2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
The 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic 10 Conference . The season began on August 30, 2019, and concluded on November 2, 2019.
The regular season and tournament was won by Rhode Island . Rhode Island bested VCU for the regular season championship and Dayton for the tournament championship. Rhode Island earned the Atlantic 10's automatic, and only, berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament , where they lost in the opening round to Syracuse .
Dayton's Jonas Fjeldberg won the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year, while Joergen Oland won the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. Gareth Elliott won the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Award.
Background
Previous season
UMass entered the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The Minutemen finished eighth in the regular season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament by VCU. VCU won the regular season championship, giving the Rams their first A-10 regular season title, and their first regular season championship overall since 2004.[ 4] Rhode Island won the tournament, given them their first A-10 tournament title since 2006.[ 5]
Rhode Island at the A-10 Tournament champions, earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament . They were the only berth the A-10 sent to the NCAA Tournament. There they were defeated by their rivals , Connecticut, 3–4.[ 6]
Coaching changes
Fordham head coach, Jim McElderry , resigned at the end of the 2018 season to accept the head coaching job at Rutgers University .[ 7] On January 30, 2019, Fordham hired Carlo Acquista as the program's head coach.[ 8]
School
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in table
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
Fordham
Jim McElderry
Hired by Rutgers
December 9, 2018
Preseason
Carlo Acquista
January 30, 2019
Head coaches
As of the 2018 season
Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 22, 2019.
Team Ranking
Points (First)
1.
VCU
159 (8)
2.
Saint Louis
146 (2)
3.
Rhode Island
142 (3)
4.
Dayton
121
5.
Fordham
109
6.
Davidson
102
7.
George Mason
93
8.
Saint Joseph's
78
9.
UMass
63
10.
Duquesne
57
11.
George Washington
55
12.
St. Bonaventure
42
13.
La Salle
16
Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019.
United Soccer [ 24]
CSN[ 25]
Top Drawer Soccer [ 26]
Davidson
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Dayton
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Duquesne
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Fordham
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George Mason
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George Washington
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La Salle
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UMass
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Rhode Island
RV
RV
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St. Bonaventure
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Saint Joseph's
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Saint Louis
RV
RV
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VCU
RV
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Regular season
Early season tournaments
Five teams participated in early season soccer tournaments hosted either by themselves or other nearby universities.
Team
Tournament
Finish
Dayton
Dayton Tournament
2nd
Ohio State Tournament
4th
Duquesne
RMU–Duquesne Classic
1st
Rhode Island
Ocean State Soccer Cup
1st
St. Bonaventure
UMBC–Navy Tournament
1st
VCU
Stihl Soccer Classic
2nd
VCU Tournament
3rd
Positions by round
Postseason
Atlantic 10 Tournament
The 2019 A-10 Tournament was held from November 9 to November 17. Fordham University hosted the tournament from the semifinals onwards. Rhode Island defended their A10 Tournament title and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Quarterfinals November 9–10
Semifinals November 15
Final November 17
1
Rhode Island
7
8
Davidson
3
1
Rhode Island (p )
0 (7)
5
Fordham
0 (6)
4
Saint Louis
0
5
Fordham
1
1
Rhode Island
1
3
Dayton
0
2
VCU (p )
2 (4)
7
George Mason
2 (3)
2
VCU
0
3
Dayton
1
3
Dayton
4
6
La Salle
0
NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament began on November 17, 2019, and concluded on December 15, 2019.
Seed
Region
School
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
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1
Rhode Island
L 2–3 vs. Syracuse – (Syracuse, NY )
W–L–T (%):
0–1–0 (.000)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–1–0 (.000)
Rankings
National rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Pre
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Wk 16
Final
Davidson
NV
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NV
None released
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Dayton
NV
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NV
None released
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Duquesne
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
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Fordham
NV
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None released
NV
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George Mason
NV
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NV
None released
NV
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George Washington
NV
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None released
NV
NV
NV
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NV
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NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
La Salle
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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NV
None released
NV
NV
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UMass
NV
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None released
NV
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NV
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Rhode Island
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
NV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
None released
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
St. Bonaventure
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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Saint Joseph's
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Saint Louis
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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VCU
RV
NV
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None released
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NV
NV
NV
Regional rankings - USC Southeast
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV
No votes received
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Davidson
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Dayton
NV
NV
NV
NV
8
RV
NV
10
9
9
Duquesne
NV
NV
10
7
NV
8
10
NV
NV
NV
Fordham
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
George Mason
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
George Washington
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
La Salle
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
10
NV
NV
NV
NV
UMass
10
6
7
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Rhode Island
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
9
7
6
6
6
St. Bonaventure
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Saint Joseph's
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Saint Louis
NV
NV
NV
10
9
7
5
5
5
7
VCU
6
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Postseason honors
2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards [ 37]
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Jonas Fjeldberg – Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year
Jørgen Oland – Fordham
Midfielder of the Year
Kingsford Adjei – Dayton
Coach of the Year
Gareth Elliott – Rhode Island
Freshman of the Year
Toluwalase Oladeinbo – Dayton
2019 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[ 37]
First Team Honorees
Second Team Honorees
All-Freshman Team Honorees
Academic Award Honorees
Jonas Fjeldberg, Dayton
Fillippo Tamburini, Rhode Island
Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island
Leo Novaes, Saint Louis
Kingsford Adjei, Dayton
Manel Busquets, Duquesne
Edvin Akselsen, Rhode Island
Jørgen Oland, Fordham
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Ryo Shimazaki, VCU
Federico Barrios, Dayton
Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton
Pat McCarthy, La Salle
Biska Biyombo, VCU
Devin Boyce , Saint Louis
Matteo Kidd, Saint Louis
Fortia Munts, VCU
Elias Harryson, Dayton
Niklas Middrup, Rhode Island
Kipp Keller , Saint Louis
Ulrik Edvardsen, VCU
Stefan Schmidt, Rhode Island
Justin Stone, Davidson
Toluwalase Oladeinbo, Dayton
Andy Sanchez, Dayton
Xavier Zengue, Dayton
Nate Dragisich, Duquesne
Liam Emson, George Washington
Franc Gamiz Quer, La Salle
Joshua Pulla, St. Bonaventure
Kipp Keller, Saint Louis
Mujeeb Murana , Saint Louis
Patrick Schulte, Saint Louis
Johannes Pieles, Fordham
Ryan Mingachos, George Mason
Haukur Hilmarsson, George Washington
Noah Lubin, George Washington
Ryan Saul, Massachusetts
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Niklas Middrup, Rhode Island
Stefan Schmidt, Rhode Island
Shea Curry, St. Bonaventure
David Grana, Saint Joseph's
David Viox, Saint Louis
Simon Fitch, VCU
Regional awards
National awards
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020. Three players from the conference were drafted.
Total picks by school
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Total
Davidson
0
0
0
0
0
Dayton
0
0
0
0
0
Duquesne
0
0
0
0
0
Fordham
0
0
0
1
1
George Mason
0
0
0
0
0
George Washington
0
0
0
0
0
La Salle
0
0
0
0
0
UMass
0
0
0
0
0
Rhode Island
0
0
1
0
1
St. Bonaventure
0
0
0
0
0
Saint Joseph's
0
0
0
0
0
Saint Louis
0
0
0
0
0
VCU
0
0
1
0
1
List of selections
Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[ 45] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft .
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[ 46] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No players from the Atlantic 10 Conference signed homegrown contracts.
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