The 2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the seventh season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 24th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 2.
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, while Creighton were the defending conference regular season champions. Georgetown successfully defended their Big East Tournament title, and also won the regular season.
Four Big East teams earned berths into the NCAA Tournament, where Georgetown won the NCAA Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against Virginia. This was Georgetown's first national championship in men's soccer, and their first College Cup appearance since 2012. Elsewhere, St. John's and Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Virginia and Clemson, respectively, while Butler was eliminated in the first round by West Virginia.
Coaching changes Ahead of the 2019 season, Creighton head coach Elmar Bolowich was hired by professional soccer club, Jacksonville Armada FC. Johnny Torres was hired to replace Bolowich.
SchoolOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment Creighton Elmar Bolowich Resigned Preseason Johnny Torres
Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Years atschool Overall record Record atschool Big Eastrecord NCAATournaments NCAACollege Cups NCAATitles Ref.Butler Michigan (asst.) 9 2 0 0 Creighton Creighton (asst.) 1 0 0 0 DePaul Colgate (asst.) 2 0 0 0 Georgetown Notre Dame (asst.) 14 6 1 0 Marquette Milwaukee 14 7 0 0 Providence Franklin Pierce 8 7 2 0 Seton Hall LIU Post 2 8 0 0 St. John's Montclair State 29 20 4 1 Villanova Villanova (asst.) 12 1 0 0 Xavier Northwestern (asst.) 10 4 0 0
Preseason Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 21, 2019. Team ranking PointsFirst 1. Georgetown819 2.Creighton680 3.Providence650 4. Marquette591 5. Xavier440 6. Butler400 7.St. John's330 8.Seton Hall280 9. DePaul210 10. Villanova110
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019. UnitedSoccer CSN SoccerAmericaTop DrawerSoccerButler — — — —Creighton RV RV — —DePaul — — — —Georgetown 13 12 11 11Marquette — — — —Providence — — — —Seton Hall — — — —St. John's — — — —Villanova — — — —Xavier — — — TBD
Preseason All-Conference Teams All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll. Award Recipient(s) Preseason Offensive Player of the YearDerek Dodson, Georgetown Preseason Defensive Player of the YearDylan Nealis, Georgetown Preseason Goalkeeper of the YearPaul Kruse, Creighton Preseason All-Big EastDerek Dodson, GeorgetownIfunanyachi Achara, GeorgetownC.J. Tibbling, Seton HallSamson Sergi, XavierLuka Prpa, MarquetteSkage Simonsen, St. John'sTiago Mendonca, ProvidenceJared Timmer, ButlerDylan Nealis, GeorgetownPatrick Seagrist, MarquetteMax de Bruijne, DePaulPaul Kruse, Creighton
Regular season Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Team Tournament Finish
Postseason Big East Tournament
The 2019 Big East Tournament was held from November 9–17, 2019. Georgetown won the championship against Providence.
NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 3 3 Georgetown W 5–0 vs. Pitt – (Washington, DC) W 5–1 vs. Louisville – (Washington, DC) W 2–1 vs. #4 Washington – (Washington, DC) W 2–0 vs. #7 Stanford – (Cary, NC) T 3–3 (7–6 PKs) vs. Virginia – (Cary, NC) 16 1 St. John's W 2–0 vs. Syracuse – (New York, NY) L 0–3 vs. #1 Virginia – (Charlottesville, VA) 4 Providence W 2–0 vs. NJIT – (Providence, RI) W 3–2 (OT) vs. #15 Penn State – (State College, PA) L 1–2 (OT) vs. #2 Clemson – (Clemson, SC) 3 Butler L 1–5 vs. West Virginia – (Indianapolis, IN)
Rankings National rankings Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25NVNo votes received Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 FinalButler NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVCreighton RVRVRVNVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV RVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVDePaul NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVGeorgetown 1365325121373332None released1 11119645565222222221Marquette NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVProvidence NVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVRV21None released14 NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRV1913111111Seton Hall NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVSt. John's NVRV1999121074881414None released12 NVNVNVRV16121214991212161715161616Villanova NVNVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVXavier NV141119RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVRV10101125RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Regional rankings - USC East Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12Butler1098NVNVNV967866CreightonNV89557NVNVNVNVNVNVDePaulNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVGeorgetown111124421111MarquetteNVNV10RV9NVNVNVNVNVNVNVProvidenceNVNVNV6710786654Seton HallNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVSt. John's532242213345Villanova9669NV9109NVNVNVNVXavier22710NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors Week Offensive DefensiveGoalkeeperFreshmanRef. Player Pos. Team Player Pos. TeamPlayerTeamPlayerPos.Team Sep. 2Stephen EliasFWSeton HallLuke HansenDFSt. John'sMatthew RosenbergXavierJackson WeymanGKMarquette Sep. 9Samson SergiFWXavierSean O'HearnDFGeorgetownCarson WilliamsVillanovaDominic BriggsFWCreighton Sep. 16Zach RiviereFWGeorgetownMatt ChandlerDFSt. John'sCarson WilliamsVillanovaWilmer CabreraFWButler Sept. 23Niko PetridisMFSt. John'sDylan NealisDFGeorgetownCollin ValdiviaCreightonLuke MitchellMFCreighton Sep. 30Yudai TashiroMFSt. John'sRafael BustamenteDFSt. John'sJackson WeymanMarquetteChristian MarquezFWMarquette Oct. 7Tani OluwaseyiFWSt. John'sLove FrederikssonDFSeton HallCarson WilliamsVillanovaBrendan HicksDFButler Oct. 14Ifunanyachi AcharaFWGeorgetownBrandon DuarteMFSt. John'sGiannis NikopolidisGeorgetownEsben WolfMFProvidence Oct. 21Wilmer Cabrera Jr.FWButlerDylan NealisDFGeorgetownGabriel GjergjiButlerWilmer Cabrera Jr.FWButler Oct. 28Derek DodsonFWGeorgetownDylan NealisDFGeorgetownMatthew RosenbergXavierKarsen HenderlongFWXavier Nov. 4Carlton McKenzieFWSeton HallRamzi QawasmyDFProvidenceTomas RomeroGeorgetownJake AshfordDFCreighton
Postseason honors 2019 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearTani Oluwasey – St. John'sDefensive Player of the YearDylan Nealis – GeorgetownMidfielder of the YearJacob Montes – GeorgetownCo-Goalkeepers of the YearGiannis Nikopolidis – GeorgetownJan Hoffelner – St. John'sCoach of the YearDave Masur – St. John'sFreshman of the YearWilmer Cabrera Jr. – Butler
2019 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees Third Team HonoreesDerek Dodson, Georgetown Tani Oluwaseyi, St. John's Samson Sergi, Xavier Yudai Tashiro, Creighton Jacob Montes, Georgetown Tiago Mendonca, Providence Max de Bruijne, DePaul Dylan Nealis, Georgetown Patrick Seagrist, Marquette Joao Serrano, Providence Giannis Nikopolidis, GeorgetownWilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler Luke Haakenson, Creighton Achara, Georgetown Carlton McKenzie, Seton Hall Sean Zawadzki, Georgetown Luka Prpa, Marquette Paulo Lima, Providence Skage Simonsen, St. John's Younes Boudadi, Creighton Brandon Duarte, St. John's Shane Bradley, Villanova Jan Hoffelner, St. John'sBrandon Guhl, Butler Jack Haywood, Butler Jared Timmer, Butler Kuba Polat, Creighton Connor Alba, Marquette Josh Coan, Marquette Austin Aviza, Providence Danny Griffin, Providence Brandon Knapp, St. John's Einar Lye, St. John's Derrick Otim, Xavier Matthew Rosenberg, Xavier
All-Americans
Consensus All-AmericansDylan Nealis – Georgetown To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team. College Soccer NewsSoccer AmericaTop Drawer SoccerUnited Soccer Coaches First Team Dylan Nealis – GeorgetownDylan Nealis – GeorgetownDylan Nealis – Georgetown Jacob Montes – Georgetown Dylan Nealis – Georgetown Second TeamJacob Montes – GeorgetownNone NoneJacob Montes – Georgetown Derek Dodson – GeorgetownThird TeamNoneJacob Montes – Georgetown Derek Dodson – GeorgetownSean Zawadzki – GeorgetownJacob Montes – Georgetown Derek Dodson – Georgetown
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020.
Player Team School13MFInter MiamiGeorgetown (Sr.)110DFNew York Red BullsMarquette (Sr.)125FWToronto FCGeorgetown (Sr.)234FWHouston DynamoMarquette (Sr.)244FWOrlando CityProvidence (RS-Sr.)249MFColumbus CrewProvidence (Sr.)480MFNashville SCCreighton (Sr.)493MFNew York Red BullsSt. John's (Sr.)4102DFLos Angeles FCCreighton (Sr.)
Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No players in the Big East Conference signed homegrown contracts.
References
External links Big East Men's Soccer