2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season will be the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season will mark the first for the incoming George Mason Patriots. The venue for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was Baujan Field at the University of Dayton.

Atlantic 10 Conference
Season2013
ChampionsGeorge Mason
PremiersSaint Louis
NCAA TournamentGeorge Mason
VCU
← 2012
2014 →

The defending regular season champions are the Charlotte 49ers who left the Atlantic 10 to join Conference USA as part of the 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment. The Saint Louis Billikens are the defending tournament champions.

Changes from 2012
  • Richmond dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season.[1]
  • George Mason joined the Atlantic 10 after playing in the Colonial Athletic Association
  • Butler, Charlotte, Temple and Xavier all left the conference. Butler and Xavier joined the Big East Conference, Charlotte joined C-USA, and Temple joined the American Athletic Conference.
  • Chase Brooks, former head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles program, was hired by Duquense.

Season outlook

Teams

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 2,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
Fordham Rams Bronx, New York Coffey Field 8,000
George Mason Patriots Fairfax, Virginia George Mason Stadium 5,000
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Complex 1,000
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 1,547
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure, New York McGraw-Jennings Field 2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finnesey Field 600
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain Shirt supplier
Dayton Flyers Dennis Currier TBA Nike
Duquesne Dukes Chase Brooks TBA Nike
Fordham Rams Jim McElderry TBA Nike
George Mason Patriots Greg Andrulis TBA Adidas
George Washington Colonials Craig Jones TBA Nike
La Salle Explorers Pat Farrell TBA Nike
UMass Minutemen Sam Koch TBA Adidas
Rhode Island Rams Gareth Elliott TBA Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Mel Mahler TBA Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks Don D'Ambra TBA Nike
Saint Louis Billikens Mike McGinty Robbie Kristo Nike
VCU Rams David Giffard Juan Monge Solano Nike

Standings

A10 Tournament
Main article: 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

The format for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced in the Fall of 2013.

Results
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Dayton Flyers
Duquesnse Dukes
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials
La Salle Explorers
Massachusetts Minutemen
Rhode Island Rams
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Louis Billikens
VCU Ramsbackground: #80808

Statistics
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See also

References
  1. O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
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