2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 37th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and concluded on November 2, 2019.

2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 30, 2019 – November 2, 2019
Number of teams10
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickDanny Reynolds, 35th overall
Picked bySeattle Sounders FC
Regular Season
Season championsUNCW
  Runners-upJames Madison
Season MVPOffensive: Manuel Ferriol
Defensive: Danny Reynolds
Rookie: Timothy Ennin
Tournament
ChampionsJames Madison
  Runners-upUNCW
Finals MVPNiclas Mohr
CAA men's soccer seasons
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UNCW 7 0 1 12 5 2
James Madison 5 2 1 12 7 2
Hofstra 5 2 1 10 7 2
William & Mary 4 2 2 7 9 2
Northeastern 3 3 2 6 9 3
Delaware 2 4 2 3 9 3
Elon 2 6 0 7 9 1
Drexel 1 5 1 6 9 2
Charleston 1 7 1 2 12 1
As of 32 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The regular season culminated with the 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which will began on November 8 and concluded on November 16, 2019.

UNCW won the CAA regular season championship, while James Madison won the CAA Tournament championship. James Madison earned the CAA's lone berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the opening round.

Background edit

The 2018 season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season and tournament champions were James Madison, who finished the season with a conference record of 5–1–0 and a regular season and conference tournament record of 12–4–3. As 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions, James Madison earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.[1] In addition to James Madison, UNCW earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. UNCW finished the regular season in second place and reached the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.[2]

In the NCAA Tournament, both James Madison and UNCW entered in the first round. UNCW ultimately lost in the first round at home to Furman on penalty kicks,[3] while James Madison reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, the best performance in program history. The Dukes defeated No. 16 High Point,[4] No. 4 North Carolina,[5] and No. 9 Virginia Tech – all on the road.[6] In the quarterfinals, the Dukes played at No. 5 Michigan State. In the Elite Eight matchup, James Madison scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute from follow up shot by Niclas Mohr. The Dukes held the lead against the Spartans until the 72nd minute, where Ryan Sierakowski notched the match-tying goal through a lower-right corner shot.[7] Sierakowski scored the go-ahead goal for Michigan State in the 81st minute, giving Michigan State their first College Cup berth since 1968,[8] and preventing James Madison from reaching the College Cup.[9]


Preseason edit

Preseason poll edit

The preseason poll was released on August 22, 2019.[10]

Team Ranking First Place Votes
1. James Madison 61 5
2. UNCW 60 4
3. Hofstra 45 0
4. William & Mary 43 0
5. Delaware 28 0
6. Elon 26 0
7. Northeastern 23 0
8. Drexel 22 0
9. Charleston 16 0

Preseason national polls edit

The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.

United
Soccer
[11]
CSN[12] Soccer
America
[13]
Top Drawer
Soccer
[14]
Charleston
Delaware
Drexel
Elon
Hofstra RV
James Madison 17 11 12 24
Northeastern
UNCW RV RV
William & Mary

Regular season edit

Early season tournaments edit

Team Tournament Finish
James Madison Fairfield Inn JMU Invitational 2nd

Conference results edit

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw  • Postponed
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Charleston Cougars
(COC)
HOF NE W&M DEL UNCW DRX JMU ELN
0–3 2–4 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–4
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
(DEL)
NE UNCW ELN COC JMU W&M HOF DRX
2–2 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–5[a] 0–5 2–1
Drexel Dragons
(DRX)
NE W&M JMU ELN HOF COC UNCW DEL
1–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2
Elon Phoenix
(ELN)
JMU HOF DEL DRX W&M NE COC UNCW
0–6 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–1
Hofstra Pride
(HOF)
JMU COC ELN UNCW DRX W&M DEL NE
0–2 3–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 5–0 3–0
James Madison Dukes
(JMU)
HOF ELN DRX NE DEL UNCW COC W&M
2–0 6–0 3–1 3–3 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–3
Northeastern Huskies
(NE)
DRX DEL COC UNCW JMU ELN W&M HOF
2–1 2–2 4–2 1–3 3–3 1–3 2–0 0–3
UNCW Seahawks
(UNCW)
W&M DEL NE HOF COC JMU DRX ELN
1–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0
William & Mary Tribe
(W&M)
UNCW DRX COC ELN HOF DEL NE JMU
1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 5–1[a] 0–2 3–2

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789
UNCW422221111
James Madison111112222
Hofstra744554433
William & Mary565433344
Northeastern233345655
Delaware376766566
Elon998998887
Drexel657677778
Charleston889889999
2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament semifinals
2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament quarterfinals
Eliminated

CAA Players of the Week edit

Week Offensive Defensive Rookie Ref.
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Sep. 2 Christian Lauenborg MF Elon Alex Ashton GK Hofstra Frederik Rieper DF Hofstra [16]
Sep. 9 Tyler Clegg MF James Madison Renan Thomazo GK Delaware Gabriel Perrotta GK UNCW [17]
Sep. 16 Ryan Massoud MF Northeastern Kieran Baskett GK William & Mary Dennis Mensah FW James Madison [18]
Sep. 23 Manuel Ferriol MF James Madison TJ Bush GK James Madison Liam Murphy MF Northeastern [19]
Sep. 30 Manuel Ferriol MF James Madison Sam Golan DF William & Mary Nathan Messer MF William & Mary [20]
Oct. 7 Manuel Ferriol MF James Madison Kieran Baskett GK William & Mary Liam Murphy MF Northeastern [21]
Oct. 14 Alejandro Saez FW UNCW Gabriel Perrotta GK UNCW Alfredo Bozalongo MF William & Mary [22]
Oct. 21 Jacob Evans FW UNCW Austin Shuping GK Charleston Vemund Hole Vik MF Elon [23]
Oct. 28 Manuel Ferriol MF James Madison Wilhelm Nilsson DF UNCW Alfredo Bozalongo MF William & Mary [24]
Matthew Vowinkel FW Hofstra
Nov. 4 Matthew Vowinkel FW Hofstra Mark Lindstrom DF UNCW Gabriel Perrotta GK UNCW [25]
Phillip Goodrum FW UNCW

Postseason edit

CAA Tournament edit

Semifinals
November 10
CAA Championship
November 16
      
1 UNCW 2
4 William & Mary 1
1 UNCW 0
2 James Madison (2OT) 1
2 James Madison (pen.) 1 (4)
3 Hofstra 1 (3)

NCAA Tournament edit

The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Charlottesville James Madison L 1–3 vs. Campbell(Harrisonburg, VA)

Rankings edit

National rankings edit

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
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Final
Charleston USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Delaware USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Drexel USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Elon USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Hofstra USC NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
James Madison USC 17 RV RV RV 20 16 17 18 RV 21 25 RV 25 None released RV
TDS 24 24 NV NV RV 19 16 18 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Northeastern USC NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UNCW USC RV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV 21 20 RV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
William & Mary USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released NV
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Regional rankings - USC Atlantic Region edit

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region compares teams across the Atlantic Sun Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, and Patriot League.

  Wk
1
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Charleston NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Delaware NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Drexel NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Elon NV 6 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Hofstra 2 8 6 6 7 8 10 10 9 8 7 8
James Madison RV 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1
Northeastern NV NV NV 9 8 5 8 NV NV NV NV NV
UNCW NV NV 10 8 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 3
William & Mary NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Awards and honors edit

Preseason honors edit

The preseason honors were announced on August 22, 2019.[10]

Award Recipients
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Phillip Goodrum, UNCW
Preseason Midfielder of the Year Manuel Ferriol, James Madison
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Mark Lindstrom, UNCW
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year TJ Bush, James Madison
Preseason All-CAA Team Chris Donovan, Drexel
Phillip Goodrum, UNCW
Matthew Vowinkel, Hofstra
Fernando Casero, James Madison
Manuel Ferriol, James Madison
Tucker Heffron, Charleston
Timo Hummrich, Delaware
Tom Judge, James Madison
Luke Matthews, Elon
Mark Lindstrom, UNCW
TJ Bush, James Madison

Postseason honors edit

2019 CAA Men's Soccer Individual Awards[26]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Manuel Ferriol, James Madison
Coach of the Year Aidan Heaney, UNCW
Defensive Player of the Year Danny Reynolds, UNCW
Rookie of the Year Timothy Ennin, Northeastern
2019 CAA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[26]
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team

Chris Donovan, So., F, Drexel
Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW
Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra
Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW
Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison
Jacob Evans, Jr., M, UNCW
Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison
Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison
Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW
Danny Reynolds, R-Sr., D, UNCW
TJ Bush, R-Jr., GK, James Madison

Benjamin Klingen, So., F, Northeastern
Julian Ngoh, Sr., F, William & Mary
Tucker Heffron, R-Sr., M, Charleston
Clay Obara, Fr., M, James Madison
Petter Soelberg, Jr., M, Hofstra
Luca Tausch, So., M, Hofstra
Melker Anshelm, So., D, James Madison
Brandon Clegg, Sr., D, James Madison
Timo Hummrich, So., D, Delaware
Wilhelm Nilsson, Sr., D, UNCW
George O’Malley, Jr., D, Hofstra
Gabriel Perrotta, Fr., GK, UNCW

Timothy Ennin, R-Fr., F, Northeastern
Tuki Tayali, R-Jr., F, Elon
Alfredo Bozalongo, Fr., M, William & Mary
Tyler Clegg, So., M, James Madison
Ryan Massoud, So., M, Northeastern
Jake Nicholson, Jr., M, Charleston
Oscar Ramsey, Sr., M, Hofstra
Sam Golan, Sr., D, William & Mary
Luke Matthews, Sr., D, Elon
Frederik Rieper, Fr., D, Hofstra
Alex Ashton, Gr., GK, Hofstra

Timothy Ennin, F, Northeastern
Alexander Levengood, F, William & Mary
Rex Twum, F, Delaware
Alfredo Bozalongo, M, William & Mary
Mattias Cooper, M, Elon
Clay Obara, M, James Madison
Colton Pleasants, M, UNCW
Kasper Lehm, D, Elon
Frederik Rieper, D, Hofstra
Gabriel Perrotta, GK, UNCW

Regional honors edit

2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Teams[27]
First Team Second Team Third Team

Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison
Danny Reynolds, Sr, D, UNCW
Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW
Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison
Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW

Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW
Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison
Chris Donovan, So., F, Drexel
Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra

None

All-Americans edit

Consensus All-Americans
None

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[28]

College Soccer News[29] Soccer America[30] Top Drawer Soccer[31] United Soccer Coaches[32]
First Team
Manu Ferriol – James Madison None None None
Second Team
None None None None
Third Team
None None

Manu Ferriol – James Madison

None

2020 MLS Draft edit

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be held in January 2020.

Total picks by school edit

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Charleston
Delaware
Drexel
Elon
Hofstra
James Madison 1 1
Northeastern
UNCW 1 1 2
William & Mary

List of selections edit

Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Team School
2 35 Danny Reynolds DF Seattle Sounders UNCW (Sr.)
2 40 Manu Ferriol MF FC Dallas James Madison (Sr.)
3 75 Phillip Goodrum FW Atlanta United UNCW (Sr.)

Homegrown players edit

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[33] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[34] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

No CAA players signed a homegrown contract ahead of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Rescheduled from September 6 to October 22 due to Hurricane Dorian.[15]

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