The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 37th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and concluded on November 2, 2019.
The regular season culminated with the 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which will began on November 8 and concluded on November 16, 2019.
UNCW won the CAA regular season championship, while James Madison won the CAA Tournament championship. James Madison earned the CAA's lone berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the opening round.
Background The 2018 season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season and tournament champions were James Madison, who finished the season with a conference record of 5–1–0 and a regular season and conference tournament record of 12–4–3. As 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions, James Madison earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In addition to James Madison, UNCW earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. UNCW finished the regular season in second place and reached the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.
In the NCAA Tournament, both James Madison and UNCW entered in the first round. UNCW ultimately lost in the first round at home to Furman on penalty kicks, while James Madison reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, the best performance in program history. The Dukes defeated No. 16 High Point, No. 4 North Carolina, and No. 9 Virginia Tech – all on the road. In the quarterfinals, the Dukes played at No. 5 Michigan State. In the Elite Eight matchup, James Madison scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute from follow up shot by Niclas Mohr. The Dukes held the lead against the Spartans until the 72nd minute, where Ryan Sierakowski notched the match-tying goal through a lower-right corner shot. Sierakowski scored the go-ahead goal for Michigan State in the 81st minute, giving Michigan State their first College Cup berth since 1968, and preventing James Madison from reaching the College Cup.
Preseason Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 22, 2019. Team Ranking First place votes 1. James Madison 61 5 2. UNCW 60 4 3. Hofstra 45 0 4. William & Mary 43 0 5. Delaware 28 0 6. Elon 26 0 7. Northeastern 23 0 8. Drexel 22 0 9. Charleston 16 0
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019. UnitedSoccer CSN SoccerAmericaTop DrawerSoccerCharleston — — — —Delaware — — — —Drexel — — — —Elon — — — —Hofstra — RV — —James Madison 17 11 12 24Northeastern — — — —UNCW RV RV — —William & Mary — — — —
Regular season Early season tournaments
Team Tournament Finish James Madison Fairfield Inn JMU Invitational 2nd
Conference results
Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw PostponedClubMatch 12345678Charleston Cougars(COC) HOF NE W&M DEL UNCW DRX JMU ELN0–3 2–4 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–4Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens(DEL) NE UNCW ELN COC JMU W&M HOF DRX2–2 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–5 0–5 2–1Drexel Dragons(DRX) NE W&M JMU ELN HOF COC UNCW DEL1–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2Elon Phoenix(ELN) JMU HOF DEL DRX W&M NE COC UNCW 0–6 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–1Hofstra Pride(HOF) JMU COC ELN UNCW DRX W&M DEL NE 0–2 3–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 5–0 3–0James Madison Dukes(JMU) HOF ELN DRX NE DEL UNCW COC W&M 2–0 6–0 3–1 3–3 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–3Northeastern Huskies(NE) DRX DEL COC UNCW JMU ELN W&M HOF 2–1 2–2 4–2 1–3 3–3 1–3 2–0 0–3UNCW Seahawks(UNCW) W&M DEL NE HOF COC JMU DRX ELN 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0William & Mary Tribe(W&M) UNCW DRX COC ELN HOF DEL NE JMU 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 5–1 0–2 3–2
Positions by round
CAA Players of the Week Week Offensive DefensiveRookieRef. Player Position Team Player Position TeamPlayerPositionTeam Sep. 2Christian LauenborgMFElonAlex AshtonGKHofstraFrederik RieperDFHofstra Sep. 9Tyler CleggMFJames MadisonRenan ThomazoGKDelawareGabriel PerrottaGKUNCW Sep. 16Ryan MassoudMFNortheasternKieran BaskettGKWilliam & MaryDennis MensahFWJames Madison Sep. 23Manuel FerriolMFJames MadisonTJ BushGKJames MadisonLiam MurphyMFNortheastern Sep. 30Manuel FerriolMFJames MadisonSam GolanDFWilliam & MaryNathan MesserMFWilliam & Mary Oct. 7Manuel FerriolMFJames MadisonKieran BaskettGKWilliam & MaryLiam MurphyMFNortheastern Oct. 14Alejandro SaezFWUNCWGabriel PerrottaGKUNCWAlfredo BozalongoMFWilliam & Mary Oct. 21Jacob EvansFWUNCWAustin ShupingGKCharlestonVemund Hole VikMFElon Oct. 28Manuel FerriolMFJames MadisonWilhelm NilssonDFUNCWAlfredo BozalongoMFWilliam & MaryMatthew VowinkelFWHofstra Nov. 4Matthew VowinkelFWHofstraMark LindstromDFUNCWGabriel PerrottaGKUNCWPhillip GoodrumFWUNCW
Postseason CAA Tournament
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 Charlottesville James Madison L 1–3 vs. Campbell – (Harrisonburg, VA)
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 FinalCharleston NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVDelaware NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVDrexel NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVElon NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVHofstra NVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNone releasedNV NVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVJames Madison 17RVRVRV20161718RV2125RV25None releasedRV 2424NVNVRV191618RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNortheastern NVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVUNCW RVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVRV2120RVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVWilliam & Mary NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Regional rankings - USC Atlantic Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received The United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region compares teams across the Atlantic Sun Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, and Patriot League. Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12CharlestonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVDelawareNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVDrexelNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVElonNV6NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVHofstra28667810109878James MadisonRV55111111331NortheasternNVNVNV9858NVNVNVNVNVUNCWNVNV10853322113William & MaryNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Awards and honors Preseason honors The preseason honors were announced on August 22, 2019.
Award Recipients Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Phillip Goodrum, UNCWPreseason Midfielder of the Year Manuel Ferriol, James MadisonPreseason Defensive Player of the Year Mark Lindstrom, UNCWPreseason Goalkeeper of the Year TJ Bush, James MadisonPreseason All-CAA Team Chris Donovan, Drexel Phillip Goodrum, UNCW Matthew Vowinkel, Hofstra Fernando Casero, James Madison Manuel Ferriol, James Madison Tucker Heffron, Charleston Timo Hummrich, Delaware Tom Judge, James Madison Luke Matthews, Elon Mark Lindstrom, UNCW TJ Bush, James Madison
Postseason honors 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearManuel Ferriol, James MadisonCoach of the YearAidan Heaney, UNCWDefensive Player of the YearDanny Reynolds, UNCWRookie of the YearTimothy Ennin, Northeastern
2019 CAA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie TeamChris Donovan, So., F, Drexel Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison Jacob Evans, Jr., M, UNCW Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW Danny Reynolds, R-Sr., D, UNCW TJ Bush, R-Jr., GK, James MadisonBenjamin Klingen, So., F, Northeastern Julian Ngoh, Sr., F, William & Mary Tucker Heffron, R-Sr., M, Charleston Clay Obara, Fr., M, James Madison Petter Soelberg, Jr., M, Hofstra Luca Tausch, So., M, Hofstra Melker Anshelm, So., D, James Madison Brandon Clegg, Sr., D, James Madison Timo Hummrich, So., D, Delaware Wilhelm Nilsson, Sr., D, UNCW George O’Malley, Jr., D, Hofstra Gabriel Perrotta, Fr., GK, UNCWTimothy Ennin, R-Fr., F, Northeastern Tuki Tayali, R-Jr., F, Elon Alfredo Bozalongo, Fr., M, William & Mary Tyler Clegg, So., M, James Madison Ryan Massoud, So., M, Northeastern Jake Nicholson, Jr., M, Charleston Oscar Ramsey, Sr., M, Hofstra Sam Golan, Sr., D, William & Mary Luke Matthews, Sr., D, Elon Frederik Rieper, Fr., D, Hofstra Alex Ashton, Gr., GK, HofstraTimothy Ennin, F, Northeastern Alexander Levengood, F, William & Mary Rex Twum, F, Delaware Alfredo Bozalongo, M, William & Mary Mattias Cooper, M, Elon Clay Obara, M, James Madison Colton Pleasants, M, UNCW Kasper Lehm, D, Elon Frederik Rieper, D, Hofstra Gabriel Perrotta, GK, UNCW
Regional honors
2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Teams First Team Second Team Third TeamThomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison Danny Reynolds, Sr, D, UNCW Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCWMark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison Chris Donovan, So., F, Drexel Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra None
All-Americans
Consensus All-AmericansNone 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 TeamManu Ferriol – James Madison None None None Second Team None None None NoneThird Team None None Manu Ferriol – James Madison None
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be held in January 2020.
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total Charleston––––– Delaware––––– Drexel––––– Elon––––– Hofstra––––– James Madison–1––1 Northeastern––––– UNCW–11–2 William & Mary–––––
List of selections
Player Team School235DFSeattle SoundersUNCW (Sr.)240MFFC DallasJames Madison (Sr.)375FWAtlanta UnitedUNCW (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 CAA players signed a homegrown contract ahead of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.
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References
External links CAA Men's Soccer