2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 35th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Finals siteSentara Park
Harrisonburg, Virginia
ChampionsWilliam & Mary (8th title)
Winning coachChris Norris (2nd title)
MVPAntonio Bustamante (William & Mary)
BroadcastCAA.tv
CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
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2017 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
James Madison 5 1 2  9 7 3
UNC Wilmington + 5 3 0  12 8 0
Charleston 3 1 4  8 6 4
Hofstra 3 1 4  6 6 6
William & Mary 3 2 3  11 5 5
Elon 3 2 3  7 5 6
Delaware 2 4 2  5 7 4
Northeastern 1 6 1  3 12 3
Drexel 1 6 1  2 14 1
  • ‡ – 2017 CAA Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 19, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

William & Mary won the CAA title for a record eighth time.[1] The Tribe defeated UNC Wilmington 4–2 in the championship match. Tribe striker, Antonio Bustamante won the CAA Tournament MVP award.[2]

Seeding

The top six programs qualified for the CAA Tournament. The top two seeds, being the regular season champion and runner-up earned a bye to the semifinals of the tournament.[3]

No. School W L T PCT. Pts.
1 James Madison512.75017
2 UNCW530.62515
3 Charleston314.62513
4 Hofstra314.62513
5 William & Mary323.56312
6 Elon323.56312

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 4
    Semifinals
Friday, November 10
    Final
Sunday, November 12
                           
      1 James Madison 0  
  4 Hofstra 1     5 William & Mary 1    
  5 William & Mary 2         5 William & Mary 4
      2 UNCW 2
      2 UNCW (OT) 2    
  3 Charleston 2     3 Charleston 1  
  6 Elon 1  

Results

Quarterfinals

No. 3 Charleston Cougars2–1No. 6 Elon Phoenix
Archer  28', 66' Report Agu  23'
CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriot's Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Attendance: 332
Referee: Derek Allison

No. 4 Hofstra Pride1–4No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Ramsay  27' Report Bustamante  6', 36', 54', 78'
HU Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, New York
Attendance: 329
Referee: Mike Godi

Semifinals

No. 2 UNCW Seahawks2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Charleston Cougars
Moncada  61'
Elveroth  100'
Report Heffron  21'
Attendance: 125
Referee: Mike Stutt

No. 1 James Madison Dukes0–1No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Report Trott  25'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Bill Dittmar

Final

No. 2 UNCW Seahawks2–4No. 5 William & Mary Tribe
Moncada  25'
Gianfortone  90'
Report Ngoh  54'
Bustamante  66', 76', 78'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter Dhima

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player College Goals
1 Antonio Bustamante William & Mary 4
2 Leland Archer Charleston 2
3 Elijah Agu Elon 1
Oscar Ramsay Hofstra

All-Tournament Team

  • Antonio Bustamante (Most Outstanding Performer)
  • Remi Frost, William & Mary
  • Ryder Bell, William & Mary
  • Riley Spain, William & Mary
  • Julio Moncada, UNCW
  • Phillip Goodrum, UNCW
  • Emil Elveroth, UNCW
  • TJ Bush, James Madison
  • Yannick Franz, James Madison
  • Leland Archer, Charleston
  • Kevin Shields, Charleston
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