	Rafael Santos	MF	VCU

Notable non-draft signees

The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Player	Position	College	Moving to	Acquired	Ref.
Koby Osei-Wusu	MF	George Washington	Richmond Kickers	Free transfer	[57]

See also

• 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

Notes

^{^[a]} The game between Iona and VCU was cancelled due to inclement weather. ^{[58]
^[b]} The game between Florida Gulf Coast and VCU was cancelled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma. ^[59]

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