2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 28 through November 5, 2017. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Dayton Flyers, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 3–2 quarterfinal loss to the La Salle Explorers.[1][2] La Salle won the tournament, their third Atlantic 10 tournament championship in program history, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Paul Royal,[3][4] and all three of which were decided in overtime periods.

2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
SiteSports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsLa Salle (3rd title)
Winning coachPaul Royal (3rd title)
Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
La Salle  ‍†‍‡‍y 9–0–1 .950  17–4–2 .783
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 7–2–1 .750  15–3–2 .800
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 6–2–2 .700  9–9–2 .500
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .650  11–6–3 .625
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5–2–3 .650  10–5–4 .632
VCU  ‍‍‍ 5–3–2 .600  11–6–3 .625
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 5–3–2 .600  11–6–3 .625
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 4–4–2 .500  9–9–2 .500
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4–5–1 .450  7–9–2 .444
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .400  6–8–5 .447
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .300  2–13–2 .176
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 2–6–2 .300  2–14–3 .184
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 0–7–3 .150  2–14–3 .184
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 0–10–0 .000  3–15–0 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:A10 Conference

Megan Dell, who finished the regular season for VCU with two goals, had all three of VCU's goals in the tournament, helping the host team advance to its second A10 final.

Maci Bower's decisive goal in the final, assisted by her sister Madison Bower, was in the ESPN SCTop10 plays of the day nationwide. It was Maci Bower's seventh game winner out of ten goals for the season.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
October 28–29 		Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 3 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
         
1 La Salle 3
8 Dayton 2
1 La Salle 2OT
4 Duquesne 1
4 Duquesne 12OT
5 George Washington 0
1 La Salle 12OT
6 VCU 0
2 Saint Louis 0
7 Saint Joseph's 1
7 Saint Joseph's 0
6 VCU 1
3 George Mason 1
6 VCU 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals
October 28, 2017 #1 La Salle3–2#8 DaytonPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Maci Bower  3'
  • Kristin Haugstad  33'
  • Jess Shanahan  83'
 Report
  •  56' Alexis Kiehl
  •  85' Kaitlynn Kiehl
 Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 586
October 28, 2017 #4 Duquesne1–0 (a.e.t.)#5 George WashingtonPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Olivia Di Cristofaro  105'  (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Rooney Field
Attendance: 115
Referee: John Farner
Assistant referees: Paul Deverse
Assistant referees: Sanjin Vidakovic
Fourth official: Salem Bensasi
October 28, 2017 #2 Saint Louis0–1#7 Saint Joseph'sSt. Louis, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Report
  •  30' Olivia Petit
 Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 846
Referee: Justin Tomicich
Assistant referees: Colin Pressy
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Fourth official: Mark Boyko
October 29, 2017 #3 George Mason1–2#6 VCUFairfax, Virginia
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Shannon Lee  20'
 Report
  •  49', 89' Megan Dell
 Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Michael Donovan
Assistant referees: William Aten
Assistant referees: Brendan Orino
Fourth official: Dan Marlowe

Semifinals
November 3, 2017 #1 La Salle2–1 (a.e.t.)#4 DuquesneRichmond, Virginia
2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Katherine Hennessey  89'
  • Madison Bower  97'
Report
  •  71' Katie O'Connor
 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Referee: Katie Mitchell
Assistant referees: Nick Furnish
Assistant referees: JC Griggs
Fourth official: Roberto Furnish
November 3, 2017 #7 Saint Joseph's0–1#6 VCURichmond, Virginia
4:30 p.m. EDT Report
  •  71' (pen.) Megan Dell
 Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 838
Referee: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: Jim Conley
Assistant referees: Andrew Hutton
Fourth official: JC Griggs

Final
November 5, 2017 #1 La Salle1–0 (a.e.t.)#6 VCURichmond, Virginia
12:00 p.m. EST
  • Maci Bower  108'
Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Ben Wooten
Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell
Fourth official: JC Griggs

Statistics

Goalscorers
3 Goals
  • Megan Dell - VCU
2 Goals
  • Maci Bower - La Salle
1 Goal
  • Madison Bower - La Salle
  • Olivia Di Cristofaro - Duquesne
  • Kristin Haugstad - La Salle
  • Katherine Hennessey - La Salle
  • Alexis Kiehl - Dayton
  • Kaitlynn Kiehl - Dayton
  • Shannon Lee - George Mason
  • Katie O'Connor - Duquesne
  • Olivia Petit - Saint Joseph's
  • Jess Shanahan - La Salle
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See also

References
  1. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. "2017 A-10 Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book Through 2016 Season" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "La Salle University Women's Soccer 2017 Record Book" (PDF). La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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