2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season explained

2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Soccer
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Duration:August 30, 2019 – November 2, 2019
No Of Teams:13
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Rhode Island
Second Place:VCU
Draft:2020 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:2020 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:Ryo Shimazaki, 59th overall
Picked By:Columbus Crew
Mvp:
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:Rhode Island
Finals Runner-Up:Dayton
Finals Mvp:Ludvik Benco
Seasonslistnames:Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer
Prevseason Link:2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:2018
Nextseason Link:2020 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:2020

The 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The season began on August 30, 2019, and concluded on November 2, 2019.

The regular season and tournament was won by Rhode Island. Rhode Island bested VCU for the regular season championship and Dayton for the tournament championship. Rhode Island earned the Atlantic 10's automatic, and only, berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the opening round to Syracuse.

Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, while Joergen Oland won the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. Gareth Elliott won the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Award.

Background

Previous season

See main article: 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season.

UMass entered the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions.[1] [2] [3] The Minutemen finished eighth in the regular season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament by VCU. VCU won the regular season championship, giving the Rams their first A-10 regular season title, and their first regular season championship overall since 2004.[4] Rhode Island won the tournament, given them their first A-10 tournament title since 2006.[5]

Rhode Island at the A-10 Tournament champions, earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. They were the only berth the A-10 sent to the NCAA Tournament. There they were defeated by their rivals, Connecticut, 3–4.[6]

Coaching changes

Fordham head coach, Jim McElderry, resigned at the end of the 2018 season to accept the head coaching job at Rutgers University.[7] On January 30, 2019, Fordham hired Carlo Acquista as the program's head coach.[8]

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at
school
Overall recordRecord at
school
Atlantic 10
record[9]
NCAA
Tournaments[10]
NCAA
College Cups
NCAA
Titles
Ref.
style= DavidsonUChicago1 500[11]
style= DaytonIncarnate Word14900[12]
style= DuquesneNiagara7100[13]
style= FordhamAdelphi1900[14]
style= George MasonColumbus Crew14500[15]
style= George WashingtonGeorge Washington (asst.)8000[16]
style= La SalleKean3000[17]
style= UMassBowdoin4720[18]
style= Rhode IslandSiena7100[19]
style= St. BonaventureCanisius (asst.)4000[20]
style= Saint Joseph'sPhiladelphia Kixx9000[21]
style= Saint LouisSIU Edwardsville2000[22]
style= VCUAkron (asst.)9300[23]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 22, 2019.

Team Ranking Points (First)
1.VCU159 (8)
2.Saint Louis146 (2)
3.Rhode Island142 (3)
4.Dayton121
5.Fordham109
6.Davidson102
7.George Mason93
8.Saint Joseph's78
9.UMass63
10.Duquesne57
11.George Washington55
12.St. Bonaventure42
13.La Salle16

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019.

United
Soccer
[24]
CSN[25] Top Drawer
Soccer
[26]
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style= width=75Dayton
style= width=75Duquesne
style= width=75Fordham
style= width=75George Mason
style= width=75George Washington
style= width=75La Salle
style= width=75UMass
style= width=75Rhode Island RV RV
style= width=75St. Bonaventure
style= width=75Saint Joseph's
style= width=75Saint Louis RV RV
style= width=75VCU RV

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Five teams participated in early season soccer tournaments hosted either by themselves or other nearby universities.

Team Tournament Finish
DaytonDayton Tournament2nd
Ohio State Tournament4th
DuquesneRMU–Duquesne Classic1st
Rhode IslandOcean State Soccer Cup1st
St. BonaventureUMBC–Navy Tournament1st
VCUStihl Soccer Classic2nd
VCU Tournament3rd

Positions by round

Postseason

Atlantic 10 Tournament

See main article: 2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament.

The 2019 A-10 Tournament was held from November 9 to November 17. Fordham University hosted the tournament from the semifinals onwards. Rhode Island defended their A10 Tournament title and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

The NCAA Tournament began on November 17, 2019, and concluded on December 15, 2019.

Rankings

National rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
  PreWk
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Final
DavidsonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
DaytonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
DuquesneNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
FordhamNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
George MasonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
George WashingtonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
La SalleNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
UMassNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
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Rhode IslandRVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVRVRVRVRVRVNone releasedRV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
St. BonaventureNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Saint Joseph'sNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Saint LouisRVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVRVRVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
VCURVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone releasedNV
NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Regional rankings - USC Southeast

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NVNo votes received
  Wk
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style=DavidsonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=DaytonNVNVNVNV8RVNV1099
style=DuquesneNVNV107NV810NVNVNV
style=FordhamNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=George MasonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=George WashingtonNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=La SalleNVNVNVNVNV10NVNVNVNV
style=UMass1067NVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=Rhode IslandNVNVNVNVNV97666
style=St. BonaventureNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=Saint Joseph'sNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
style=Saint LouisNVNVNV10975557
style=VCU6NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

WeekOffensiveDefensiveRookieRef.
PlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeam
Week 1Tunde AkinlosotuFWGeorge MasonRobbie McKelveyGKDuquesne Maverick McGannFWVCU[27]
Week 2Ritchie BarryFWDuquesneMarvyn DorchinDFUMassAlex HartmannMFSaint Joseph's[28]
Week 3Max HoldsworthMFGeorge WashingtonJustin GradyDFGeorge WashingtonJustin Stone MFDavidson[29]
Week 4Manel BusquetsFWDuquesneRobbie McKelveyGKDuquesneToluwalase OladeinboMFDayton[30]
Week 5Omari CotterellFWLa SalleFederico Barrios GKDaytonCarlos MoraGKLa Salle[31]
Ryo ShimazakiMFVCU
Week 6Edvin AkselsenFWRhode IslandBrett WernerDFLa SalleNate DragisichMFDuquesne[32]
Week 7Jonas FjeldbergFWDaytonPatrick SchulteGKSaint LouisToluwalase OladeinboMFDayton[33]
Week 8Jonas FjeldbergFWDaytonXavier ZengueDFDaytonToluwalase OladeinboMFDayton[34]
Week 9Jonas FjeldbergFWDaytonMario SequeiraGKVCUCarlos MoraGKLa Salle[35]
Week 10Lucas HauthFWDavidsonKonstantin Weisa GKFordhamJustin StoneMFDavidson[36]

Postseason honors

2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[37]
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the YearJonas Fjeldberg – Dayton
Defensive Player of the YearJørgen Oland – Fordham
Midfielder of the YearKingsford Adjei – Dayton
Coach of the YearGareth Elliott – Rhode Island
Freshman of the YearToluwalase Oladeinbo – Dayton
2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team HonoreesSecond Team HonoreesAll-Freshman Team HonoreesAcademic Award Honorees
Jonas Fjeldberg, Dayton
Fillippo Tamburini, Rhode Island
Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island
Leo Novaes, Saint Louis
Kingsford Adjei, Dayton
Manel Busquets, Duquesne
Edvin Akselsen, Rhode Island
Jørgen Oland, Fordham
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Ryo Shimazaki, VCU
Federico Barrios, Dayton
Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton
Pat McCarthy, La Salle
Biska Biyombo, VCU
Devin Boyce, Saint Louis
Matteo Kidd, Saint Louis
Fortia Munts, VCU
Elias Harryson, Dayton
Niklas Middrup, Rhode Island
Kipp Keller, Saint Louis
Ulrik Edvardsen, VCU
Stefan Schmidt, Rhode Island
Justin Stone, Davidson
Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton
Andy Sanchez, Dayton
Xavier Zengue, Dayton
Nate Dragisich, Duquesne
Liam Emson, George Washington
Franc Gamiz Quer, La Salle
Joshua Pulla, St. Bonaventure
Kipp Keller, Saint Louis
Mujeeb Murana, Saint Louis
Patrick Schulte, Saint Louis
Johannes Pieles, Fordham
Ryan Mingachos, George Mason
Haukur Hilmarsson, George Washington
Noah Lubin, George Washington
Ryan Saul, Massachusetts
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Niklas Middrup, Rhode Island
Stefan Schmidt, Rhode Island
Shea Curry, St. Bonaventure
David Grana, Saint Joseph's
David Viox, Saint Louis
Simon Fitch, VCU

Regional awards

PlayerSchoolHonor
Kingsford AdjeiMFDaytonUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region[38]
Edvin AkselsenMFRhode IslandUnited Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Southeast Region
Biska BiyomboFWVCUUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region
Manel BusquetsMFDuquesneUnited Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Southeast Region
Jonas FjeldbergFWDaytonUnited Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Southeast Region
Kipp KellerMFSaint LouisUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region
Peder KristiansenDFRhode IslandUnited Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Southeast Region
Leo NovaesFWSaint LouisUnited Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-Southeast Region
Jørgen OlandDFFordhamUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region
Ryo ShimazakiDFVCUUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region
Stavros ZarokostasFWRhode IslandUnited Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Southeast Region

National awards

See main article: 2019 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans.

PlayerSchoolHonor
David GranaDFSaint Joseph'sCoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American[39]
Kipp KellerMFSaint LouisCollege Soccer News First-Team Freshman All-American[40]
TopDrawer Soccer First-Team Freshman All-American[41]
Peder KristiansenDFRhode IslandCollege Soccer News Third-Team All-American[42]
Soccer America Third-Team All-American[43]
United Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-American[44]
Johannes PielesFWFordhamCoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American

2020 MLS Draft

See main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020. Three players from the conference were drafted.

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
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style= Saint Joseph's00000
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style= VCU00101

List of selections

PlayerTeamSchool
359DFColumbus CrewVCU (Sr.)
362FWNew York Red BullsRhode Island (Sr.)
494DFPortland TimbersFordham (Sr.)

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[45] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[46] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

No players from the Atlantic 10 Conference signed homegrown contracts.

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Touri. Amin. UMass men's soccer falls to Fordham, still takes home A-10 regular season title. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. January 13, 2018. November 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: Raguso. Joe. Davis Smith, Alex DeSantis lead UMass men's soccer to Atlantic 10 Tournament championship. Daily Hampshire Gazette. NNE. January 14, 2018. November 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: VCU men's soccer continues push toward potential as Atlantic 10 tournament begins Sunday. Epps, Jr.. Wayne. November 3, 2018. Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 5, 2019.
  5. Web site: Rhode Island Wins 2018 A-10 Men's Soccer Championship. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-01-14.
  6. Web site: NEW: URI Soccer Falls to UConn 4-3 in Overtime in NCAA Tournament. ChrisS. GoLocalProv. en. 2019-01-13.
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  8. Web site: Carlo Acquista Hired as Fordham Head Coach . atopdrawersoccer.com . February 27, 2019 . January 30, 2019.
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  26. Web site: College Soccer National Ranking. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-08-26.
  27. Web site: Akinlosotu, McCarthy Named Men's Soccer Offensive Players of the Week, McKelvey Earns Defensive Honor. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-09-03.
  28. Web site: Zech, Barry Earn Men's Soccer Offensive Players of the Week, Dorchin, Boehm Selected for Defensive Honor. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-09-21.
  29. Web site: Holdsworth, Grady, Take Top Men's Soccer Honors; Stone, Dragisich Earn Rookie Award. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-09-21.
  30. Web site: Duquesne's Busquets, McKelvey Take Player of the Week Awards; UD's Oladeinbo Named Rookie. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-10-02.
  31. Web site: Cotterell, Shimazaki Share Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week; Barrios Earns Defensive Honor. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-10-02.
  32. Web site: Akselsen Earns A-10 Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week; Werner Nabs Defensive Honor. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-10-13.
  33. Web site: Fjeldberg's Record Performance Nets Offensive Player of the Week; Schulte Wins Defensive Award. Atlantic10.com. en. 2019-10-18.
  34. Web site: Flyers Sweep Weekly A-10 Men's Soccer Awards. atlantic10.com. en. 2019-11-06.
  35. Web site: Fjeldberg Wins Third Straight A-10 Offensive Player of the Week; Sequeira Earns Defensive Nod. atlantic10.com. en. 2019-11-06.
  36. Web site: Hauth, Zloczower Share Offensive Honors; Weis Claims Defensive Player of the Week. atlantic10.com. en. 2019-11-06.
  37. Web site: Fjeldberg, Oland, Adjei, Oladeinbo, and Elliott Win Top Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Awards. atlantic10.com. en. 2019-12-06.
  38. Web site: 2019 NCAA Division I Men's All-Region Teams United Soccer Coaches. en-US. 2020-01-05.
  39. Web site: 2019 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Teams Announced. academicallamerica.com. en. 2019-12-31.
  40. Web site: 2019 College Soccer News All-Freshman Teams - CollegeSoccerNews.com. collegesoccernews.com. 2019-12-29. 2019-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229163354/https://collegesoccernews.com/index.php/awards/all-freshman-teams/1408-college-soccer-news-2019-all-freshman-teams. dead.
  41. Web site: College Soccer Player Rankings - Freshman - Men's Freshmen Top 100 - 2019. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-12-29.
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