2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
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2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017 |
Number of teams | 10 |
2018 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Eric Dick, Butler |
Picked by | Sporting Kansas City, 13th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Butler |
Runners-up | Georgetown |
Season MVP |
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Tournament | |
Champions | Georgetown |
Runners-up | Xavier |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Butler + | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Georgetown ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint John's | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.
The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 1, 2017. Butler won the regular season title. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship began on November 4, 2017 and concluded with the championship match on November 12, 2017.[1] Georgetown defeated Xavier in the championship game, 2–1, on a golden goal by Declan McCabe.[2]
Butler and Georgetown both qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Georgetown entered as an automatic berth, while Butler had an at-large berth. Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by SMU,[3] while Butler reached the round of 16 before losing to Wake Forest.[4][5]
Background
[edit]Changes from 2016
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big East record[6] | NCAA Tournaments[7] | NCAA College Cups[7] | NCAA Titles[7] |
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Butler | Paul Snape | Michigan (asst.) | 7 | 52–40–20 (.554) | 52–40–20 (.554) | 18–16–2 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Creighton | Elmar Bolowich | North Carolina | 7 | 375–173–52 (.668) | 95–29–12 (.743) | 23–10–3 (.681) | 23 | 6 | 2 |
DePaul | Craig Blazer | U.S. national team (coordinator) | 17 | 97–166–38 (.385) | 97–166–38 (.385) | 38–67–12 (.376) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown | Brian Wiese | Notre Dame (assistant) | 12 | 118–61–25 (.640) | 118–61–25 (.640) | 58–32–7 (.634) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Marquette | Louis Bennett | Milwaukee | 12 | 208–161–48 (.556) | 73–97–31 (.440) | 31–58–17 (.373) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Providence | Craig Stewart | Franklin Pierce | 6 | overall | 55–35–11 (.599) | ||||
Seton Hall | Gerson Echeverry | Seton Hall (asst.) | 6 | ||||||
St. John's | David Masur | Montclair State | 27 | ||||||
Villanova | Tom Carlin | Villanova (asst.) | 10 | ||||||
Xavier | Andy Fleming | Northwestern | 8 |
Preseason
[edit]Recruiting
[edit]Team | CSN[8] | TDS[9] | Total Signees |
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Butler | NR | TDS | Total |
Creighton | NR | TDS | Total |
DePaul | NR | TDS | Total |
Georgetown | 8 | TDS | Total |
Marquette | NR | TDS | Total |
Providence | NR | TDS | Total |
Seton Hall | NR | TDS | Total |
St. John's | NR | TDS | Total |
Villanova | NR | TDS | Total |
Xavier | NR | TDS | Total |
Preseason poll
[edit]The preseason poll was released on August 16.[10]
Team ranking | First place votes | Raw points | |
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1. | Providence | 9 | 81 |
2. | Creighton | 1 | 70 |
3. | Butler | 0 | 68 |
4. | Villanova | 0 | 52 |
5. | Georgetown | 0 | 46 |
6. | Xavier | 0 | 45 |
7. | Marquette | 0 | 30 |
8. | St. John's | 0 | 27 |
9. | DePaul | 0 | 21 |
10. | Seton Hall | 0 | 21 |
Preseason All-Conference Teams
[edit]All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017.[10]
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Preseason Offensive Player of the Year | Mac Steeves, Providence[a] |
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | Cory Brown, Xavier[b] |
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year | JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown[c] |
Preseason All-Big East XI[d] | Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton |
Mac Steeves, Providence | |
Harry Cooksley, St. John's[e] | |
Lewis Suddick, Butler | |
Jared Timmer, Butler | |
Chris Lema, Georgetown | |
Luka Prpa, Marquette | |
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova | |
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton | |
Mark Jecewiz, Providence | |
Cory Brown, Xavier[e] | |
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown |
Regular season
[edit]Rankings
[edit]United Soccer Coaches National
[edit]Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[11] | Wk 1[12] |
Wk 2[13] |
Wk 3[14] |
Wk 4[15] |
Wk 5[16] |
Wk 6[17] |
Wk 7[18] |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Final | ||
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Butler | C | 25 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | 22 | 15 | 20 | ||||||
Creighton | C | 14 | 23 | RV | RV | NR | 25 | RV | NR | ||||||
DePaul | C | ||||||||||||||
Georgetown | C | RV | 18 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
Marquette | C | ||||||||||||||
Providence | C | 12 | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||||
Seton Hall | C | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | C | ||||||||||||||
Villanova | C | ||||||||||||||
Xavier | C | RV | NR |
United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Regional
[edit]Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Postseason
[edit]Big East Tournament
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Butler | 2 (1) | |||||||
4 | Xavier (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||
4 | Xavier | 1 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown (2OT) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown | 2 | |||||||
3 | St. John's | 1 |
NCAA Tournament
[edit]Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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14 | Chapel Hill | Georgetown | BYE | L 1–22OT vs. SMU – (Washington, D.C.) | ||||
— | Winston-Salem | Butler | W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Indianapolis) | W 3–2 vs. #16 VCU – (Richmond) | L 0–2 vs. #1 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem) |
Awards
[edit]2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards[19] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Players of the Year | Brandon Guhl, So., Butler Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John's | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | David Enstrom, Sr., St. John's | |||||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler | |||||
Coach of the Year | Paul Snape, Butler | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown |
2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[19] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team | ||||
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Forwards: Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: |
Forwards: Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: |
Forwards: Midfielders: Defenders: Goalkeeper: |
‡ unanimous selection
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Other |
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1 | 13 | Sporting Kansas City | ![]() |
GK | Butler | [20] |
2 | 26 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ![]() |
DF | Creighton | [21] |
2 | 33 | Real Salt Lake | ![]() |
FW | Creighton | [22] |
2 | 34 | FC Dallas | ![]() |
MF | Georgetown | [23] |
2 | 43 | Houston Dynamo | ![]() |
FW | Providence | [24] |
3 | 62 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ![]() |
DF | Xavier | [25] |
4 | 80 | FC Dallas | ![]() |
DF | Creighton | [26] |
Notable non-draft signees
[edit]The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
Player | Position | College | Moving to | Acquired | Ref. |
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MF | St. John's | ![]() |
Free transfer | [27] |
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GK | Georgetown | ![]() |
Homegrown player | [28] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^[a] Mac Steeves won the 2016 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award.[10]
^[b] Cory Brown won the 2016 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award.[29]
^[c] J. T. Marcinkowski won the 2016 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[30]
^[d] There are 12 players selected for the Big East All-Preseason XI due to a tie in voting.[10]
^[e] Denotes a player that was unanimously selected for the preseason team.[31][32]
References
[edit]- ^ "2017-18 Championship Central: Men's Soccer". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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- ^ Goff, Steven (November 19, 2017). "Heartbreak for Hoyas as own goal bounces them from NCAA tournament". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Butler vs. #1 Wake Forest (Third Round) (NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship)". ESPN.
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- ^ "2017 Big East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big East Conference. bigeast.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Team Recruiting Classes". College Soccer News. March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Clark, Travis (July 10, 2017). "2017 Boys Recruiting Rankings: July update". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Providence Friars Unanimously Selected As Preseason Favorite In Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Preseason Ranking - Aug. 3, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 1 - August 29, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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- ^ a b "BIG EAST Announces Men's Soccer Regular Season Awards". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 3, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ McDowell, Sam (January 19, 2018). "Sporting KC drafts Roeland Park-born keeper Eric Dick with top draft pick". The Kansas City Star. McClatchy. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (January 19, 2018). "Whitecaps boss Carl Robinson likes versatility of top two draft choices". Times Colonist. Glacier Media. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Montgomery, Matt (January 19, 2018). "RSL picks Ricky Lopez-Espin with second-round MLS Draft pick". RSL Soapbox. SB Nation. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Epperly, Drew (January 19, 2018). "MLS Draft 2018: FC Dallas selects two in second round". Big D Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Roepken, Corey (February 18, 2018). "Dynamo draft pick Mac Steeves impresses with scoring talent". Houston Chronicle. Hearst. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "New Zealander Cory Brown selected by Whitecaps FC 62nd overall". whitecapsfc.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Creighton's Noah Franke drafted by FC Dallas". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. January 21, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cares noves al Mallorca" [New faces in Mallorca] (in Spanish). IB3. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Almond, Elliott (December 6, 2017). "Have the Earthquakes found their goalkeeper of the future? Team signs Alamo's JT Marcinkowski — a De Le Salle High alumnus — as its third Homegrown player". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Brennan, Patrick (August 8, 2017). "Xavier's Cory Brown named to MAC Hermann Trophy watch list". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati: Gannett Company. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Pearre, Tyler (August 30, 2017). "Making His Mark: JT Marcinkowski Pushes The Boundaries Of Georgetown Soccer". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ O'Connell, Andrew (August 16, 2017). "Harry Cooksley Unanimously Selected to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team". St. John's Red Storm. redstormsports.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Bergen, Brandon (August 16, 2017). "Cory Brown Selected BIG EAST Preseason Defender of the Year". Xavier Musketeers. New York City: goxavier.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.