2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament

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2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Site Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
Champions La Salle (3rd title)
Winning coachPaul Royal (3rd title)
Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
«2016   2018»
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
La Salle  y901 .9501742 .783
Saint Louis  721 .7501532 .800
George Mason  622 .700992 .500
Duquesne  631 .6501163 .625
George Washington  523 .6501054 .632
VCU  532 .6001163 .625
Saint Joseph's  532 .6001163 .625
Dayton  442 .500992 .500
UMass  451 .450792 .444
Fordham  352 .400685 .447
Richmond  262 .3002132 .176
St. Bonaventure  262 .3002143 .184
Davidson  073 .1502143 .184
Rhode Island  0100 .0003150 .167
Conference champion
2017 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 11, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:A10 Conference

The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 28 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Dayton Flyers, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–2 quarterfinal loss to the La Salle Explorers. [1] [2] La Salle won the tournament, their third Atlantic 10 tournament championship in program history, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Paul Royal, [3] [4] and all three of which were decided in overtime periods.

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Megan Dell, who finished the regular season for VCU with two goals, had all three of VCU's goals in the tournament, helping the host team advance to its second A10 final.

Maci Bower's decisive goal in the final, assisted by her sister Madison Bower, was in the ESPN SCTop10 plays of the day nationwide. It was Maci Bower's seventh game winner out of ten goals for the season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
October 28–29
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 La Salle 3
8 Dayton 2
1 La Salle 2OT
4 Duquesne 1
4 Duquesne 12OT
5 George Washington 0
1 La Salle 12OT
6 VCU 0
2 Saint Louis 0
7 Saint Joseph's 1
7 Saint Joseph's 0
6 VCU 1
3 George Mason 1
6 VCU 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 28, 2017 #1 La Salle 3–2 #8 Dayton Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Maci Bower Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Kristin Haugstad Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Jess Shanahan Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg56' Alexis Kiehl
  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Kaitlynn Kiehl
Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 586
October 28, 2017 #4 Duquesne 1–0 (a.e.t.) #5 George Washington Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Olivia Di Cristofaro Soccerball shade gold.svg 105' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Rooney Field
Attendance: 115
Referee: John Farner
Assistant referees: Paul Deverse
Assistant referees: Sanjin Vidakovic
Fourth official: Salem Bensasi
October 28, 2017 #2 Saint Louis 0–1 #7 Saint Joseph's St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg30' Olivia Petit
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 846
Referee: Justin Tomicich
Assistant referees: Colin Pressy
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Fourth official: Mark Boyko
October 29, 2017 #3 George Mason 1–2 #6 VCU Fairfax, Virginia
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Shannon Lee Soccerball shade.svg20'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg49', 89' Megan Dell
Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Michael Donovan
Assistant referees: William Aten
Assistant referees: Brendan Orino
Fourth official: Dan Marlowe

Semifinals

November 3, 2017 #1 La Salle 2–1 (a.e.t.) #4 Duquesne Richmond, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Katherine Hennessey Soccerball shade.svg89'
  • Madison Bower Soccerball shade gold.svg 97'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg71' Katie O'Connor
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Referee: Katie Mitchell
Assistant referees: Nick Furnish
Assistant referees: JC Griggs
Fourth official: Roberto Furnish
November 3, 2017 #7 Saint Joseph's 0–1 #6 VCU Richmond, Virginia
4:30 p.m. EDT Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.) Megan Dell
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 838
Referee: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: Jim Conley
Assistant referees: Andrew Hutton
Fourth official: JC Griggs

Final

November 5, 2017 #1 La Salle 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 VCU Richmond, Virginia
12:00 p.m. EST
  • Maci Bower Soccerball shade gold.svg 108'
Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell
Fourth official: JC Griggs

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Madison Bower - La Salle
  • Olivia Di Cristofaro - Duquesne
  • Kristin Haugstad - La Salle
  • Katherine Hennessey - La Salle
  • Alexis Kiehl - Dayton
  • Kaitlynn Kiehl - Dayton
  • Shannon Lee - George Mason
  • Katie O'Connor - Duquesne
  • Olivia Petit - Saint Joseph's
  • Jess Shanahan - La Salle

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