2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

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. 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.

In addition to UMass; regular season and tournament runners-up, VCU, 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, while Fordham ended up going on a quarterfinal run, knocking off two ACC teams. It was the furthest run by an A-10 team in the tournament since 2011, when Charlotte reached the 2011 College Cup Final.

Preseason Recruiting + National rankings Team CSN TDS Total signeesDavidson NR NR 4Dayton NR NR TBADuquesne NR NR 12Fordham NR NR 4George Mason NR NR TBAGeorge Washington NR NR TBALa Salle NR NR TBAUMass NR #55 3Rhode Island NR NR 8St. Bonaventure NR NR 3Saint Joseph's NR NR TBASaint Louis NR #18 8VCU NR #15 9

Preseason poll

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.

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 Index to colors and formattingA10 member wonA10 member lostA10 member tiedA10 teams in bold All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug 21-27)

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 T 0–0 0 August 25 6:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH T 1–1 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 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 1–0 885 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 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 L 0–3 582 August 27 3:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure Robert Morris North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA A10N W 3–2 612 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 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 CrawfordPaul Afful Saint Joseph'sSt. Bonaventure Corey Chambers George Mason Corey Chambers George MasonReference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 3)

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 1–1 345 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 T 1–1 754 September 1 7:00 p.m. Iona VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA Cancelled 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 L 1–2 93 September 3 1:00 p.m. Dayton Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN T 0–0 394 September 3 1:00 p.m. George Mason Siena Siena Turf Field • Loudonville, NY T 2–2 347 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 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 LoebeRafael Santos FordhamVCU Sam Bissett Davidson Thor Helgason DaytonReference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Week 3 (Sep 4-10)

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 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 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 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 0–0 100 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 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

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Ryan Mingachos George Mason Nils Leifhelm Rhode Island Daniel MoralesPatrick Wilkinson Saint Joseph'sSaint LouisReference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Week 4 (Sep 11-17) 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 1–2 120 September 12 7:00 p.m. High Point Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC T 1–1 411 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 2–3 376 September 16 7:00 p.m. UMBC George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC T 1–1 314 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 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 0–0 601 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 NuhuNils Leifhelm FordhamRhode Island Oscar Brown George WashingtonReference: Atlantic 10 Conference

Week 5 (Sep 18-24) Schedule and results: