2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season

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2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Big East Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017
Number of teams10
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick Eric Dick, Butler
Picked bySporting Kansas City, 13th overall
Regular Season
Season champions Butler
  Runners-up Georgetown
Season MVP
Tournament
Champions Georgetown
  Runners-up Xavier
Big East men's soccer seasons
2018 
2017 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Butler + 8 1 014 5 2
No. 16 Georgetown6 2 114 4 2
Saint John's 5 2 29 7 3
Xavier 5 4 011 6 3
Providence 2 2 55 8 5
Creighton 3 4 29 7 2
Marquette 3 5 13 11 2
Seton Hall 3 6 06 10 1
DePaul 2 6 15 11 2
Villanova 2 7 07 11 0
As of December 13, 2017
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.

Contents

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]

Background

Changes from 2016

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolBig East record [6] NCAA Tournaments [7] NCAA College Cups [7] NCAA Titles [7]
ButlerPaul Snape Michigan (asst.)752–40–20 (.554)52–40–20 (.554)18–16–2 (.528)100
Creighton Elmar Bolowich North Carolina 7375–173–52 (.668)95–29–12 (.743)23–10–3 (.681)2362
DePaul Craig Blazer U.S. national team (coordinator)1797–166–38 (.385)97–166–38 (.385)38–67–12 (.376)100
Georgetown Brian Wiese Notre Dame (assistant)12118–61–25 (.640)118–61–25 (.640)58–32–7 (.634)410
Marquette Louis Bennett Milwaukee 12208–161–48 (.556)73–97–31 (.440)31–58–17 (.373)700
Providence Craig Stewart Franklin Pierce 6overall55–35–11 (.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

Preseason

Recruiting

National Rankings
TeamCSN [8] TDS [9] Total Signees
ButlerNRTDSTotal
CreightonNRTDSTotal
DePaulNRTDSTotal
Georgetown8TDSTotal
MarquetteNRTDSTotal
ProvidenceNRTDSTotal
Seton HallNRTDSTotal
St. John'sNRTDSTotal
VillanovaNRTDSTotal
XavierNRTDSTotal

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16. [10]

Team rankingFirst place votesRaw points
1.Providence981
2.Creighton170
3.Butler068
4.Villanova052
5.Georgetown046
6.Xavier045
7.Marquette030
8.St. John's027
9.DePaul021
10.Seton Hall021

Preseason All-Conference Teams

All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017. [10]

AwardRecipient(s)
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

Regular season

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National

Legend
 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
ButlerC251721RVRV221520
CreightonC1423RVRVNR25RVNR
DePaulC
GeorgetownCRV1891614109
MarquetteC
ProvidenceC12RVRVNR
Seton HallC
St. John'sC
VillanovaC
XavierCRVNR

United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Regional

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week

Postseason

Big East Tournament

SemifinalsFinal
      
1 Butler  2 (1) 
4 Xavier (pen.)  2 (4) 
4 Xavier 1
2 Georgetown (2OT) 2
2 Georgetown2
3 St. John's 1

NCAA Tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
14Chapel Hill Georgetown BYEL 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)

Awards

2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards [19]
AwardRecipient(s)
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 YearDavid Enstrom, Sr., St. John's
Goalkeeper of the Year Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler
Coach of the YearPaul Snape, Butler
Freshman of the Year Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown
2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [19]
First TeamSecond TeamFreshman Team

Forwards:
Brandon Guhl, So., Butler‡
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton‡
Mac Steeves, RS-Sr., Providence

Midfielders:
Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John’s
Chris Lema, Sr., Georgetown
Lewis Suddick, So., Butler

Defenders:
Cory Brown, Sr., Xavier
David Enstrom, Sr., St. John’s
Brendan McDonough, Jr., Georgetown
Lucas Stauffer, Sr., Creighton

Goalkeeper:
Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler

Forwards:

Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown
Declan McCabe, Sr., Georgetown
Matt Vasquenza, Sr., Xavier

Midfielders:
Andres Arcila, Jr., Seton Hall
Noah Franke, Sr., Creighton
Simen Hestnes, Jr., Xavier
Luka Prpa, So., Marquette

Defenders:
Shane Bradley, So., Villanova
Joe Moulden, Jr., Butler
Cameron Taylor, RS-Jr., Xavier

Goalkeeper:
JT Marcinkowski, Jr., Georgetown

Forwards:
Matt DePerro, Providence
Derek Dodson, Georgetown‡
Jack Shearer, St. John’s‡

Midfielders:
Jacob Montes, Georgetown‡
Kuba Polat, Creighton‡
Theo Quartey, Villanova
Istvan Wilhelms, DePaul

Defenders:
Samuel Buzzas, Xavier
Manuel Cukaj, Marquette
Sean O’Hearn, Georgetown

Goalkeeper:
Zach Nelson, Xavier

‡ unanimous selection

Draft picks

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
113 Sporting Kansas City Flag of the United States.svg Eric Dick GK Butler [20]
226 Vancouver Whitecaps Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Stauffer DF Creighton [21]
233 Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Lopez-Espin FW Creighton [22]
234 FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg Chris Lema MF Georgetown [23]
243 Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Mac Steeves FW Providence [24]
362 Vancouver Whitecaps Flag of New Zealand.svg Cory Brown DF Xavier [25]
480 FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg Noah Franke DF Creighton [26]

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.

PlayerPositionCollegeMoving toAcquiredRef.
Flag of England.svg Harry Cooksley MF St. John's Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca Free transfer [27]
Flag of the United States.svg JT Marcinkowski GK Georgetown Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes Homegrown player [28]

See also

Notes

^[a] Mac Steeves won the 2016 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award. [10]
^[b] Cory Brown won the 2016 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award. [29]
^[c] J. T. Marcinkowski won the 2016 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Award. [30]
^[d] There are 12 players selected for the Big East All-Preseason XI due to a tie in voting. [10]
^[e] Denotes a player that was unanimously selected for the preseason team. [31] [32]

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