2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the four season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 21st season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.[1]

2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams10
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJulian Gressel, Providence
Picked byAtlanta United FC, 8th overall
Regular Season
Season championsProvidence
Runners-upButler
Season MVPOffensive: David Goldsmith
Julian Gressel
Midfielder: Ricardo Perez
Defensive: Corey Brown
Tournament
ChampionsButler
  Runners-upCreighton
2016 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Providence + 7 –2 –0  15 –7 –0
No. 18 Butler ‡ 6 –3 –0  13 –5 –2
No. 15 Creighton + 5 –3 –1  13 –7 –3
Villanova + 5 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Xavier 4 –4 –1  8 –8 –3
DePaul 4 –5 –0  9 –7 –3
Georgetown 3 –4 –2  6 –9 –2
Saint John's 2 –5 –2  6 –7 –4
Marquette 2 –5 –2  5 –7 –4
Seton Hall 2 –6 –1  4 –11 –2
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The Georgetown Hoyas are both the defending regular season and conference tournament champions.

Changes from 2015
  • None

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis, Indiana Butler Bowl 7,500
Creighton Bluejays Omaha, Nebraska Morrison Stadium 6,000
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago, Illinois Cacciatore Stadium 1,200
Georgetown Hoyas Washington, D.C. Shaw Field 2,000
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee, Wisconsin Valley Fields 1,600
Providence Friars Providence, Rhode Island Glay Field 3,000
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica, New York Belson Stadium 2,168
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange, New Jersey Owen T. Carroll Field 1,800
Villanova Wildcats Villanova, Pennsylvania Villanova Soccer Complex 1,000
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati, Ohio XU Soccer Complex 1,500

Regular season

Results
Team/OpponentBUTCREDEPGEOMRQPCSTJSETVILXAV
Butler Bulldogs2–03–2
Creighton Bluejays4–14–1
DePaul Blue Demons1–40–1
Georgetown Hoyas1–00–2
Marquette Golden Eagles0–01–2
Providence Friars0–20–1
St. John's Red Storm0–01–0
Seton Hall Pirates1–40–1
Villanova Wildcats2–32–1
Xavier Musketeers1–02–0

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[2] Wk
1[3]		 Wk
2[4]		 Wk
3[5]		 Wk
4[6]		 Wk
5[7]		 Wk
6[8]		 Wk
7[9]		 Wk
8[10]		 Wk
9[11]		 Wk
10[12]		 Wk
11[13]		 Wk
12[14]		 Final[15]
Butler C RV 19 10 10 7 9 11 19 15 18 15 11 18
Creighton C 7 8 14 14 12 10 10 6 10 18 24 24 23 15
DePaul C
Georgetown C 10 24 NR
Marquette C
Providence C 25 22 RV 10
Seton Hall C
St. John's C
Villanova C RV RV NR
Xavier C RV NR RV RV NR

Postseason

Big East Tournament
Main article: 2016 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament
  Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 6		     Semifinals
Thursday, November 10		     Finals
Sunday, November 13
                           
      1 Providence 1  
  4 Creighton 3     4 Creighton 2    
  5 Xavier 1         4 Creighton 1
      2 Butler 2
      2 Butler (2OT) 1    
  3 Villanova (pen.)  0 (3)      3 Villanova 0  
  6 DePaul  0 (1)   

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
15 4 Butler BYE T, 0–0 L, 5–6 pen. vs. SIUE – (Indianapolis)
N/A 1 Providence W, 2–0 vs. Delaware – (Providence) W, 5–4 vs. #1 Maryland – (College Park) W, 2–1 vs. Creighton – (Omaha) L, 0–1 (OT) vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill)
N/A 1 Creighton W, 3–0 vs. Tulsa – (Omaha) W, 3–2 #16 Kentucky – (Lexington) L, 1–2 vs. Providence – (Omaha)
N/A 4 Villanova L, 0–2 vs. Akron – (Akron)

All-Big East awards and teams
2016 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards[16]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F
Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F
Midfielder of the Year Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F
Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D
Coaching Staff of the Year Providence†
Freshman of the Year Luka Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M
2016 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[16]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F †
Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F †
Harry Cooksley, St. John’s, Jr., M/F
Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F
Jared Timmer, Butler, So., M
Simon Megally, DePaul, Sr., M
Christopher Lema, Georgetown, Jr., M
Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D
Mark Jecewiz, Providence, RS-Jr., D
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton, Jr., D
Colin Miller, Providence, RS-So., GK

Riggs Lennon, Creighton, Sr., F
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton, Jr., F
Miguel Polley, Villanova, RS-Jr., M/F
Andres Arcila, Seton Hall, So., M
Arun Basuljevic, Georgetown, Jr., M
Andreas Bartosinski, Villanova, Jr., M
Mitch LaGro, Creighton, RS-So., D/M
Mitch Ostrowski, Butler, RS-Sr., D
John Pothast, Marquette, RS-Sr., D
Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D
Matt Nance, Xavier, Jr., D
Alex Kapp, Creighton, Sr., GK

Isaac Galliford, Butler, Fr., M†
Lewis Suddick, Butler, Fr., M/F†
Max de Bruijne, DePaul, Fr., D
Dylan Nealis, Georgetown, Fr., D
Luka Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M†
Danny Griffin, Providence, Fr., M†
Joao Serrano, Providence, Fr., D†
Liam Wilson, Providence, Fr., D
Alistair Johnston, St. John’s, Fr., M
Jonathan Jimenez, Seton Hall, Fr., F
Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D
Derrick Otim, Xavier, Fr., M

† Unanimous selection

See also

References
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