The 2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the seventh season for the realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 24th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 2.
2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 30, 2019 – November 2, 2019 |
Number of teams | 10 |
2020 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Dylan Nealis, 3rd overall |
Picked by | Inter Miami |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Georgetown |
Runners-up | St. John's |
Season MVP | O: Tani Oluwasey D: Dylan Nealis M: Jacob Montes G: Giannis Nikopolidis G: Jan Hoffelner |
Tournament | |
Champions | Georgetown |
Runners-up | Providence |
Finals MVP | O: Dylan Nealis D: Jack Beer |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Georgetown ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 St. John's + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Providence + | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, while Creighton were the defending conference regular season champions. Georgetown successfully defended their Big East Tournament title, and also won the regular season.
Four Big East teams earned berths into the NCAA Tournament, where Georgetown won the NCAA Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against Virginia. This was Georgetown's first national championship in men's soccer, and their first College Cup appearance since 2012. Elsewhere, St. John's and Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Virginia and Clemson, respectively, while Butler was eliminated in the first round by West Virginia.
Background
editPrevious season
editCoaching changes
editAhead of the 2019 season, Creighton head coach Elmar Bolowich was hired by professional soccer club, Jacksonville Armada FC. Johnny Torres was hired to replace Bolowich.[1]
School | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Creighton | ![]() | Resigned | November 12, 2018 | Preseason | ![]() | December 12, 2018 |
Head coaches
edit- As of the 2018 season
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big East record[2] | NCAA Tournaments[3] | NCAA College Cups[3] | NCAA Titles[3] | Ref. |
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Butler | Paul Snape | Michigan (asst.) | 9 | 70–57–24 (.543) | 70–57–24 (.543) | 28–21–2 (.569) | 2 | 0 | 0 | [4] |
Creighton | Johnny Torres | Creighton (asst.) | 1 | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | [5] |
DePaul | Mark Plotkin | Colgate (asst.) | 2 | 5–9–3 (.382) | 5–9–3 (.382) | 2–5–2 (.333) | 0 | 0 | 0 | [6] |
Georgetown | Brian Wiese | Notre Dame (asst.) | 14 | 145–50–30 (.711) | 145–50–30 (.711) | 70–36–9 (.648) | 6 | 1 | 0 | [7] |
Marquette | Louis Bennett | Milwaukee | 14 | 218–181–53 (.541) | 83–117–36 (.428) | 39–66–19 (.391) | 7 | 0 | 0 | [8] |
Providence | Craig Stewart | Franklin Pierce | 8 | 121–58–24 (.655) | 70–50–18 (.572) | 32–21–9 (.589) | 7 | 2 | 0 | [9] |
Seton Hall | Andreas Lindberg | LIU Post | 2 | 145–37–17 (.771) | 6–7–2 (.467) | 2–6–1 (.278) | 8 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
St. John's | David Masur | Montclair State | 29 | 408–172–96 (.675) | 355–151–90 (.671) | 157–67–48 (.665) | 20 | 4 | 1 | [11] |
Villanova | Tom Carlin | Villanova (asst.) | 12 | 86–84–20 (.505) | 86–84–20 (.505) | 38–52–12 (.431) | 1 | 0 | 0 | [12] |
Xavier | Andy Fleming | Northwestern (asst.) | 10 | 98–55–30 (.617) | 98–55–30 (.617) | 28–23–5 (.545) | 4 | 0 | 0 | [13] |
Preseason
editPreseason poll
editThe preseason poll was released on August 21, 2019.[14]
Team Ranking | Points | First | |
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1. | Georgetown | 81 | 9 |
2. | Creighton | 68 | 0 |
3. | Providence | 65 | 0 |
4. | Marquette | 59 | 1 |
5. | Xavier | 44 | 0 |
6. | Butler | 40 | 0 |
7. | St. John's | 33 | 0 |
8. | Seton Hall | 28 | 0 |
9. | DePaul | 21 | 0 |
10. | Villanova | 11 | 0 |
Preseason national polls
editThe preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.
United Soccer[15] | CSN[16] | Soccer America[17] | Top Drawer Soccer[18] | |
Butler | — | — | — | — |
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Creighton | RV | RV | — | — |
DePaul | — | — | — | — |
Georgetown | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Marquette | — | — | — | — |
Providence | — | — | — | — |
Seton Hall | — | — | — | — |
St. John's | — | — | — | — |
Villanova | — | — | — | — |
Xavier | — | — | — | TBD |
Preseason All-Conference Teams
editAll conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll.[14]
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Preseason Offensive Player of the Year | Derek Dodson, Georgetown |
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | Dylan Nealis, Georgetown |
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year | Paul Kruse, Creighton |
Preseason All-Big East | Derek Dodson, Georgetown |
Ifunanyachi Achara, Georgetown | |
C.J. Tibbling, Seton Hall | |
Samson Sergi, Xavier | |
Luka Prpa, Marquette | |
Skage Simonsen, St. John's | |
Tiago Mendonca, Providence | |
Jared Timmer, Butler | |
Dylan Nealis, Georgetown | |
Patrick Seagrist, Marquette | |
Max de Bruijne, DePaul | |
Paul Kruse, Creighton |
Regular season
editEarly season tournaments
editEarly season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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Postseason
editBig East Tournament
editThe 2019 Big East Tournament was held from November 9–17, 2019. Georgetown won the championship against Providence.
First Round November 9 | Semifinals November 15 | Championship November 17 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 2(4) | ||||||||||||
4 | Creighton | 0 | 5 | Butler | 2(3) | |||||||||
5 | Butler | 1 | 1 | Georgetown | 3 | |||||||||
3 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Providence | 1 | 3 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Marquette | 0 |
NCAA Tournament
editThe NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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3 | 3 | Georgetown | BYE | W 5–0 vs. Pitt – (Washington, DC) | W 5–1 vs. Louisville – (Washington, DC) | W 2–1 vs. #4 Washington – (Washington, DC) | W 2–0 vs. #7 Stanford – (Cary, NC) | T 3–3 (7–6 PKs) vs. Virginia – (Cary, NC) |
16 | 1 | St. John's | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Syracuse – (New York, NY) | L 0–3 vs. #1 Virginia – (Charlottesville, VA) | |||
— | 4 | Providence | W 2–0 vs. NJIT – (Providence, RI) | W 3–2 (OT) vs. #15 Penn State – (State College, PA) | L 1–2 (OT) vs. #2 Clemson – (Clemson, SC) | |||
— | 3 | Butler | L 1–5 vs. West Virginia – (Indianapolis, IN) |
Rankings
editNational rankings
editImprovement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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Butler | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
Creighton | USC | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
DePaul | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
Georgetown | USC | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | None released | 1 | |||
TDS | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Marquette | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
Providence | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 21 | None released | 14 | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Seton Hall | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
St. John's | USC | NV | RV | 19 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | None released | 12 | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | RV | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Villanova | USC | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
Xavier | USC | NV | 14 | 11 | 19 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | NV | |||
TDS | NV | RV | 10 | 10 | 11 | 25 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Regional rankings - USC East Region
editImprovement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 | |
NV | No votes received |
Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | |
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Butler | 10 | 9 | 8 | NV | NV | NV | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Creighton | NV | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
DePaul | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Georgetown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Marquette | NV | NV | 10 | RV | 9 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Providence | NV | NV | NV | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Seton Hall | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
St. John's | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Villanova | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | NV | 9 | 10 | 9 | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Xavier | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Awards and honors
editPlayer of the week honors
editWeek | Offensive | Defensive | Goalkeeper | Freshman | Ref. | |||||||
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Player | Pos. | Team | Player | Pos. | Team | Player | Team | Player | Pos. | Team | ||
Sep. 2 | Stephen Elias | FW | Seton Hall | Luke Hansen | DF | St. John's | Matthew Rosenberg | Xavier | Jackson Weyman | GK | Marquette | [19] |
Sep. 9 | Samson Sergi | FW | Xavier | Sean O'Hearn | DF | Georgetown | Carson Williams | Villanova | Dominic Briggs | FW | Creighton | [20] |
Sep. 16 | Zach Riviere | FW | Georgetown | Matt Chandler | DF | St. John's | Carson Williams | Villanova | Wilmer Cabrera | FW | Butler | [21] |
Sept. 23 | Niko Petridis | MF | St. John's | Dylan Nealis | DF | Georgetown | Collin Valdivia | Creighton | Luke Mitchell | MF | Creighton | [22] |
Sep. 30 | Yudai Tashiro | MF | St. John's | Rafael Bustamente | DF | St. John's | Jackson Weyman | Marquette | Christian Marquez | FW | Marquette | [23] |
Oct. 7 | Tani Oluwaseyi | FW | St. John's | Love Frederiksson | DF | Seton Hall | Carson Williams | Villanova | Brendan Hicks | DF | Butler | [24] |
Oct. 14 | Ifunanyachi Achara | FW | Georgetown | Brandon Duarte | MF | St. John's | Giannis Nikopolidis | Georgetown | Esben Wolf | MF | Providence | [25] |
Oct. 21 | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | FW | Butler | Dylan Nealis | DF | Georgetown | Gabriel Gjergji | Butler | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | FW | Butler | [26] |
Oct. 28 | Derek Dodson | FW | Georgetown | Dylan Nealis | DF | Georgetown | Matthew Rosenberg | Xavier | Karsen Henderlong | FW | Xavier | [27] |
Nov. 4 | Carlton McKenzie | FW | Seton Hall | Ramzi Qawasmy | DF | Providence | Tomas Romero | Georgetown | Jake Ashford | DF | Creighton | [28] |
Postseason honors
edit2019 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards[29] | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Offensive Player of the Year | Tani Oluwasey – St. John's |
Defensive Player of the Year | Dylan Nealis – Georgetown |
Midfielder of the Year | Jacob Montes – Georgetown |
Co-Goalkeepers of the Year | Giannis Nikopolidis – Georgetown |
Jan Hoffelner – St. John's | |
Coach of the Year | Dave Masur – St. John's |
Freshman of the Year | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. – Butler |
2019 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||
First Team Honorees | Second Team Honorees | Third Team Honorees |
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Derek Dodson, Georgetown | Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler | Brandon Guhl, Butler |
All-Americans
editConsensus All-Americans |
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Dylan Nealis – Georgetown |
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[30]
College Soccer News[31] | Soccer America[32] | Top Drawer Soccer[33] | United Soccer Coaches[34] |
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First Team | |||
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown | Dylan Nealis – Georgetown | Dylan Nealis – Georgetown | Dylan Nealis – Georgetown |
Second Team | |||
Jacob Montes – Georgetown | None | None | Jacob Montes – Georgetown |
Third Team | |||
None | Jacob Montes – Georgetown | Sean Zawadzki – Georgetown | Jacob Montes – Georgetown |
2020 MLS Draft
editThe 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020.
Homegrown players
editThe Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[35] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[36] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No players in the Big East Conference signed homegrown contracts.