2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Summit League
Gender:men's
Teams:4
Matches:3
Attendance:1,483
Venue:Al F. Caniglia Field
City:Omaha, Nebraska
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Jason Mims
Coachcount:1st

The 2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 24th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The tournament was hosted by the University of Nebraska Omaha and all matches were contested at Al F. Caniglia Field. Tournament hosts Omaha reached the final against Denver, creating a repeat of the 2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament championship game.[1]

For only the second time in tournament history, and for the first time since 2008, the championship was determined through a penalty shoot-out. The longest shoot-out in Summit League history, the marathon of penalty kicks went for 12 rounds, with two players on each side kicking twice from the penalty mark.[2] Omaha were able to get the better of Denver, winning the shoot-out 9-8 thanks to a miss from Denver's Graham Smith and a successfully converted penalty from Emmanuel Hamzat.[3]

Omaha earned their first ever college conference tournament championship, and their first ever berth into the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tourney, Omaha played at No. 13, Florida International,[4] and lost in the first round, 2-0.[5] [6] [7]

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2017 Summit League season.[8]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Denver5–0
23–2
3Omaha2–1–2
4Eastern Illinois2–2–1

Results

Semifinals

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Championship

Statistics

Goals

RankPlayerCollegeGoals
1 Fred FrimpongOmaha2
2 Blake ElderDenver1
Scott DeVossDenver
Xavier GomezOmaha

Assists

RankPlayerCollegeAssists
1 Diego Gutierrez Omaha1
Emmanuel Hamzat Omaha
Jacob StenssonDenver

Shutouts

RankPlayerCollegeShutouts
1 Joseph GhitisOmaha1
Nick GardnerDenver

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denver and Omaha Set for Summit League Final Encore. Denver Pioneers. University of Denver. December 16, 2017. November 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Denver Falls to Omaha on Penalties in the Summit League Final. Denver Athletics. December 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Perera. Tim. UNO soccer wins shootout to advance to first NCAA tournament. Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. December 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Boone. Tony. UNO draws Florida International for debut match in NCAA soccer tournament. Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. December 16, 2017. November 13, 2017.
  5. Web site: Mavs fall to FIU 2-0. WOWT. Gray Television. December 16, 2017.
  6. Web site: Martin. Derek. Omaha soccer's season ends with 2-0 loss to FIU. KMA. kmaland.com. December 15, 2017. November 16, 2017.
  7. Web site: Omaha Drops NCAA Tournament Match at FIU. Summit League. thesummiteleague.com. December 15, 2017. November 16, 2017.
  8. Web site: 2017 Men's Soccer Standings. Summit League. thesummitleague.org. November 7, 2017.