2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season

The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017
Number of teams10
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickEric Dick, Butler
Picked bySporting Kansas City, 13th overall
Regular Season
Season championsButler
Runners-upGeorgetown
Season MVP
  • FW: Brandon Guhl, Butler
  • MF: Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton
  • DF: David Enstrom, St. John's
  • GK: Erick Dick, Butler
Tournament
ChampionsGeorgetown
  Runners-upXavier
2017 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Butler + 8 –1 –0  14 –5 –2
No. 16 Georgetown ‡ 6 –2 –1  14 –4 –2
Saint John's 5 –2 –2  9 –7 –3
Xavier 5 –4 –0  11 –6 –3
Providence 2 –2 –5  5 –8 –5
Creighton 3 –4 –2  9 –7 –2
Marquette 3 –5 –1  3 –11 –2
Seton Hall 3 –6 –0  6 –10 –1
DePaul 2 –6 –1  5 –11 –2
Villanova 2 –7 –0  7 –11 –0
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and concluded on November 1, 2017. Butler won the regular season title. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship began on November 4, 2017 and concluded with the championship match on November 12, 2017.[1] Georgetown defeated Xavier in the championship game, 2–1, on a golden goal by Declan McCabe.[2]

Butler and Georgetown both qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Georgetown entered as an automatic berth, while Butler had an at-large berth. Georgetown was eliminated in the first round by SMU,[3] while Butler reached the round of 16 before losing to Wake Forest.[4][5]

Background

Changes from 2016
See also: 2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season

Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school Big East record[6] NCAA Tournaments[7] NCAA College Cups[7] NCAA Titles[7]
ButlerPaul SnapeMichigan (asst.)752–40–20 (.554)52–40–20 (.554)18–16–2 (.528)100
CreightonElmar BolowichNorth Carolina7375–173–52 (.668)95–29–12 (.743)23–10–3 (.681)2362
DePaulCraig BlazerU.S. national team (coordinator)1797–166–38 (.385)97–166–38 (.385)38–67–12 (.376)100
GeorgetownBrian WieseNotre Dame (assistant)12118–61–25 (.640)118–61–25 (.640)58–32–7 (.634)410
MarquetteLouis BennettMilwaukee12208–161–48 (.556)73–97–31 (.440)31–58–17 (.373)700
ProvidenceCraig StewartFranklin Pierce6overall55–35–11 (.599)
Seton HallGerson EcheverrySeton Hall (asst.)6
St. John'sDavid MasurMontclair State27
VillanovaTom CarlinVillanova (asst.)10
XavierAndy FlemingNorthwestern8

Preseason

Recruiting
National Rankings
Team CSN[8] TDS[9] Total Signees
ButlerNRTDSTotal
CreightonNRTDSTotal
DePaulNRTDSTotal
Georgetown8TDSTotal
MarquetteNRTDSTotal
ProvidenceNRTDSTotal
Seton HallNRTDSTotal
St. John'sNRTDSTotal
VillanovaNRTDSTotal
XavierNRTDSTotal

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16.[10]

Team RankingFirst Place VotesRaw Points
1. Providence 9 81
2. Creighton 1 70
3. Butler 0 68
4. Villanova 0 52
5. Georgetown 0 46
6. Xavier 0 45
7. Marquette 0 30
8. St. John's 0 27
9. DePaul 0 21
10. Seton Hall 0 21

Preseason All-Conference Teams

All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017.[10]

Award Recipient(s)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Mac Steeves, Providence[a]
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown, Xavier[b]
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown[c]
Preseason All-Big East XI[d] Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton
Mac Steeves, Providence
Harry Cooksley, St. John's[e]
Lewis Suddick, Butler
Jared Timmer, Butler
Chris Lema, Georgetown
Luka Prpa, Marquette
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton
Mark Jecewiz, Providence
Cory Brown, Xavier[e]
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown

Regular season

United Soccer Coaches National
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 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[11] Wk
1[12]		 Wk
2[13]		 Wk
3[14]		 Wk
4[15]		 Wk
5[16]		 Wk
6[17]		 Wk
7[18]		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Final
Butler C 25 17 21 RV RV 22 15 20
Creighton C 14 23 RV RV NR 25 RV NR
DePaul C
Georgetown C RV 18 9 16 14 10 9
Marquette C
Providence C 12 RV RV NR
Seton Hall C
St. John's C
Villanova C
Xavier C RV NR

United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Regional
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week

Postseason

Big East Tournament
Main article: 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Butler  2 (1) 
4 Xavier (pen.)  2 (4) 
4 Xavier 1
2 Georgetown (2OT) 2
2 Georgetown 2
3 St. John's 1

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
14Chapel HillGeorgetown BYE L 1–22OT vs. SMU – (Washington, D.C.)
N/A Winston-SalemButler W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Indianapolis) W 3–2 vs. #16 VCU – (Richmond) L 0–2 vs. #1 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)

Awards
2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards[19]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Players of the Year Brandon Guhl, So., Butler
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton
Midfielder of the Year Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John's
Defensive Player of the Year David Enstrom, Sr., St. John's
Goalkeeper of the Year Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler
Coach of the Year Paul Snape, Butler
Freshman of the Year Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown
2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[19]
First Team Second Team Freshman Team

Forwards:
Brandon Guhl, So., Butler‡
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Sr., Creighton‡
Mac Steeves, RS-Sr., Providence

Midfielders:
Harry Cooksley, Sr., St. John’s
Chris Lema, Sr., Georgetown
Lewis Suddick, So., Butler

Defenders:
Cory Brown, Sr., Xavier
David Enstrom, Sr., St. John’s
Brendan McDonough, Jr., Georgetown
Lucas Stauffer, Sr., Creighton

Goalkeeper:
Eric Dick, RS-Sr., Butler

Forwards:

Derek Dodson, Fr., Georgetown
Declan McCabe, Sr., Georgetown
Matt Vasquenza, Sr., Xavier

Midfielders:
Andres Arcila, Jr., Seton Hall
Noah Franke, Sr., Creighton
Simen Hestnes, Jr., Xavier
Luka Prpa, So., Marquette

Defenders:
Shane Bradley, So., Villanova
Joe Moulden, Jr., Butler
Cameron Taylor, RS-Jr., Xavier

Goalkeeper:
JT Marcinkowski, Jr., Georgetown

Forwards:
Matt DePerro, Providence
Derek Dodson, Georgetown‡
Jack Shearer, St. John’s‡

Midfielders:
Jacob Montes, Georgetown‡
Kuba Polat, Creighton‡
Theo Quartey, Villanova
Istvan Wilhelms, DePaul

Defenders:
Samuel Buzzas, Xavier
Manuel Cukaj, Marquette
Sean O’Hearn, Georgetown

Goalkeeper:
Zach Nelson, Xavier

‡ unanimous selection

Draft picks
Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft
RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
1 13 Sporting Kansas City Eric Dick GK Butler [20]
2 26 Vancouver Whitecaps Lucas Stauffer DF Creighton [21]
2 33 Real Salt Lake Ricky Lopez-Espin FW Creighton [22]
2 34 FC Dallas Chris Lema MF Georgetown [23]
2 43 Houston Dynamo Mac Steeves FW Providence [24]
3 62 Vancouver Whitecaps Cory Brown DF Xavier [25]
4 80 FC Dallas Noah Franke DF Creighton [26]

Notable non-draft signees

The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerPositionCollegeMoving toAcquiredRef.
Harry Cooksley MF St. John's Mallorca Free transfer [27]
JT Marcinkowski GK Georgetown San Jose Earthquakes Homegrown player [28]

See also

Notes
^[a] Mac Steeves won the 2016 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award.[10]
^[b] Cory Brown won the 2016 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award.[29]
^[c] J. T. Marcinkowski won the 2016 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[30]
^[d] There are 12 players selected for the Big East All-Preseason XI due to a tie in voting.[10]
^[e] Denotes a player that was unanimously selected for the preseason team.[31][32]

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