| 2018 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
| Semifinals site | Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO | ||||
| Finals site | Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO | ||||
| Champions | Rhode Island (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Gareth Elliott (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Tyler Dickson (Rhode Island) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| VCU | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island ‡ | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaSalle | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament, was the 21st edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It will determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 4 and concluded on November 11. Saint Louis University hosted the semifinals and championship matches with these fixtures contested at Hermann Stadium.
Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament, giving the Rams their first Atlantic 10 Conference championship, as well as first NCAA berth since 2006. Rhode Island defeated George Mason in the final, and bested regular season champions, VCU, in the semifinals, and last year's NCAA quarterfinalists, Fordham in the quarterfinals. George Mason defeated Saint Louis and Dayton to reach the championship match.
Defending champions, UMass, were eliminated by the virtue of penalty kicks to VCU in the quarterfinal round.
Rhode Island was the only Atlantic 10 team this year to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were eliminated in the first round by Connecticut off of a golden goal.
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | VCU | 6–1–1 | |
| 2 | Davidson | 5–2–1 | |
| 3 | George Mason | 5–3–0 | GMU 1–0 vs. URI |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 5–3–0 | URI 0–1 vs. GMU |
| 5 | Fordham | 4–3–1 | Win vs. Dayton |
| 6 | Saint Louis | 3–1–4 | Tie vs. Dayton |
| 7 | Dayton | 4–3–1 | 0-1-1 vs tied teams |
| 8 | UMass | 3–5–0 | By virtue of a win over George Mason |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Nov. 4 | Semifinals Nov. 9 | Final Nov. 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VCU (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UMass | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VCU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fordham | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rhode Island | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Davidson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Dayton (2OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Dayton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason (2OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Saint Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||
Results
Quarterfinals
| No. 2 Davidson | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | No. 7 Dayton |
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78'
110'Davidson, North CarolinaAttendance: 687Referee: David Erbacher
| No. 4 Rhode Island | 2–0 | No. 5 Fordham |
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Kingston, Rhode IslandAttendance: 928Referee: David Breckner
| No. 1 VCU | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 8 UMass |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Richmond, VirginiaAttendance: 387Referee: Peter Dihma
| No. 3 George Mason | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Saint Louis |
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Fairfax, VirginiaAttendance: 242Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Semifinals
| No. 1 VCU | 0–1 | No. 4 Rhode Island |
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| No. 3 George Mason | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 7 Dayton |
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Final
| No. 3 George Mason | 0–2 | No. 4 Rhode Island |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 Goal
Clement Benhaddouche – UMass
Chae Brangman – Rhode Island
Tyler Dickson – Rhode Island- Jared Greene – VCU
Elias Harryson – Dayton- Lucas Hauth – Davidson
Pablo Pertusa – George Mason
Dominik Richter – Rhode Island- Grant Robinson – George Mason
Emil Jesman Sunde – Rhode Island
Rok Taneski – Dayton
Stavros Zarokostas – Rhode Island
Awards and honors
- Tournament MVP: Tyler Dickson, Rhode Island
All-Tournament team:
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References
- "VCU Claims Top Seed in A10 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- "Rhode Island Wins 2018 A-10 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
External links
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