2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 28 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Dayton Flyers, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–2 quarterfinal loss to the La Salle Explorers.[1][2] La Salle won the tournament, their third Atlantic 10 tournament championship in program history, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Paul Royal,[3][4] and all three of which were decided in overtime periods.
| 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Site | Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | La Salle (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Paul Royal (3rd title) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 3 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 3 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 11, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:A10 Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Megan Dell, who finished the regular season for VCU with two goals, had all three of VCU's goals in the tournament, helping the host team advance to its second A10 final.
Maci Bower's decisive goal in the final, assisted by her sister Madison Bower, was in the ESPN SCTop10 plays of the day nationwide. It was Maci Bower's seventh game winner out of ten goals for the season.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals October 28–29 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | La Salle | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | La Salle | 2OT | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Duquesne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Duquesne | 12OT | ||||||||||||
| 5 | George Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | La Salle | 12OT | ||||||||||||
| 6 | VCU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | VCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | VCU | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 28, 2017 | #1 La Salle | 3–2 | #8 Dayton | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McCarthy Stadium Attendance: 586 |
| October 28, 2017 | #4 Duquesne | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #5 George Washington | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Rooney Field Attendance: 115 Referee: John Farner Assistant referees: Paul Deverse Sanjin Vidakovic Fourth official: Salem Bensasi |
| October 28, 2017 | #2 Saint Louis | 0–1 | #7 Saint Joseph's | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 846 Referee: Justin Tomicich Assistant referees: Colin Pressy Don Tebeau Fourth official: Mark Boyko |
| October 29, 2017 | #3 George Mason | 1–2 | #6 VCU | Fairfax, Virginia |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: George Mason Stadium Attendance: 247 Referee: Michael Donovan Assistant referees: William Aten Brendan Orino Fourth official: Dan Marlowe |
Semifinals
| November 3, 2017 | #1 La Salle | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Duquesne | Richmond, Virginia |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Referee: Katie Mitchell Assistant referees: Nick Furnish JC Griggs Fourth official: Roberto Furnish |
| November 3, 2017 | #7 Saint Joseph's | 0–1 | #6 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 4:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 838 Referee: Ben Wooten Assistant referees: Jim Conley Andrew Hutton Fourth official: JC Griggs |
Final
| November 5, 2017 | #1 La Salle | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 VCU | Richmond, Virginia |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 336 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Ben Wooten Katie Mitchell Fourth official: JC Griggs |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 Goals
- Megan Dell - VCU
- 2 Goals
- Maci Bower - La Salle
- 1 Goal
- Madison Bower - La Salle
- Olivia Di Cristofaro - Duquesne
- Kristin Haugstad - La Salle
- Katherine Hennessey - La Salle
- Alexis Kiehl - Dayton
- Kaitlynn Kiehl - Dayton
- Shannon Lee - George Mason
- Katie O'Connor - Duquesne
- Olivia Petit - Saint Joseph's
- Jess Shanahan - La Salle
References
- "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "2017 A-10 Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book Through 2016 Season" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- "La Salle University Women's Soccer 2017 Record Book" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.