2017 Patriot League men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Patriot League
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Venue:Ridley Athletic Complex
City:Baltimore, Maryland
Champions:Colgate
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Erik Ronning
Coachcount:5th
Broadcast:PLN

The 2017 Patriot League men's soccer tournament, was the 28th edition of the tournament. It determined the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The tournament was won by Colgate Raiders, who qualified for the tournament on the last day of the regular season as the sixth and final seed in the tournament. Colgate were also the defending champions, and were able to capture their seventh Patriot League Tournament championship, tying them with Lafayette. En route to the final, Colgate upset third-seed Bucknell and top seed Loyola. In the final, a 67th minute striker from Oliver Harris sealed the title for the Raiders against Holy Cross.

With the championship, Colgate earned an automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Tournament. There they made a run to the Sweet Sixteen, upsetting No. 24 UMass[1] [2] [3] [4] and No. 13 Michigan along the way.[5] [6] [7] Colgate ultimately fell to Louisville.[8]

Seeding

The top six programs qualified for the Patriot League Tournament.[9]

Results

First round

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Semifinals

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Final

Awards

Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[10]
Jared Stroud, Colgate Sr., M
Steven DeLeo, Colgate, Jr., F
Oliver Harris, Colgate, Jr., M
Aram Ouligian, Colgate, Jr., D
Yuji Callahan, Holy Cross, Sr., F/M
Brad Ross, Holy Cross, Sr., D
Henry Stutz, Holy Cross, Jr., GK
Gabriel Carlsson, Loyola Maryland, Jr., M
Josh Fawole, Loyola Maryland So., F
Satchel Cortet, Boston University, So., M
Adam Sheikali, Boston University, Sr., D
MVP's in Bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colgate Earns First-Ever NCAA Tournament Victory With 2-0 Win At UMass. Patriot League. December 16, 2017. November 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: Touri. Amir. Clock runs out on UMass men’s soccer’s dream season in NCAA opener. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. dailycollegian.com. December 16, 2017. November 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Ryan. Conor. UMass men's soccer falls to Colgate in first round of NCAA Tournament. The Republican. Advance Publications. December 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Colgate Travels to Face No. 13 Seed Michigan in NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round. Patriot League. December 16, 2017. November 17, 2017.
  5. Web site: Spezia. Mark. NCAA soccer tourney: MSU, WMU advance, Michigan falls. Detroit Free Press. Gannett Company via Detroit Media Partnership. December 16, 2017. November 19, 2017.
  6. Web site: Michigan Wolverines vs. Colgate Raiders Soccer Match Stats. ESPN. December 16, 2017. November 19, 2017.
  7. Web site: Pave. Marvin. Needham’s Ouligian rises to the occasion for Colgate soccer. The Boston Globe. John W. Henry. December 16, 2017. November 22, 2017.
  8. Web site: Hamot. Gideon. After an Unprecedented Winning Streak, Men's Soccer Falls to Louisville. The Colgate Maroon-News. Colgate University. December 16, 2017. November 28, 2017.
  9. Web site: 2017 Men's Soccer Championship. Patriot League. November 9, 2017.
  10. Web site: No. 6 Colgate Captures its Second-Straight and Seventh Overall Title. Patriot League. patriotleague.org. December 16, 2017. November 12, 2017.