2017 CAA men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:CAA
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Quartervenue:Higher seeds
Semivenue:Sentara Park
Semicity:Harrisonburg, Virginia
Finalvenue:Sentara Park
Finalcity:Harrisonburg, Virginia
Champions:William & Mary
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Chris Norris
Mvp:Antonio Bustamante
Mvpteam:William & Mary
Coachcount:2nd
Broadcast:CAA.tv

The 2017 CAA men's soccer tournament, was the 35th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

William & Mary won the CAA title for a record eighth time.[1] The Tribe defeated UNC Wilmington 4–2 in the championship match. Tribe striker, Antonio Bustamante won the CAA Tournament MVP award.[2]

Seeding

See main article: 2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season.

The top six programs qualified for the CAA Tournament. The top two seeds, being the regular season champion and runner-up earned a bye to the semifinals of the tournament.[3]

School
1James Madison 5 1 2 .750 17
2UNCW 5 3 0 .625 15
3Charleston 3 1 4 .625 13
4Hofstra 3 1 4 .625 13
5William & Mary 3 2 3 .563 12
6Elon 3 2 3 .563 12

Results

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1 Antonio BustamanteWilliam & Mary4
2 Leland ArcherCharleston2
3 Elijah AguElon1
Oscar RamsayHofstra

All-Tournament team

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunday's regional sports roundup: W&M, ODU men's soccer teams capture conference tournament titles, NCAA bids; CNU women fall in NCAA soccer. Daily Press. Tribune Publishing. November 13, 2017. November 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: William and Mary Crowned #CAAChamps. caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 13, 2017. McCarthy. Kelly.
  3. Web site: 2017 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Bracket. Colonial Athletic Association. November 6, 2017. October 28, 2017.