2017 Conference USA men's soccer season
2017 Conference USA men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017 |
Number of teams | 8 |
2018 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Paul Marie, FIU |
Picked by | San Jose Earthquakes, 12th overall |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | FIU |
Runners-up | Old Dominion |
Season MVP | Santiago Patino, FIU |
Tournament | |
Champions | Old Dominion |
Runners-up | Charlotte |
Finals MVP | O: Niko Klosterhalfenm D: Mercan Akar |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 FIU + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 12.
The regular season was won by FIU, while the tournament was won by Old Dominion. Both school's were the conference's bids into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. There, the two programs reached the round of 32 before being eliminated.
Niko Klosterhalfenm and Mercan Akar were named the conference's offensive and defensive most valuable players, respectively. Paul Marie and Alex Bumpus were drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft following the end of the season. Jason Beaulieu and Aaron Herrera signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS clubs.
Background
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]Three programs had first-year head coaches heading into the 2017 season. Former University of Charleston head coach, Chris Grassie was hired as the head coach for Marshall.[1] Former Orlando City SC scout, Kevin Nylen was named the head coach for FIU. Finally, former South Carolina assistant coach, Joey Worthen, was named head coach for Florida Atlantic.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | C-USA record | NCAA Tournaments[2] |
NCAA College Cups[2] |
NCAA Titles[2] |
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Charlotte | Kevin Langan | Charlotte (asst.) | 6 | 64–24–12 (.700) | 64–24–12 (.700) | 30–7–5 (.774) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
FIU | Kevin Nylen | Orlando City SC (scout) | 1 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Atlantic | Joey Worthen | South Carolina (asst.) | 1 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | Johan Cedergren | Dartmouth | 6 | 102–64–26 (.599) | 50–34–12 (.583) | 24–11–6 (.659) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall | Chris Grassie | Charleston (WV) | 1 | 99–20–8 (.811) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | Jeremy Fishbein | Incarnate Word | 16 | 294–133–46 (.670) | 199–73–36 (.705) | 17–12–4 (.576) | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Old Dominion | Alan Dawson | North Carolina (asst.) | 21 | 349–155–47 (.676) | 220–125–37 (.624) | 16–13–3 (.547) | 13 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | Mark Berson | The Citadel | 39 | 494–231–71 (.665) | 483–226–71 (.665) | 49–32–17 (.587) | 22 | 3 | 0 |
UAB | Mike Getman | Harvard | 25 | 311–202–49 (.597) | 269–176–40 (.596) | 101–67–16 (.592) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Preseason
[edit]Recruiting
[edit]Team | CSN[3] | TDS[4] |
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Charlotte | NR | NR |
FIU | NR | 36 |
Florida Atlantic | NR | NR |
Kentucky | NR | NR |
Marshall | NR | NR |
New Mexico | NR | NR |
Old Dominion | NR | NR |
South Carolina | NR | NR |
UAB | NR | NR |
Preseason poll
[edit]The preseason poll was announced on August 11, 2017. Charlotte was voted to win the Conference USA regular season. New Mexico, FIU and UAB received first place votes.[5]
CUSA Coaches | |
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1. | Charlotte (4) |
2. | New Mexico (2) |
3. | FIU (2) |
4. | Kentucky |
5. | South Carolina |
6. | UAB (1) |
7. | Old Dominion |
8. | Marshall |
9. | Florida Atlantic |
Preseason team
[edit]On August 11, the preseason team was announced.[5]
Recipient | School | Grade | Pos. |
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^Elliot Panicco^ | Charlotte | R-So. | GK |
Santiago Patino* | FIU | Jr. | FW |
Paul Marie | FIU | Sr. | DF |
Bjorn Gudjonsson | South Carolina | Jr. | FW |
David Valverde | UAB | Sr. | MF |
Julian Veen Uldal | South Carolina | So. | MF |
Alex Bumpus | Kentucky | Sr. | DF |
Peyton Ericson | South Carolina | Jr. | MF / DF |
Joris Ahlinvi | FIU | So. | MF |
Niko Klosterhalfen | ODU | Jr. | MF |
Tom Smart | New Mexico | R-So. | D |
Matthew Constant | New Mexico | So. | D |
*Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
^Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Regular season
[edit]Early season tournaments
[edit]Three programs participated in early season tournaments. FIU and New Mexico finished undefeated in their respective tournaments, while ODU finished in third place.
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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FIU | Wolstein Classic | 1-0-1 (2nd) |
New Mexico | Grange and Ashwill Invitational | 2-0-0 (1st) |
Old Dominion | ODU Soccer Classic | 0-1-1 (3rd) |
Rankings
[edit]United Soccer Coaches National
[edit]Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre[6] | Wk 1[7] |
Wk 2[8] |
Wk 3[9] |
Wk 4[10] |
Wk 5[11] |
Wk 6[12] |
Wk 7[13] |
Wk 8[14] |
Wk 9[15] |
Wk 10[16] |
Wk 11[17] |
Wk 12[18] |
Final | ||
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Charlotte | C | 15 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
FIU | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |
Florida Atlantic | C | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | C | RV | 19 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 21 | NR | RV | |||||
Marshall | C | ||||||||||||||
New Mexico | C | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Old Dominion | C | 20 | NR | RV | RV | 18 | NR | RV | 25 | RV | |||||
South Carolina | C | RV | |||||||||||||
UAB | C | RV | RV |
Results
[edit]Team/Opponent | CHA | FIU | FAU | KTY | MAR | UNM | ODU | USC | UAB |
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Charlotte | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||
FIU | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |||||
Florida Atlantic | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |||||
Kentucky | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||
Marshall | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||
New Mexico | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||||
Old Dominion | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |||||
South Carolina | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |||||
UAB | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Postseason
[edit]C-USA Tournament
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | FIU | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | New Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Marshall | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Marshall | 1 |
NCAA Tournament
[edit]Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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— | Chapel Hill | FIU | W, 2–0 vs. Omaha – (Miami) | L, 1–2 vs. #6 Duke – (Durham) | ||||
— | Bloomington | Old Dominion | W, 2–0 vs. NC State – (Norfolk) | L, 0–3 vs. #2 Indiana – (Bloomington) |
Awards
[edit]Regular season awards
[edit]Players of the Week
[edit]Week | Offensive | Defensive | Goalkeeper | Rookie | Ref. | |||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Team | Player | Position | Team |
Postseason awards
[edit]All-C-USA awards and teams
[edit]2017 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards[19] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Santiago Patino, FIU | |||||
Offensive Player of the Year | Aaron Herrera, New Mexico | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Santiago Patino, FIU | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Enrique Facusse, Kentucky | |||||
Golden Glove Award | Mertcan Akar, Old Dominion Enrique Facusse, Kentucky | |||||
Coach of the Year | Kevin Nylen, FIU |
2017 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[19] | |||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team |
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F: Luca Mayr, South Carolina |
F: Brandon Perdue, Old Dominion |
F: JJ Williams, Kentucky |
Enrique Facusse, Kentucky |
All-Americans
[edit]College Soccer News
[edit]Three players in the conference were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com.[20]
- Santiago Patino, FIU — Second team All-American
- Paul Marie, FIU — Third team All-American
United Soccer Coaches
[edit]One player in the conference were named All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches.[21]
- Santiago Patino, FIU — First team All-American
MLS SuperDraft
[edit]Total picks by school
[edit]Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List of selections
[edit]Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College | Ref. |
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1 | 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | ![]() |
Midfielder | FIU | [22] |
3 | 52 | New York City FC | ![]() |
Defender | Kentucky | [23] |
Homegrown contracts
[edit]Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Notes | Ref. |
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Montreal Impact | Jason Beaulieu | Goalkeeper | New Mexico | [24] | |
Real Salt Lake | Aaron Herrera | Defender | New Mexico | 2017 C-USA Defender of the Year[25] | [26][27] |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ 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 "MSOC: Preseason Team & Poll Announced". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. August 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Preseason Ranking - Aug. 3, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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- ^ "College Soccer News 2017 All-America Teams". collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Gallegos, Martin (January 19, 2018). "San Jose Earthquakes select Paul Marie in MLS draft". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Most, Jake (January 21, 2018). "UK Men's Soccer's Alex Bumpus Drafted by NYCFC". ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Stejskal, Sam (January 9, 2018). "Montreal Impact sign goalkeepers Clement Diop, Jason Beaulieu". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Goeldner, Cameron (December 16, 2017). "Men's Soccer: Herrera signs pro contract with Real Salt Lake". The Daily Lobo. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Soria, Joel (December 19, 2017). "RSL signs U.S. U-20 defender Aaron Herrera to Homegrown contract". SBISoccer.com. Goal. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Maddie (December 14, 2017). "Academy product Aaron Herrera leaves New Mexico, is likely headed to RSL". The Salt Lake Tribune. Huntsman Family Investments, LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2018.