2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season

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2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Big East Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 25 – December 13, 2022
Number of teams11
TV partner(s) Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BEDN)
2023 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
Champions Georgetown
Season MVP Duncan McGuire, Creighton
Tournament
Champions Creighton
  Runners-upGeorgetown
Finals MVPOffensive: Duncan McGuire, Creighton
Defensive: Paul Kruse, Creighton
Men's Soccer seasons
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2023 →
2022 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Georgetown+ 8 –1 –112 –6 –3
Seton Hall+ 4 –1 –57 –4 –7
Xavier 3 –1 –69 –2 –7
Butler 4 –3 –310 –6 –3
Providence 3 –2 –55 –5 –7
No. 9 Creighton‡ 3 –3 –413 –5 –6
UConn 3 –4 –37 –7 –3
St. John's 2 –4 –44 –8 –5
DePaul 1 –4 –54 –6 –7
Villanova 2 –6 –26 –8 –3
Marquette 1 –5 –45 –9 –4
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East

The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Contents

Coaching changes

There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years. [1] [2] Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid. [3] After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university. [4] [5] Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis. [6]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolBig East record
ButlerPaul Snape Michigan (asst.)1292–79–31 (.532)92–79–31 (.532)41–34–5 (.544)
Creighton Johnny Torres Creighton (asst.)534–25–7 (.568)34–25–7 (.568)21–12–3 (.625)
DePaul Mark Plotkin Colgate 50–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
Georgetown Brian Wiese Notre Dame (asst.)170–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
Marquette Louis Bennett Milwaukee 17241–201–57 (.540)106–137–40 (.445)52–77–21 (.417)
ProvidenceCraig Stewart Franklin Pierce 11153–74–29 (.654)102–66–24 (.594)0–0–0 (–)
St. John's David Masur Montclair State 320–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
Seton Hall Andreas Lindberg LIU 50–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
UConn Chris Gbandi Northeastern 132–52–10 (.394)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
Villanova Tom Carlin Villanova (asst.)150–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)
XavierJohn Higgins UIndy 1150–56–29 (.700)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–)

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
TeamTDSCSNSignees
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Preseason Coaches polls

The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East. [7]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Providence94 (4)
2Georgetown93 (7)
3St. John's79
4Creighton71
5Butler60
6Villanova59
7Marquette49
8UConn38
9DePaul23
10Seton Hall22
11Xavier17

Preseason awards

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

Preseason All Big East

First Team
PositionPlayerClassTeam
FW Wilmer Cabrera Jr. SRButler
FWLukas SunessonSRMarquette
FWGevork DiarbianJRProvidence
FWLyam MacKinnonSRVillanova
MFMateo LevequeSOUConn
MFCharles AugusteSRCreighton
MFLuis GarciaSRProvidence
DF Daniel Wu SRGeorgetown
DFRamzi QawasmyGRProvidence
DFBrandon KnappGRSt. John's
GKPaul KruseGRCreighton

Preseason Players of the Year

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler
Co-Defensive Players of the Year Daniel Wu, Georgetown
Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence
Goalkeeper of the YearPaul Kruse, Creighton

Rankings

National rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
 PreWk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
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9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Wk
16		Final
Butler USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Creighton USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
DePaul USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Georgetown USC 2None released
TDS 2
CSN 3
Marquette USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Providence USC 16None released
TDS 6
CSN 14
St. John's USC RVNone released
TDS 25
CSN 30
Seton Hall USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
UConn USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Villanova USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Xavier USC NVNone released
TDS NV
CSN NV

Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NVNo votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big East , Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.

 Wk
1		Wk
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3		Wk
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12
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week.

WeekPlayerSchoolPos.Ref.
Sep. 6
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15

Postseason honors

2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Freshman of the Year
2022 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team HonoreesSecond Team HonoreesThird Team Honorees
USC 1st TeamUSC 2nd TeamTDS 1st TeamTDS 2nd TeamCSN 1st TeamCSN 2nd Team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UConn Huskies men's soccer coach Ray Reid retires after 33-year career". ESPN . December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ Amore, Dom (December 2, 2021). "Longtime UConn men's soccer coach Ray Reid retiring". Hartford Courant . Tribune Publishing . Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Serritella, Rick (December 17, 2021). "Chris Gbandi Named UConn Head Men's Soccer Coach". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Xavier men's soccer head coach Andy Fleming departs after 12 seasons". soccerwire.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hemingway, Greg (March 11, 2022). "Farewell letter from Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lautzenheiser, Greg (March 28, 2022). "John Higgins Named Xavier Men's Soccer Head Coach". goxavier.com. Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Providence Favored In BIG EAST Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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