2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season explained

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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
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Duration:	August, 2016 – November, 2016
No Of Teams:	13
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	Saint Louis
Second Place:	Fordham
Mvp:	Offensive: János Löbe Midfielder: Garrett Heine Defensive: Lalas Abubaker
Draft:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:	Lalas Abubakar, Dayton
Picked By:	Columbus Crew SC, 5th overall
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Fordham
Finals Runner-Up:	VCU
Finals Mvp:	János Löbe
Seasonslistnames:	A-10 men's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2015 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2015
Nextseason Link:	2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2017

The 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.^[1]

The George Washington Colonials and Dayton Flyers are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively. The Saint Louis Billikens won the regular season and the Fordham Rams won the tournament.

Changes from 2015

• On July 28, 2016, Rob Irvine was hired as the head coach for La Salle.^[2]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Dayton Flyers	Dayton, Ohio	Baujan Field
Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Rooney Field
Fordham Rams	Bronx, New York	Coffey Field
George Mason Patriots	Fairfax, Virginia	George Mason Stadium
George Washington Colonials	Washington, D.C.	Mount Vernon Athletic Complex
La Salle Explorers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	McCarthy Stadium
UMass Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts
Rhode Island Rams	Kingston, Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	St. Bonaventure, New York	McGraw-Jennings Field
Saint Joseph's Hawks	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Finnesey Field
Saint Louis Billikens	St. Louis, Missouri	Hermann Stadium
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia	Sports Backers Stadium

• Richmond does not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt supplier
Dayton Flyers		TBA	Nike
Duquesne Dukes		TBA	Nike
Fordham Rams		TBA	Nike
George Mason Patriots		TBA	Adidas
George Washington Colonials		TBA	Nike
La Salle Explorers		TBA	Nike
UMass Minutemen		TBA	Adidas
Rhode Island Rams		TBA	Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies		TBA	Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks		TBA	Nike
Saint Louis Billikens		TBA	Nike
VCU Rams		TBA	Nike

Regular season

Results

Legend

		Win
		Lose
		Tie

Home/Away	DVD	DAY	DUQ	FOR	GMU	GWU	LAS	UMA	URI	STL	STJ	STB	VCU
Davidson Wildcats	style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"
Dayton Flyers	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
Duquesne Dukes	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"
Fordham Rams	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
George Mason Patriots	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
George Washington Colonials	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#FFFFE6;"	2–2
	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
UMass Minutemen	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"
Rhode Island Rams	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
Saint Louis Billikens	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
St. Joseph's Hawks	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"
VCU Rams	style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#D8FFEB;"	2–0	style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#fff;"		style=background:#ddd;"		style=background:#ddd;"

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

	Pre^[3]	Wk 1^[4]	Wk 2^[5]	Wk 3^[6]	Wk 4^[7]	Wk 5^[8]	Wk 6^[9]	Wk 7^[10]	Wk 8^[11]	Wk 9^[12]	Wk 10^[13]	Wk 11^[14]	Wk 12^[15]	Final^[16]
Davidson	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Dayton	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Duquesne	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Fordham	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
George Mason	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
George Washington	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
La Salle	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
UMass	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Rhode Island	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Saint Louis	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
St. Joseph's	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
St. Bonaventure	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
VCU	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->

Honors and awards

Player of the Week

Postseason

A10 tournament

See main article: 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

All-A10 awards and teams

2016 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards^[17]
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	János Löbe, Fordham
Coach of the Year	Mike McGinty, Saint Louis
Midfielder of the Year	Garrett Heine, George Washington
Defensive Player of the Year	Lalas Abubakar, Dayton
Freshman of the Year	Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island

2016 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Maxi Pragnell (F) - Davidson Kennedy Nwabia (F) - Dayton János Löbe (F) - Fordham Luc Fatton (F) - VCU Jannik Loebe (M) - Fordham Garrett Heine (M) – George Washington Rafael Andrade Santos (M) - VCU Lalas Abubakar (D) - Dayton Colman Kennedy (D) - La Salle Dakota Barnathan (D) - VCU Jorge Becerra (GK) – Massachusetts	Matt Robinson (F) - La Salle Joe Saad (F)- Saint Louis Jorge Herranz (F)- VCU Stavros Zarokostas (M) - Rhode Island Matt Crawford (M) - Saint Joseph's Bliss Harris (M)- Saint Joseph's Max Karcher (M) - Saint Louis Matthew Lewis (D)- Fordham Tobi Adewole (D) – George Washington Joss Jess (D) – Massachusetts Rashid Nuhu (GK) - Fordham	Federico Barrios, Dayton Rok Taneski, Dayton Ryan Landry, Duquesne Joergen Oland, Fordham Tunde Akinlosotu, George Mason Pat McCarthy, La Salle Konrad Gorich, Massachusetts Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island Paul Nana Afful, St. Bonaventure Saadiq Mohammed, Saint Louis Quayyum Murana, Saint Louis

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer season

Notes

A : St. Louis hosted VCU on Sept. 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, but did not count as a conference match.^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Soccer. Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. 7 June 2016.
2. Web site: La Salle Names Rob Irvine As Men's Soccer Head Coach. Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. 28 July 2016.
3. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215. dead.
4. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241. dead.
5. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285. dead.
6. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324. dead.
7. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402. dead.
8. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482. dead.
9. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
10. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643. dead.
11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071143/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5723. dead.
12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070647/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5803. dead.
13. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233351/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5883. dead.
14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071136/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5964. dead.
15. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. November 16, 2016. November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063059/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6040. dead.
16. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. January 4, 2017. January 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162457/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6092. dead.
17. Web site: Loebe, Abubaker, Heine, Zarokostas and McGinty Claim Top Atlantic 10 Annual Men's Soccer Awards. Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. November 9, 2016. November 11, 2016.
18. Web site: VCU grabs 1-1 draw at St. Louis. VCU Rams. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. October 9, 2016. September 24, 2016. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180806071446/http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160924zr0njg. dead.