2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 6
Matches 5
Quarterfinals site Higher seeds
Semifinals site Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Finals site Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Champions William & Mary (8th title)
Winning coach Chris Norris (2nd title)
MVP Antonio Bustamante (William & Mary)
Broadcast CAA.tv
CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
James Madison 5 –1 –2  9 –7 –3
UNC Wilmington + 5 –3 –0  12 –8 –0
Charleston 3 –1 –4  8 –6 –4
Hofstra 3 –1 –4  6 –6 –6
William & Mary ‡ 3 –2 –3  11 –5 –5
Elon 3 –2 –3  7 –5 –6
Delaware 2 –4 –2  5 –7 –4
Northeastern 1 –6 –1  3 –12 –3
Drexel 1 –6 –1  2 –14 –1
As of November 19, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 35th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

William & Mary won the CAA title for a record eighth time.[1] The Tribe defeated UNC Wilmington 4-2 in the championship match. Tribe striker, Antonio Bustamante won the CAA Tournament MVP award.[2]

Seeding

The top six programs qualified for the CAA Tournament. The top two seeds, being the regular season champion and runner-up earned a bye to the semifinals of the tournament.[3]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 James Madison512.75017
2 UNCW530.62515
3 Charleston314.62513
4 Hofstra314.62513
5 William & Mary323.56312
6 Elon323.56312

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 4		     Semifinals
Friday, November 10		     Final
Sunday, November 12
                           
      1 James Madison 0  
  4 Hofstra 1     5 William & Mary 1    
  5 William & Mary 2         5 William & Mary 4
      2 UNCW 2
      2 UNCW (OT) 2    
  3 Charleston 2     3 Charleston 1  
  6 Elon 1  

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 3 Charleston Cougars 2–1 No. 6 Elon Phoenix
Archer  28', 66' Report Agu  23'
CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriot's Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Attendance: 332
Referee: Derek Allison
No. 4 Hofstra Pride 1–4 No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Ramsay  27' Report Bustamante  6', 36', 54', 78'
HU Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, New York
Attendance: 329
Referee: Mike Godi

Semifinals

No. 2 UNCW Seahawks 2–1 (a.e.t.) No. 3 Charleston Cougars
Moncada  61'
Elveroth  100' 		Report Heffron  21'
Attendance: 125
Referee: Mike Stutt
No. 1 James Madison Dukes 0–1 No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Report Trott  25'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bill Dittmar

Final

No. 2 UNCW Seahawks 2–4 No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Moncada  25'
Gianfortone  90'		 Report Ngoh  54'
Bustamante  66', 76', 78'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter Dhima

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals
1 United States Antonio Bustamante William & Mary 4
2 Trinidad and Tobago Leland Archer Charleston 2
3 United States Elijah Agu Elon 1
New Zealand Oscar Ramsay Hofstra

All-Tournament Team

  • Antonio Bustamante (Most Outstanding Performer)
  • Remi Frost, William & Mary
  • Ryder Bell, William & Mary
  • Riley Spain, William & Mary
  • Julio Moncada, UNCW
  • Phillip Goodrum, UNCW
  • Emil Elveroth, UNCW
  • TJ Bush, James Madison
  • Yannick Franz, James Madison
  • Leland Archer, Charleston
  • Kevin Shields, Charleston

References

  1. ↑ "Sunday's regional sports roundup: W&M, ODU men's soccer teams capture conference tournament titles, NCAA bids; CNU women fall in NCAA soccer". Daily Press. Tribune Publishing. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Kelly. "William and Mary Crowned #CAAChamps". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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