# 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 37th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and concluded on November 2, 2019.
The regular season culminated with the 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which will began on November 8 and concluded on November 16, 2019.
UNCW won the CAA regular season championship, while James Madison won the CAA Tournament championship. James Madison earned the CAA's lone berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the opening round.

## Background

The 2018 season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season and tournament champions were James Madison, who finished the season with a conference record of 5–1–0 and a regular season and conference tournament record of 12–4–3. As 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions, James Madison earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In addition to James Madison, UNCW earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. UNCW finished the regular season in second place and reached the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.
In the NCAA Tournament, both James Madison and UNCW entered in the first round. UNCW ultimately lost in the first round at home to Furman on penalty kicks, while James Madison reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, the best performance in program history. The Dukes defeated No. 16 High Point, No. 4 North Carolina, and No. 9 Virginia Tech – all on the road. In the quarterfinals, the Dukes played at No. 5 Michigan State. In the Elite Eight matchup, James Madison scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute from follow up shot by Niclas Mohr. The Dukes held the lead against the Spartans until the 72nd minute, where Ryan Sierakowski notched the match-tying goal through a lower-right corner shot. Sierakowski scored the go-ahead goal for Michigan State in the 81st minute, giving Michigan State their first College Cup berth since 1968, and preventing James Madison from reaching the College Cup.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 22, 2019.
| | Team | Ranking | First Place Votes |
| 1. | James Madison | 61 | 5 |
| 2. | UNCW | 60 | 4 |
| 3. | Hofstra | 45 | 0 |
| 4. | William & Mary | 43 | 0 |
| 5. | Delaware | 28 | 0 |
| 6. | Elon | 26 | 0 |
| 7. | Northeastern | 23 | 0 |
| 8. | Drexel | 22 | 0 |
| 9. | Charleston | 16 | 0 |

### Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.
| | United Soccer | CSN | Soccer America | Top Drawer Soccer |
| Charleston | — | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — | — |
| Drexel | — | — | — | — |
| Elon | — | — | — | — |
| Hofstra | — | RV | — | — |
| James Madison | 17 | 11 | 12 | 24 |
| Northeastern | — | — | — | — |
| UNCW | RV | RV | — | — |
| William & Mary | — | — | — | — |

## Regular season
### Early season tournaments

| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| James Madison | Fairfield Inn JMU Invitational | 2nd |

### Conference results

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw  • Postponed :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Charleston Cougars (COC) | HOF | NE | W&M | DEL | UNCW | DRX | JMU | ELN |
| Charleston Cougars (COC) | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (DEL) | NE | UNCW | ELN | COC | JMU | W&M | HOF | DRX |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (DEL) | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 2–1 |
| Drexel Dragons (DRX) | NE | W&M | JMU | ELN | HOF | COC | UNCW | DEL |
| Drexel Dragons (DRX) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Elon Phoenix (ELN) | JMU | HOF | DEL | DRX | W&M | NE | COC | UNCW |
| Elon Phoenix (ELN) | 0–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Hofstra Pride (HOF) | JMU | COC | ELN | UNCW | DRX | W&M | DEL | NE |
| Hofstra Pride (HOF) | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| James Madison Dukes (JMU) | HOF | ELN | DRX | NE | DEL | UNCW | COC | W&M |
| James Madison Dukes (JMU) | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Northeastern Huskies (NE) | DRX | DEL | COC | UNCW | JMU | ELN | W&M | HOF |
| Northeastern Huskies (NE) | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| UNCW Seahawks (UNCW) | W&M | DEL | NE | HOF | COC | JMU | DRX | ELN |
| UNCW Seahawks (UNCW) | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| William & Mary Tribe (W&M) | UNCW | DRX | COC | ELN | HOF | DEL | NE | JMU |
| William & Mary Tribe (W&M) | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| UNCW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| James Madison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hofstra | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| William & Mary | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Northeastern | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Delaware | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Elon | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Drexel | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Charleston | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
* 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament semifinals
* 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament quarterfinals
* Eliminated

### CAA Players of the Week

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Rookie | Ref. |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Ref. |
| Sep. 2 | Christian Lauenborg | MF | Elon | Alex Ashton | GK | Hofstra | Frederik Rieper | DF | Hofstra | |
| Sep. 9 | Tyler Clegg | MF | James Madison | Renan Thomazo | GK | Delaware | Gabriel Perrotta | GK | UNCW | |
| Sep. 16 | Ryan Massoud | MF | Northeastern | Kieran Baskett | GK | William & Mary | Dennis Mensah | FW | James Madison | |
| Sep. 23 | Manuel Ferriol | MF | James Madison | TJ Bush | GK | James Madison | Liam Murphy | MF | Northeastern | |
| Sep. 30 | Manuel Ferriol | MF | James Madison | Sam Golan | DF | William & Mary | Nathan Messer | MF | William & Mary | |
| Oct. 7 | Manuel Ferriol | MF | James Madison | Kieran Baskett | GK | William & Mary | Liam Murphy | MF | Northeastern | |
| Oct. 14 | Alejandro Saez | FW | UNCW | Gabriel Perrotta | GK | UNCW | Alfredo Bozalongo | MF | William & Mary | |
| Oct. 21 | Jacob Evans | FW | UNCW | Austin Shuping | GK | Charleston | Vemund Hole Vik | MF | Elon | |
| Oct. 28 | Manuel Ferriol | MF | James Madison | Wilhelm Nilsson | DF | UNCW | Alfredo Bozalongo | MF | William & Mary | |
| Oct. 28 | Matthew Vowinkel | FW | Hofstra | Wilhelm Nilsson | DF | UNCW | Alfredo Bozalongo | MF | William & Mary | |
| Nov. 4 | Matthew Vowinkel | FW | Hofstra | Mark Lindstrom | DF | UNCW | Gabriel Perrotta | GK | UNCW | |
| Nov. 4 | Phillip Goodrum | FW | UNCW | Mark Lindstrom | DF | UNCW | Gabriel Perrotta | GK | UNCW | |

## Postseason
### CAA Tournament

| Semifinals November 10 | Semifinals November 10 | Semifinals November 10 | CAA Championship November 16 | CAA Championship November 16 | CAA Championship November 16 |
| 1 | UNCW | 2 | | | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 1 | | | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 | UNCW | 0 |
| | | | 2 | James Madison (2OT) | 1 |
| 2 | James Madison (pen.) | 1 (4) | 2 | James Madison (2OT) | 1 |
| 3 | Hofstra | 1 (3) | | | |

### NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| — | Charlottesville | James Madison | L 1–3 vs. Campbell – (Harrisonburg, VA) | | | | | |

## Rankings
### National rankings

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| Charleston | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Charleston | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Delaware | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Delaware | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Drexel | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Drexel | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Elon | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Elon | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Hofstra | USC | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Hofstra | TDS | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| James Madison | USC | 17 | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | RV | 21 | 25 | RV | 25 | None released | None released | None released | None released | RV |
| James Madison | TDS | 24 | 24 | NV | NV | RV | 19 | 16 | 18 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Northeastern | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| Northeastern | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| UNCW | USC | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | RV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| UNCW | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| William & Mary | USC | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | None released | None released | None released | None released | NV |
| William & Mary | TDS | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |

### Regional rankings - USC Atlantic Region

| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10 |
| NV | No votes received |
The United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region compares teams across the Atlantic Sun Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, and Patriot League.
| | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 |
| Charleston | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Delaware | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Drexel | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Elon | NV | 6 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Hofstra | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| James Madison | RV | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Northeastern | NV | NV | NV | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| UNCW | NV | NV | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| William & Mary | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |

## Awards and honors
### Preseason honors

The preseason honors were announced on August 22, 2019.
| Award | Recipients |
| Preseason Offensive Player of the Year | Phillip Goodrum, UNCW |
| Preseason Midfielder of the Year | Manuel Ferriol, James Madison |
| Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | Mark Lindstrom, UNCW |
| Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year | TJ Bush, James Madison |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Chris Donovan, Drexel |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Phillip Goodrum, UNCW |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Matthew Vowinkel, Hofstra |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Fernando Casero, James Madison |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Manuel Ferriol, James Madison |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Tucker Heffron, Charleston |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Timo Hummrich, Delaware |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Tom Judge, James Madison |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Luke Matthews, Elon |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | Mark Lindstrom, UNCW |
| Preseason All-CAA Team | TJ Bush, James Madison |

### Postseason honors

2019 CAA Men's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Manuel Ferriol, James Madison |
| Coach of the Year | Aidan Heaney, UNCW |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Danny Reynolds, UNCW |
| Rookie of the Year | Timothy Ennin, Northeastern |
2019 CAA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team |
| Chris Donovan, So., F, Drexel Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison Jacob Evans, Jr., M, UNCW Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW Danny Reynolds, R-Sr., D, UNCW TJ Bush, R-Jr., GK, James Madison | Benjamin Klingen, So., F, Northeastern Julian Ngoh, Sr., F, William & Mary Tucker Heffron, R-Sr., M, Charleston Clay Obara, Fr., M, James Madison Petter Soelberg, Jr., M, Hofstra Luca Tausch, So., M, Hofstra Melker Anshelm, So., D, James Madison Brandon Clegg, Sr., D, James Madison Timo Hummrich, So., D, Delaware Wilhelm Nilsson, Sr., D, UNCW George O’Malley, Jr., D, Hofstra Gabriel Perrotta, Fr., GK, UNCW | Timothy Ennin, R-Fr., F, Northeastern Tuki Tayali, R-Jr., F, Elon Alfredo Bozalongo, Fr., M, William & Mary Tyler Clegg, So., M, James Madison Ryan Massoud, So., M, Northeastern Jake Nicholson, Jr., M, Charleston Oscar Ramsey, Sr., M, Hofstra Sam Golan, Sr., D, William & Mary Luke Matthews, Sr., D, Elon Frederik Rieper, Fr., D, Hofstra Alex Ashton, Gr., GK, Hofstra | Timothy Ennin, F, Northeastern Alexander Levengood, F, William & Mary Rex Twum, F, Delaware Alfredo Bozalongo, M, William & Mary Mattias Cooper, M, Elon Clay Obara, M, James Madison Colton Pleasants, M, UNCW Kasper Lehm, D, Elon Frederik Rieper, D, Hofstra Gabriel Perrotta, GK, UNCW |

### Regional honors

2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James Madison Danny Reynolds, Sr, D, UNCW Gabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCW Manuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James Madison Phillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW | Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCW Fernando Casero, Sr., M, James Madison Chris Donovan, So., F, Drexel Matthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra | None |

### All-Americans

* Consensus All-Americans
* None
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.
| College Soccer News | Soccer America | Top Drawer Soccer | United Soccer Coaches |
| First Team ||||
| Manu Ferriol – James Madison | None | None | None |
| Second Team ||||
| None | None | None | None |
| Third Team ||||
| None | None | Manu Ferriol – James Madison | None |

## 2020 MLS Draft

The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be held in January 2020.

### Total picks by school

| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| Charleston | – | – | – | – | – |
| Delaware | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drexel | – | – | – | – | – |
| Elon | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hofstra | – | – | – | – | – |
| James Madison | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – |
| UNCW | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| William & Mary | – | – | – | – | – |

### List of selections

| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Team | School |
| 2 | 35 | Danny Reynolds | DF | Seattle Sounders | UNCW (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Manu Ferriol | MF | FC Dallas | James Madison (Sr.) |
| 3 | 75 | Phillip Goodrum | FW | Atlanta United | UNCW (Sr.) |

## Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No CAA players signed a homegrown contract ahead of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.