2017 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer season

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2017 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer season
Atlantic Sun Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams8
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickNicolas Samayoa, FGCU
Picked by New England Revolution, 78th overall
Regular Season
Season champions Stetson
Runners-up Florida Gulf Coast
Season MVP Mamadou Guirassy
Top scorerMamadou Guirassy (16)
Tournament
Champions Lipscomb
  Runners-up Jacksonville
Finals MVPIvan Sakou
A-Sun men's soccer seasons
2018 
2017 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Stetson 402  772
Florida Gulf Coast 411  863
NJIT 321  874
North Florida 231  3102
Jacksonville 231  6101
Lipscomb240  1182
USC Upstate 150  3102
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer season was the 40th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and ended on October 28, 2017. The regular season culminated with the 2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament, which was held from November 311, 2017. The tournament determined the conference's tournament champion, and automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Newly appointed head coach, Kyle Gookins lead the Stetson Hatters to their first Atlantic Sun regular season championship, accumulating a 4-0-2 record. The Hatters edged out traditional A-Sun power, Florida Gulf Coast for the title. In the tournament, Lipscomb earned their first A-Sun championship, and thus, their first berth into the NCAA Tournament. [1] There, they lost in the first round to Butler. [2]

Background

Ahead of the 2017 season, there were two head coaching changes. Jesse Cormier, formerly Vermont's head coach, took the head coaching role at Florida Gulf Coast. [3] This came following Bob Butehorn's departure from FGCU, to coach South Florida. [4] Kyle Gookins, formerly an assistant coach for Charlotte, took the head coaching position at Stetson. This was following Jared Vock stepping down as the caretaker manager for Stetson. [5]

Head coaches

TeamHead coach [6] Previous jobYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolA-Sun record [7] NCAA
Tournaments [8]
NCAA
College Cups [8]
NCAA
Titles [8]
Florida Gulf Coast Jesse Cormier Vermont 1122–95–50 (.551)8–6–3 (.559)4–1–1 (.750)300
Jacksonville Mauricio Ruiz UCF (asst.)421–42–2 (.338)21–42–2 (.338)6–16–1 (.283)000
Lipscomb Charles Morrow Belmont Abbey 14110–128–28 (.466)90–115–22 (.445)30–28–7 (.515)100
NJIT Fernando Barboto Iona 216–13–8 (.541)16–13–8 (.541)6–4–2 (.583)000
North Florida Derek Marinatos Furman (asst.)732–49–5 (.401)32–49–5 (.401)36–54–8 (.408)100
Stetson Kyle Gookins Charlotte (asst.)17–7–2 (.500)7–7–2 (.500)4–0–2 (.833)000
USC Upstate Scott Halkett USC Upstate (asst.)13–10–2 (.267)3–10–2 (.267)1–5–0 (.167)000

Preseason

Recruiting

National Rankings
TeamCSN [9] TDS [10]
Florida Gulf CoastNRNR
JacksonvilleNRNR
LipscombNRNR
NJITNRNR
North FloridaNRNR
StetsonNRNR
USC UpstateNRNR

Preseason poll

The preseason poll had Florida Gulf Coast winning the regular season, just ahead of North Florida and Lipscomb. [11]

Team RankingFirst Place VotesRaw Points
1. Florida Gulf Coast (5)43
2. North Florida 036
3. Lipscomb 035
4. Jacksonville 234
5. NJIT 022
6. Stetson 018
7. USC Upsate 08

Regular season

Results


Team/Opponent FGC JAX LIP NJT UNF STE USC
Florida Gulf Coast 1–02–05–0
Jacksonville 1–20–03–1
Lipscomb 1–30–11–0
NJIT 4–11–12–1
North Florida 1–20–12–1
Stetson 1–12–12–1
USC Upstate 2–10–40–2

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Pre [12] Wk
1 [13]
Wk
2 [14]
Wk
3 [15]
Wk
4 [16]
Wk
5 [17]
Wk
6 [18]
Wk
7 [19]
Wk
8 [20]
Wk
9 [21]
Wk
10 [22]
Wk
11 [23]
Wk
12 [24]
Final
Florida Gulf CoastC23NR
JacksonvilleC
LipscombC
NJITC
North FloridaC
StetsonC
USC UpstateC

Postseason

A-Sun Tournament

 First round
November 3
  Semifinals
November 5
  Final
November 11
              
   1 Stetson 1 
 4 North Florida 1  5 Jacksonville (2OT)2  
 5 Jacksonville 2    5 Jacksonville 1
   6 Lipscomb 2
   2 Florida Gulf Coast 1  
 3 NJIT  3 (3)   6 Lipscomb 2 
 6 Lipscomb  3 (3)  

NCAA Tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
N/AWinston-Salem Lipscomb L, 0–2 vs. Butler(Indianapolis)

Awards

Regular season awards

Postseason awards

All-ASun awards and teams

2017 A-Sun Men's Soccer Individual Awards [25]
AwardRecipient(s)
A-Sun Player of the Year Mamadou Guirassy, NJIT
A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year Nicolas Samayoa, FGCU
A-Sun Coach of the Year Kyle Gookins, Stetson
A-Sun Goalkeeper of the YearJoseph Melong, Stetson
A-Sun Freshman of the YearDeniz Dogan, Stetson
A-Sun First-Team
PlayerNat.SchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Joseph MelongFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN StetsonGKJr. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Temple University)
Nicolas SamayoaFlag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Florida Gulf CoastDFSr. Guatemala City, Guatemala (Valle Verde High School)
Joe KerridgeFlag of the United States.svg  USA LipscombDFSr. Golden, Colorado (Golden High School)
Ian McCauleyFlag of the United States.svg  USA StetsonDFJr. Seffner, Florida (IMG Academy)
Ivan AlvaradoFlag of the United States.svg  USA LipscombMFSr. Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest High School)
Adrian NúñezFlag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC North FloridaMFSo. San José, Costa Rica (Saprissa U20)
Deniz DoganFlag of Germany.svg  GER StetsonMFFr. Aachen, Germany (Fortuna Düsseldorf U19)
Mamadou GuirassyFlag of France.svg  FRA NJITFWSr. Paris, France (Issy U17)
Shak AdamsFlag of the United States.svg  USA Florida Gulf CoastFWSo. Antioch, Tennessee (Tennessee SC U18)
Albert RuizFlag of Catalonia.svg  CAT Florida Gulf CoastFWSr. Barcelona, Catalonia (Cornellà U19)
Logan PaynterFlag of the United States.svg  USA LipscombFWJr. Bradenton, Florida (Manatee High School)
A-Sun Second-Team
PlayerNat.SchoolPositionClassHometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Juanes FajardoFlag of the United States.svg  USA North FloridaGKSr. Winter Garden, Florida
Preston KilwienFlag of the United States.svg  USA Florida Gulf CoastDFJr. San Francisco, California
Phillip CostaFlag of the United States.svg  USA NJITDFJr. Kenilworth, New Jersey
Micah SmoakFlag of the United States.svg  USA North FloridaDFSr. Melbourne, Florida
Kai BennettFlag of the United States.svg  USA JacksonvilleMFSo. Smyrna, Georgia
Robert FerrerFlag of Spain.svg  ESP Florida Gulf CoastMFSr. Barcelona, Spain
Dennis ZapataFlag of the United States.svg  USA Florida Gulf CoastMFJr. Orlando, Florida
Danny CordeiroFlag of the United States.svg  USA NJITMFSr. North Arlington, New Jersey
Dylan Sacramento Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Florida Gulf CoastFWSr. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Josh CastellanosFlag of the United States.svg  USA North FloridaFWSr. Ponte Vedra, Florida
Ivan SakouFlag of Cameroon.svg  CMR LipscombFWSr. Yaoundé, Cameroon

All-Americans

No players from the Atlantic Sun Conference earned All-American honors. [26] [27]

MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Florida Gulf Coast00011
Jacksonville00000
Lipscomb00000
NJIT00011
North Florida00000
Stetson00000
USC Upstate00000

List of selections

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeRef.
478 New England Revolution Flag of Guatemala.svg Nicolas Samayoa DF Florida Gulf Coast [28]
487 Portland Timbers Flag of France.svg Mamadou Guirassy FW NJIT [29]

Homegrown contracts

No players from the Atlantic Sun Conference signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS club. [30]

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