2017 Conference USA men's soccer season

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2017 Conference USA men's soccer season
Conference USA logo.svg
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams8
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickPaul Marie, FIU
Picked bySan Jose Earthquakes, 12th overall
Regular Season
Season championsFIU
Runners-upOld Dominion
Season MVPSantiago Patino, FIU
Tournament
ChampionsOld Dominion
  Runners-upCharlotte
Finals MVPO: Niko Klosterhalfenm
D: Mercan Akar
C-USA men's soccer seasons
2018 →
2017 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 FIU + 6 – 0 – 2 12 – 2 – 4
Old Dominion ‡ 6 – 2 – 0 13 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 2 8 – 6 – 4
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 2 8 – 6 – 4
Charlotte 2 – 1 – 5 8 – 5 – 6
Marshall 3 – 5 – 0 8 – 10 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 2 6 – 9 – 2
Florida Atlantic 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 14 – 0
UAB 1 – 6 – 1 5 – 7 – 4
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 12.

The regular season was won by FIU, while the tournament was won by Old Dominion. Both school's were the conference's bids into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. There, the two programs reached the round of 32 before being eliminated.

Niko Klosterhalfenm and Mercan Akar were named the conference's offensive and defensive most valuable players, respectively. Paul Marie and Alex Bumpus were drafted in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft following the end of the season. Jason Beaulieu and Aaron Herrera signed homegrown contracts with their parent MLS clubs.

Background[]

Head coaches[]

Three programs had first-year head coaches heading into the 2017 season. Former University of Charleston head coach, Chris Grassie was hired as the head coach for Marshall.[1] Former Orlando City SC scout, Kevin Nylen was named the head coach for FIU. Finally, former South Carolina assistant coach, Joey Worthen, was named head coach for Florida Atlantic.

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school C-USA record NCAA
Tournaments[2] 		NCAA
College Cups[2] 		NCAA
Titles[2]
Charlotte Kevin Langan Charlotte (asst.) 6 64–24–12 (.700) 64–24–12 (.700) 30–7–5 (.774) 5 0 0
FIU Kevin Nylen Orlando City SC (scout) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Florida Atlantic Joey Worthen South Carolina (asst.) 1 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Kentucky Dartmouth 6 102–64–26 (.599) 50–34–12 (.583) 24–11–6 (.659) 9 0 0
Marshall Chris Grassie Charleston (WV) 1 99–20–8 (.811) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0
New Mexico Incarnate Word 16 294–133–46 (.670) 199–73–36 (.705) 17–12–4 (.576) 12 2 0
Old Dominion North Carolina (asst.) 21 349–155–47 (.676) 220–125–37 (.624) 16–13–3 (.547) 13 0 0
South Carolina Mark Berson The Citadel 39 494–231–71 (.665) 483–226–71 (.665) 49–32–17 (.587) 22 3 0
UAB Mike Getman Harvard 25 311–202–49 (.597) 269–176–40 (.596) 101–67–16 (.592) 8 0 0

Preseason[]

Recruiting[]

National Rankings
Team CSN[3] TDS[4]
Charlotte NR NR
FIU NR 36
Florida Atlantic NR NR
Kentucky NR NR
Marshall NR NR
New Mexico NR NR
Old Dominion NR NR
South Carolina NR NR
UAB NR NR

Preseason poll[]

The preseason poll was announced on August 11, 2017. Charlotte was voted to win the Conference USA regular season. New Mexico, FIU and UAB received first place votes.[5]

CUSA Coaches
1. Charlotte (4)
2. New Mexico (2)
3. FIU (2)
4. Kentucky
5. South Carolina
6. UAB (1)
7. Old Dominion
8. Marshall
9. Florida Atlantic

Preseason team[]

On August 11, the preseason team was announced.[5]

Recipient School Grade Pos.
^Elliot Panicco^ Charlotte R-So. GK
Santiago Patino* FIU Jr. FW
Paul Marie FIU Sr. DF
Bjorn Gudjonsson South Carolina Jr. FW
David Valverde UAB Sr. MF
Julian Veen Uldal South Carolina So. MF
Alex Bumpus Kentucky Sr. DF
Peyton Ericson South Carolina Jr. MF / DF
Joris Ahlinvi FIU So. MF
Niko Klosterhalfen ODU Jr. MF
Tom Smart New Mexico R-So. D
Matthew Constant New Mexico So. D

*Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
^Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

Regular season[]

Early season tournaments[]

Three programs participated in early season tournaments. FIU and New Mexico finished undefeated in their respective tournaments, while ODU finished in third place.

Team Tournament Finish
FIU Wolstein Classic 1-0-1 (2nd)
New Mexico Grange and Ashwill Invitational 2-0-0 (1st)
Old Dominion ODU Soccer Classic 0-1-1 (3rd)

Rankings[]

United Soccer Coaches National[]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[6] Wk
1[7] 		Wk
2[8] 		Wk
3[9] 		Wk
4[10] 		Wk
5[11] 		Wk
6[12] 		Wk
7[13] 		Wk
8[14] 		Wk
9[15] 		Wk
10[16] 		Wk
11[17] 		Wk
12[18] 		Final
Charlotte C 15 16 25 RV RV RV
FIU C RV RV RV RV RV 17 14 11 8 7 8 13 20
Florida Atlantic C
Kentucky C RV 19 13 15 13 20 21 NR RV
Marshall C
New Mexico C 20 RV RV RV RV RV
Old Dominion C 20 NR RV RV 18 NR RV 25 RV
South Carolina C RV
UAB C RV RV

Results[]

Team/Opponent CHA FIU FAU KTY MAR UNM ODU USC UAB
Charlotte 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
FIU 2–2 4–0 4–0 3–1
Florida Atlantic 1–3 1–4 2–1 0–3
Kentucky 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–0
Marshall 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1
New Mexico 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–0
Old Dominion 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2
South Carolina 2–5 1–2 2–2 3–2
UAB 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1

Postseason[]

C-USA Tournament[]

Main article: 2017 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
  4 Charlotte 1    
  5 New Mexico 0    
      1 FIU 1  
            4 Charlotte 3    
               
      2 Old Dominion 1
  2 Old Dominion 2               4 Charlotte 0
  7 South Carolina 0              
      2 Old Dominion 1    
        6 Marshall 0  
  3 Kentucky 0    
  6 Marshall 1  

NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
N/A Chapel Hill FIU W, 2–0 vs. Omaha – (Miami) L, 1–2 vs. #6 Duke – (Durham)
N/A Bloomington Old Dominion W, 2–0 vs. NC State – (Norfolk) L, 0–3 vs. #2 Indiana – (Bloomington)

Awards[]

Regular season awards[]

Players of the Week[]

Week Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Ref.
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Team Player Position Team

Postseason awards[]

All-C-USA awards and teams[]

2017 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards[19]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Santiago Patino, FIU
Offensive Player of the Year Aaron Herrera, New Mexico
Defensive Player of the Year Santiago Patino, FIU
Freshman of the Year Enrique Facusse, Kentucky
Golden Glove Award Mertcan Akar, Old Dominion
Enrique Facusse, Kentucky
Coach of the Year Kevin Nylen, FIU
2017 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[19]
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team

F: Luca Mayr, South Carolina
F: Santiago Patino, FIU
F: Daniel Bruce, Charlotte
MF: Paul Marie, FIU
MF: Joris Ahlinvi, FIU
MF: Tommy Madden, Charlotte
D: Aaron Herrera, New Mexico
D: Alex Bumpus, Kentucky
D: Callum Montgomery, Charlotte
GK: Mertcan Akar, Old Dominion
GK: Enrique Facusse, Kentucky

F: Brandon Perdue, Old Dominion
F: Lewis Knight, Marshall
MF: Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion
MF: David Valverde, UAB
MF: Massimo Ferrin, UAB
D: Chris Wallander-Ianev, South Carolina
D: Tom Smart, New Mexico
D: Fox Slotemaker, Old Dominion
D: Carlos Diaz-Salcedo, Marshall
D: Marvin Hezel, FIU
D: Mathieu Laurent, UAB
GK: Jason Beaulieu, New Mexico

F: JJ Williams, Kentucky
F: Max Wilschrey, Old Dominion
F: Sam Gleadle, New Mexico
MF: Sebastien Hauret, Old Dominion
MF: Aaron Scott, New Mexico
MF: Kevin Barajas, Kentucky
MF: Teddy Chaouche, Charlotte
MF: Donald Tomlinson, FIU
D: Leon Jones, Kentucky
GK: Hugo Fauroux, FIU

Enrique Facusse, Kentucky
Lewis Knight, Marshall
Alessandro Campoy, FIU
Justin Sukow, South Carolina
Brandon Perdue, Old Dominion
Joe Brito, Charlotte
Billy Jones, New Mexico
Ferdinand Solberg, Florida Atlantic
Leon Jones, Kentucky
Matias Barraza, FIU
Aime Mabika, Kentucky
Hans Kroschwitz, Old Dominion
Nick Barreiro, New Mexico

All-Americans[]

College Soccer News[]

Three players in the conference were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com.[20]

  • Santiago Patino, FIU — Second team All-American
  • Paul Marie, FIU — Third team All-American
United Soccer Coaches[]
Further information: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer First-Team All-America teams

One player in the conference were named All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches.[21]

  • Santiago Patino, FIU — First team All-American

MLS SuperDraft[]

Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school[]

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0
FIU 1 0 0 0 1
Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 1 0 0
Marshall 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0
Old Dominion 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0
UAB 0 0 0 0 0

List of selections[]

Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Ref.
1 12 San Jose Earthquakes France Paul Marie Midfielder FIU [22]
3 52 New York City FC United States Defender Kentucky [23]

Homegrown contracts[]

Main article: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)
Original MLS team Player Position College Notes Ref.
Montreal Impact Jason Beaulieu Goalkeeper New Mexico [24]
Real Salt Lake Aaron Herrera Defender New Mexico 2017 C-USA Defender of the Year[25] [26][27]

See also[]

References[]

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