2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 4 | ||||
Matches | 3 | ||||
Site | Westcott Field Dallas, Texas | ||||
Champions | SMU (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Kevin Hudson (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Emil Cuello (Offensive) (SMU) Jordan Cano (Defensive) (SMU) | ||||
Broadcast | American Digital Network, ESPNU | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 SMU ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.[1]
Seeding and format
The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.
Seed | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Pts |
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1 | SMU | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 16 |
2 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 13 |
3 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 |
4 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 |
Bracket
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | SMU | 4 | |||||||
4 | Temple | 0 | |||||||
1 | SMU | 2 | |||||||
2 | UCF | 1 | |||||||
2 | UCF | 1 | |||||||
3 | Connecticut | 0 |
Results
Semifinals
No. 2 UCF Knights | 1–0 | No. 3 Connecticut Huskies |
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Pyysalo ![]() Sorokin ![]() Stiegwardt ![]() |
Report | Burnett ![]() |
No. 1 SMU Mustangs | 4–0 | No. 4 Temple Owls |
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Cuello ![]() Cano ![]() Ponder ![]() Hernandez ![]() Williams, Jr. ![]() |
Sigthórsson ![]() ![]() Grasella ![]() |
Championship
No. 1 SMU Mustangs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 2 UCF Knights |
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Cano ![]() Cuello ![]() ![]() |
Report | Steineger ![]() Jennings ![]() Ponder ![]() |
Broadcasting
The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.
Statistics
Goals
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Assists
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Shutouts
AwardsMost Valuable Players
All-Tournament TeamThe following 11 players were named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Tournament team. A record six players from SMU were selected for the team.[4]
See alsoReferences
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