2019 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:Atlantic 10
Division:I
Gender:men's
Teams:8
Quartervenue:Higher seeds
Semivenue:Coffey Field
Semicity:Bronx, NY
Finalvenue:Coffey Field
Finalcity:Bronx, NY
Champions:Rhode Island
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Gareth Elliott
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Ludvik Benco
Mvpteam:Rhode Island
Broadcast:ESPN+

The 2019 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament, was the 22nd edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament was held from November 9 to November 17, 2019. The semifinal and finals were hosted by Fordham University with matches being played at Coffey Field in The Bronx, New York.[1]

Rhode Island were the defending tournament champions, and successfully defended their title, beating Dayton, 1–0, in the championship.[2] Rhode Island would go on to be eliminated by Syracuse in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.[3]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Rhode Island7–1–0
2VCU6–1–1
3Dayton6–2–0DAY 2–1 vs. STL
4Saint Louis6–2–0STL 1–2 vs. DAY
5Fordham5–2–1
6La Salle4–4–0
7George Mason3–5–02–0 vs. tied teams
8Davidson3–5–02–1 vs. tied teams (excludes George Mason)

After the regular season games concluded, five teams were in a tie for seventh place in the conference, all with 3-5 records. A series of tiebreakers involving wins and loss records in matches played among the subgroup determined the last two bids into the A10 Tournament as George Mason and Davidson.

Results

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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A10 Championship

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer Schedule - 2019 Atlantic 10 Tournament . slubillikens.com.
  2. Web site: Rhode Island Repeats as #A10MSOC Champions. atlantic10.com. en. 2020-05-30.
  3. Web site: Syracuse knocks URI out of NCAA Soccer Tournament, 3-2. November 21, 2019. Providence Journal. en. May 30, 2020.