2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
The 2019 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the seventh season for the realigned Big East Conference . Including the history of the original Big East Conference , this was the 24th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 2.
Entering the season, Georgetown were the defending conference tournament champions, while Creighton were the defending conference regular season champions. Georgetown successfully defended their Big East Tournament title, and also won the regular season.
Four Big East teams earned berths into the NCAA Tournament, where Georgetown won the NCAA Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against Virginia. This was Georgetown's first national championship in men's soccer, and their first College Cup appearance since 2012. Elsewhere, St. John's and Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Virginia and Clemson, respectively, while Butler was eliminated in the first round by West Virginia.
Background
Previous season
Coaching changes
Ahead of the 2019 season, Creighton head coach Elmar Bolowich was hired by professional soccer club, Jacksonville Armada FC . Johnny Torres was hired to replace Bolowich.[ 1]
School
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in table
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
Creighton
Elmar Bolowich
Resigned
November 12, 2018
Preseason
Johnny Torres
December 12, 2018
Head coaches
As of the 2018 season
Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 21, 2019.[ 14]
Team Ranking
Points
First
1.
Georgetown
81
9
2.
Creighton
68
0
3.
Providence
65
0
4.
Marquette
59
1
5.
Xavier
44
0
6.
Butler
40
0
7.
St. John's
33
0
8.
Seton Hall
28
0
9.
DePaul
21
0
10.
Villanova
11
0
Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.
Preseason All-Conference Teams
All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll.[ 14]
Award
Recipient(s)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Derek Dodson , Georgetown
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Dylan Nealis , Georgetown
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Paul Kruse, Creighton
Preseason All-Big East
Derek Dodson, Georgetown
Ifunanyachi Achara, Georgetown
C.J. Tibbling, Seton Hall
Samson Sergi, Xavier
Luka Prpa, Marquette
Skage Simonsen, St. John's
Tiago Mendonca, Providence
Jared Timmer, Butler
Dylan Nealis , Georgetown
Patrick Seagrist, Marquette
Max de Bruijne, DePaul
Paul Kruse, Creighton
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Postseason
Big East Tournament
The 2019 Big East Tournament was held from November 9–17, 2019. Georgetown won the championship against Providence.
First Round November 9
Semifinals November 15
Championship November 17
1
Georgetown
2(4)
4
Creighton
0
5
Butler
2(3)
5
Butler
1
1
Georgetown
3
3
Providence
1
2
St. John's
1
3
Providence
1
3
Providence
2
6
Marquette
0
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
3
3
Georgetown
BYE
W 5–0 vs. Pitt – (Washington, DC )
W 5–1 vs. Louisville – (Washington, DC )
W 2–1 vs. #4 Washington – (Washington, DC )
W 2–0 vs. #7 Stanford – (Cary, NC )
T 3–3 (7–6 PKs) vs. Virginia – (Cary, NC )
16
1
St. John's
BYE
W 2–0 vs. Syracuse – (New York, NY )
L 0–3 vs. #1 Virginia – (Charlottesville, VA )
—
4
Providence
W 2–0 vs. NJIT – (Providence, RI )
W 3–2 (OT) vs. #15 Penn State – (State College, PA )
L 1–2 (OT) vs. #2 Clemson – (Clemson, SC )
—
3
Butler
L 1–5 vs. West Virginia – (Indianapolis, IN )
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
Butler
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Creighton
RV
RV
RV
NV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
DePaul
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Georgetown
13
6
5
3
2
5
12
13
7
3
3
3
2
None released
1
11
11
9
6
4
5
5
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Marquette
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Providence
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
NV
NV
NV
RV
21
None released
14
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
19
13
11
11
11
Seton Hall
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
St. John's
NV
RV
19
9
9
12
10
7
4
8
8
14
14
None released
12
NV
NV
NV
RV
16
12
12
14
9
9
12
12
16
17
15
16
16
16
Villanova
NV
NV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Xavier
NV
14
11
19
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
RV
10
10
11
25
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Regional rankings - USC East Region
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV
No votes received
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Butler
10
9
8
NV
NV
NV
9
6
7
8
6
6
Creighton
NV
8
9
5
5
7
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
DePaul
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Georgetown
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Marquette
NV
NV
10
RV
9
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Providence
NV
NV
NV
6
7
10
7
8
6
6
5
4
Seton Hall
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
St. John's
5
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
Villanova
9
6
6
9
NV
9
10
9
NV
NV
NV
NV
Xavier
2
2
7
10
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Postseason honors
2019 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards [ 29]
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Tani Oluwasey – St. John's
Defensive Player of the Year
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown
Midfielder of the Year
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
Co-Goalkeepers of the Year
Giannis Nikopolidis – Georgetown
Jan Hoffelner – St. John's
Coach of the Year
Dave Masur – St. John's
Freshman of the Year
Wilmer Cabrera Jr. – Butler
2019 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Honorees
Second Team Honorees
Third Team Honorees
Derek Dodson, Georgetown
Tani Oluwaseyi, St. John's
Samson Sergi, Xavier
Yudai Tashiro, Creighton
Jacob Montes , Georgetown
Tiago Mendonca, Providence
Max de Bruijne, DePaul
Dylan Nealis , Georgetown
Patrick Seagrist, Marquette
Joao Serrano, Providence
Giannis Nikopolidis, Georgetown
Wilmer Cabrera Jr. , Butler
Luke Haakenson, Creighton
Achara, Georgetown
Carlton McKenzie, Seton Hall
Sean Zawadzki, Georgetown
Luka Prpa, Marquette
Paulo Lima , Providence
Skage Simonsen, St. John's
Younes Boudadi, Creighton
Brandon Duarte, St. John's
Shane Bradley, Villanova
Jan Hoffelner, St. John's
Brandon Guhl, Butler
Jack Haywood, Butler
Jared Timmer, Butler
Kuba Polat, Creighton
Connor Alba, Marquette
Josh Coan, Marquette
Austin Aviza, Providence
Danny Griffin, Providence
Brandon Knapp, St. John's
Einar Lye, St. John's
Derrick Otim, Xavier
Matthew Rosenberg, Xavier
All-Americans
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.[ 30]
College Soccer News[ 31]
Soccer America[ 32]
Top Drawer Soccer[ 33]
United Soccer Coaches[ 34]
First Team
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
Dylan Nealis – Georgetown
Second Team
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
None
None
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
Derek Dodson – Georgetown
Third Team
None
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
Derek Dodson – Georgetown
Sean Zawadzki – Georgetown
Jacob Montes – Georgetown
Derek Dodson – Georgetown
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 9, 2020.
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,[ 35] 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.[ 36] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
No players in the Big East Conference signed homegrown contracts.
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