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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament

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2023 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance4,756
SiteCampus Sites
ChampionsDayton (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Currier (5th title)
MVPKenji Mboma Dem (Dayton)
BroadcastESPN+
Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VCU 5 1 2 7 6 5
Loyola Chicago 4 1 3 8 2 5
Saint Louis 4 1 3 8 4 5
Davidson 5 3 0 10 5 1
Duquesne 4 2 2 8 7 3
Dayton 3 1 4 8 7 6
UMass 4 3 1 7 6 6
Fordham 3 3 2 6 4 7
Rhode Island 2 4 2 5 6 5
Saint Joseph's 2 4 2 4 11 2
St. Bonaventure 2 5 1 6 7 4
George Mason 2 5 1 5 7 3
George Washington 2 5 1 4 9 4
La Salle 1 5 2 5 8 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10

The 2023 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament was the post season men's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from November 4 to November 12, 2023. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Saint Louis Billikens.[1] Saint Louis was the second seed, but was unable to defend their title as they fell to seventh seed UMass in the Quarterfinals in a penalty shoot-out. Sixth seed Dayton went on to win the tournament, defeating first seed VCU 2–1 in the Final.[2][3] This was Dayton's fifth tournament title, and first since 2015. All five of Datyon's titles have come under head coach Dennis Currier.[4] As tournament champions Dayton earned the A10's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A three-way tiebreaker was required for the second, third, and fourth seeds as Davidson, Loyola Chicago, and Saint Louis all finished with fifteen conference points. Record against common conference opponents was used as the tiebreaker. Saint Louis had the best record in that regard and was the second seed. They were followed by Loyola Chicago as the third seed and Davidson as the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Dayton and UMass both finished with thirteen points. Dayton earned the sixth seed by virtue of their 3–1 win in the head-to-head match up during the regular season.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 VCU 5–1–2 17
2 Saint Louis 4–1–3 15
3 Loyola Chicago 4–1–3 15
4 Davidson 5–3–0 15
5 Duquesne 4–2–2 14
6 Dayton 3–1–4 13
7 UMass 4–3–1 13
8 Fordham 3–3–2 11

Bracket

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Source:[6]

Quarterfinals
Nov. 3-4
Semifinals
Wednesday Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
         
1 VCU 1
8 Fordham 0
1 VCU 3
7 UMass 1
3 Loyola Chicago 2 (4)
6 Dayton (pen.) 2 (5)
1 VCU 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
6 Dayton 2
2 Saint Louis 2 (3)
7 UMass (pen.) 2 (4)
4 Davidson 1
6 Dayton 3
4 Davidson 2
5 Duquesne 1

Schedule

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First Round

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November 3 #1 VCU 1–0 #8 Fordham Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Damian Gallegos 74'
Report Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 483
Referee: Shaun Papperman
Assistant referees: Jeffery Skinker
Assistant referees: Nick Karnovsky
Fourth official: Justin Weinstock
November 3 #4 Davidson 2–1 #5 Duquesne Davidson, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Denis Krioutchenkov 11'
  • Alonzo Clarke Yellow card 15'
  • Lyman Ott Yellow card 39'
  • Vincent Bennage 78'
Report
  • Yellow card 11' Cameron Territo
  • Yellow card 18' Christoffer Vie Angell
  • 37' Ask Ekeland
  • Yellow card 84' Team
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 831
November 3 #2 Saint Louis 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
#7 UMass St. Louis, MO
7:00 p.m. CT
  • Mads Stistrup Petersen 56', 66'
Report
  • 48' Alec Hughes
  • 75' Nick Zielonka
  • Yellow card 108' Sefunmi Taiwo
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 854
Referee: Eulogio Villalpando
Assistant referees: Leszek Skowyra
Assistant referees: Stephen Valle
Fourth official: George Major
Penalties
  • Kevin Komodi soccer ball with red X
  • Jeremi Abonnel soccer ball with check mark
  • Diego Konincks soccer ball with check mark
  • Christian Buendia soccer ball with check mark
  • Jack Sullivan soccer ball with red X
  • Mathew Wrobel soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Alec Hughes
  • soccer ball with check mark Michael Rojas
  • soccer ball with check mark Nick Zielonka
  • soccer ball with red X Aidan Kelly
  • soccer ball with red X Jack Englebert
  • soccer ball with check mark Andrew Ortiz
November 4 #3 Loyola Chicago 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
#6 Dayton Chicago, IL
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Marc Torrellas 30'
  • Julian Cisneros 54', Yellow card 60'
Report
  • 52' Sidike Jabateh
  • Yellow card 54' Paul Yeboah
  • 59' Manny Day
  • Yellow card 84' Hjalti Sigurdsson
  • Yellow card 89' Casper Svendby
Stadium: Loyola Soccer Park
Attendance: 438
Referee: Dimitrios Katsimingos
Assistant referees: Sergio Alverez
Assistant referees: Sina Kashef
Fourth official: Michael Kennedy
Penalties
  • Markus Maurer soccer ball with check mark
  • Oscar Dueso soccer ball with check mark
  • Juilan Cisneros soccer ball with check mark
  • Marc Torrellas soccer ball with red X
  • Quinten Blair soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Dario Caetano
  • soccer ball with check mark Ousseynou Cisse
  • soccer ball with check mark Sidike Jabateh
  • soccer ball with check mark Casper Svendby
  • soccer ball with check mark Logan Brown

Semifinals

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November 8 #1 VCU 3–1 #7 UMass Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. ET
  • UMass Own Goal 41'
  • Andrey Salmeron 45'
  • William Hitchcock 57'
Report
  • 11', Yellow card 85' Michael Rojas
  • Yellow card 44' Shane Velez
  • Yellow card 68' Andrew Ortiz
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 437
Referee: Mike De Felice
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker
Assistant referees: Aaron Hormuth
Fourth official: Mark Remsa
November 8 #4 Davidson 1–3 #6 Dayton Davidson, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Denis Krioutchenkov 58'
Report
  • 11' Manny Day
  • Yellow card 19' Hjalti Sigurdsson
  • Yellow card 44' Braden Seel
  • 49', 63' Kenji Mboma Dem
  • Yellow card 58' Paul Yeboah
  • Yellow card 67' Paul Yeboah
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 912

Final

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November 12 #1 VCU 1–2 #6 Dayton Richmond, VA
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Jonathan Kanagwa 10'
  • Scott McLeod Yellow card 75'
Report
  • 69' Kenji Mboma Dem
  • Yellow card 75' Sidike Jabateh
  • Yellow card 84' Adam Zenzen
  • 89' Hjalti Sigurdsson
  • Yellow card 89' Miles Bonham
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 801
Referee: Gregory DeMello
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Assistant referees: George Vergara Jr.
Fourth official: Kohl Peasley

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

3 goals

  • Kenji Mboma Dem – Dayton

2 goals

  • Denis Krioutchenkov – Davidson
  • Manny Day – Dayton
  • Mads Stistrup Petersen – Saint Louis

1 goal

  • Vincent Bennage – Davidson
  • Sidike Jabateh – Dayton
  • Hjalti Sigurdsson – Dayton
  • Ask Ekeland – Duquesne
  • Julian Cisneros – Loyola Chicago
  • Marc Torrellas – Loyola Chicago
  • Alec Hughes – UMass
  • Michael Rojas – UMass
  • Nick Zielonka – UMass
  • Damian Gallegos – VCU
  • William Hitchcock – VCU
  • Jonathan Kanagwa – VCU
  • Andrey Salmeron – VCU

1 own goal

  • UMass (vs. VCU)

All-Tournament team

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Player Team
2023 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[7]
Denis Krioutchenkov Davidson
Logan Brown Dayton
Dario Caetano
Manny Day
Kenji Mboma Dem
Hjalti Sigurdsson
Jonathan Kanagwa VCU
Moussa Ndiaye
Andrey Salmeron
Papa Toure
Michael Rojas UMass

MVP in Bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  2. ^ "2023 #A10MSOC Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dayton men's soccer wins A-10 Championship, gets automatic NCAA Tournament bid". sports.yahoo.com. WHIO-TV. November 13, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "A10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "VCU Claims Regular Season Men's Soccer Title, Earns A-10 Championship Top Seed". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Atlantic 10 2023 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Flyers Capture Thrilling Men's Soccer Final; Claim Fifth Atlantic 10 Title". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.