2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 30th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.[1]

2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams	13
2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick	Lalas Abubakar, Dayton
Picked by	Columbus Crew SC, 5th overall
Regular Season
Season champions	Saint Louis
Runners-up	Fordham
Season MVP	Offensive: János Löbe Midfielder: Garrett Heine Defensive: Lalas Abubaker
Tournament
Champions	Fordham
Runners-up	VCU
Finals MVP	János Löbe

2016 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Louis	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	8	–	3
Fordham ‡	5	–	2	–	1			10	–	7	–	4
LaSalle	5	–	3	–	0			10	–	8	–	1
UMass	4	–	2	–	2			7	–	9	–	3
VCU	4	–	3	–	1			8	–	9	–	4
Rhode Island	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	11	–	1
Duquesne	3	–	2	–	3			8	–	5	–	5
Dayton	3	–	3	–	2			7	–	9	–	3
George Washington	3	–	3	–	2			8	–	5	–	5
St. Bonaventure	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	12	–	2
Saint Joseph's	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	11	–	1
Davidson	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	12	–	1
George Mason	0	–	7	–	1			2	–	12	–	2
‡- 2016 Atlantic 10 Tournament +- Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The George Washington Colonials and Dayton Flyers are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively. The Saint Louis Billikens won the regular season and the Fordham Rams won the tournament.

Changes from 2015

• On July 28, 2016, Rob Irvine was hired as the head coach for La Salle.[2]

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

• Richmond does not sponsor men's soccer

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	Rob Irvine	TBA	Nike
UMass Minutemen	Sam Koch	TBA	Adidas
Rhode Island Rams	Gareth Elliott	TBA	Adidas
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	Kwame Oduro	TBA	Diadora
Saint Joseph's Hawks	Don D'Ambra	TBA	Nike
Saint Louis Billikens	Mike McGinty	TBA	Nike
VCU Rams	David Giffard	TBA	Nike

Regular season

Results

Legend

		Win
		Lose
		Tie

Home/Away	DVD	DAY	DUQ	FOR	GMU	GWU	LAS	UMA	URI	STL	STJ	STB	VCU
Davidson Wildcats													10/29
Dayton Flyers
Duquesne Dukes													10/15
Fordham Rams
George Mason Patriots
George Washington Colonials													2–2
La Salle Explorers
UMass Minutemen													10/22
Rhode Island Rams
Saint Louis Billikens													^[A]
St. Joseph's Hawks
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
VCU Rams					2–0		10/12				10/19

Rankings

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 2016 Top 25 coaches poll

		Pre[3]	Wk 1[4]	Wk 2[5]	Wk 3[6]	Wk 4[7]	Wk 5[8]	Wk 6[9]	Wk 7[10]	Wk 8[11]	Wk 9[12]	Wk 10[13]	Wk 11[14]	Wk 12[15]	Final[16]
Davidson	C
Dayton	C	RV	NR
Duquesne	C
Fordham	C
George Mason	C
George Washington	C
La Salle	C
UMass	C
Rhode Island	C
Saint Louis	C		RV	RV	NR
St. Joseph's	C
St. Bonaventure	C
VCU	C	RV	NR

Honors and awards

Player of the Week

Postseason

A10 Tournament

Main article: 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

	Quarterfinals Thursday, November 10					Semifinals Friday, November 11					Championship Sunday, November 13
	1	Saint Louis	1
	8	Dayton	2
						8	Dayton	0
						5	VCU	1
	4	UMass	1
	5	VCU	2
											5	VCU	0 (2)
											2	Fordham (pen.)	0 (3)
	2	Fordham	4
	7	Duquesne	0
						2	Fordham	4
						6	Rhode Island	0
	3	La Salle	1
	6	Rhode Island	3

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
N/A	3	Fordham	L, 0–1 vs. Boston College – (Boston)

All-A10 awards and teams

2016 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[17]
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	János Löbe, Fordham
Coach of the Year	Mike McGinty, Saint Louis
Midfielder of the Year	Garrett Heine, George Washington
Defensive Player of the Year	Lalas Abubakar, Dayton
Freshman of the Year	Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island

2016 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[17]
First Team	Second Team	Rookie Team
Maxi Pragnell (F) - Davidson Kennedy Nwabia (F) - Dayton János Löbe (F) - Fordham Luc Fatton (F) - VCU Jannik Loebe (M) - Fordham Garrett Heine (M) – George Washington Rafael Andrade Santos (M) - VCU Lalas Abubakar (D) - Dayton Colman Kennedy (D) - La Salle Dakota Barnathan (D) - VCU Jorge Becerra (GK) – Massachusetts	Matt Robinson (F) - La Salle Joe Saad (F)- Saint Louis Jorge Herranz (F)- VCU Stavros Zarokostas (M) - Rhode Island Matt Crawford (M) - Saint Joseph’s Bliss Harris (M)- Saint Joseph’s Max Karcher (M) - Saint Louis Matthew Lewis (D)- Fordham Tobi Adewole (D) – George Washington Joss Jess (D) – Massachusetts Rashid Nuhu (GK) - Fordham	Federico Barrios, Dayton Rok Taneski, Dayton Ryan Landry, Duquesne Joergen Oland, Fordham Tunde Akinlosotu, George Mason Pat McCarthy, La Salle Konrad Gorich, Massachusetts Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island Paul Nana Afful, St. Bonaventure Saadiq Mohammed, Saint Louis Quayyum Murana, Saint Louis

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer season

Notes

A ^ : St. Louis hosted VCU on Sept. 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, but did not count as a conference match.[18]

References

1. "Men's Soccer". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. "La Salle Names Rob Irvine As Men's Soccer Head Coach". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
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6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
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14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
16. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Final Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016.
17. "Loebe, Abubaker, Heine, Zarokostas and McGinty Claim Top Atlantic 10 Annual Men's Soccer Awards". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
18. "VCU grabs 1-1 draw at St. Louis". VCU Rams. Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics. September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.