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2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017 |
Number of teams | 10 |
2018 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Eric Dick, Butler |
Picked by | Sporting Kansas City, 13th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Butler |
Runners-up | Georgetown |
Season MVP |
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Tournament | |
Champions | Georgetown |
Runners-up | Xavier |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Butler + | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Georgetown ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint John's | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.
The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 1, 2017. Butler won the regular season title. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship began on November 4, 2017 and concluded with the championship match on November 12, 2017. [1] Georgetown defeated Xavier in the championship game, 2–1, on a golden goal by Declan McCabe. [2]
Butler and Georgetown both qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Georgetown entered as an automatic berth, while Butler had an at-large berth. Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by SMU, [3] while Butler reached the round of 16 before losing to Wake Forest. [4] [5]
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big East record [6] | NCAA Tournaments [7] | NCAA College Cups [7] | NCAA Titles [7] |
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Butler | Paul Snape | Michigan (asst.) | 7 | 52–40–20 (.554) | 52–40–20 (.554) | 18–16–2 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Creighton | Elmar Bolowich | North Carolina | 7 | 375–173–52 (.668) | 95–29–12 (.743) | 23–10–3 (.681) | 23 | 6 | 2 |
DePaul | Craig Blazer | U.S. national team (coordinator) | 17 | 97–166–38 (.385) | 97–166–38 (.385) | 38–67–12 (.376) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown | Brian Wiese | Notre Dame (assistant) | 12 | 118–61–25 (.640) | 118–61–25 (.640) | 58–32–7 (.634) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Marquette | Louis Bennett | Milwaukee | 12 | 208–161–48 (.556) | 73–97–31 (.440) | 31–58–17 (.373) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Providence | Craig Stewart | Franklin Pierce | 6 | overall | 55–35–11 (.599) | ||||
Seton Hall | Gerson Echeverry | Seton Hall (asst.) | 6 | ||||||
St. John's | David Masur | Montclair State | 27 | ||||||
Villanova | Tom Carlin | Villanova (asst.) | 10 | ||||||
Xavier | Andy Fleming | Northwestern | 8 |
Team | CSN [8] | TDS [9] | Total Signees |
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Butler | NR | TDS | Total |
Creighton | NR | TDS | Total |
DePaul | NR | TDS | Total |
Georgetown | 8 | TDS | Total |
Marquette | NR | TDS | Total |
Providence | NR | TDS | Total |
Seton Hall | NR | TDS | Total |
St. John's | NR | TDS | Total |
Villanova | NR | TDS | Total |
Xavier | NR | TDS | Total |
The preseason poll was released on August 16. [10]
Team ranking | First place votes | Raw points | |
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1. | Providence | 9 | 81 |
2. | Creighton | 1 | 70 |
3. | Butler | 0 | 68 |
4. | Villanova | 0 | 52 |
5. | Georgetown | 0 | 46 |
6. | Xavier | 0 | 45 |
7. | Marquette | 0 | 30 |
8. | St. John's | 0 | 27 |
9. | DePaul | 0 | 21 |
10. | Seton Hall | 0 | 21 |
All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017. [10]
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Preseason Offensive Player of the Year | Mac Steeves, Providence [a] |
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | Cory Brown, Xavier [b] |
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year | JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown [c] |
Preseason All-Big East XI [d] | Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton |
Mac Steeves, Providence | |
Harry Cooksley, St. John's [e] | |
Lewis Suddick, Butler | |
Jared Timmer, Butler | |
Chris Lema, Georgetown | |
Luka Prpa, Marquette | |
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova | |
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton | |
Mark Jecewiz, Providence | |
Cory Brown, Xavier [e] | |
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown | |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre [11] | Wk 1 [12] | Wk 2 [13] | Wk 3 [14] | Wk 4 [15] | Wk 5 [16] | Wk 6 [17] | Wk 7 [18] | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
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Butler | C | 25 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | 22 | 15 | 20 | ||||||
Creighton | C | 14 | 23 | RV | RV | NR | 25 | RV | NR | ||||||
DePaul | C | ||||||||||||||
Georgetown | C | RV | 18 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
Marquette | C | ||||||||||||||
Providence | C | 12 | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||||
Seton Hall | C | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | C | ||||||||||||||
Villanova | C | ||||||||||||||
Xavier | C | RV | NR |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Butler | 2 (1) | |||||||
4 | Xavier (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||
4 | Xavier | 1 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown (2OT) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown | 2 | |||||||
3 | St. John's | 1 |
Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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14 | Chapel Hill | Georgetown | BYE | L 1–22OT vs. SMU – (Washington, D.C.) | ||||
— | Winston-Salem | Butler | W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Indianapolis) | W 3–2 vs. #16 VCU – (Richmond) | L 0–2 vs. #1 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem) |
2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards [19] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Players of the Year | Brandon Guhl, So., Butler Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John's | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | David Enstrom, Sr., St. John's | |||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler | |||||
Coach of the Year | Paul Snape, Butler | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown |
2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [19] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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Forwards: Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: | Forwards: Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: | Forwards: Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: |
‡ unanimous selection
Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
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1 | 13 | Sporting Kansas City | ![]() | GK | Butler | [20] |
2 | 26 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ![]() | DF | Creighton | [21] |
2 | 33 | Real Salt Lake | ![]() | FW | Creighton | [22] |
2 | 34 | FC Dallas | ![]() | MF | Georgetown | [23] |
2 | 43 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() | FW | Providence | [24] |
3 | 62 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ![]() | DF | Xavier | [25] |
4 | 80 | FC Dallas | ![]() | DF | Creighton | [26] |
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. |
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![]() | MF | St. John's | ![]() | Free transfer | [27] |
![]() | GK | Georgetown | ![]() | Homegrown player | [28] |