# 2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament, was the 20th edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
UMass won their third ever A-10 title, and their first in 10 years, defeating VCU 3-1 in the final. VCU reached the championship for a third-consecutive season.
The tournament was hosted by the University of Dayton and all matches from the semifinals onward will be contested at Baujan Field.

## Seeds

The top eight teams based on conference regular season record will participate in the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | UMass | 6–1–1 | |
| 2 | VCU | 6–2–0 | +GD |
| 3 | George Washington | 6–2–0 | +GD |
| 4 | Dayton | 6–2–0 | +GD |
| 5 | Fordham | 5–2–1 | |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 4–3–1 | |
| 7 | St. Bonaventure | 4–4–0 | +GD |
| 8 | Saint Louis | 4–4–0 | +GD |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals November 4–5 | Quarterfinals November 4–5 | Quarterfinals November 4–5 | Semifinals Friday, November 10 | Semifinals Friday, November 10 | Semifinals Friday, November 10 | Championship Sunday, November 12 | Championship Sunday, November 12 | Championship Sunday, November 12 |
| 1 | UMass | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saint Louis | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saint Louis | 0 | 1 | UMass (OT) | 1 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Fordham | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Dayton | 2 | 5 | Fordham | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Fordham | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fordham | 3 | | | | 1 | UMass | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 1 |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 1 |
| 7 | St. Bonaventure | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | St. Bonaventure | 1 | 2 | VCU | 2 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rhode Island | 0 | | | |
| 3 | George Washington | 0 | 6 | Rhode Island | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 1 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
| 1 | Rafael Andrade Santos | VCU | 3 |
| 2 | Siad Haji | VCU | 2 |
| 3 | Francesco Amorosino | VCU | 1 |
| 3 | Alex Desantis | UMass | 1 |
| 3 | Tyler Dickson | Rhode Island | 1 |
| 3 | Jacob Dyck | St. Bonaventure | 1 |
| 3 | Bart Dziedzic | Fordham | 1 |
| 3 | Luc Fatton | VCU | 1 |
| 3 | Konrad Gorich | UMass | 1 |
| 3 | Jannik Loebe | Fordham | 1 |
| 3 | Matthew Mooney | UMass | 1 |
| 3 | James Haupt | Dayton | 1 |
| 3 | Saemundur Thor Helgason | Dayton | 1 |
| 3 | Connor O'Dwyer | UMass | 1 |
| 3 | Jörgen Oland | Fordham | 1 |
| 3 | Davis Smith | UMass | 1 |

## Awards
### All-Tournament team

The Atlantic-10 All-Tournament team was announced following the championship game. Matthew Mooney of UMass won the MVP award.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bardia Asefina (UMass) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Tyler Dickson (Rhode Island) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Konrad Gorich (UMass) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Brandon Merklin (UMass) |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Francesco Amorosino (VCU) |
| 6 | MF | GER | Jannik Loebe (Fordham) |
| 7 | MF | USA | Matthew Mooney (UMass) |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU) |
| 9 | MF | USA | Davis Smith (UMass) |
| 10 | FW | SOM | Said Haji (VCU) |
| 11 | FW | USA | James Haupt (Dayton) |