2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

Country	United States
Teams	8
Champions	George Mason
Runners-up	Saint Louis
Matches played	7
Goals scored	16 (2.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Tie
Best player	1
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The 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the tournament. Held from Nov. 14-17, it determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The George Mason Patriots defeated the defending champions, the Saint Louis Billikens in the final, thus advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.

The tournament was hosted by the University of Dayton and all matches were contested at Baujan Field.

Qualification

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Louis	6	–	0	–	2			14	–	5	–	2
George Mason ^†	5	–	0	–	3			12	–	3	–	6
VCU	5	–	2	–	1			11	–	8	–	2
La Salle	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	8	–	4
Dayton	4	–	2	–	2			14	–	2	–	3
Duquesne	4	–	3	–	1			9	–	8	–	1
Massachusetts	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	14	–	1
Saint Joseph's	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	8	–	6
George Washington	2	–	4	–	2			5	–	10	–	2
St. Bonaventure	2	–	5	–	1			8	–	9	–	2
Fordham	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	11	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	14	–	0
As of November 25, 2013; Rankings from NSCAA

The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The top seeded teams included George Mason, Saint Louis, VCU and La Salle.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
	1	Saint Louis	2
	8	Massachusetts	0
						1	Saint Louis	2
						4	La Salle	1
	4	La Salle	1(3)
	5	Dayton	1(2)
											1	Saint Louis	0
											2	George Mason	1
	2	George Mason	0(4)
	7	Saint Joseph's	0(2)
						2	George Mason	3
						3	VCU	2
	3	VCU	2
	6	Duquesne	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#2 George Mason v #7 Saint Joseph's

November 14, 2013	#2 George Mason	0–0 (aet) (4–2 p)	#7 Saint Joseph's	Dayton, Ohio
11:00 ET	Mulinge  41' Arjona  74'	Report	Roberts  45'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 153 Referee: Riz Milliken
		Penalties
	Arjona Herstek Sever Mulgrew		Nelson Lazorko B. Reilly J. Reilly

#3 VCU v #6 Duquesne

November 14, 2013	#3 VCU	2–1	#6 Duquesne	Dayton, Ohio
14:00 ET	Harvey  16' Fisher  86'	Report	De Villardi  4' Dissoma  89'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 149 Referee: Mark Garcia

#1 Saint Louis v #8 Massachusetts

November 14, 2013	#1 Saint Louis	2–0	#8 Massachusetts	Dayton, Ohio
17:00 ET	GIESEKE  48'  68' Kristo  50'	Report	Marchand  72' Keys  83'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 487 Referee: Shaun Papperman;

#4 La Salle v #5 Dayton

November 14, 2013	#4 La Salle	1–1 (aet) (3–2 p)	#5 Dayton	Dayton, Ohio
20:00 ET	Plumhoff  14' Baker  71'	Report	Enstone  33'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Cory Richardson
		Penalties
	Plumhoff Friskey Farrell Robinson		Jones Gamboa Keller Amankona Allheily

Semifinals

#2 George Mason v #3 VCU

November 15, 2013	#2 George Mason	3–2 (aet)	#3 VCU	Dayton, Ohio
17:00 ET	Herstek  27' Arjona  63' Harmouche  64' Miller  83' Mulgrew  91'	Report	Castillo  19' Herrera Meraz  20' Bowie  62' Belmar  80'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 168 Referee: Shaun Papperman

#1 Saint Louis v #4 La Salle

November 15, 2013	#1 Saint Louis	2–1	#4 La Salle	Dayton, Ohio
19:30 ET	Graydon  19' Bryce  53'	Report	Sullivan  55'  82' Santon  65'	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 187 Referee: Mikael Lundqvist

A-10 Championship

#1 Saint Louis v #2 George Mason

November 17, 2013	#1 Saint Louis	0–1	#2 George Mason	Kettering, Ohio
11:30 ET	Lee  85'	Report	Herrera  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Alter Stadium Attendance: 111 Referee: Mark Gorak
Note: Location of match changed due to November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak

See also

• Atlantic 10 Conference
• 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
• 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References