The 2023 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament was the post season men's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from November 4 to November 12, 2023. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Saint Louis Billikens.[1] Saint Louis was the second seed, but was unable to defend their title as they fell to seventh seed UMass in the Quarterfinals in a penalty shoot-out. Sixth seed Dayton went on to win the tournament, defeating first seed VCU 2–1 in the Final.[2][3] This was Dayton's fifth tournament title, and first since 2015. All five of Datyon's titles have come under head coach Dennis Currier.[4] As tournament champions Dayton earned the A10's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 4,756 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Champions | Dayton (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dennis Currier (5th title) | ||||
| MVP | Kenji Mboma Dem (Dayton) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| VCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A three-way tiebreaker was required for the second, third, and fourth seeds as Davidson, Loyola Chicago, and Saint Louis all finished with fifteen conference points. Record against common conference opponents was used as the tiebreaker. Saint Louis had the best record in that regard and was the second seed. They were followed by Loyola Chicago as the third seed and Davidson as the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Dayton and UMass both finished with thirteen points. Dayton earned the sixth seed by virtue of their 3–1 win in the head-to-head match up during the regular season.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | VCU | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 2 | Saint Louis | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Loyola Chicago | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Davidson | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Duquesne | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Dayton | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 7 | UMass | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 8 | Fordham | 3–3–2 | 11 |
Bracket edit
Source:[6]
| Quarterfinals Nov. 3-4 | Semifinals Wednesday Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Fordham | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VCU | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UMass | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Loyola Chicago | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dayton (pen.) | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Louis | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UMass (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Davidson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dayton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Davidson | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Duquesne | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| November 3 | #1 VCU | 1–0 | #8 Fordham | Richmond, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Jeffery Skinker Nick Karnovsky Fourth official: Justin Weinstock |
| November 3 | #4 Davidson | 2–1 | #5 Duquesne | Davidson, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 831 |
| November 3 | #2 Saint Louis | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #7 UMass | St. Louis, MO |
| 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 854 Referee: Eulogio Villalpando Assistant referees: Leszek Skowyra Stephen Valle Fourth official: George Major |
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| November 4 | #3 Loyola Chicago | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 Dayton | Chicago, IL |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park Attendance: 438 Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Sergio Alverez Sina Kashef Fourth official: Michael Kennedy |
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Semifinals edit
| November 8 | #1 VCU | 3–1 | #7 UMass | Richmond, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 437 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Aaron Hormuth Fourth official: Mark Remsa |
| November 8 | #4 Davidson | 1–3 | #6 Dayton | Davidson, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 912 |
Final edit
| November 12 | #1 VCU | 1–2 | #6 Dayton | Richmond, VA |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 801 Referee: Gregory DeMello Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim George Vergara Jr. Fourth official: Kohl Peasley |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 23 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
3 goals
- Kenji Mboma Dem – Dayton
2 goals
- Denis Krioutchenkov – Davidson
- Manny Day – Dayton
- Mads Stistrup Petersen – Saint Louis
1 goal
- Vincent Bennage – Davidson
- Sidike Jabateh – Dayton
- Hjalti Sigurdsson – Dayton
- Ask Ekeland – Duquesne
- Julian Cisneros – Loyola Chicago
- Marc Torrellas – Loyola Chicago
- Alec Hughes – UMass
- Michael Rojas – UMass
- Nick Zielonka – UMass
- Damian Gallegos – VCU
- William Hitchcock – VCU
- Jonathan Kanagwa – VCU
- Andrey Salmeron – VCU
1 own goal
- UMass (vs. VCU)
All-Tournament team edit
| Player | Team |
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| 2023 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[7] | |
| Denis Krioutchenkov | Davidson |
| Logan Brown | Dayton |
| Dario Caetano | |
| Manny Day | |
| Kenji Mboma Dem | |
| Hjalti Sigurdsson | |
| Jonathan Kanagwa | VCU |
| Moussa Ndiaye | |
| Andrey Salmeron | |
| Papa Toure | |
| Michael Rojas | UMass |
MVP in Bold
References edit
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2023 #A10MSOC Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Dayton men's soccer wins A-10 Championship, gets automatic NCAA Tournament bid". sports.yahoo.com. WHIO-TV. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "A10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "VCU Claims Regular Season Men's Soccer Title, Earns A-10 Championship Top Seed". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 2023 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Flyers Capture Thrilling Men's Soccer Final; Claim Fifth Atlantic 10 Title". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.