# 2017 UMass Minutemen soccer team

The 2017 UMass Minutemen soccer team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 88th season in existence, and their 31st in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Minutemen were led by fourth-year head coach, Fran O'Leary.
The season proved to be one of the more successful seasons for the Minutemen, as they qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for the first time since 2008, and posted their first winning overall record since 2008. The Minutemen won their sixth Atlantic 10 Regular Season championship, and completed the conference double by winning their third ever Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It was the program's first time to win both the regular season and tournament in the same season. At the end of the regular season, UMass was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll at 24, making it the first time in a decade the Minutemen earned national rankings.
The Minutemen earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they hosted Colgate. Their spell in the NCAA Tournament was short-lived, as they fell 2–0 to the Raiders at home.

## Roster

Updated November 24, 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | John Black |
| 1 | GK | USA | Christian Curucci |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jordan Howard |
| 3 | MF | USA | Matthew Mooney |
| 4 | DF | GER | Konrad Gorich |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Connor O'Dwyer |
| 6 | MF | USA | Davis Smith |
| 7 | FW | USA | Alex Desantis |
| 8 | DF | USA | Jared McCleary |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Jack Fulton |
| 11 | MF | USA | Jaime Rosiello |
| 12 | MF | USA | Henry Steinkamp |
| 13 | DF | USA | Casey Hamill |
| 14 | FW | GRE | Andronikos Keklikoglou |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Dylan Cranmer |
| 16 | DF | FRA | Clement Benhaddouche |
| 17 | FW | USA | Mike Rita |
| 18 | MF | USA | Jackson Fotter |
| 19 | DF | USA | Brandon Merklin |
| 20 | MF | USA | Stephen Ravazzoli |
| 21 | FW | USA | Kevin Boino |
| 23 | MF | GHA | Samuel Asamoah |
| 25 | MF | GHA | Richard Amoako |
| 26 | MF | USA | Christian Labeck |
| 27 | DF | USA | Eli Cronin |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ryan Saul |
| 29 | DF | USA | Luke Ryan |
| 30 | GK | USA | Bardia Asefnia |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| 08/13/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | | | Parsons Field Brookline, MA |
| 08/19/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Assumption (MA) | W 3–0 | | Rudd Field Amherst, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 08/25/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | Rudd Field (326) Amherst, MA |
| 08/27/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Rudd Field (362) Amherst, MA |
| 09/01/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Columbia | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0–1 | Rudd Field (345) Amherst, MA |
| 09/05/2017* 7:25 p.m. | | at No. 24 New Hampshire | L 0–3 | 2–1–1 | Wildcat Stadium (472) Durham, NH |
| 09/09/2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Boston University | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 | Rudd Field (407) Amherst, MA |
| 09/12/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Dartmouth | L 0–1 | 3–2–1 | Burnham Field (974) Hanover, NH |
| 09/16/2017* 0:00 p.m. | | Colgate | W 2–1 | 4–2–1 | Rudd Field (506) Amherst, MA |
| 09/19/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 4–2–2 | CCSU Soccer Field (233) New Britain, CT |
| 09/23/2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Hartford | W 3–0 | 5–2–2 | Rudd Field (461) Amherst, MA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 09/30/2017 8:00 p.m. | | at Saint Louis | W 3–1 | 6–2–2 (1–0–0) | Hermann Stadium (461) St. Louis, MO |
| 10/03/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Vermont | W 2–1 | 7–2–2 | Rudd Field (247) Amherst, MA |
| 10/07/2017 12:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | W 5–0 | 8–2–2 (2–0–0) | Rudd Field (507) Amherst, MA |
| 10/11/2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 8–2–3 (2–0–1) | Sweeney Field (154) Philadelphia, PA |
| 10/14/2017 1:00 p.m. | | La Salle | W 2–0 | 9–2–3 (3–0–1) | Rudd Field (614) Amherst, MA |
| 10/18/2017 3:00 p.m. | | Rhode Island | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 10–2–3 (4–0–1) | Rudd Field (255) Amherst, MA |
| 10/21/2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | W 3–2 | 11–2–3 (5–0–1) | Baujan Field (361) Dayton, OH |
| 10/28/2017 0:00 p.m. | | at George Mason | W 4–1 | 12–2–3 (6–0–1) | George Mason Stadium (479) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/01/2017 2:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Fordham | L 2–3 | 12–3–3 (6–1–1) | Rudd Field (463) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 0:00 p.m. | (1) No. 25 | (8) Saint Louis Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | 13–3–3 | Rudd Field (605) Amherst, MA |
| 11/10/2017 0:00 p.m. | (1) No. 25 | vs. (5) Fordham Semifinals | W 1–0 | 14–3–3 | Baujan Field (164) Dayton, OH |
| 11/12/2017 0:00 p.m. | (1) No. 25 | vs. (2) No. 24 VCU A10 Championship | W 3–1 | 15–3–3 | Baujan Field (147) Dayton, OH |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 11/16/2017* 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Colgate First Round | L 0–2 | 15–4–3 | Rudd Field (722) Amherst, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||