2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Gender:men's
Teams:4
Matches:3
Venue:Westcott Field
City:Dallas, Texas
Champions:SMU
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Kevin Hudson
Coachcount:1st
Mvpteam:SMU
Broadcast:American Digital Network, ESPNU

The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.[1]

Seeding and format

The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 SMU 5 1 1 16
2UCF 4 2 1 13
3Connecticut 4 3 0 12
4Temple 4 3 0 12

Results

Semifinals

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Championship

Broadcasting

The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.

Statistics

Goals

RankPlayerCollegeGoals[2] [3]
1 Emil CuelloSMU2
2 Jordan CanoSMU1
Nicky HernandezSMU
Yoni SorokinUCF
D. J. Williams, Jr.SMU

Assists

RankPlayerCollegeAssists
1 Gorka AperribayUCF1
Christian BooromSMU
Bryce ClarkSMU
Garrett McLaughlinSMU

Shutouts

RankPlayerCollegeShutouts
1 Michael NelsonSMU1
Matt RosenbergUCF

Awards

Most valuable players

All-Tournament team

The following 11 players were named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Tournament team. A record six players from SMU were selected for the team.[4]

Player Nat. School PositionClass Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Louis Perez FranceUCFMFFr.Villennes-sur-Seine, France (Lycee Jeanne d'Albert)
Matias Pyysalo FinlandUCFMFJr.Helsinki, Finland (HJK Helsinki)
Andreas Steineger NorwayUCFDFFr.Oslo, Norway (The Norwegian High School for Elite Sports)
Yoni Sorokin IsraelUCFMFFr.Jerusalem, Israel (Denmark High School)
Abdou Mbacke Thiam SenegalConnecticutFWJr.Dakar, Senegal
Jordan Cano United StatesSMUDFSo.Frisco, Texas (Lone Star High School)
Bryce Clark United StatesSMUMFSo.Los Gatos, California (Los Gatos High School)
Emil Cuello United StatesSMUMFSo.Orem, Utah (Orem High School)
Nicky Hernandez United StatesSMUFWFr.Dallas, Texas (Dallas Texans)
Michael Nelson United StatesSMUGKRS So.Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes)
Jared Rice United StatesSMUDFSr.Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior High School)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 American Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced. American Athletic Conference. theamerican.org. November 6, 2017. November 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Box Score: UConn (8-8-2) vs. UCF (8-5-2). UCF Knights. ucfknights.com. November 11, 2017. November 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: AAC Semifinal: No. 4 Temple vs. No. 1 SMU AAC Men's Soccer Championship. American Athletic Conference StatBroadcast. StatBroadcastĀ® Systems. November 10, 2017. November 10, 2017.
  4. Web site: SMU Wins 2017 American Men's Soccer Championship. theamerican.org.