2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season explained

2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
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Duration:	August 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017
No Of Teams:	10
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Butler
Second Place:	Georgetown
Mvp:	FW: Brandon Guhl, Butler DF: David Enstrom, St. John's GK: Erick Dick, Butler
Draft:	2018 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:	2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:	Eric Dick, Butler
Picked By:	Sporting Kansas City, 13th overall
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2017 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Georgetown
Finals Runner-Up:	Xavier
Seasonslistnames:	Big East men's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2016
Nextseason Link:	2018 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2018

The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 1, 2017. Butler won the regular season title. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship began on November 4, 2017 and concluded with the championship match on November 12, 2017.^[1] Georgetown defeated Xavier in the championship game, 2–1, on a golden goal by Declan McCabe.^[2]

Butler and Georgetown both qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Georgetown entered as an automatic berth, while Butler had an at-large berth. Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by SMU,^[3] while Butler reached the round of 16 before losing to Wake Forest.^{[4] [5]}

Background

Changes from 2016

See also: 2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season.

Head coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Big East record^[6]	NCAA Tournaments^[7]	NCAA College Cups	NCAA Titles
Butler	Paul Snape	Michigan (asst.)	7				1	0	0
Creighton			7				23	6	2
DePaul		U.S. national team (coordinator)	17				1	0	0
Georgetown		Notre Dame (assistant)	12				4	1	0
Marquette			12				7	0	0
Providence			6	overall
Seton Hall		Seton Hall (asst.)	6
St. John's			27
Villanova		Villanova (asst.)	10
Xavier			8

Preseason

Recruiting

National Rankings! Team! CSN^[8] ! TDS^[9] ! Total Signees

Butler	NR	TDS	Total
Creighton	NR	TDS	Total
DePaul	NR	TDS	Total
Georgetown	8	TDS	Total
Marquette	NR	TDS	Total
Providence	NR	TDS	Total
Seton Hall	NR	TDS	Total
St. John's	NR	TDS	Total
Villanova	NR	TDS	Total
Xavier	NR	TDS	Total

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16.^[10]

	Team ranking	First place votes	Raw points
1.	Providence	9	81
2.	Creighton	1	70
3.	Butler	0	68
4.	Villanova	0	52
5.	Georgetown	0	46
6.	Xavier	0	45
7.	Marquette	0	30
8.	St. John's	0	27
9.	DePaul	0	21
10.	Seton Hall	0	21

Preseason All-Conference Teams

All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017.^[10]

Award	Recipient(s)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year	Mac Steeves, Providence
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year	Cory Brown, Xavier
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year	JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown
Preseason All-Big East XI	Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton
Mac Steeves, Providence
Harry Cooksley, St. John's
Lewis Suddick, Butler
Jared Timmer, Butler
Chris Lema, Georgetown
Luka Prpa, Marquette
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton
Mark Jecewiz, Providence
Cory Brown, Xavier
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown

Regular season

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National

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 2017 Top 25 coaches poll.

	Pre^[11]	Wk 1^[12]	Wk 2^[13]	Wk 3^[14]	Wk 4^[15]	Wk 5^[16]	Wk 6^[17]	Wk 7^[18]	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
Butler	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 22	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Creighton	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
DePaul	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 -->
Georgetown	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 18	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Marquette	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 -->
Providence	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 12	<	-- 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 -->
Seton Hall	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. John'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 -->
Villanova	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 -->
Xavier	C	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> NR	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->

United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Regional

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Postseason

Big East Tournament

See main article: 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
14	Chapel Hill	Georgetown	bgcolor=#ddd		L 1–2^2OT vs. SMU – (Washington, D.C.)
	Winston-Salem	Butler	W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Indianapolis)	W 3–2 vs. #16 VCU – (Richmond)	L 0–2 vs. #1 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)

Awards

2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards^[19]
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Players of the Year	Brandon Guhl, So., Butler Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton
Midfielder of the Year	Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John's
Defensive Player of the Year	David Enstrom, Sr., St. John's
Goalkeeper of the Year	Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler
Coach of the Year	Paul Snape, Butler
Freshman of the Year	Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown

2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Freshman Team
Forwards: Brandon Guhl, So., Butler‡ Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton‡ Mac Steeves, RS-Sr., Providence Midfielders: Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John’s Chris Lema, Sr., Georgetown Lewis Suddick, So., Butler Defenders: Cory Brown, Sr., Xavier David Enstrom, Sr., St. John’s Brendan McDonough, Jr., Georgetown Lucas Stauffer, Sr., Creighton Goalkeeper: Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler	Forwards: Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown Declan McCabe, Sr., Georgetown Matt Vasquenza, Sr., Xavier Midfielders: Andres Arcila, Jr., Seton Hall Noah Franke, Sr., Creighton Simen Hestnes, Jr., Xavier Luka Prpa, So., Marquette Defenders: Shane Bradley, So., Villanova Joe Moulden, Jr., Butler Cameron Taylor, RS-Jr., Xavier Goalkeeper: JT Marcinkowski, Jr., Georgetown	Forwards: Matt DePerro, Providence Derek Dodson, Georgetown‡ Jack Shearer, St. John’s‡ Midfielders: Jacob Montes, Georgetown‡ Kuba Polat, Creighton‡ Theo Quartey, Villanova Istvan Wilhelms, DePaul Defenders: Samuel Buzzas, Xavier Manuel Cukaj, Marquette Sean O’Hearn, Georgetown Goalkeeper: Zach Nelson, Xavier

‡ unanimous selection

Draft picks

See main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Round	Pick #	MLS team	Player	Position	College	Other
1	13	Sporting Kansas City	Eric Dick	GK	Butler	^[20]
2	26	Vancouver Whitecaps		DF	Creighton	^[21]
2	33	Real Salt Lake	Ricky Lopez-Espin	FW	Creighton	^[22]
2	34	FC Dallas	Chris Lema	MF	Georgetown	^[23]
2	43	Houston Dynamo	Mac Steeves	FW	Providence	^[24]
3	62	Vancouver Whitecaps	Cory Brown	DF	Xavier	^[25]
4	80	FC Dallas	Noah Franke	DF	Creighton	^[26]

Notable non-draft signees

The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Player	Position	College	Moving to	Acquired	Ref.
Harry Cooksley	MF	St. John's	Mallorca	Free transfer	^[27]
JT Marcinkowski	GK	Georgetown	San Jose Earthquakes	Homegrown player	^[28]

See also

• 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Notes

Mac Steeves won the 2016 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award.^[10]
Cory Brown won the 2016 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award.^[29]
J. T. Marcinkowski won the 2016 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Award.^[30]
There are 12 players selected for the Big East All-Preseason XI due to a tie in voting.^[10]
Denotes a player that was unanimously selected for the preseason team.^{[31] [32]}

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Goff. Steven. Georgetown’s golden goal caps thrilling — albeit controversial — win in Big East final. The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. May 14, 2018. November 12, 2017.
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4. Web site: Butler vs. #1 Wake Forest (Third Round) (NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship). ESPN.
5. Web site: Johnston. Kevin. NCAA men's soccer: Butler hopes to keep pulling off surprises in Sweet 16 vs. top-ranked Wake Forest. The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. May 17, 2018. November 23, 2017.
6. Web site: 2017 Big East Men's Soccer Record Book. Big East Conference. bigeast.com. October 13, 2017. PDF. August 2, 2017.
7. Web site: NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. July 17, 2017.
8. Web site: 2017 Team Recruiting Classes. College Soccer News. July 15, 2017. March 3, 2017. July 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170721015427/http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/recuiting/2017-team-recruiting-classes. dead.
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12. Web site: United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 1 - August 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903121027/https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/6267. dead. September 3, 2017. United Soccer Coaches. August 29, 2017. September 8, 2017.
13. Web site: United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 2 - September 5, 2017. United Soccer Coaches. September 5, 2017. September 8, 2017.
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19. Web site: BIG EAST Announces Men’s Soccer Regular Season Awards. bigeast.com. Big East Conference. March 22, 2018. November 3, 2017.
20. Web site: McDowell. Sam. Sporting KC drafts Roeland Park-born keeper Eric Dick with top draft pick. The Kansas City Star. McClatchy. March 21, 2018. January 19, 2018.
21. Web site: Davidson. Neil. Whitecaps boss Carl Robinson likes versatility of top two draft choices. Times Colonist. Glacier Media. March 21, 2018. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071326/http://www.timescolonist.com/whitecaps-boss-carl-robinson-likes-versatility-of-top-two-draft-choices-1.23149956. February 11, 2018. dead.
22. Web site: Montgomery. Matt. RSL picks Ricky Lopez-Espin with second-round MLS Draft pick. RSL Soapbox. SB Nation. March 21, 2018. January 19, 2018.
23. Web site: Epperly. Drew. MLS Draft 2018: FC Dallas selects two in second round. Big D Soccer. SB Nation. March 20, 2018. January 19, 2018.
24. Web site: Roepken. Corey. Dynamo draft pick Mac Steeves impresses with scoring talent. Houston Chronicle. Hearst. March 19, 2018. February 18, 2018.
25. Web site: New Zealander Cory Brown selected by Whitecaps FC 62nd overall. whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 21, 2018. January 21, 2018.
26. Web site: Creighton's Noah Franke drafted by FC Dallas. Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. March 17, 2018. January 21, 2018.
27. Web site: Cares noves al Mallorca . Spanish . New faces in Mallorca. 6 February 2018 . IB3 . February 21, 2018.
28. Web site: Almond. Elliott. Have the Earthquakes found their goalkeeper of the future? Team signs Alamo’s JT Marcinkowski — a De Le Salle High alumnus — as its third Homegrown player. The Mercury News. Digital First Media. March 21, 2018. December 6, 2017.
29. Web site: Brennan. Patrick. Xavier's Cory Brown named to MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. October 14, 2017. Cincinnati. English. August 8, 2017.
30. Web site: Pearre. Tyler. Making His Mark: JT Marcinkowski Pushes The Boundaries Of Georgetown Soccer. The Georgetown Voice. October 14, 2017. August 30, 2017.
31. Web site: O'Connell. Andrew. Harry Cooksley Unanimously Selected to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. St. John's Red Storm. redstormsports.com. October 14, 2017. August 16, 2017. August 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820204944/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081617aaa.html. dead.
32. Web site: Bergen. Brandon. Cory Brown Selected BIG EAST Preseason Defender of the Year. Xavier Musketeers. goxavier.com. October 14, 2017. New York City. August 16, 2017.