2017 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

2017 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Site	Ridley Athletic Complex Baltimore, Maryland
Champions	Colgate (7th title)
Winning coach	Erik Ronning (5th title)
Broadcast	PLN
Patriot League men's soccer tournament «2016   2018»

2017 Patriot League men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Loyola Maryland	7	–	2	–	0			11	–	6	–	1
Boston U.	6	–	2	–	1			7	–	8	–	4
Lehigh	5	–	3	–	1			11	–	7	–	1
Bucknell	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	8	–	4
Holy Cross	4	–	3	–	2			7	–	9	–	4
No. 21 Colgate ‡	4	–	4	–	1			12	–	11	–	1
Army	3	–	4	–	2			9	–	6	–	2
American	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	12	–	1
Lafayette	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	14	–	0
Navy	0	–	7	–	2			2	–	13	–	2
‡-Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Patriot League men's soccer tournament, was the 28th edition of the tournament. It determined the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The tournament was won by Colgate Raiders, who qualified for the tournament on the last day of the regular season as the sixth and final seed in the tournament. Colgate were also the defending champions, and were able to capture their seventh Patriot League Tournament championship, tying them with Lafayette. En route to the final, Colgate upset third-seed Bucknell and top seed Loyola. In the final, a 67th minute striker from Oliver Harris sealed the title for the Raiders against Holy Cross.

With the championship, Colgate earned an automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Tournament. There they made a run to the Sweet Sixteen, upsetting No. 24 UMass ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} and No. 13 Michigan along the way. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Colgate ultimately fell to Louisville. ^[8]

Seeding

Main article: 2017 Patriot League men's soccer season

The top six programs qualified for the Patriot League Tournament. ^[9]

Bracket

	First round November 7					Semifinals November 10					Championship November 12
						1	Loyola (MD)	2
	3	Bucknell	0			6	Colgate (OT)	3
	6	Colgate	1								6	Colgate	1
											5	Holy Cross	0
						2	Boston U	0 (1)
	4	Lehigh	0			5	Holy Cross (pen.)	0 (4)
	5	Holy Cross	3

Results

First round

November 7

7:05 PM EST

No. 4 Lehigh Mountain Hawks	0–3	No. 5 Holy Cross Crusaders
	Report	Rupp 3' Cestaro 12' Ross 13'

Ulrich Sports Complex, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 158

Referee: Mike DeFelice

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November 7

7:05 PM EST

No. 3 Bucknell Bison	0–1	No. 6 Colgate Raiders
	Report	Morrison 71'

Holmes Stadium, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 300

Referee: Shaun Papperman

Semifinals

November 10

5:00 PM EST

No. 1 Loyola Greyhounds	2–3 (a.e.t.)	No. 6 Colgate Raiders
Watson 6' Fawole 62'	Report	DeLeo 70' 98' Clarke 87'

Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 656

Referee: Mark Gorak

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November 10

8:00 PM EST

No. 2 Boston University Terriers	0–0 (a.e.t.)	No. 5 Holy Cross Crusaders
Penalties
Cortet McDonnell Lampis	1–4	Carfora Ross Krause Rupp

Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 656

Referee: Karl Kummer

Final

November 12

3:00 PM EST

No. 5 Holy Cross Crusaders	0–1	No. 6 Colgate Raiders
	Report	Harris 67'

Ridley Athletic Complex, Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 237

Referee: John McCloskey

Awards

Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Tournament team [10]

Jared Stroud, Colgate Sr., M Steven DeLeo, Colgate, Jr., F Oliver Harris, Colgate, Jr., M Aram Ouligian, Colgate, Jr., D Yuji Callahan, Holy Cross, Sr., F/M Brad Ross, Holy Cross, Sr., D Henry Stutz, Holy Cross, Jr., GK Gabriel Carlsson, Loyola Maryland, Jr., M Josh Fawole, Loyola Maryland So., F Satchel Cortet, Boston University, So., M Adam Sheikali, Boston University, Sr., D

MVP's in Bold

References

1. "Colgate Earns First-Ever NCAA Tournament Victory With 2-0 Win At UMass". Patriot League . November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
2. Touri, Amir (November 17, 2017). "Clock runs out on UMass men's soccer's dream season in NCAA opener". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian . dailycollegian.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
3. Ryan, Conor. "UMass men's soccer falls to Colgate in first round of NCAA Tournament". The Republican . Advance Publications . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
4. "Colgate Travels to Face No. 13 Seed Michigan in NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round". Patriot League . November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
5. Spezia, Mark (November 19, 2017). "NCAA soccer tourney: MSU, WMU advance, Michigan falls". Detroit Free Press . Gannett Company via Detroit Media Partnership. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
6. "Michigan Wolverines vs. Colgate Raiders Soccer Match Stats". ESPN . November 19, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
7. Pave, Marvin (November 22, 2017). "Needham's Ouligian rises to the occasion for Colgate soccer". The Boston Globe . John W. Henry . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
8. Hamot, Gideon (November 28, 2017). "After an Unprecedented Winning Streak, Men's Soccer Falls to Louisville". The Colgate Maroon-News . Colgate University . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
9. "2017 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League . Retrieved November 9, 2017.
10. "No. 6 Colgate Captures its Second-Straight and Seventh Overall Title". Patriot League. patriotleague.org. November 12, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.