2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament

2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,483
SiteAl F. Caniglia Field
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsOmaha (1st title)
Winning coachJason Mims (1st title)
Summit League men's soccer tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 6 – 2
Western Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 10 – 0
Omaha ‡ 2 – 1 – 2 10 – 6 – 3
Eastern Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 9 – 6
Oral Roberts 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 11 – 1
Fort Wayne 0 – 4 – 1 5 – 9 – 4
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 24th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The tournament was hosted by the University of Nebraska Omaha and all matches were contested at Al F. Caniglia Field. Tournament hosts Omaha reached the final against Denver, creating a repeat of the 2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament championship game.[1]

For only the second time in tournament history, and for the first time since 2008, the championship was determined through a penalty shoot-out. The longest shoot-out in Summit League history, the marathon of penalty kicks went for 12 rounds, with two players on each side kicking twice from the penalty mark.[2] Omaha were able to get the better of Denver, winning the shoot-out 9-8 thanks to a miss from Denver's Graham Smith and a successfully converted penalty from Emmanuel Hamzat.[3]

Omaha earned their first ever college conference tournament championship, and their first ever berth into the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tourney, Omaha played at No. 13, Florida International,[4] and lost in the first round, 2-0.[5][6][7]

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2017 Summit League season.[8]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Denver 5–0
2 Western Illinois 3–2
3 Omaha 2–1–2
4 Eastern Illinois 2–2–1

Bracket

Semifinals Championship
      
1 Denver 1
4 Eastern Illinois 0
1 Denver  1 (8) 
3 Omaha (pen.)  1 (9) 
2 Western Illinois 0
3 Omaha 2

Results

Semifinals

No. 1 Denver Pioneers1–0No. 4 Eastern Illinois Panthers
Elder 39' Report Corti Yellow card 21'
Attendance: 217
Referee: Juan Chamizo
No. 3 Omaha Mavericks2–0No. 2 Western Illinois Leathernecks
Frimpong 13', 61'
Rinderknecht Yellow card 43'		 Report Kirdorf Yellow card 3'
Kouassi Yellow card 58'
Keti Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 563
Referee: Brent Wilson

Championship

No. 3 Omaha Mavericks1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 1 Denver Pioneers
X. Gomez 28' (pen.) Report Devoss 26'
Penalties
Hamzat soccer ball with check mark
X. Gomez soccer ball with check mark
Weiler soccer ball with check mark
Ghitis soccer ball with check mark
Ibišević soccer ball with red X
Gutierrez soccer ball with check mark
Nelson soccer ball with check mark
Woods soccer ball with red X
M. Gomez soccer ball with check mark
Bowman soccer ball with check mark
Hamzat soccer ball with check mark		 8–9 soccer ball with check mark Underwood
soccer ball with check mark Smalley
soccer ball with check mark Smith
soccer ball with check mark Stensson
soccer ball with red X Shinyashiki
soccer ball with check mark Fuller
soccer ball with check mark Morlack
soccer ball with red X Akamatsu
soccer ball with check mark Elder
soccer ball with check mark Barlow
soccer ball with red X Smith
Attendance: 703
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ "Denver and Omaha Set for Summit League Final Encore". Denver Pioneers. University of Denver. November 9, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Denver Falls to Omaha on Penalties in the Summit League Final". Denver Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Perera, Tim. "UNO soccer wins shootout to advance to first NCAA tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Boone, Tony (November 13, 2017). "UNO draws Florida International for debut match in NCAA soccer tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Mavs fall to FIU 2-0". WOWT. Gray Television. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Martin, Derek (November 16, 2017). "Omaha soccer's season ends with 2-0 loss to FIU". KMA. kmaland.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Omaha Drops NCAA Tournament Match at FIU". Summit League. thesummiteleague.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Standings". Summit League. thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 7, 2017.