2013 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

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ChampionsDrexel
PremiersDrexel
NCAA TournamentTBD
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The 2013 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season marked the first for the incoming Charleston Cougars. The 2013 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament was played at Vidas Field on the campus of regular-season champion Drexel in Philadelphia.

The defending regular season champions were the Drexel Dragons. The Northeastern Huskies were the defending tournament champions. Drexel successfully defended its regular-season title from last season, and also added the conference tournament crown.

Changes from 2012

  • The College of Charleston joined the CAA from the Southern Conference.[1]
  • George Mason left the CAA for the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2]
  • Georgia State left the CAA for the Sun Belt Conference, which does not sponsor the sport.[3] The program will compete as an independent team.[4]
  • Old Dominion left the CAA for Conference USA.[5]
  • Towson dropped men's soccer due to budget concerns.[6]

Season outlook

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Charleston Cougars Charleston, South Carolina Patriots Point Soccer Stadium 2,200
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Newark, Delaware Delaware Mini Stadium 1,500
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vidas Field[7] 2,750
Hofstra Pride Hempstead, New York Hofstra Soccer Stadium 2,000
James Madison Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia University Park 1,500
Northeastern Huskies Boston, Massachusetts Parsons Field[8] 7,000
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington, North Carolina UNCW Soccer Stadium[9] 1,000
William & Mary Tribe Williamsburg, Virginia Albert-Daly Field 2,271

Standings

2013 CAA men's soccer standings

CAA Tournament

Main article: 2013 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

The format for the 2013 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced in the Fall of 2013.

Results

Home/Away COC DEL DRE HOF JMU NOR UNCW W&M
Charleston Cougars
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens
Drexel Dragons
Hofstra Pride
James Madison Dukes
Northeastern Huskies
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
William & Mary Tribe

Statistics

References

  1. ^ Miller, Andrew (December 1, 2012). "College of Charleston to join Colonial Athletic Association". The Post and Courier. PostAndCourier.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ White, Joseph (March 25, 2013). "Official: George Mason is leaving CAA for A-10". The Virginian-Pilot. Associated Press. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Georgia State to Join Sun Belt Conference in 2013" (Press release). Georgia State Sports Communications. April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Folck, Cassie (May 30, 2013). "Men's Soccer Releases 2013 Schedule". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Old Dominion to join Conference USA". ESPN.com. May 17, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Towson baseball staves off different kind of elimination". USA Today.
  7. ^ "Drexel Dragons - Vidas Field". DrexelDragons.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Parsons Field". GoNU.com.
  9. ^ "UNCW Soccer Stadium". UNC Wilmington Athletics. UNCWSports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.