2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

Atlantic 10
Season 2012
Champions Saint Louis
Premiers Charlotte
NCAA Tournament Charlotte
Saint Louis
VCU
Xavier
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The 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season for the Conference fielding men's NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Interconference play began on October 5, and continued through November 4. The season culminated with the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, where the top schools in the conference competed for a guaranteed berth into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The defending regular season champions were the national finalists, Charlotte. The defending tournament winners were Xavier.

This was the last men's soccer season for Richmond, which dropped the sport (along with men's track) after announcing it would add men's lacrosse in the near future.[1]

Changes from 2011

Season outlook

Preseason polls

Template Conf. Media
1. Charlotte
2. Xavier
3. VCU
4. Saint Louis
5. Fordham
6. George Washington
7. Butler
La Salle
9. Duquesne
10. Dayton
11. Temple
12. Rhode Island
13. UMass
14. Richmond
15. St. Bonaventure
16. Saint Joseph's

Source:[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Butler Bulldogs Indianapolis, Indiana Butler Bowl 7,500
Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina Transamerica Field 4,000
Dayton Flyers Dayton, Ohio Baujan Field 2,000
Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rooney Field 2,200
George Washington Colonials Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Athletic Complex 1,000
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania McCarthy Stadium 7,500
UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts Rudd Field 800
Rhode Island Rams Kingston, Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex 1,547
Richmond Spiders Richmond, Virginia Robins Stadium 8,700
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure, New York McGraw-Jennings Field 2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Finnesey Field 600
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis, Missouri Hermann Stadium 6,050
Temple Owls Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ambler Field 500
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia Sports Backers Stadium 3,250
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati, Ohio Xavier University Soccer Complex 200

Standings

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#23 Charlotte 7 – 1 – 1     15 – 4 – 3
#19 Saint Louis† 7 – 2 – 0     16 – 5 – 0
Xavier 6 – 1 – 2     14 – 3 – 5
#25 VCU 6 – 1 – 2     12 – 4 – 5
Temple 6 – 1 – 2     10 – 6 – 3
Dayton 5 – 3 – 1     11 – 5 – 2
La Salle 4 – 4 – 1     10 – 7 – 3
Duquesne 4 – 4 – 1     7 – 12 – 1
Butler 3 – 5 – 1     5 – 8 – 5
Rhode Island 3 – 5 – 1     4 – 11 – 3
St. Bonaventure 3 – 6 – 0     5 – 14 – 0
Fordham 2 – 4 – 3     6 – 7 – 4
Richmond 2 – 6 – 1     6 – 11 – 1
Massachusetts 2 – 7 – 0     5 – 11 – 2
George Washington 2 – 7 – 0     5 – 13 – 0
Saint Joseph's 1 – 6 – 2     5 – 11 – 2
As of December 11, 2012; Rankings from NCSAA

A10 Tournament

Statistics

As of October 8, 2012.

Top scorers

Rank Player Nation College Goals
1 Luke Spencer  USA Xavier Musketeers 9
2 Jason Johnson  JAM VCU Rams 8
Joshua Patterson  USA Duquesne Dukes 8
4 Jared Martinelli  USA Temple Owls 6
5 Mike Casey  USA Rhode Island Rams 5
Daniel Berko  GHA Dayton Flyers 5
Robbie Kristo  USA Saint Louis Billikens 5

Source:[3]

Top assists

Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 Jared Martinelli  USA Temple Owls 7
Matt Walker  USA Xavier Musketeers 7
3 Vaughn Spurrier  USA Temple Owls 6
4 Abe Keller   SUI Dayton Flyers 5

Source:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "VCU Men's Soccer Picked Third in A-10 Preseason Poll". Atlantic 10 Conference. VCUAtheltics.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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