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2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams12
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickRafael Andrade Santos, VCU
Picked byD.C. United, 74th overall
Regular Season
Season championsUMass
  Runners-upVCU
Tournament
ChampionsUMass
  Runners-upVCU
Finals MVPMatthew Mooney
A-10 men's soccer seasons
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass ‡ 6 – 1 – 1 15 – 4 – 3
VCU + 6 – 2 – 0 13 – 7 – 0
George Washington 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 7 – 2
Dayton 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 8 – 2
No. 11 Fordham + 5 – 2 – 1 14 – 6 – 3
Rhode Island 4 – 3 – 1 10 – 6 – 3
St. Bonaventure 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 9 – 2
Saint Louis 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
Davidson 3 – 4 – 1 8 – 7 – 2
LaSalle 3 – 5 – 0 8 – 9 – 1
Saint Joseph's 1 – 6 – 1 3 – 11 – 4
Duquesne 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 13 – 1
George Mason 0 – 7 – 1 5 – 9 – 2
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 31st season of varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 25 and concluded on November 1. The season culminated with the 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament which began on November 4 and concluded on November 12.

UMass went on to win both the regular season at tournament championships.[1][2][3] Saint Louis entered the season as the defending regular season champions, but a dip in form, prevented them from retaining the title. Fordham were the defending tournament champions, and have qualified for the A-10 Tournament, offering them an opportunity to defend their title. The Fordham Rams were eliminated by UMass in the semifinals.[4]

In addition to UMass; regular season and tournament runners-up, VCU,[5] as well as Fordham qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This was the first time since 2014 that an A-10 team earned an at-large berth in the tournament. Further, this was the most teams the A-10 fielded in the NCAA Tournament since 2012, when there were four berths from the conference. In the tournament, VCU was given a second-round bye and 16 seed where they were eliminated by Butler. Massachusetts and Fordham contested in the first round. Massachusetts fell to Colgate,[6] while Fordham ended up going on a quarterfinal run,[7][8] knocking off two ACC teams.[9][10] It was the furthest run by an A-10 team in the tournament since 2011, when Charlotte reached the 2011 College Cup Final.[11][12][13]

Preseason[edit]

Recruiting[edit]

National rankings
Team CSN[14] TDS[15] Total signees
Davidson NR NR 4
Dayton NR NR TBA
Duquesne NR NR 12
Fordham NR NR 4
George Mason NR NR TBA
George Washington NR NR TBA
La Salle NR NR TBA
UMass NR #55 3
Rhode Island NR NR 8
St. Bonaventure NR NR 3
Saint Joseph's NR NR TBA
Saint Louis NR #18 8
VCU NR #15 9

Preseason poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2017. Fordham was voted to repeat as A-10 champions, with Saint Louis and VCU being close second and thirds.[16]

Team Ranking First-place votes Raw points
1. Fordham 8 162
2. Saint Louis 2 153
3. VCU 3 147
4. Dayton 0 122
5. Rhode Island 0 105
6. George Washington 0 94
7. Duquesne 0 90
8. UMass 0 72
9. La Salle 0 70
10. Davidson 0 57
11. George Mason 0 43
12. Saint Joseph's 0 35
13. St. Bonaventure 0 33

Regular season[edit]

Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won
A10 member lost
A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug 21-27)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 1:00 p.m. Duquesne Saint Francis (PA) Stokes Soccerplex • Loretto, PA A10N L 2–4 200
August 25 4:00 p.m. St. Francis Brooklyn UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 2–1 326
August 25 5:00 p.m. Fordham Elon Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 T 0–0 2OT 0
August 25 6:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH T 1–1 2OT 1,152
August 25 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Coastal Carolina George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA W 2–1 394
August 25 7:00 p.m. George Washington Binghamton Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY Stadium L 0–4 928
August 25 7:00 p.m. Loyola (MD) La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA L 4–5 OT 65
August 25 7:00 p.m. Boston University Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI A10N W 3–0 318
August 25 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Bucknell Emmitt Field • Lewisburg, PA W 1–0 OT 885
August 25 7:30 p.m. Temple St. Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA W 3–1 1,874
August 25 7:30 p.m. Oakland VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA A10N L 2–3 566
August 25 8:30 p.m. No. 8 Syracuse Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO L 1–2 OT 2,348
August 26 6:00 p.m. Presbyterian Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 2–1 767
August 27 12:00 p.m. Bloomsburg Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10N W 5–0 208
August 27 2:30 p.m. Fordham Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 L 0–3 582
August 27 3:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Robert Morris North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA A10N W 3–2 2OT 612
August 27 3:30 p.m. Sacred Heart UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 3–0 362
August 27 4:00 p.m. Dayton Fort Wayne Hefner Soccer Complex • Fort Wayne, IN L 1–2 188
August 27 4:00 p.m. George Washington Lehigh Ulrich Sports Complex • Bethlehem, PA PLTV W 1–0 209
August 25 7:00 p.m. American George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
D.C. College Cup		 W 3–0 542
August 27 7:00 p.m. No. 22 Michigan State Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO L 0–2 1,261
August 27 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA L 2–3 415

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Matt Crawford
Paul Afful		 Saint Joseph's
St. Bonaventure 		Corey Chambers George Mason Corey Chambers George Mason
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[17]

Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 3)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 0–4 2,112
August 29 7:00 p.m. Hartford Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA T 1–1 53
August 31 7:00 p.m. Marshall Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10N+ L 1–3 310
September 1 4:00 p.m. La Salle DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL L 1–2 236
September 1 4:00 p.m. Columbia UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA T 1–1 2OT 345
September 1 6:00 p.m. Western Illinois Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH W 4–1 271
September 1 7:00 p.m. Radford Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 1–0 384
September 1 7:00 p.m. George Mason Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY L 1–3 760
September 1 7:00 p.m. George Washington St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY NEC Front Row L 1–2 225
September 1 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure UTRGV UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex • Edinburg, TX
Rio Grande Valley Invitational		 T 1–1 2OT 754
September 1 7:00 p.m. Iona VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA Cancelled[a]
September 1 7:30 p.m. Fordham St. John's Belson Stadium • Queens, NY W 1–0 1,330
September 2 2:00 p.m. St. Joseph's Quinnipiac QU Soccer Field • Hamden, CT L 0–1 1,047
September 2 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Wake Forest Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO L 1–4 919
September 3 12:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Houston Baptist UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex • Edinburg, TX
Rio Grande Valley Invitational		 L 1–2 2OT 93
September 3 1:00 p.m. Dayton Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN T 0–0 2OT 394
September 3 1:00 p.m. George Mason Siena Siena Turf Field • Loudonville, NY T 2–2 2OT 347
September 3 1:00 p.m. La Salle Loyola Chicago Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, IL L 1–3 211
September 3 7:00 p.m. Providence Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI A10N L 1–2 OT 2,289
September 3 7:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA W 3–2 352

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Janos Loebe
Rafael Santos 		Fordham
VCU 		Sam Bissett Davidson Thor Helgason Dayton
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[18]

Week 3 (Sep 4-10)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 4:00 p.m. Columbia Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY L 0–1 389
September 5 2:00 p.m. William & Mary George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Complex • Washington, DC CSTV L 1–2 242
September 5 7:00 p.m. UMass No. 24 New Hampshire Bremner Field • Durham, NH L 0–3 472
September 6 7:00 p.m. Davidson UNC Asheville Greenwood Soccer Field • Asheville, NC W 3–2 229
September 6 7:00 p.m. Manhattan Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA HAA W 2–1 OT 71
September 7 7:00 p.m. Bryant Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI W 4–0 318
September 8 7:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
Dayton Tournament		 W 2–1 847
September 8 7:00 p.m. Fordham Lafayette Oaks Stadium • Easton, PA W 4–0 437
September 8 7:00 p.m. Canisius St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY
Franciscan Cup		 L 0–2 378
September 8 7:30 p.m. Binghamton George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA W 4–3 967
September 9 12:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's VMI Patchin Field • Lexington, VA T 0–0 2OT 100
September 9 1:00 p.m. Boston University UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 1–0 407
September 9 4:00 p.m. Duquesne Bucknell Emmitt Field • Lewisburg, PA L 0–2 272
September 9 6:00 p.m. Winthrop Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 2–1 572
September 9 7:00 p.m. La Salle Rider Ben Cohen Field • Lawrenceville, NJ L 1–2 541
September 9 8:00 p.m. Saint Louis Marquette Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI W 1–0 909
September 10 1:00 p.m. Albany St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY W 1–0 217
September 10 2:00 p.m. Liberty Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
Dayton Tournament		 Spectrum L 0–1 545
September 10 4:00 p.m. Marist Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI W 3–0 314
September 10 7:00 p.m. VCU Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL Cancelled[b]

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Ryan Mingachos George Mason Nils Leifhelm Rhode Island Daniel Morales
Patrick Wilkinson 		Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[19]

Week 4 (Sep 11-17)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 4:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Sacred Heart Campus Field • Fairfield, CT L 1–2 OT 120
September 12 7:00 p.m. High Point Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC T 1–1 2OT 411
September 12 7:00 p.m. UMass Dartmouth Burnham Field • Hanover, NH L 0–1 974
September 13 7:00 p.m. Dayton Northern Kentucky NKU Soccer Stadium • Highland Heights, KY L 0–1 101
September 13 7:00 p.m. George Washington Navy Glenn Warner Soccer Facility • Annapolis, MD Stadium W 3–1 204
September 15 7:00 p.m. Wofford Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC W 3–0 407
September 16 1:00 p.m. Colgate UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 2–1 506
September 16 2:00 p.m. Fordham Quinnipiac QU Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT W 1–0 734
September 16 7:00 p.m. Navy Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10+ W 2–1 302
September 16 7:00 p.m. West Virginia George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA L 2–3 OT 376
September 16 7:00 p.m. UMBC George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC T 1–1 2OT 314
September 17 7:00 p.m. Lafayette La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 2–1 250
September 17 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 16 New Hampshire Bremner Field • Durham, NH T 0–0 2OT 1,731
September 17 7:00 p.m. Hartwick St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY L 1–3 125
September 17 8:00 p.m. No. 25 Akron Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO T 0–0 2OT 601
September 17 1:00 p.m. Dayton No. 12 Western Michigan WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, MI L 0–1 500

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Janos Loebe Fordham Rashid Nuhu
Nils Leifhelm 		Fordham
Rhode Island 		Oscar Brown George Washington
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[20]

Week 5 (Sep 18-24)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 7:00 p.m. Davidson Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA ACCN+ L 1–2 412
September 19 3:00 p.m. Duquesne Temple Temple Sports Complex • Philadelphia, PA L 1–4 265
September 19 7:00 p.m. George Washington No. 7 North Carolina Fetzer Field • Cary, NC ESPN3 L 1–4 418
September 19 7:00 p.m. UMass Central Connecticut Central Connecticut Soccer Field • New Britain, CT T 1–1 2OT 233
September 19 7:00 p.m. VCU Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA
Rivalry		 A10N+ L 0–1 0
September 19 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Villanova Higgins Soccer Complex • Philadelphia, PA
City 6		 L 0–3 257
September 20 7:00 p.m. Oakland Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH UDTV W 6–2 202
September 20 7:00 p.m. Manhattan Fordham Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY A10N W 3–0 214
September 20 7:00 p.m. East Tennessee State George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA W 3–1 124
September 20 7:00 p.m. Penn La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 3–0 165
September 20 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Niagara Niagara Field • Lewiston, NY T 1–1 2OT 287
September 23 1:00 p.m. Bryant Fordham Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY W 1–0 345
September 23 1:00 p.m. Hartford UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 3–0 461
September 23 2:00 p.m. NJIT George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC W 1–0 338
September 23 2:00 p.m. No. 5 Stanford Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 2–0 3,326
September 23 7:00 p.m. Dayton West Virginia Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, WV L 0–1 1,008
September 23 7:00 p.m. George Mason Longwood Longwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA W 2–0 212
September 23 7:00 p.m. Hartwick La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 2–1 250
September 23 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 25 Brown Stevenson-Pincince Field • Providence, RI T 0–0 2OT 468
September 23 7:00 p.m. Yale Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA A10N+ L 0–1 2,450
September 24 1:00 p.m. Duquesne Robert Morris Minton Soccer Field • Moon Township, PA T 1–1 2OT 127
September 24 2:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Marist Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY L 1–3 127
September 24 7:00 p.m. VCU Coastal Carolina CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC BSNTV W 1–0 130

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Leo Novaes Saint Louis Rashid Nuhu
Nils Leifhelm 		Fordham
Rhode Island 		Brady O'Connor
Spencer Jones 		George Washington
Saint Louis
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[21]

Week 6 (Sep 25-Oct 1)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 25 6:00 p.m. Davidson No. 9 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 L 1–2 1,056
September 26 5:00 p.m. Rhode Island Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA W 2–1 372
September 26 7:00 p.m. George Washington Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Brookhaven, NY Wolfievision T 1–1 2OT 672
September 27 7:00 p.m. Duquesne Bowling Green Cochrane Soccer Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 0–1 2OT 773
September 27 7:00 p.m. LIU Brooklyn La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA T 1–1 2OT 375
September 30 3:00 p.m. La Salle Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA DUQ 3–1 207
September 30 3:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Saint Francis (PA) Stokes SoccerPlex • Loretto, PA W 1–0 0
September 30 6:00 p.m. Dayton Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC DAY 2–1 1,264
September 30 7:00 p.m. George Washington Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URI 2–1 418
September 30 7:00 p.m. Fordham George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA T 1–1 2OT 831
September 30 7:00 p.m. VCU No. 15 UNC Wilmington Legion Field • Wilmington, NC CAAtv W 1–0 OT 130
September 30 8:00 p.m. UMass Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO MASS 3–1 461

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Chae Brangman Rhode Island Mario Sequeira VCU Davis Smith UMass
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[22]

Week 7 (Oct 2-8)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 3 4:00 p.m. Vermont UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA W 2–1 247
October 4 2:00 p.m. George Mason George Washington Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA
Revolutionary Rivalry/D.C. College Cup		 MASN+ GWU 1–0 263
October 4 7:00 p.m. Davidson VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA A10N VCU 4–1 479
October 4 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH Spectrum DAY 3–2 248
October 4 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10N+ SLU 3–0 187
October 4 7:00 p.m. La Salle Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY FOR 1–0 285
October 4 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URI 3–2 1,309
October 7 12:00 p.m. Duquesne UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA MASS 5–0 507
October 7 2:00 p.m. Dayton George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Complex • Washington, DC GWU 2–0 335
October 7 3:00 p.m. Davidson St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY DAV 1–0 0
October 7 7:00 p.m. VCU Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY VCU 1–0 211
October 7 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA URI 1–0 450
October 7 7:00 p.m. George Mason Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA SJU 2–0 1,780

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Stavros Zarokostas Rhode Island Reese Moore George Washington Davis Smith UMass
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[23]

Week 8 (Oct 9-15)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 10 5:00 p.m. Rhode Island Holy Cross Linda Johnson Smith Stadium • Worcester, MA W 2–0 102
October 11 7:00 p.m. Duquesne Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 11 7:00 p.m. Fordham St. Bonaventure Marra Sports Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY FOR 2–0 54
October 11 7:00 p.m. George Washington La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA LAS 5–3 207
October 11 7:00 p.m. UMass Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA T 2–2 154
October 11 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA A10N VCU 4–0 606
October 14 1:00 p.m. La Salle UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA MASS 2–0 614
October 14 6:00 p.m. Rhode Island Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 14 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Dayton Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Spectrum DAY 6–1 263
October 14 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Fordham Coffey Stadium • The Bronx, NY FOR 1–0 264
October 14 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA SLU 3–2 685
October 14 7:00 p.m. George Washington VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA A10N GWU 2–1 516

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Dominik Richter Rhode Island Rashid Nuhu Fordham Jacob Bohm Fordham
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[24]

Week 9 (Oct 16-22)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 18 3:00 p.m. Rhode Island UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA MASS 2–1 255
October 18 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10N SBU 1–0 2OT 165
October 18 2:00 p.m. Davidson George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC GWU 2–0 306
October 18 7:00 p.m. VCU George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA
Rivalry		 A10N VCU 4–0 385
October 18 7:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
City 6		 WCAU+ LAS 4–2 268
October 18 8:00 p.m. Dayton Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO DAY 4–0 373
October 21 2:00 p.m. Duquesne George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC GWU 1–0 464
October 21 5:00 p.m. George Mason St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY SBU 1–0 206
October 21 7:00 p.m. UMass Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH MASS 3–2 361
October 21 7:00 p.m. Fordham Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI FOR 2–0 1,000
October 21 7:00 p.m. VCU Saint Joseph's McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA VCU 3–0 1,280
October 21 7:00 p.m. Davidson Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO DAV 1–0 306

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Rok Taneski Dayton Thor Arne Höfs George Washington Hugh Chatham Davidson
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[25]

Week 10 (Oct 23-29)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 24 7:00 p.m. Elon Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC
October 24 7:00 p.m. La Salle Drexel Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA
City 6		 W 1–0 355
October 24 7:00 p.m. VCU No. 9 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD BTN+ W 3–0 820
October 28 7:00 p.m. Duquesne Dayton Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA A10N+ DAY 1–0 113
October 28 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY A10N SLU 2–1 312
October 28 7:00 p.m. No. 25 UMass George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA UMASS 4–1 479
October 28 7:00 p.m. George Washington Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA A10N GWU 3–1 870
October 28 7:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA SBU 2–1 500
October 28 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA A10N VCU 2–1 726

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Rafael Santos VCU Mario Sequeira VCU Mario Sequeira VCU
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[26]

Week 11 (Oct 30-Nov 5)[edit]

Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 1 2:00 p.m. Fordham No. 25 UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA A10N FOR 3–2 463
November 1 7:00 p.m. La Salle Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC LAS 2–0 624
November 1 7:00 p.m. George Mason Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH Spectrum
November 1 7:00 p.m. Duquesne Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URI 2–1 519
November 1 7:00 p.m. No. 22 VCU St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • St. Bonaventure, NY A10N SBU 2–1 210

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Rok Taneski Dayton Rashid Nuhu Fordham Nicola Bonso St. Bonaventure
Reference: Atlantic 10 Conference[27]

Rankings[edit]

United Soccer Coaches National[edit]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[28] Wk
1[29] 		Wk
2[30] 		Wk
3[31] 		Wk
4[32] 		Wk
5[33] 		Wk
6[34] 		Wk
7[35] 		Wk
8[36] 		Wk
9[37] 		Wk
10[38] 		Wk
11[39] 		Wk
12[40] 		Final
Davidson C
Dayton C
Duquesne C
Fordham C RV RV 11
George Mason C RV NR
George Washington C
La Salle C
UMass C RV 25 25 RV 24 NR
Rhode Island C RV
Saint Louis C
St. Joseph's C
St. Bonaventure C
VCU C RV RV RV 22 24 22 RV

United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional[edit]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Wk
1[41] 		Wk
2[42] 		Wk
3[43] 		Wk
4[44] 		Wk
5[45] 		Wk
6[46] 		Wk
7[47] 		Wk
8[48] 		Wk
9[49] 		Wk
10[50] 		Wk
11[51] 		Wk
12[52]
Davidson C 9 7 9 NR
Dayton C
Duquesne C
Fordham C 8 7 NR 9 10 7 8
George Mason C 7 NR
George Washington C
La Salle C
UMass C 9 10 NR 9 8 7 5 5 8 5
Rhode Island C 10 NR 10 10 NR 10 NR
Saint Louis C
St. Joseph's C
St. Bonaventure C
VCU C 9 9 7 4 4 7

Postseason[edit]

Atlantic 10 Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Quarterfinals
November 4–5 		Semifinals
Friday, November 10 		Championship
Sunday, November 12
         
1 UMass 1
8 Saint Louis 0
1 UMass (OT) 1
5 Fordham 0
4 Dayton 2
5 Fordham 3
1 UMass 3
2 VCU 1
2 VCU 4
7 St. Bonaventure 1
2 VCU 2
6 Rhode Island 0
3 George Washington 0
6 Rhode Island 1

NCAA Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
16 1 VCU BYE L 2–3 vs. Butler – (Richmond)
— 3 Fordham W 3–2 OT vs. St. Francis Brooklyn – (The Bronx) W 1–0 vs. #11 Virginia – (Charlottesville) T, 2–2 W, 9–8 PK vs. #6 Duke – (Durham) L 1–2 vs. #3 North Carolina – (Cary)
— 2 UMass L 0–2 vs. Colgate – (Amherst)

Awards[edit]

Postseason awards[edit]

All A-10 awards and teams[edit]

2017 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[53]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU
Coach of the Year Fran O'Leary, UMass
Midfielder of the Year Rok Taneski, Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year Matthew Lewis, UMass
Freshman of the Year Davis Smith, UMass
2017 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[54]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

Alvarro Navarro (DAY)
Rok Taneski (DAY)
Matthew Lewis (FOR)
Jannick Loebe (FOR)
Janos Loebe (FOR)
Rashid Nuhu (FOR)
Christian Lawal (GWU)
Alex Desantis (UMA)
Davis Smith (UMA)
Lennart Hein (SLU)
Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU)

James Haupt (DAY)
Joergen Oland (FOR)
Henning Dirks (GMU)
Konrad Gorich (UMA)
Brandon Merklin (UMA)
Chae Brangman (URI)
Peder Kristiansen (URI)
Nils Leifhelm (URI)
Dominik Richter (URI)
Francesco Amorosino (VCU)
Luc Fatton (VCU)

Jonas Fjeldberg (DAY)
Thor Helgason (DAY)
Jacob Bohm (FOR)
Andron Kangramanyan (FOR)
Oscar Brown (GWU)
Jack Fulton (UMA)
Davis Smith (UMA)
Ritchie Barry (SJU)
Nichola Bonso (SBU)
Ulrik Edvarsen (VCU)
Mario Sequeira (VCU)

All Americans[edit]

Three Atlantic 10 players were named All-Americans by the media.[55][56]

Player Position Year School All-America Recognition(s)
Davis Smith DF Freshman UMass United Soccer Coaches Third-Team
János Löbe FW Senior Fordham CollegeSoccerNews.com Third-Team
Rafael Santos MF Senior VCU CollegeSoccerNews.com Second-Team
United Soccer Coaches Second-Team

MLS SuperDraft[edit]

Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school[edit]

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Davidson 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton 0 0 0 0 0
Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham 0 0 0 0 0
George Mason 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis 0 0 0 0 0
VCU 0 0 0 1 1

List of selections[edit]

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other
4 74 D.C. United Rafael Santos MF VCU

Notable non-draft signees[edit]

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.
Ghana Koby Osei-Wusu MF George Washington United States Richmond Kickers Free transfer [57]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

^[a] The game between Iona and VCU was cancelled due to inclement weather.[58]
^[b] The game between Florida Gulf Coast and VCU was cancelled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma.[59]

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