2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams13
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickLalas Abubakar, Dayton
Picked byColumbus Crew SC, 5th overall
Regular Season
Season championsSaint Louis
Runners-upFordham
Season MVPOffensive: János Löbe
Midfielder: Garrett Heine
Defensive: Lalas Abubaker
Tournament
ChampionsFordham
  Runners-upVCU
Finals MVPJános Löbe
2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Louis 6 –2 –0  7 –8 –3
Fordham ‡ 5 –2 –1  10 –7 –4
LaSalle 5 –3 –0  10 –8 –1
UMass 4 –2 –2  7 –9 –3
VCU 4 –3 –1  8 –9 –4
Rhode Island 4 –4 –0  8 –11 –1
Duquesne 3 –2 –3  8 –5 –5
Dayton 3 –3 –2  7 –9 –3
George Washington 3 –3 –2  8 –5 –5
St. Bonaventure 3 –4 –1  4 –12 –2
Saint Joseph's 3 –5 –0  6 –11 –1
Davidson 2 –5 –1  4 –12 –1
George Mason 0 –7 –1  2 –12 –2
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The George Washington Colonials and Dayton Flyers are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively. The Saint Louis Billikens won the regular season and the Fordham Rams won the tournament.

Changes from 2015
  • On July 28, 2016, Rob Irvine was hired as the head coach for La Salle.[2]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 2,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
Fordham Rams Bronx, New York Coffey Field 8,000
George Mason Patriots Fairfax, Virginia George Mason Stadium 5,000
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Complex 1,000
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 1,547
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure, New York McGraw-Jennings Field 2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finnesey Field 600
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250
  • Richmond does not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain Shirt supplier
Dayton Flyers Dennis Currier TBA Nike
Duquesne Dukes Chase Brooks TBA Nike
Fordham Rams Jim McElderry TBA Nike
George Mason Patriots Greg Andrulis TBA Adidas
George Washington Colonials Craig Jones TBA Nike
La Salle Explorers Rob Irvine TBA Nike
UMass Minutemen Sam Koch TBA Adidas
Rhode Island Rams Gareth Elliott TBA Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Kwame Oduro TBA Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks Don D'Ambra TBA Nike
Saint Louis Billikens Mike McGinty TBA Nike
VCU Rams David Giffard TBA Nike

Regular season

Results
Legend
  Win
  Lose
  Tie
Home/AwayDVDDAYDUQFORGMUGWULASUMAURISTLSTJSTBVCU
Davidson Wildcats 10/29
Dayton Flyers
Duquesne Dukes 10/15
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials 2–2
La Salle Explorers
UMass Minutemen 10/22
Rhode Island Rams
Saint Louis Billikens [A]
St. Joseph's Hawks
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
VCU Rams 2–0 10/12 10/19

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[3] Wk
1[4]		 Wk
2[5]		 Wk
3[6]		 Wk
4[7]		 Wk
5[8]		 Wk
6[9]		 Wk
7[10]		 Wk
8[11]		 Wk
9[12]		 Wk
10[13]		 Wk
11[14]		 Wk
12[15]		 Final[16]
Davidson C
Dayton C RV NR
Duquesne C
Fordham C
George Mason C
George Washington C
La Salle C
UMass C
Rhode Island C
Saint Louis C RV RV NR
St. Joseph's C
St. Bonaventure C
VCU C RV NR

Honors and awards
Player of the Week

Postseason

A10 Tournament
Main article: 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Quarterfinals
Thursday, November 10 		Semifinals
Friday, November 11 		Championship
Sunday, November 13
         
1 Saint Louis 1
8 Dayton 2
8 Dayton 0
5 VCU 1
4 UMass 1
5 VCU 2
5 VCU  0 (2) 
2 Fordham (pen.)  0 (3) 
2 Fordham 4
7 Duquesne 0
2 Fordham 4
6 Rhode Island 0
3 La Salle 1
6 Rhode Island 3

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
N/A 3 Fordham L, 0–1 vs. Boston College – (Boston)

All-A10 awards and teams
2016 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year János Löbe, Fordham
Coach of the Year Mike McGinty, Saint Louis
Midfielder of the Year Garrett Heine, George Washington
Defensive Player of the Year Lalas Abubakar, Dayton
Freshman of the Year Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island
2016 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

Maxi Pragnell (F) - Davidson
Kennedy Nwabia (F) - Dayton
János Löbe (F) - Fordham
Luc Fatton (F) - VCU
Jannik Loebe (M) - Fordham
Garrett Heine (M) – George Washington
Rafael Andrade Santos (M) - VCU
Lalas Abubakar (D) - Dayton
Colman Kennedy (D) - La Salle
Dakota Barnathan (D) - VCU
Jorge Becerra (GK) – Massachusetts

Matt Robinson (F) - La Salle
Joe Saad (F)- Saint Louis
Jorge Herranz (F)- VCU
Stavros Zarokostas (M) - Rhode Island
Matt Crawford (M) - Saint Joseph’s
Bliss Harris (M)- Saint Joseph’s
Max Karcher (M) - Saint Louis
Matthew Lewis (D)- Fordham
Tobi Adewole (D) – George Washington
Joss Jess (D) – Massachusetts
Rashid Nuhu (GK) - Fordham

Federico Barrios, Dayton
Rok Taneski, Dayton
Ryan Landry, Duquesne
Joergen Oland, Fordham
Tunde Akinlosotu, George Mason
Pat McCarthy, La Salle
Konrad Gorich, Massachusetts
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island
Paul Nana Afful, St. Bonaventure
Saadiq Mohammed, Saint Louis
Quayyum Murana, Saint Louis

See also

Notes
A ^ : St. Louis hosted VCU on Sept. 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, but did not count as a conference match.[18]

References
  1. "Men's Soccer". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. "La Salle Names Rob Irvine As Men's Soccer Head Coach". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
  16. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
  17. "Loebe, Abubaker, Heine, Zarokostas and McGinty Claim Top Atlantic 10 Annual Men's Soccer Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  18. "VCU grabs 1-1 draw at St. Louis". VCU Rams. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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